Built Heritage Committee

Agenda

Meeting #:

8

Date:

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 10:30 A.m.

Location:

Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation

Members:

• Chair: Councillor Rawlson King, 
• Vice-Chair: Councillor Stéphanie Plante, 
• Councillor Clarke Kelly, 
• Councillor Jeff Leiper, 
• Councillor Ariel Troster, 
• Member Vaibhavi Dhote, 
• Member Christine Legault, 
• Member James Maddigan, 
• and Member Carolyn Quinn 

Mélanie Blais, Acting Committee Coordinator
[phone], ext. 27005, [email protected]

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1.

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and hybrid participation details.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request.

Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on September 27, 2023 in Built Heritage Committee Report 8.

The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on September 11, 2023, and the deadline to register by email to speak is 8:30 am on September 12, 2023.

2.

Declarations of Interest

3.

Confirmation of Minutes

3.1

BHC Minutes 7 – July 11, 2023

4.

Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department

4.1

Application for demolition and new construction at 230-232 Lisgar Street, a property designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act

File No. ACS2023-PRE-RHU-0031 – Somerset (14)

This report will be submitted to the Planning and Housing Committee on September 20, 2023. The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on October 4, 2023.

• Report recommendations

  That the Built Heritage Committee and Planning and Housing Committee recommend that Council:

  1. Approve the applications to demolish the buildings at 230 and 232 Lisgar Street, conditional upon: 
     
     1. The applicant depositing photographs and research material related to the site’s existing buildings to the City of Ottawa Archives, as required by Policy 5.6 of the Centretown and Minto Park HCD Plan.
  2. Approve the application for new construction at 230 and 232 Lisgar Street, according to plans prepared by Project 1 Studio, dated July 20, 2023, conditional upon:
     
     1. The applicant providing samples of all final exterior materials, including details on the proposed decorative metal patterns, for approval by Heritage Planning staff prior to the issuance of the building permit.
  3. Delegate the authority for minor design changes to the General Manager, Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department.
  4. Approve the issuance of the heritage permits for each application with a three-year expiry date from the date of issuance unless otherwise extended by Council.

4.2

Application to Alter Somerset House, 352 Somerset Street West, a property designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act and located in the Centretown Heritage Conservation District

File No. ACS2023-PRE-RHU-0029 - Somerset (14)

This report will be submitted to the Planning and Housing Committee on September 20, 2023. The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on October 25, 2023.

• Report recommendations

  That the Built Heritage Committee and the Planning and Housing Committee recommend that Council:

  1. Approve the application to alter 352 Somerset Street West according to plans prepared by Chmiel Architects, dated June 9, 2023 conditional upon:
     
     1. The implementation of the conservation measures identified in the Heritage Impact Assessment and as illustrated in the Conservation Elevations attached as Documents 8 and 9;
     2. The applicant submitting reports monitoring the condition of the historic structure from a professional engineer with heritage experience, to the satisfaction of Heritage Planning and Building Code Services;
     3. The applicant providing material samples for any new material to be used on the historic building and exterior materials for the addition to Heritage staff’s satisfaction; and
     4. The submission of a construction schedule to the satisfaction of staff in Heritage Planning and Building Code Services.
  2. Delegate the authority for minor design changes to the General Manager, Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department;
  3. Approve the issuance of the heritage permit with a two-year expiry date from the date of issuance unless otherwise extended by Council.

4.3

Designation of Highland Park Lawn Bowling Club at 439 Golden Avenue under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act

File No. ACS2023-PRE-RHU-0030 - Kitchissippi (15) 

• Report recommendation

  That the Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council issue a Notice of Intention to Designate Highland Park Lawn Bowling Club at 439 Golden Avenue under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act according to the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value attached as Document 5.

5.

Office of the City Clerk

5.1

Status Update – Built Heritage Committee Inquiries and Motions for the period ending August 25, 2023

File No. ACS2023-OCC-CCS-0108 - City Wide

• Report recommendation

  That the Built Heritage Committee receive this report for information.

6.

In Camera Items

7.

Information Previously Distributed

7.1

Designation Refusals, Fall 2023

File No. ACS2023-PRE-RHU-0033

8.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

9.

Inquiries

10.

Other Business

10.1

Planning Circulation - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment - 945 & 1015 Bank Street

11.

Adjournment

Next Meeting

Monday, October 23, 2023