2017-01-11 LACH Report 2

 

2ND REPORT OF THE

 

LONDON ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HERITAGE

 

meeting held on January 11, 2017, commencing at 5:30 PM, in Committee Rooms #1 and #2, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:     D. Dudek (Chair), S. Adamsson, D. Brock, J. Cushing, H. Elmslie, H. Garrett, T. Jenkins, J. Manness, B. Vazquez, K. Waud and M. Whalley and J. Bunn (Secretary). 

 

ABSENT:       S. Gibson.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  R. Armistead, J. Dent, L. Dent, K. Gonyou and M. Spinks.

 

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

1.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

2.

Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study - Wharncliffe Road South from Becher Street to Commissioners Road West

 

That the following actions be taken with respect to the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study - Wharncliffe Road South from Becher Street to Commissioners Road West:

 

a)         the Civic Administration BE ADVISED that the London Advisory             Committee on Heritage (LACH) does not support the potential demolition             of the property located at 100 Stanley Street as it has significant heritage             value and has been designated;

 

b)         the Civic Administration BE ADVISED that the LACH has serious             concerns about the impact of increased traffic flow through a potential             heritage conservation district; and

 

c)         it BE NOTED that the LACH commends the work done on the Cultural             Heritage Assessment Report;

 

it being noted that the LACH commends N. Finlayson for her stewardship of the property located at 100 Stanley Street for the past 28 years with respect to its architectural and natural elements;

 

it being noted that the LACH received the attached presentation from T. Koza, Transportation Design Engineer, related to this matter; and

 

it being further noted that the LACH heard delegations from R. Unterman, Unterman McPhail Associates, N. Finlayson, 100 Stanley Street, P. & M. Rollings, C. Barnes-Moss, and S. Bentley, Heritage London Foundation, related to this matter.

 

III.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

3.

1st Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage

 

That it BE NOTED that the 1st Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage from its meeting held on December 14, 2016, was received.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Updated Notice of Application by 748094 Ontario Ltd. and 2624 Jackson Road Inc. and the City of London re lands located on the east side of Jackson Road between Commissioners Road East and Bradley Avenue

 

That it BE NOTED that the Updated Notice from L. Mottram, Senior Planner, dated December 8, 2016, with respect to the application by 748094 Ontario Ltd. and 2624 Jackson Road Inc. and the City of London, relating to the lands located on the east side of Jackson Road between Commissioners Road East and Bradley Avenue, was received.

 

5.

Revised Notice of Application by Auburn Developments Inc. re properties located at 560 and 562 Wellington Street

 

That the following comments of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage, with respect to the application by Auburn Developments Inc., relating to the properties located at 560 & 562 Wellington Street, BE FORWARDED to the Civic Administration for consideration:

 

a)         the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) strongly disputes             the conclusions of the Heritage Impact Assessment (2016), prepared by             Stantec, for the properties located at 560 & 562 Wellington Street; and

 

b)         the LACH encourages the reassessment of the following matters with             respect to compatibility of the proposed application with the West             Woodfield Heritage Conservation District Plan guidelines, Victoria Park             and the adjacent properties:

 

i)          the height of the building;

ii)          the massing of the building;

iii)         the setbacks of the building;

iv)        the design of exterior facades; and,

v)         shadowing impacts onto adjacent heritage properties.

 

IV.

SUB-COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS

 

None.

 

V.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

 

6.

Heritage Planner’s Report   

 

That it BE NOTED that the attached submission from K. Gonyou, Heritage Planner, with respect to various updates and events, was received.

 

VI.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

7.

Simcoe School War Memorial

 

That Mary Spinks, University Student Council representative on the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH), BE APPOINTED to the site selection team for the Simcoe School War Memorial; it being noted that the LACH received the attached presentation from R. Armistead, Manager, Culture, with respect to this matter.

 

VII.

ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 9:00 PM.

 

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING DATE: February 8, 2017