Report
to/Rapport au :
Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee
Comité consultatif sur la
conservation de l'architecture locale
and /
et
Planning
and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de
l'environnement
and Council / et au Conseil
23 October 2006 / le 23 octobre 2006
Submitted by/Soumis par : John L. Moser, Acting Deputy City Manager/
Directeur municipal adjoint,
Planning and Growth Management/Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance
Contact
Person/Personne ressource : Grant Lindsay, Manager
Development Approvals - Central/West
(613) 580-2424 x13242, grant.lindsay@ottawa.ca
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee recommend
that Planning and Environment Committee and Council approve the application to
alter the structure located at 310 Cooper Street through the replacement of a
rear wing in accordance with the plans submitted by Ewald Zieger, received on
October 6, 2006, included as Documents 4 and 5.
(Note: Approval of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act must not be construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit.)
RECOMMANDATION DU
RAPPORT
Que le Comité consultatif sur la conservation
de l'architecture locale recommande au Comité de l'urbanisme et de
l'environnement et au Conseil d'approuver la demande de transformation de
la construction située au 310, rue Cooper par le remplacement d'une aile
arrière conformément aux plans soumis par Ewald Zieger, reçus le 6 octobre 2006
et faisant l'objet des documents 4 et 5.
(Nota : L'approbation
de cette demande de transformation aux termes de la Loi sur le patrimoine de
l'Ontario ne signifie pas pour autant qu'elle satisfait aux conditions de
délivrance d'un permis de construire.)
LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (LACAC)
The LACAC unanimously approved the report recommendations at its meeting of 9 November 2006.
BACKGROUND
The building located at 310
Cooper Street was designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act in
1984. Document 1 establishes the
Statement of Reason for Designation. It
is also within the boundaries of the Centretown Heritage Conservation District,
designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act in 1997. This report has been prepared because the
consent of City Council is required before a designated building can be
altered. Please refer to Document 2 –
Location Map.
The building at 310 Cooper Street was constructed between 1879 and 1880. It is a 1 ½ storey residence with a front gable roof, decorative brick veneer cladding, decorative wood trim and a small projecting bay window on the front elevation (Document 3 – Heritage Survey Form).
The applicant is proposing to demolish a portion of the rear of the building, and to construct an addition to the rear of the building. The proposed modest addition complies with the requirements of the heritage overlay zoning provisions in that it is no higher than the existing building, is set back 30 cm on each side from the existing building and will not extend further into the rear yard than the existing building footprint. The addition will be clad in board and batten siding. An existing unsightly fire escape and metal balconies will no longer be needed and will be removed. Document 4 – Plan and Document 5 – Elevations illustrate the proposed project.
DISCUSSION
The Department supports this
application because the addition is modest in size, complies with the
requirements of the heritage overlay and uses materials that are compatible
with the character of the existing building.
The addition will not be visible from the street and the character of
the front of the building will remain unchanged. Existing metal fire escapes
and balconies will be removed, improving the appearance of the rear elevation
of the building. Finally, the use of
board and batten siding will distinguish the new construction from the original
part of the building.
CONSULTATION
Adjacent property owners were notified by letter of the date of the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) and Planning and Environment Committee meetings and were provided with comment sheets to be returned to LACAC. This is in accordance with current public participation policies.
The Ward Councillor, Diane Homes, submitted the following comments:
1. The proposed rear addition is in keeping with the character of building 'tails' in the Centretown Heritage Conservation District.
2. The rear of 310 and 312 Cooper Street are currently soft landscaping. I have concerns regarding the conversion of this to a surface parking lot. Surface parking should occur only on a permeable surface, such as gravel.
The
Centretown Citizens’ Community Association and Heritage Ottawa are aware of the
application.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
N/A
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 Statement
of Reason for Designation
Document 2 Location
Map
Document 3 Heritage Survey Form 310 Cooper Street
Document 4 Plan
Document 5 Elevations
DISPOSITION
The Department of Corporate
Services, Council and Committee Services Branch, to notify the applicant (Ewald
Zieger, 37 Jacqueline Crescent, Stittsville, Ontario K2S 1M2) and the Ontario Heritage Trust (10 Adelaide Street, 3rd
Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1J3) of
City Council's consent to alter 310 Cooper Street.
STATEMENT OF
REASON FOR DESIGNATION DOCUMENT
1
LOCATION MAP DOCUMENT
2
HERITAGE SURVEY FORM-310 COOPER STREET DOCUMENT 3
PLAN DOCUMENT
4
ELEVATIONS DOCUMENT
5
