London Advisory Committee on Heritage

Report

Meeting #:	4th Meeting of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage
Date:	Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 5:30 P.m. - 6:30 P.m.
Location:	Committee Rooms #1 and #2

Attendance

• ​PRESENT:  D. Dudek (Chair), J. Cushing, H. Elmslie, H. Garrett, S. Gibson, T. Jenkins, J. Manness, B. Vazquez and M. Whalley and J. Bunn (Secretary). 

   
  ABSENT:  S. Adamsson, D. Brock and K. Waud.
   
  ALSO PRESENT:  J. Dent, L. Dent, K. Gonyou, K. Ouderkirk and A. Rammeloo.

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1.

Call to Order

1.1

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

That it BE NOTED that H. Garrett disclosed a pecuniary interest in clauses 2.1 and 3.2 of this report, having to do with a Heritage Alteration Permit by D. Lansink with respect to the property located at 67 Euclid Avenue and a Notice of Application by Paramount Developments (London) Inc. related to the property located at 809 Dundas Street, respectively, by indicating that her employer was contacted by the applicant for advice on item 2.1 and her employer is the agent on the file for item 3.2.

2.

Scheduled Items

2.1

Heritage Alteration Permit - 67 Euclid Avenue, Wortley Village - Old South Heritage Conservation District 

• That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Planning and City Planner, with the advice of the Heritage Planner, the application made under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act to erect a new building on the property located at 67 Euclid Avenue, within the Wortley Village – Old South Heritage Conservation District, BE PERMITTED as proposed in the drawings appended to the staff report dated March 14, 2018, subject to the following terms and conditions being met:

  ·     the Heritage Planner be circulated the applicant’s Building Permit application drawings to verify compliance with the submitted design prior to issuance of the Building Permit; and,

  ·     the Heritage Alteration Permit be displayed at the subject property, in a location visible from the street, until the work is completed;

  it being noted that the attached presentation from L. Dent, Heritage Planner and the attached handout from D. Lansink, were received with respect to this matter.

2.2

Demolition Request and Heritage Alteration Permit Application by 2436069 Ontario Ltd -  504 English Street, Old East Heritage Conservation District

• That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Planning and City Planner, with the advice of the Heritage Planner, the application made under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act to demolish the existing building and to erect a new building on the property located at 504 English Street, within the Old East Heritage Conservation District, BE PERMITTED as proposed in the drawings appended to the staff report dated March 14, 2018, subject to the following terms and conditions being met:

  ·     the Heritage Planner be circulated the applicant’s Building Permit application drawings to verify compliance with the submitted design, prior to issuance of the Building Permit;

  ·     the property owner demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Heritage Planner, that sufficient quantity and quality of brick may be salvaged from the existing building for reuse to clad the proposed building as shown in Appendix D;

  ·     the property owner be requested to salvage any elements of the existing building that may be suitable for reuse;

  ·     the property owner be encouraged to use colours from the Old East Heritage Conservation District palette; and,

  ·     the Heritage Alteration Permit be displayed at the subject property, in a location visible from the street, until the work is completed;

  it being noted that the attached presentation from K. Gonyou, Heritage Planner, was received with respect to this matter.

2.3

Demolition Request and Heritage Alteration Permit Application by Kapland Construction Inc. - 491 English Street, Old East Heritage Conservation District

• That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Planning and City Planner, with the advice of the Heritage Planner, the application made under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act to demolish the existing building and to erect a new building on the property located at 491 English Street, within the Old East Heritage Conservation District, BE PERMITTED as proposed in the drawings appended to the staff report dated March 14, 2018, subject to the following terms and conditions being met:

  ·     the Heritage Planner be circulated the applicant’s Building Permit application drawings to verify compliance with the submitted design, prior to issuance of the Building Permit;

  ·     the property owner be encouraged to use colours from the Old East Heritage Conservation District palette; and,

  ·     the Heritage Alteration Permit be displayed at the subject property, in a location visible from the street, until the work is completed;

  it being noted that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage requests that the City of London not use chain link fence along the north façade of the subject property;

  it being further noted that the attached presentation from K. Gonyou, Heritage Planner was received with respect to this matter.

2.4

Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report -  3544 Dingman Drive

• That the Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report for the property located at 3544 Dingman Drive, dated March 2018, from AECOM, BE REFERRED to the Stewardship Sub-Committee to review the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest and report back to the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) with respect to this matter;

  it being noted that the LACH recommends that the cultural heritage resource at 3544 Dingman Drive be designated and be incorporated into the future expansion of the Dingman Creek Pumping Station;

  it being further noted that the attached presentation from M. Greguol, AECOM was received.

3.

Consent

3.1

3rd Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage

• That it BE NOTED that the 3rd Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage, from its meeting held on February 14, 2018, was received.

3.2

Notice of Application - Paramount Developments (London) Inc. - 809 Dundas Street

• That the following actions be taken with respect to the Notice of application dated February 21, 2018, from S. Wise, Planner II, related to the application by Paramount Developments (London) Inc., with respect to the property located at 809 Dundas Street:

  a)         S. Wise, Planner II, BE ADVISED that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) is satisfied with the research contained in the Heritage Impact Statement dated January 2018, prepared by Zelinka Priamo Ltd. for the adjacent property located at 795 Dundas Street; and,

  b)         the LACH recommends that the property located at 432 Rectory Street BE ADDED to the Register (Inventory of Heritage Resources) for physical/design and historical/associative reasons.

3.3

Notice of Application - City of London - City-Wide - Low-Density Residential Zones (R1, R2, R3) within the Primary Transit Area as shown on Schedule A

• That M. Knieriem, Planner II, BE REQUESTED to attend the April meeting of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage to provide clarification with respect to the Notice of application dated March 7, 2018, related to an application by the City of London with respect to City-wide - Low-density residential zones (R1, R2, R3) within the Primary Transit Area.

3.4

Request for Delegation - G. Hodder - Fugitive Slave Chapel Preservation Project

• That the delegation request from G. Hodder related to the Fugitive Slave Chapel Preservation Project BE APPROVED for the April 2018 meeting of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage.

4.

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

4.1

Stewardship Sub-Committee

• That the following actions be taken with respect to the Stewardship Sub-Committee Report from its meeting held on February 28, 2018:

  a)         further cultural heritage work BE COMPLETED for the revised attached list of properties, including Cultural Heritage Evaluation Reports (CHER) and/or Heritage Impact Assessments (HIA), with respect to the Draft Cultural Heritage Screening Report – London Bus Rapid Transit System;

  b)         the Terms of Reference for HIAs and CHERs BE PREPARED;

  c)         the properties requiring further cultural heritage review that are not yet listed on the Register (Inventory of Heritage Resources) BE ADDED to the Register;

  d)         further review BE UNDERTAKEN to identify specific properties that may be affected within the Downtown Heritage Conservation District, West Woodfield Heritage Conservation District and Blackfriars/Petersville Heritage Conservation District to identify where property-specific HIAs may be required; and,

  e)         the remainder of the Stewardship Sub-Committee report BE RECEIVED.

5.

Items for Discussion

5.1

Heritage Alteration Permit Application by: M. Telford - 200 Wharncliffe Road North, Blackfriars/Petersville Heritage Conservation District  

• That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Planning and City Planner, with the advice of the Heritage Planner, the application under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act to alter the porch of the building located at 200 Wharncliffe Road North, within the Blackfriars/Petersville Heritage Conservation District, BE PERMITTED, subject to the following terms and conditions being met:

  • the Heritage Planner be circulated the applicant’s Building Permit application drawings to verify compliance with the submitted design, prior to issuance of the Building Permit;
  • all exposed wood be painted;
  • square spindles, set between a top and bottom rail, be installed as the guard;
  • the top rail of the guard be aligned with the height of the capstone of the cast concrete plinths; and,
  • the Heritage Alteration Permit be displayed at the subject property, in a location visible from the street, until the work is completed;

  it being noted that the attached presentation from K. Gonyou, Heritage Planner, was received with respect to this matter.

5.2

Heritage Planners' Report

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

5.3

Work Plan

• That the following actions be taken with respect to the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) Work Plans:

  a)         the revised, attached 2018 Work Plan for the LACH BE FORWARDED to the Municipal Council for consideration;  and,

  b)         the attached 2017 LACH Work Plan Summary BE FORWARDED to the Municipal Council for their information.

6.

Deferred Matters/Additional Business

None.

7.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 8:05 PM.