London Advisory Committee on Heritage

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9TH REPORT OF THE

LONDON ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HERITAGE

Special Meeting held on July 16, 2015 commencing at 4:04 PM, in Committee Room #4, Second Floor, London City Hall.

PRESENT: W. Kinghorn (Chair), D. Brock, J. Cushing, H. Elmslie, H. Garrett, J. Manness, M. Whalley, and K. Waud and C. Saunders (Acting Secretary).

ABSENT: S. Adamson, D. Dudek, S. Gibson, T. Jenkins, and J. Peters.

ALSO PRESENT: B. Davies, J. Dent, S. Miller, Forest City Modern and J. Yanchula.

I.	CALL TO ORDER

1.	Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

That it BE NOTED that H. Garrett disclosed a pecuniary interest clauses 13 and 14 of this Report having to do with the Heritage Impact Statements for the properties located at 356 Dundas Street and 196 Dundas Street, respectively, by indicating that her employer is the agent on file for these properties.

II.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

None.

III.

CONSENT ITEMS

None.

IV.

SUB-COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS

2.	Heritage Listed Properties Impacted by Municipal Class Environmental Assessment – 78-88 Oxford Street West

That the following actions be taken with respect to the Western Road/Oxford Street Municipal Class Environmental Assessment:

a) the report of the Managing Director, Planning and City Planner dated July 16, 2015 entitled “Western Road/Oxford Street Environmental Assessment 78-88 Oxford Street West” BE RECEIVED;

b) the Stewardship Sub-Committee BE REQUESTED to evaluate the heritage value of the properties known as 78 to 88 Oxford Street West and report back to the next meeting of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) of their findings;

c) the consultant BE REQUESTED to evaluate the impact of placing the existing buildings at an increased setback from the front lot line in order to preserve the buildings;

it being noted that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) expressed an interest in preserving the buildings known as 78 to 88 Oxford Street West as the grouping of these buildings along a major arterial road provides for a unique heritage opportunity for London;

it being further noted that the LACH received a report from the Stewardship Sub-Committee regarding this matter.

V.	ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

3.	Stewardship Sub-Committee Report June 26, 2015

That it BE NOTED that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) received the June 26, 2015 Report of the Stewardship Sub-Committee.

4.	Heritage Alternation Permit Application 134-136 Wortley Road

That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Planning and City Planner, with the advice of the Urban Regeneration Manager, the Heritage Alteration Permit Application of D. Tuckey requesting removal by demolition of the buildings at 136A and 138 Wortley Road, and requesting permission for façade redesign at 136 Wortley Road and building replacement at 136A and 138 Wortley Road, within the Wortley Village-Old South Heritage Conservation District BE PERMITTTED subject to the following terms and conditions being met:

i) the final design generally conform with the elevations appended as Appendix B to the staff report dated July 16, 2015;

ii) alter the Fire Roasted Coffee Company entrance (currently a small gable) sufficient in size to read as a main building entrance to the Wortley Road sidewalk;

iii) alter heights of Wortley Road façade window heights meeting the level of the existing concrete band on Craig Street;

iv) alter ramp guard material to wood that is compatible with the steel columns enclosed in rough sawn lumber;

v) alter backlit “HH” logo signs on west and chamfered corner elevations to externally individually lit letters and/or signs face in painted, stained or carved wood or materials with similar appearance with lettering styles that reflect the traditional, historic character of the community; and,

vi) the gable to be located on the Fire Roasted Coffee Company building be “bumped out” towards the street with the materials matching the adjacent building;

it being noted that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) viewed the “bumping out” of the gable noted in vi) above, as adding to the heritage value of the front façade;

it being further noted that the LACH received a presentation from the Urban Regeneration Manager;

it being further noted that the LACH received a report from the Stewardship Sub-Committee regarding this matter; and,

it being further noted that G. Brown, a representative of the Old South Community Association indicated support of the proposal.

5.	Heritage Alteration Permit – 472 Richmond Street

That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Planning and City Planner, with the advice of the Urban Regeneration Manager, the Heritage Alteration Permit Application from St. Paul’s Cathedral requesting permission to construct a sloping sidewalk to allow barrier free access to the west entrance of Cronyn Hall and adjacent landscaping changes, of the heritage designated property located at 472 Richmond Street, within the Downtown Heritage Conservation District, BE PERMITTED; it being noted that the impact of such alteration on the heritage attributes is negligible;