London Advisory Committee on Heritage

Report

Meeting #:The 6th Meeting of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage
Date:
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Location:
Committee Rooms #1 and #2
Attendance
  • PRESENT:  D. Dudek (Chair), S. Adamsson, D. Brock, J. Cushing, H. Garrett, S. Gibson, T. Jenkins, J. Manness, K. Waud and M. Whalley and J. Bunn (Secretary)
      
    ABSENT:  H. Elmslie
      
    ALSO PRESENT:  J. Dent, L. Dent, K. Gonyou and K.Gowan
      
    The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM.


That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

  • That it BE NOTED that the 5th Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage, from its meeting held on April 10, 2019, was received.

  • That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution, from its meeting held on March 26, 2019, with respect to the 2019 Appointments to the City of London Advisory Committees, was received.

  • That it BE NOTED that the Public Meeting Notice, dated April 25, 2019, from N. Pasato, Senior Planner, with respect to a Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the property located at 1081 Riverside Drive, was received.

  • That it BE NOTED that the Public Meeting Notice, dated April 23, 2019, from B. Debbert, Senior Planner, with respect to a Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the property located at 2096 Wonderland Road North, was received.

  • That it BE NOTED that the Public Meeting Notice, dated April 24, 2019, from M. Sundercock, Site Development Planner, with respect to a Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the property located at 4680 Wellington Road South, was received.

  • That J.M. Fleming, Managing Director, Planning and City Planner and L. Davies Snyder, Planner II, Urban Regeneration BE ADVISED that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) supports the Draft Lambeth Area Community Improvement Plan, as appended to the LACH public agenda, as it relates to heritage matters.

  • That it BE NOTED that the CHO Newsletter for Spring 2019, was received.

  • That the following actions be taken with respect to the Stewardship Sub-Committee Report from its meeting held on April 24, 2019:

    a)            the property located at 700 Oxford Street East BE ADDED to the Register (Inventory of Heritage Resources); and,

    b)            the remainder of the above-noted report BE RECEIVED.

  • That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Planning & City Planner, with the advice of the Heritage Planner, the following actions be taken with respect to the request for the demolition of a heritage designated property located at 123 Queens Avenue within the Downtown Heritage Conservation District:

    a)            the demolition request BE REFUSED; and,

    b)            the Chief Building Official BE ADVISED of Municipal Council’s intention in this matter;

    it being noted that the attached presentations from K. Gowan, Heritage Planner and M. Rivard, Stantec Consulting, as well as a communication dated May 7, 2019 from R. Stranges, VanBoxmeer & Stranges Engineering Ltd., were received with respect to this matter.

  • That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Planning & City Planner, with the advice of the Heritage Planner, the following actions be taken with respect to the request for the demolition of the heritage listed property located at 3303 Westdel Bourne:

    a)            notice BE GIVEN under the provisions of Section 29(3) of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O. 18, of Municipal Council’s intention to designate the property to be of cultural heritage value or interest for the reasons outlined in the attached Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest; and,

    b)            should no appeal be received to the above-noted notice of intent to designate, a by-law to designate the property located at 3303 Westdel Bourne to be of cultural heritage value or interest BE INTRODUCED at a future meeting of the Municipal Council immediately following the end of the appeal period;

    it being noted that should an appeal to the notice of intent to designate be received, the City Clerk will refer the appeal to the Conservation Review Board;

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

  • That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, City Planning and City Planner, with the advice of the Heritage Planner, the application under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act to permit the existing signage at 371 Dufferin Avenue in the West Woodfield Heritage Conservation District BE PERMITTED with the term and condition that internal illuminations be prohibited; it being noted that the attached presentation from K. Gowan, Heritage Planner, with respect to this matter, was received.

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

  • That it BE NOTED that a communication from K. Finnerty, Assistant Deputy Minister, Culture Division, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports, with respect to proposed changes to the Ontario Heritage Act, was received.

The meeting adjourned at 7:18 PM.