1.             APPLICATION UNDER THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT TO REMOVE 6691 RIDEAU VALLEY DRIVE SOUTH, KARS LOYAL ORANGE LODGE NO. 35

 

                          DEMANDE PRÉSENTÉE EN VERTU DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L'ONTARIO POUR RELOCALISER LA SECTION NO 35 DE LA LOYAL ORANGE LODGE DE KARS SITUÉE AU 6691, PROMENADE RIDEAU VALLEY SUD

           

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve the application to remove 6691 Rideau Valley Drive South, Kars Loyal Orange Lodge No. 35 and relocate it to Upper Canada Village; and

 

2.         Approve the repeal of designation By-law 50-98 of the former Corporation of the Township of Rideau.

 

(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.)

 

 

RecommandationS du comitÉ

 

Que le Conseil municipal :

 

1.         Approuve la demande de relocalisation de la section no 35 de la Loyal Orange Lodge de Kars située au 6691, promenade Rideau Valley Sud, au Upper Canada Village; et

 

2.         Approuve l'abrogation du Règlement sur la désignation (Règlement no 50-98) de l'ancien canton de Rideau.

 

(Nota : L'approbation de la présente demande en vertu de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l'Ontario ne signifie pas pour autant qu'elle satisfait aux exigences pour la délivrance d'un permis de construire.)

 

 

 

 

Documentation

 

1.                  A/Deputy City Manager, Planning and Growth Management report dated
26 October 2006 (ACS2006-PGM-APR-0238).

 

Report to/Rapport au :

 

Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee

Comité consultatif sur la conservation de l'architecture locale

 

and / et

 

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

Comité de l'agriculture et des questions rurales

 

and Council / et au Conseil

 

26 October 2006 / le 26 octobre 2006

 

Submitted by/Soumis par : John L. Moser,

Acting Deputy City Manager/Directeur municipal adjoint par intérim,

Planning and Growth Management/Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance 

 

Contact Person/Personne ressource : Grant Lindsay, Manager, Development Approvals

Planning and Infrastructure Approvals/

Approbation des demandes d’aménagement et d’infrastructure

(613) 580-2424 x 13242, Grant.Lindsay@ottawa.ca

 

Rideau  (21)

Ref N°: ACS2006-PGM-APR-0238

 

 

SUBJECT:

APPLICATION UNDER THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT TO REMOVE 6691 RIDEAU VALLEY DRIVE SOUTH, KARS LOYAL ORANGE LODGE No. 35

 

 

OBJET :

DEMANDE PRÉSENTÉE EN VERTU DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L'ONTARIO POUR RELOCALISER LA SECTION NO 35 DE LA LOYAL ORANGE LODGE DE KARS SITUÉE AU 6691, PROMENADE RIDEAU VALLEY SUD

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee recommend that the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council:

 

1.         Approve the application to remove 6691 Rideau Valley Drive South, Kars Loyal Orange Lodge No. 35 and relocate it to Upper Canada Village; and

 

2.         Approve the repeal of designation By-law 50-98 of the former Corporation of the Township of Rideau.

 

(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.)

 

RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Comité consultatif sur la conservation de l'architecture locale recommande au Comité de l'agriculture et des questions rurales de recommander au Conseil :

 

1.         d'approuver la demande de relocalisation de la section no 35 de la Loyal Orange Lodge de Kars située au 6691, promenade Rideau Valley Sud, au Upper Canada Village; et

 

2.         d'approuver l'abrogation du Règlement sur la désignation (Règlement no 50-98) de l'ancien canton de Rideau.

 

(Nota : L'approbation de la présente demande en vertu de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l'Ontario ne signifie pas pour autant qu'elle satisfait aux exigences pour la délivrance d'un permis de construire.)

 

Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee Recommendation : 9 November 2006

 

LACAC unanimously supported the departmental recommendation.

 

BACKGROUND

 

The Masonic Association of Eastern District applied to the City of Ottawa on September 18, 2006 to remove the former Kars Loyal Orange Hall No. 35 and relocate it to Upper Canada Village. A location plan is included as Document 1. This property was designated in August 1998 under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act by the former Corporation of the Township of Rideau through By-law No. 50/98. The Statement of Reason for designation is included as Document 2 and a Heritage Survey Form is included as Document 3.

 

Section 4.6.1.1 of the Official Plan states that :

 

"Where a structure designated under the Ontario Heritage Act is to be altered, partially demolished, demolished or relocated, the approval of City Council, after consultation with its Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) is required. The City will require that a cultural heritage impact statement be conducted by a qualified professional with expertise in cultural heritage resources.."

 

Section 4.6.1.3 further states that :

 

"Where relocation is proposed of a structure designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, the City will require that the cultural heritage impact statement demonstrate that relocation is the only way to conserve the resource. The City may consider the option provided that :

 

a)    The building is retained on site, but moved to another part of the property for integration into the new development, or, if that is not possible ;

 

b)    The building is relocated to a site appropriate to its cultural heritage value outside the proposed development or property."

 

A cultural heritage impact statement was prepared by Fern Mackenzie who is a qualified heritage professional and was also on the Rideau LACAC at the time of the heritage designation of this building. That statement is included as Document 4.

 

DISCUSSION

 

Recommendation 1.

 

This project, if approved, would result in the removal of a designated heritage building in the Village of Kars in the City of Ottawa. This loss would be offset by the restoration of the building as part of Upper Canada Village and the commemoration of the lodge site in Kars. All costs associated with the relocation, restoration and commemoration of the building would be born by the Masonic Order of Eastern District. In consideration of this, the City would dispose of the building to the Masonic Order of Eastern District for $1.

 

Recommendation 2 :

 

Section 34.3 of the Ontario Heritage Act requires that the City pass a By-law to repeal the designation By-law following its consent to remove a building or structure.

 

CONSULTATION

 

Councillor Glenn Brooks held a public meeting on September 27, 2005 in Kars to discuss this proposal. Residents of Kars living near the Orange Hall, past members of the Rideau Township Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC), a representative of Heritage Ottawa, a representative of the Heritage Canada Foundation, staff from the Planning and Growth Management Department (Heritage Section) and Corporate Services Department (Real Estate Services and Cultural Services) were in attendance. Approximately 30 people in total were in attendance. There was unanimous support from residents of the community for the relocation of the building to Upper Canada Village as a means of ensuring the long-term preservation and interpretation of the building.

 

Adjacent property owners were notified by letter of the date of the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee (ARAC) meetings and were invited to provide written comments to be returned to LACAC or to appear in person at the LACAC and/or ARAC meetings to comment on the proposal. This is in accordance with the City's notification policies.

 

A letter of support for the relocation from Coral Lindsay, President of the Women's Institute of Ontario, Kars Branch is included as Document 5 of this report.

 

Councillor Glenn Brooks supports the relocation of this building to Upper Canada Village.

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

Costs associated with the relocation and restoration of this building will be assumed by the Masonic Association of Eastern District.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

 

Document 1      Location Plan

Document 2      Statement of Reaon for Designation

Document 3      Heritage Survey Form

Document 4      Cultural Heritage Impact Statement

Document 5      Letter of Support for Relocation

 

DISPOSITION

 

The Department of Corporate Services, Council and Committee Services, to notify the applicant (Masonic Association of Eastern District c/o Bill Sylvester, 1372 Rodney Lane, RR1 Winchester Ont. K0C 2K0) and the owner (City of Ottawa c/o Howard Flay, Real Estate Services, Corporate Services, City of Ottawa) and the Ontario Heritage Trust (10 Adelaide Street, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1J3) of City Council's consent to remove 6691 Rideau Valley Drive and relocate it to Upper Canada Village.

 

Legal Services to prepare a By-law repealing heritage designation By-law 50/98 of the former Corporation of the Township of Rideau and submit it to Council for approval.

 

Legal Services to provide a copy of the repealing By-law to the Ontario Heritage Trust and register it on title.

 

Planning and Growth Management Department to publish notice of the repealing By-law in the newspaper.

 


LOCATION PLAN                                                                                                  DOCUMENT 1

 

STATEMENT OF REASON FOR DESIGNATION                                            DOCUMENT 2

HERITAGE SURVEY FORM                                                                                DOCUMENT 3


CULTURAL HERITAGE IMPACT STATEMENT                                             DOCUMENT 4


LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR RELOCATION                                                     DOCUMENT 5