Built Heritage Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 11:30 A.m.

Location:

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

Present:

Chair: Councillor Rawlson King,
Councillor Jeff Leiper,
Councillor Ariel Troster,
Member Vaibhavi Dhote,
Member James Maddigan,
and Member Carolyn Quinn

Absent:

Vice-Chair: Councillor Stéphanie Plante,
Councillor Clarke Kelly,
and Member Christine Legault

1.
Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

1.Public Notices English - Hybrid Standing Committee.pdf

2.Public Notices French - Hybrid Standing Committee.pdf

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 July 12, 2023 in Built Heritage Committee Report 7.

The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on July 10, and the deadline to register by email to speak is 8:30 am on July 11.

2.
Declarations of Interest

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

3.
Confirmation of Minutes

3.1
BHC Minutes 6 – Tuesday, June 13, 2023

1.BHC Draft Minutes 6 (EN).pdf

2.BHC Draft Minutes 6 (FR).pdf

Carried

4.
Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department

4.1
Application for new construction at 480 Cloverdale Road, a property designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act and located in the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District

1.Report - 480 Cloverdale Rd.pdf

2.Document 5 - Heritage Survey Form.pdf

3.Document 6 - Heritage Impact Assessment.pdf

4.Document 7 - Site Plan.pdf

5.Document 8 - Landscape Plan.pdf

6.Document 9 - Elevations.pdf

7.Document 10 - Renderings.pdf

8.Document 11 - Building Height Study.pdf

9.Document 12 - Zoning Compliance Plan.pdf

10.Document 13 - Existing Grading Plan and Survey.pdf

11.Document 14 - RPRA Formal Comments.pdf

File No.: ACS2023-PRE-RHU-0022 – Rideau-Rockcliffe (Ward 13)

The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on July 27, 2023.

Luis Juarez, Planner II, Heritage Planning Branch, Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development (PRED) presented an overview of the report recommendations and answered questions from the Committee. A copy of the slide presentation is filed with the Office of the City Clerk. The following staff were also available to answer questions from the Committee:

Christine Enta, legal counsel, PRED;
Lesley Collins, Program Manager, Heritage Planning Branch, PRED.

Committee Members received the following submissions, and a copy of each is filed with the Office of the City Clerk:

Kim Ratushny, opposed
Susan Peterson, Rockcliffe Park Heritage Outreach Committee, opposed

The following delegations spoke before the Committee on the report recommendations:

Andrew Reeves, architect, Linebox Studio, in support;
John Stewart, Commonwealth, in support;
Kim Ratushny, opposed;
Kent Manderville, opposed;
Michele Hayman, opposed.

Following discussion on this item, the Committee CARRIED the report recommendations as presented with a direction to staff from Chair King. Motion No. BHC 2023-07-01 has been carried and referred to Planning and Housing Committee by the Built Heritage Committee.

Direction to Staff

Chair R. King

Direct staff to consider ways of ensuring compliance with approved landscape plans in Rockcliffe Park through the development of the Ontario Heritage Act Enforcement Strategy.

Report recommendations

That the Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council:
1. Approve the application to construct a new building at 480 Cloverdale Road, according to plans prepared by Linebox Studio dated April 3, 2023, conditional upon:
  1. The submission of samples of all final exterior materials for approval by Heritage Planning staff prior to issuance of a building permit.
  2. The submission of a Construction Staging Plan to Heritage Planning staff prior to issuance of a building permit.
2. Approve the landscape design for the property at 480 Cloverdale Road, according to plans prepared by Linebox Studio dated April 3, 2023, conditional upon:
  1. The submission and acceptance of a final Tree Information Report and Landscape Plan, to the satisfaction of the City’s Forester;
  2. The submission and acceptance of a Planting Plan, demonstrating the size and species of proposed new plantings, to the satisfaction of the City’s Forester and Heritage Planning Staff.
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 permit with a two-year expiry date from the date of issuance unless otherwise extended by Council.
5. Direct that the report be submitted to Council for consideration at its meeting of July 12, 2023 pursuant to Subsection 35(7) of the Procedure By-law.
Carried
Motion No. BHC2023-07-01
Moved byR. King
WHEREAS the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District Plan, Secondary Plan and the City of Ottawa Official Plan all recognize the significance of the Rockcliffe Park HCD as a cultural landscape;

WHEREAS the new zoning by-law provides an opportunity to ensure consistency between these documents and;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT consistency with the objectives and policies of the Official Plan, Rockcliffe Park Secondary Plan and Heritage Conservation District Plan be considered through the development of the new zoning by-law.
Carried
Motion No. BHC2023-07-02
Moved byJ. Leiper
WHEREAS the Built Heritage Committee has recommended to Council that "consistency with the objectives and policies of the Official Plan, Rockcliffe Park Secondary Plan and Heritage Conservation District Plan be considered through the development of the new zoning by-law; and,"

WHEREAS this recommendation if adopted by Council will have implications for the new comprehensive zoning by-law that may or may not be appropriately considered in isolation;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the recommendation be referred to the Planning and Housing Committee for consideration at its next meeting.
Carried