Comité consultatif sur le patrimoine
bâti d’Ottawa Minutes 10
ProcÈs-verbal 10
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 6:00 p.m.
le jeudi, 1 septembre 2011, 18 h
Colonel By Room, 110
Laurier Avenue West
Salle Colonel By, 110,
avenue Laurier ouest
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Present/Présents: C.
Mulholland (Chair/Président), E. Eagen (Vice-Chair/Vice-présidente),
J. Doutriaux, V. Sahni, S. Whamond,
E. Zdansky
Absent / Absents A.
Fyfe (regrets/excuses), P. Maheu
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
DÉCLARATIONS D’INTÉRÊT
Member S. Whamond declared a conflict of
interest with respect to Agenda Item 2 concerning 9 Rosedale Avenue.
Confirmation of
minutes
ratification dES
procÈs-verbaUX
Minutes 8 of the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee of 4 August 2011 were confirmed.
The committee considered proposed amendments to its Minutes of 6 May 2010.
Moved by Jérôme Doutriaux:
That, pursuant to section 1(2) of the Procedure By-law (being By-law
no. 2007-104), the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee suspend the Rules
of Procedure for the purposes of considering an
amendment at today’s meeting to the committee’s previously approved minutes of
6 May 2010.
Moved by Jérôme Doutriaux:
That
the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee approve the
following corrections to the Minutes of its 6 May 2010 meeting:
CARRIED
Minutes 40 of 6 May 2010 were confirmed as amended.
PRESENTATION
PRÉSENTATION
1.
PRE-CONSULTATION: 22 CLEMOW
AVENUE
CONSULTATION
PRÉALABLE : 22, AVENUE CLEMOW
CAPITAL
/ CAPITALE (17)
Barry Hobin, Barry J. Hobin and Associates Architects Inc. provided a presentation and background documentation with
respect to the proposal for 22 Clemow Avenue that
included: a Plan of survey; a Cultural Heritage Impact
Statement; context photos; the site and floor plans; and , three-dimensional streetscape
images. He felt that pre-consultation
with Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee would be
beneficial given that a proposal to establish a Heritage Conservation District (HCD) including this address would be before Council shortly
and that applications for both consent and minor variances have been filed for
20, 22 and 24 Clemow. He noted that once the HCD
is legally in place, a second formal submission would be made. A copy of the documentation provided by
Mr. Hobin is held on file pursuant to the City’s
Records Retention and Disposition By-law.
The
committee’s main concern was that the third floor of the proposed design reads
as too massive and needs to be softened.
Some members also expressed concerns about the proposed setback and
at-grade garage approach.
Action: Chair Mulholland to compile and submit comments to Mr. Hobin (within 10 days of this meeting if possible) on
behalf of the committee.
2.
memo from
staff with respect to 9 ROSEDALE AVENUE
note de
service du personnel CONCERNANT 9, AVENUE ROSEDALE Capital/capitale (17)
Member
Whamond declared a Conflict of Interest on this matter due to the nature of his
employment and the subject area in question.
He left the room for the duration of discussion on this item.
As a follow-up to the discussion that occurred on this subject at the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee (OBHAC) meeting of 4 August 2011, the committee received the above-noted memorandum dated 24 August 2011 from Sally Coutts, Heritage Planner. She submitted an updated Heritage Survey and Evaluation Form that reflected the information presented to the committee at its August 4th meeting. She indicated that heritage staff did not feel the additional information was sufficient to increase their original scoring of 5.5/9. She asked OBHAC to review the Heritage Survey Form and make a recommendation regarding the significance of the house at 9 Rosedale Avenue, as per the public request they had considered on August 4th. A copy of the memo is held on file pursuant to the City’s Records Retention and Disposition By-law.
The committee heard the following delegations:
Michael Lynch disagreed with staff’s scoring of the property, suggesting the contextual value is considerable because of its placement just outside the buffer zone of the Rideau Canal corridor, a designated world heritage site. He asked the committee to consider this unique setting and relationship and to recommend the contextual value of the heritage evaluation be increased sufficiently to warrant protection of the property. A copy of Mr. Lynch’s more detailed comments is held on file pursuant to the City’s Records Retention and Disposition By-law.
David Jeanes, Heritage
Ottawa disagreed with staff’s scoring of the
property in terms of historical value, suggesting that greater significance
should have been given to the previous owner, W. Frank
Jones, Manager of the Ottawa Dairy.
He also felt the scoring for the contextual value could be increased
because the house supports the character and values of the area. Mr. Jeanes indicated that Heritage Ottawa
would support the creation of a Heritage Conservation District, even were it to
include just that block of Rosedale Avenue.
Michael Patenaude provided some historical details
about 9 Rosedale Avenue and suggested the City of Ottawa and the National
Capital Commission should work together to bring that type of history to the
forefront. He felt that staff should
have scored the historical value of the property higher. He spoke in support of the creation of a
Heritage Conservation District (HCD) for Old Ottawa
South in the vicinity of Rosedale Avenue and Colonel By
Drive and offered to apply for heritage designation for his own home on Colonel
By Drive to participate in this potential HCD. He suggested that demolition of 9 Rosedale would
permanently deface the streetscape and might end the chance for such a heritage
designation. A
copy of more detailed comments submitted by Mr. Patenaude and Rhonda Francis is held on
file pursuant to the City’s Records Retention and Disposition By-law.
Lydia Oak restated her original position, as presented to OBHAC on August 4th, that 9 Rosedale should be designated. She suggested the property’s contextual value is significant, noting its relationship to the Rideau Canal, its prominence as a community landmark and gateway to Rosedale Avenue, and a 100-125-year old tree located on its lot. She remarked that several neighbours have expressed interest in working toward a HCD and will work with their community association and anyone else willing to move that forward. Ms. Oak submitted written correspondence to the committee on 30 and 31 August (the latter submitted jointly with her husband Brian Oak), copies of which are held on file pursuant to the City’s Records Retention and Disposition By-law.
Maggie Asher Biesterfeld spoke in opposition to the demolition of 9 Rosedale Avenue.
William Price, Secretary and
Board Member, Heritage Ottawa proposed that OBHAC recommend a Heritage Conservation District study be
initiated for the area, which could lead to the implementation of an interim
control bylaw on development for the area in question while it is being
reviewed.
In
addition to the comments submitted by the aforementioned delegations, the
committee received the following correspondence on this matter:
Emails from:
·
Lydia
Oak on behalf of Alex Rankin
·
Ann d.
Sharp dated 26 August 2011
·
Gurneen Sidhu dated 29
August 2011
·
Joy
Large dated 29 August 2011
·
Karen
Smith and Bob Irvine dated 29 August 2011
·
Edward Mexiner-Ruzylo dated 29 August 2011
·
Evelyn
Stein dated 30 August 2011
·
Lynne
Eagan dated 30 August 2011
·
Don
Westwood dated 30 August 2011
·
Chris
Black dated 30 August 2011
·
Michaël
Gazier & Tania Claes
received on August 30
·
Kathleen
Marsman dated 31 August 2011
·
Randy
Ervin dated 31 August 2011
·
Dorothy
Rogers dated 31 August 2011
·
Kathy
Krywicki dated 1 September 2011
·
Brendan McCoy, OSWatch
Co-Chair, Old Ottawa South Community Association Inc. (OSCA)
dated 1 September 2011.
After
considering the information and comments provided by both residents and staff,
the committee did not feel the house met the criteria to warrant heritage
designation under the Ontario Heritage
Act. However, the committee felt
that the general area in question has heritage value and considered whether the
implementation of a Heritage Overlay or the creation of a Heritage Conservation
District would be appropriate tools to achieve an adequate level of protection. They felt that an analysis of the two options
would be beneficial and passed the following motion.
Moved by
Jérôme Doutriaux:
That the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory
Committee (OBHAC) recommend the Planning Committee
recommend Council direct staff to prepare an analysis, to be completed and
reported back to the OBHAC within three months of
approval of this recommendation by Council, on the feasibility of the creation
of a Heritage Conservation District or the implementation of a Heritage Overlay.
CARRIED
Action: The committee will prepare and
submit a report to the Planning Committee and Council for consideration with
respect to the above-noted motion.
OTHER
BUSINESS
AUTRES QUESTIONS
Lesley
Collins, Heritage Planner, advised there would be a community meeting on
September 28, 2011 with respect to the Briarcliffe
Heritage Conservation District project.
She indicated further details would be sent to OBHAC
members.
INQUIRIES
DEMANDES DE RENSEIGNEMENTS
Committee members inquired about the status of
the City’s Advisory Committees and Boards Recruitment process, asking when new
members would be appointed. Melody
Duffenais, Committee Coordinator, indicated the process was still on hold and
that no further details were available at this time.
ADJOURNMENT
LEVÉE DE LA SÉANCE
The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
Original signed by Original
signed by
M. Duffenais C.
Mulholland
Committee Coordinator Chair