London Advisory Committee on Heritage

Report

Meeting #:	3rd Meeting of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage
Date:	Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 5:30 P.m. - 6:30 P.m.
Location:	Committee Rooms #1 and #2

Attendance

• PRESENT:  D. Dudek (Chair), S. Adamsson, D. Brock, J. Cushing, H. Elmslie, S. Gibson, T. Jenkins, J. Manness, K. Waud and M. Whalley and J. Bunn (Secretary)
    
  ABSENT:  H. Garrett
    
  ALSO PRESENT:  R. Armistead, J. Dent, L. Dent, K. Gonyou, K. Gowan and J. Ramsay
    
  The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM.

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1.

Call to Order

1.1

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

2.

Scheduled Items

2.1

Stewardship Sub-Committee Report

• That the following actions be taken with respect to the Stewardship Sub-Committee Report, from its meeting held on January 30, 2019:

  a)            the attached Stewardship Sub-Committee Report, as noted above, BE FORWARDED to J. Ramsay, Project Director, Rapid Transit Implementation so that the comments within it can be incorporated into future Cultural Heritage Evaluation Reports (CHER) and Environmental Project Reports; it being noted that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage supports an individual CHER or Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) being completed during detailed design for the following six properties that the Stewardship Sub-Committee recommended be further reviewed:

  ·         740 Richmond Street;

  ·         744 Richmond Street;

  ·         746 Richmond Street;

  ·         136 Wellington Road;

  ·         138 Wellington Road; and,

  ·         142 Wellington Road; and,

  b)            the following items, related to the above-noted matter, BE RECEIVED:

  ·         the attached presentation and hand-out from M. Tovey and J. Hunten with respect to properties located on Richmond Street;

  ·         the attached presentation and hand-out from J. Ramsay, Project Director, Rapid Transit Implementation with respect to the Rapid Transit CHERs; and,

  ·         the above-noted Stewardship Sub-Committee Report.

3.

Consent

3.1

2nd Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage

• That it BE NOTED that the 2nd Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage, from its meeting held on January 9, 2019, was received.

3.2

Municipal Council Resolution - 1st Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage

• That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution, from its meeting held on January 15, 2019, with respect to the 1st Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage, was received.

3.3

Municipal Council Resolution - 2nd Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage

• That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution, from its meeting held on January 29, 2019, with respect to the 2nd Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage, was received.

3.4

Public Meeting Notice - Official Plan Amendment - Draft Old East Village Dundas Street Corridor Secondary Plan

• That the following actions be taken with respect to the Notice of Public Meeting, dated January 24, 2019, from K. Killen, Senior Planner, with respect to an Official Plan Amendment for the Draft Old East Village Dundas Street Corridor Secondary Plan as well as the Old East Village-Dundas Street Corridor Secondary Plan Cultural Heritage Assessment Report (CHAR) prepared by ASI Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Services:

  a)            the London Advisory Committee on Heritage recommends that the properties included on the attached Appendix C of the above-noted Old East Village-Dundas Street Corridor Secondary Plan Cultural Heritage Assessment Report, BE ADDED to the Register (Inventory of Heritage Resources); and,

  b)            the above-noted Notice of Public Meeting and CHAR, BE RECEIVED.

3.5

Notice of Planning Application - Zoning By-law Amendment - 2096 Wonderland Road North

• That B. Debbert, Senior Planner, BE ADVISED of the following with respect to the Notice of Planning Application for a Zoning By-law Amendment for the property located at 2096 Wonderland Road North:

  ·         the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) is not satisfied with the research and assessment of the Heritage Impact Statement (HIS) Addendum, appended to the agenda, from zedd Architecture and Kirkness Consulting;

  ·         the LACH does not support the conclusions of the above-noted HIS Addendum;

  ·         the LACH suggests that further consideration be given to the conservation of the heritage attributes, described in the designating by-law, for the property located at 2096 Wonderland Road North; and,

  ·         the LACH has concerns about the following with respect to this application:

  o   retaining the Georgian character of the current building;

  o   massing of the proposed development related to the Georgian farmhouse, particularly townhouse 1, 2, 8 and 9 on the submitted plans;

  o   proposed window and door replacement, which was proposed to match design treatment of the new townhouses, but should, instead, reflect the Georgian character of the farmhouse;

  o   the lack of green space to retain the context of the Georgian farmhouse; and,

  o   potential construction impacts on the heritage building;

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

3.6

Community Heritage Ontario Newsletter - Winter 2019

• That it BE NOTED that the CHOnews newsletter for Winter of 2019 was received; it being noted that a copy is on file in the City Clerk's Office.

4.

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

None.

5.

Items for Discussion

5.1

Request for Designation - 75 Langarth Street East

• That the communication, dated January 30, 2019, from L. Curnoe, with respect to a request for designation for the property located at 75 Langarth Street East, BE REFERRED to the Stewardship Sub-Committee for further research and review.

5.2

Community Heritage Ontario Questionnaire

• That it BE NOTED that the Community Heritage Ontario Questionnaire entitled "Finding Out From Members of Municipal Heritage Committees what Training Do You Need?", was received.

5.3

2018 Heritage Planning Program

• That it BE NOTED that the attached Memo, dated February 6, 2019, from K. Gonyou, L. Dent and K. Gowan, Heritage Planners, with respect to the 2018 Heritage Planning Program, was received; it being noted that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage commends the work done by the Heritage Planners in 2018.

5.4

Heritage Planners' Report

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

6.

Deferred Matters/Additional Business

6.1

(ADDED) Notice of Planning Application - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments - 124 St. James Street

• That it BE NOTED that the Notice of Planning Application, dated February 6, 2019, from B. Debbert, Senior Planner, with respect to Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments related to the property located at 124 St. James Street, was received.

7.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 7:25 PM.