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 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:
a) 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, Planning and Development.
b) 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;
c) 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;
d) a security for landscape be taken to ensure condition c) is implemented within an appropriate timeframe;
e) 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,
f) 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 pointed out that the Planning and Environment Committee reviewed and received a communication dated December 8, 2021, from K. McKeating, President, Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, London Region, with respect to this matter;
it being further pointed out that at the public participation meeting associated with these matters, the individuals indicated on the attached public participation meeting record made oral submissions regarding these matters; (2021-R01/P10D)