London Advisory Committee on Heritage

Report

1st Meeting of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage

Wednesday, December 08, 2021 at 5:30 P.m. - 6:30 P.m.

Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting - during the COVID-19 Emergency

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Attendance

• PRESENT:  D. Dudek (Chair), S. Bergman, M. Bloxam, J. Dent, L. Fischer, S. Gibson, T. Jenkins, S. Jory, J. Manness, E. Rath, M. Rice, K. Waud and M. Whalley and J. Bunn (Committee Clerk)   

  ALSO PRESENT:  L. Dent, K. Gonyou, M. Greguol, L. Jones, B. O'Hagan, M. Schulthess and P. Yanchuk  

  The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM.

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1.

Call to Order

1.1

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

L. Jones discloses a pecuniary interest in Item 4.3 of the 1st Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage, having to do with a Cultural Heritage Assessment Report - Windermere Road Improvements - City of London, by indicating that her employer is involved in this matter.

2.

Consent

2.1

11th Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage

• That it BE NOTED that the 11th Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage, from its meeting held on November 10, 2021, was received.

2.2

Notice of Planning Application - Zoning By-law Amendment - 4519, 4535, 4557 Colonel Talbot Road

• That it BE NOTED that the Notice of Application, dated November 15, 2021, from A. Riley, Senior Planner, with respect to a Zoning By-law Amendment related to the properties located at 4519, 4535 and 4557 Colonel Talbot Road, was received.

2.3

Notice of Planning Application - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments - 952 Southdale Road West

• That it BE NOTED that the Notice of Planning Application, dated November 10, 2021, from B. Debbert, Senior Planner, with respect to Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments related to the property located at 952 Southdale Road West, was received.

2.4

Notice of Planning Application - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments - 3207 Woodhull Road

• That it BE NOTED that the Notice of Planning Application, dated November 10, 2021, from B. Debbert, Senior Planner, with respect to Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments related to the property located at 3207 Woodhull Road, was received.

3.

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

3.1

Stewardship Sub-Committee Report

• That it BE NOTED that the Stewardship Sub-Committee Report, from its meeting held on November 24, 2021, was received.

4.

Items for Discussion

4.1

Demolition Request for Heritage Designated Property located at 50 King Street, Downtown Heritage Conservation District, by 50 King Street London Limited

• That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Planning and Economic Development, with the advice of the Heritage Planner, the demolition request for the heritage designated property located at 50 King Street, located in the Downtown Heritage Conservation District, BE PERMITTED pursuant to Section 42(1) of the Ontario Heritage Act subject to the following terms and conditions:

  •    prior to any demolition, photographic documentations and measured drawings of the existing building at 50 King Street be completed by the property owner and submitted to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning and Development;
  •    prior to any demolition, a demolition plan shall be prepared by the property owner and submitted to the satisfaction of the Director, Planning and Development demonstrating how the heritage attributes of adjacent cultural heritage resources are conserved, mitigating any potential direct or indirect adverse impacts, and implementing the recommendations of the Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment submitted as part of the demolition request, it being noted that should an area(s) identified as requiring further archaeological assessment be included within the work area for the demolition of the existing building at 50 King Street, further archaeological assessment shall be required;
  •    prior to any demolition, a landscape plan shall be prepared by the property owner and submitted to the satisfaction of the Director, Planning and Development identifying work required to create a grass lawn on the property as an interim condition until any future redevelopment; no additional commercial and/or accessory parking will be permitted on the property as an interim use prior to the redevelopment of the property; the landscape plan should identify the cost of the work for the purpose of calculating a landscape security;
  •    a security for landscape be taken to ensure the condition above is implemented within an appropriate timeframe;
  •    prior to demolition, the plaques commemorating the opening of the Middlesex Municipal Building in 1959 and 50 King Street in 1986 be salvaged by the property owner; and,
  •    efforts to commemorate the Middlesex Municipal Building and the Court House Block be addressed through any future Heritage Impact Assessment required for the site and integrated into any landscape plans for the broader site;

  it being noted that a separate Heritage Impact Assessment will be required as part of a future planning application for the property and Heritage Alteration Permit approval will be required before the issuance of a Building Permit;

  it being further noted that the site is an important cultural heritage landscape and should continue to be part of an institutional and public realm landscape in the Downtown Heritage Conservation District.

4.2

Heritage Alteration Permit Application by K. and C. Siemens for the property located at 59 Albion Street, Blackfriars/Petersville Heritage Conservation District

• That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Planning and Economic Development, with the advice of the Heritage Planner, the application under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act seeking retroactive approval for the use of the NUVO Iron railing system on the front porch of the heritage designated property located at 59 Albion Street, within the Blackfriars/Petersville Heritage Conservation District, BE APPROVED with the following term and condition:

  •    any future repair, alterations, or replacement to the railing system require the implementation of the squared wooden spindles approved through HAP21-018-D;

  it being noted that the communication, as appended to the Added Agenda, from C. Siemens, with respect to this matter, was received.

4.3

Cultural Heritage Assessment Report - Windermere Road Improvements - City of London

• That it BE NOTED that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage supports the research and recommendations of the revised Cultural Heritage Assessment Report (CHAR), dated December 3, 2021, from Stantec Consulting Ltd., with respect to the Windermere Road Improvements in the City of London, as appended to the Added Agenda; it being noted that the above-noted CHAR, the Memo, dated December 6, 2021, from P. Yanchuk, Transportation Design Engineer, and the verbal delegations from K. Welker and F. Smith, Stantec, with respect to this matter, were received.

4.4

Heritage Planners' Report

• That it BE NOTED that the Heritage Planners' Report, dated December 8, 2021, from the Heritage Planners, was received.

5.

Additional Business

5.1

(ADDED) Notice of Study Commencement - Kensington Bridge Environmental Assessment

• That it BE NOTED that the Notice of Study Commencement, dated November 30, 2021, from K. Grabowski, City of London and J. Pucchio, AECOM Canada Ltd., with respect to the Kensington Bridge Environmental Assessment, was received.

6.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 6:30 PM.