3. APPLICATION TO DEMOLISH 340 MCLEOD STREET, A PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CENTRETOWN HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT
demande en vue de détruire le 340, rue mcleod, propriété située dans le District de conservation du patrimoine du Centre-ville
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Committee recommendationS
That Council:
1. Approve the application to demolish 340 McLeod Street, a property located in the Centretown Heritage Conservation District and designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the application submitted by Natalie Hughes, FoTenn Consultants Inc. received on December 6, 2010.
2. Issue the Heritage Permit with a two-year expiry date from the date of issuance.
(Note: The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on March 9, 2011)
(Note: Approval to Alter this property 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 :
1. approuve le demande de démolition du 340, rue McLeod, propriété située dans le District de conservation du patrimoine du Centre-ville et désignée aux termes de la partie V de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l'Ontario, conformément à la demande soumise par Natalie Hughes, de la firme FoTenn Consultants Inc., et reçue le 6 décembre 2010;
2. délivre le permis en matière de patrimoine qui expirera deux ans après la date de délivrance.
(Nota : Le délai réglementaire de 90 jours d’examen de cette demande, exigé en vertu de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l’Ontario, prendra fin le 9 mars 2011.)
(Nota : L’approbation de la demande de modification 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.)
Documentation
1. Deputy City Manager's report, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability dated 5 January 2011 (ACS2011-ICS-PGM-0032).
2. Extract of draft minutes, Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee meeting of 20 January 2011.
Report to/Rapport au :
Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee
Comité consultatif sur le patrimoine bâti d’Ottawa
and / et
Planning Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme
and Council / et au Conseil
05 January 2011 / le 05 janvier 2011
Submitted by/Soumis par : Nancy Schepers, Deputy City Manager, Directrice municipale adjointe, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability, Services d’infrastructure et Viabilité des collectivités
Contact Person/Personne-ressource : Richard Kilstrom, Acting Manager/Gestionnaire intérimaire, Development Review-Urban Services/Examen des projets d'aménagement-Services urbains, Planning and Growth Management/Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance
(613) 580-2424, 22379 Richard.Kilstrom@ottawa.ca
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Planning Committee recommend that Council:
1. Approve the application to demolish 340 McLeod Street, a property located in the Centretown Heritage Conservation District and designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the application submitted by Natalie Hughes, FoTenn Consultants Inc. received on December 6, 2010.
2. Issue the Heritage Permit with a two-year expiry date from the date of issuance.
(Note: The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on March 9, 2011)
(Note: Approval to Alter this property 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 le patrimoine bâti d’Ottawa recommande au Comité de l’urbanisme de recommander à son tour au Conseil :
1. d’approuver le demande de démolition du 340, rue McLeod, propriété située dans le District de conservation du patrimoine du Centre-ville et désignée aux termes de la partie V de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l'Ontario, conformément à la demande soumise par Natalie Hughes, de la firme FoTenn Consultants Inc., et reçue le 6 décembre 2010;
2. de délivrer le permis en matière de patrimoine qui expirera deux ans après la date de délivrance.
(Nota : Le délai réglementaire de 90 jours d’examen de cette demande, exigé en vertu de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l’Ontario, prendra fin le 9 mars 2011.)
(Nota : L’approbation de la demande de modification 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.)
BACKGROUND
This report has been prepared because the Ontario Heritage Act requires that City Council approve demolitions in a heritage conservation district. An application has been received to demolish 340 McLeod Street, an office building constructed in the 1960s and rated as a Category 4 building, the category in which buildings are described as having “limited or no heritage value.” The subject property is located in the Centretown Heritage Conservation District, created in 1997 (see Location Map, Document 1, Street View, Document 2 and Aerial View, Document 3).
The Centretown HCD was designated in 1997 for its cultural heritage value as an “early residential suburb and as the temporary and permanent home of many of those who have governed and shaped the nation.” The Statement of Heritage Character (Document 4) notes that Centretown is a primarily residential area that has experienced periods of redevelopment throughout its history particularly with the introduction of low-rise apartment buildings immediately prior to the First World War, and the development of numerous large high-rise buildings in the more recent past.
DISCUSSION
The owner of 340 McLeod Street is in the process of developing the former Metropolitan Bible Church (Central 1) site across the road from the subject property and the vacant land between the building at 340 McLeod Street and Bank Street (Central 2). Applications under the Ontario Heritage Act for phases 1 and 2 have both been approved by City Council. The applicant intends to undertake Central 3 in the near future on this site and a separate application for new construction in a heritage district will be processed for that project. In the meantime, the applicant has applied to demolish the building on the site to create a staging area during the construction of Central 2.
The Centretown Heritage Conservation District did not individually evaluate later buildings; rather, it automatically placed buildings constructed in the post-Second World War era Category 4, the lowest category. Section VII.5.3 of the Study addresses the issue of recent construction:
More recent mid and high rise developments are for the most part out of character with their neighbours and unsympathetic to the heritage qualities of the area. They do not contribute in any significant way to the heritage character of the district.
As a more recent building with little character, 340 McLeod Street is one of the buildings referred to above that does not contribute to the character of the heritage conservation district.
Staff has no objection to the demolition of 340 McLeod Street as it is a building of no heritage value that does not contribute to the streetscape or the overall character of the heritage conservation district. The site will be part of a construction site for a short period of time and then will be re-developed with a condominium apartment building subject to further approval of the design under the Ontario Heritage Act.
RURAL IMPLICATIONS
N/A
CONSULTATION
Adjacent property owners were notified of this project by letter of the date of the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee (OBHAC) and Planning Committee meetings and were provided with comment sheets to be returned to OBHAC.
Heritage Ottawa is aware of this application.
The Centretown Citizens Community Association is aware of this application.
The Ward Councillor has no objection to the demolition.
There are no legal/risk management implications associated with this report
Objective F 2: Respect the existing urban fabric, neighbourhood form and the limits of existing hard services, so that new growth is integrated seamlessly with established communities.
The City wants to protect the qualities and characteristics that define communities while accommodating new growth.
Review applications as part of the development and infrastructure approval process for neighbourhood compatibility and the preservation of unique identities of our communities and villages
N/A
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
There are no direct financial implications associated with this report.
This application was completed within the 90-day time period prescribed by the Ontario Heritage Act.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 Location Map
Document 2 Streetview
Document 3 Aerial View
Document 4 Heritage Character Statement
DISPOSITION
City Clerk and Solicitor Department, Legislative Services to notify the applicant, the property owner and the Ontario Heritage Trust (10 Adelaide Street East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1J3) of Council’s decision.
APPLICATION TO DEMOLISH 340 MCLEOD STREET, A PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CENTRETOWN HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT
demande en vue de détruire le 340, rue mcleod, propriété située dans le District de conservation du patrimoine du Centre-ville
ACS2011-ICS-PGM-0032 Somerset (14)
Sally Couts, Heritage Planner provided background on the application, noting the purpose of the demolition is to facilitate staging for the development already approved and occurring at the site. The owner of 340 McLeod Street is in the process of developing the former Metropolitan Bible Church (Central 1) site across the road from the subject property and the vacant land between the building at 340 McLeod Street and Bank Street (Central 2). Applications under the Ontario Heritage Act for phases 1 and 2 have both been approved by City Council. The applicant intends to undertake Central 3 in the near future on this site and a separate application for new construction in a heritage district will be processed for that project. In the meantime, the applicant has applied to demolish the building on the site to create a staging area during the construction of Central 2.
Ms. Coutts advised the building proposed to be demolished is a Category 4 office building constructed in the 1960s. Buildings in that category are described as having “limited or no heritage value.” She indicated staff has no objection to the demolition of the building because it has no heritage value and does not contribute to the streetscape or the overall character of the heritage conservation district. She noted the site will be part of a construction site for a short period of time and then will be re-developed with a condominium apartment building subject to further approval of the design under the Ontario Heritage Act. When asked by members whether there is a time limit for the replacement building, Ms. Coutts indicated there is not.
Natalie Hughes, FoTenn Consultants, was present to answer questions on behalf of the applicant. Responding to members’ questions about the replacement building, Ms. Hughes noted that the application for Central 3 is already underway.
The committee then considered the staff recommendation as presented.
Moved by Jérôme Doutriaux:
That the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Planning Committee recommend that Council:
1. Approve the application to demolish 340 McLeod Street, a property located in the Centretown Heritage Conservation District and designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the application submitted by Natalie Hughes, FoTenn Consultants Inc. received on December 6, 2010.
2. Issue the Heritage Permit with a two-year expiry date from the date of issuance.
(Note: The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on March 9, 2011)
(Note: Approval to Alter this property under the Ontario Heritage Act must not be construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit.)
CARRIED