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11TH REPORT OF THE

 

LONDON ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HERITAGE

 

meeting held on September 9, 2015, commencing at 5:30 PM, in Committee Room #5, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  W. Kinghorn (Chair), S. Adamsson, D. Brock, J. Cushing, D. Dudek, S. Gibson, T. Jenkins, J. Manness, K. Waud and M. Whalley and B. Mercier (Secretary). 

 

ABSENT: J. Dent, H. Elmslie, H. Garrett and J. Peters.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  R. Armistead, K. Gonyou, T. Koza and D. Menard.

 

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

1.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

2.

Industrial Heritage Structures

 

That the attached five recommendations by the East London Historical Society, with respect to industrial structures of heritage, BE REFERRED to the Stewardship Sub-Committee for review; it being noted that the LACH heard a verbal delegation from B. Vazquez with respect to this matter.

 

III.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

3.

10th Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage

 

That it BE NOTED that the 10th Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage, from its meeting held on August 19, 2015, was received.

 

4.

1284 Sunningdale Road West and the northerly portion of 1139 Fanshawe Park Road West

 

That it BE NOTED that the Notice dated August 26, 2015, from C. Smith, Senior Planner, with respect to an application submitted by Auburn Developments relating to the properties located at 1284 Sunningdale Road West and the northerly portion of 1139 Fanshawe Park Road West, was received.

 

5.

Wonderland Road South Class Environmental Assessment

 

That it BE NOTED that the communication dated August 18, 2015, from M. Chiu, Consultant Project Manager, MMM Group Limited, with respect to the Notice of Study Completion for the Wonderland Road South Class Environmental Assessment, was received.

 

IV.

SUB-COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS

 

6.

Stewardship Sub-Committee Report

 

That the following actions be taken with respect to the Stewardship Sub-Committee Report:

 

a)         a Notice under the provisions of Section 29(3) of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O. 18, of the Municipal Council’s intention to designate the properties located at 479, 481, 483, 485, 487 and 489 Talbot Street (Camden Terrace) to be of cultural heritage value and interest BE GIVEN, for the attached reasons;

 

 

 

b)         a Notice under the provisions of Section 29(3) of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O. 18, of the Municipal Council’s intention to designate the properties located at 93 – 95 Dufferin Avenue to be of cultural heritage value and interest BE GIVEN, for the attached reasons;

 

c)         the Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to work with the developer prior to the demolition of the buildings located 505, 509 and 511 Talbot Street to:

 

i)              obtain photo documentation of the buildings proposed for demolition and measured drawings of the exterior facades at 505 Talbot Street;

ii)             identify significant architectural details and elements, notably the decorative trim at 505 Talbot, that may be salvaged prior to or as part of the demolition process for potential reuse; and,

iii)            prepare an artistic commemoration of the existing building streetscape; and,

 

d)        it BE NOTED that the Stewardship Sub-Committee minutes from its meeting held on August 26, 2015, were received.

 

V.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

 

7.

78-88 Oxford Street West

 

That the matter of the proposed designation of the properties located at 78-88 Oxford Street West, BE DEFERRED to such time as the Stewardship Sub-Committee receives the Consultant report on the Heritage Impact Assessment for the above-noted properties; it being noted that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage received the attached presentation from C. Andreae, Heritage Planner, AECOM, with respect to this matter.

 

8.

Demolition Request - 4342 McDougall Close

 

That the following actions be taken with respect to the building located 4342 McDougall Close:

 

a)         the Civic Administration and the Chief Building Official BE ADVISED that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) does not object to the demolition of the building located at 4342 McDougall Close and does not recommend designation, it being noted that the property should be removed from the Inventory of Heritage Resources, as its evaluation determined that it does not demonstrate sufficient cultural heritage value or interest; and,

 

b)         the property owners BE ENCOURAGED to reuse any salvageable heritage materials.

 

9.

Heritage Planner's Report

 

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

 

VI.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

None.

 

VII.

ADJOURNMENT

 

            The meeting adjourned at 8:27 PM.

 

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING DATE: October 14, 2015