Built Heritage Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:

27

Date:

Tuesday, December 09, 2025

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 12:30 P.m.

Location:

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

Present:

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

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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 January 28, 2026 in Built Heritage Committee Report 27A.

The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Monday, December 8, 2025, and the deadline to register by email to speak is 8:30 am on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

2.

Declarations of Interest

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

3.

Confirmation of Minutes

3.1

BHC Minutes 26 – October 6, 2025

• Carried

4.

Planning, Development and Building Services Department

4.1

Designation of 6019 Perth Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act

File No. ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0059    Rideau-Jock (21)

Written correspondence dated 7 December 2025 was received from Ms Linda Hoad, Heritage Ottawa Advocacy Committee, Heritage Ottawa.  A copy of this submission is held on file with the Office of the City Clerk. 

• Report recommendation(s)

  That the Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council:

  1. Issue a Notice of Intention to Designate 6019 Perth Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act according to the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value attached as Document 4
  2. Issue a Heritage Permit under Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act for demolition of the cottage on the property as shown in Document 2, Photo D after the issuance of a Notice of Intention to Designate 6019 Perth Street.
  Carried

4.2

Application for Demolition at 208 Slater Street, a property designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the Bank Street Heritage Conservation District

File No. ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0040 - Somerset (14)

This report will be submitted to Ottawa City Council on December 10, 2025.

At the outset, the Committee received a detailed slide presentation overview of the report from Ms Taylor Quibell, Planner II, Planning, Development and Building Services (PBDS) Department.  A copy of this presentation is held on file with the Office of the City Clerk. 

Ms Marcia Wallace, General Manager, Planning, Development and Building Services (PBDS) Department, Mr. Court Curry, Director, Rights-of-Way, Heritage and Urban Design Services, PDBS and Ms Megan Brodie, Associate Legal Counsel, Legal Services Department, were also present to respond to questions.

The Committee then heard from the following delegations:

1. Ms Linda Hoad, Heritage Ottawa Advocacy Committee, Heritage Ottawa (also submitted written comments - held on file with the Office of the City Clerk).
2. Michael Beach, Director, Real Estate Development, Broccolini (present to respond to questions from the Committee).

At the conclusion of questions to the delegations and to staff, and with Committee discussions having concluded, the report recommendations were put before Committee and were ‘Carried’, as presented, on a division of six ‘Yeas’ to three ‘Nays’, as outlined below:

For (6):         Members C. Legault and B. Bourns, and Councillors A. Troster,
J. Leiper, Vice-Chair S. Plante and Chair R. King

Against (3):   Members C. Quinn and J. Maddigan and Councillor C. Kelly

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council:

  1. Approve the application to demolish the building at 208-210 Slater Street conditional upon:  
     1. The applicant constructing a Privately Owned Public Space (POPS) in accordance with the requirements attached in Document seven (7).
  2. Delegate the authority to the General Manager, Planning, Development and Building Services Department to negotiate and execute a Development Agreement with the applicant for the design and construction of a temporary POPS.
  3. Delegate the authority for minor design changes to the POPS to the Program Manager, Heritage Planning, Planning, Development and Building Services.
  4. Approve the issuance of the heritage permit with a two-year expiry date from the issuance unless otherwise extended by Council.
  5. Direct that the report be submitted to Council for consideration at its meeting of December 10, 2025, pursuant to Subsection 35(7) of the Procedure By-law.

4.3

Conservation Design Guidelines - 284 King Edward Avenue

File No. ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0049 - Rideau-Vanier (12)

Written correspondence dated 7 December 2025 was received from Ms Linda Hoad, Heritage Ottawa Advocacy Committee, Heritage Ottawa.  A copy of this submission is held on file with the Office of the City Clerk. 

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council direct staff to consider the “284 King Edward Avenue Conservation Design Guidelines”, attached as Document 1 in evaluating any future application for redevelopment of this property under Section 33 or 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

  Carried

4.4

Designation of 300 Rochester Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act

File No. ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0045 - Somerset (14)

Ms Linda Hoad, Heritage Advocacy Committee, Heritage Ottawa, had registered to speak but opted not to do so when asked by the Chair whether she would need to speak if Committee were prepared to ‘Carry’ the item on consent. 

She also submitted written correspondence on behalf of Heritage Ottawa dated
7 December 2025.  A copy of this submission is held on file with the Office of the City Clerk. 

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council issue a Notice of Intention to Designate 300 Rochester Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act according to the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value attached as Document 5.

  Carried

4.5

Nomination of the ByWard Market as a National Historic Site in Honour of its 200th Anniversary

File No. ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0061 - Rideau-Vanier (12)

This report will be submitted to Ottawa City Council on December 10, 2025.

Mr. Court Curry, Director, Rights-of-Way, Heritage and Urban Design Services Heritage and Urban Design Services, Planning, Development and Building Services (PDBS) Department, introduced this item, following which, the Committee received a detailed slide presentation overview of the report from Ms. MacKenzie Kimm, Planner III, PDBS.  A copy of this presentation is held on file with the City Clerk.

The Committee then heard from Ms Jillian Stewart (The Properties Group), speaking on behalf of herself and of Ms Samantha Sigler, representing a group of commercial landlords in the ByWard Market. 

Written correspondence was received from Ms Linda Hoad, Heritage Ottawa Advocacy Committee, Heritage Ottawa, and is held on file with the Office of the City Clerk.

At the conclusion of questions to staff and to the delegation, and with Committee discussions having concluded, the report recommendations were put before Committee and were ‘Carried’, as presented.

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council:

  1. Direct that the report be submitted to Council for consideration at its meeting of December 10, 2025, pursuant to Subsection 35(7) of the Procedure By-law
  2. Direct staff to submit the nomination of the ByWard Market as a National Historic Site under Parks Canada’s National Historic Site program; and
  3. Provide consent on behalf of the owners within the proposed boundary shown in Document 1 for the submission of the application to designate the ByWard Market as a National Historic Site
  Carried

5.

In Camera Items

There were no in camera items.

6.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

There were no Notices of Motion.

7.

Inquiries

There were no Inquiries.

8.

Other Business

There was no other business.

9.

Adjournment

Next Meeting

January 22, 2026.

The meeting adjourned at 10:51 am.