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Home My WebLink AboutHK Agenda - 2017-11-07Heritage Kitchener Agenda Tuesday, November 7, 2017 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Office of the City Clerk Conestoga Room Kitchener City Hall nd (Main Floor) 200 King St.W. - 2 Floor Kitchener ON N2G 4G7 Page 1 Chair Ms. A. Reid Vice-Chair Mr. S. Hamoen Delegations -law, delegations are permitted to address the Committee for a maximum of 5 minutes. None Discussion Items 1. CSD-17-099 - Notice of Intention to Demolish Portions of the Building (25 min) - 1 Queen Street North 2. Cultural Heritage Landscapes Background Information (30 min) 3. Heritage Best Practices - Sub-Committee Updates (5 min) - Open Forum Information Items Heritage Permit Application Tracking Sheet Dianna Saunderson Committee Administrator ** Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. If you require assistance to take part in a city meeting or event, please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 ** REPORT TO: Heritage Kitchener DATE OF MEETING: November 7, 2017 SUBMITTED BY: Brandon Sloan, Manager of Long Range & Policy Planning 519-741-2200, ext. 7648 PREPARED BY: LeonBensason,Coordinator, Cultural Heritage Planning 519-741-2200, ext. 7306 WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 10 DATE OF REPORT: October 19, 2017 REPORT NO.: CSD-17-099 SUBJECT: Notice of Intention to Demolish Portions of the Building 1 Queen Street North RECOMMENDATION: That, in accordance with Section 27(3) of the Ontario Heritage Act, the written Notice of Intention to Demolish dated October 5, 2017 regarding the property municipally addressed as 1 Queen Street North, be received for information and that the notice period run its course. Location Map: 1 Queen Street North 1 - 1 BACKGROUND: The Community Services Department is in receipt of aNotice of Intention to Demolishportions of the building municipally addressed as 1 Queen Street North, which together with 4 King Street East has-designated property of cultural heritage value or interest. Both 1 Queen Street North and 4 King Street East form part of the former American Hotel which was originally constructed in 1862 by Louis Breithaupt. 4 King Street East & 1 Queen Street North A Site Plan application has been received for 1 Queen Street North and 4 King Street East, proposing to rehabilitate the existing building to include new commercial storefronts,residential units, and a 3 storey rooftop addition. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) and Conservation Plan (CP) have been submitted and are currently under review. The HIA was discussed and was generally favourably received at the October 3, 2017 meeting of Heritage Kitchener. While the HIA identifies that the proposed development will result in some adverse, neutral, as well as beneficial impacts, it concludes that any adverse impacts can be appropriately mitigated, and that significant exterior heritage attributes within public view will be retained and conserved. In order to proceed with the proposed rehabilitation, certain structures and portions of buildings located on 1 Queen Street North require demolition. In accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, the owner has submitted a formal notice of the intention to demolish these structures and portions of buildings. Ontario Heritage Act Provisions Part IV, Section 27(3), of the Ontario Heritage Actprovides certain protections to properties Listed as non- emphasis): 1 - 2 Restriction on demolition, etc. (3) If property included in the register under subsection (1.2) has not been designated under section 29, the owner of the property shall not demolish or remove a building or structure on the property or permit the demolition or removal of the building or structure unless the owner gives the council of the municipality at least 60 days notice in writing or remove the building or structure or to permit the demolition or removal of the building or structure. In accordance with the Act, Council has 60 days from October 5, 2017 (date of receipt of the Notice of Intention to Demolish), to act, if it so chooses, on this Notice of Intention to Demolish. The 60 days provides Council with the time it requires to issue a Notice of Intention to Designate the property as a means of preventing the demolitions. REPORT The former American Hotel has been expanded-upon with several additions, some of which are illustrated below. (4 King St. E.) forms the westerly half of the original hotel built in 1862. (1 Queen St. N.) is an addition constructed c.1875. t. N.) is a second addition to the former hotel, also constructed c.1875. th e 20C. - west half only), was used by the former hotel for storage and as a kitchen and was constructed sometime between 1879 and 1894. It features a 50 foot brick chimney from the era. 1 - 3 The Notice of Intention to demolish letter dated October 5, 2017 and prepared by MHBC Planning consultants on behalf of the property owner , outlines the following specific structures and portions of buildings as proposed to be demolished: is described in the HIA as a cinder block addition constructed post 1950 and not of cultural heritage value or interest; th , which is a late 19 century ancillary building of modest cultural heritage value and not visible from the public realm; Demolish the existing 50 foot chimney at the interior of the lot, which has been identified by CAHP (Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals) Engineers as being a safety risk due to its poor structural condition; Demolish the east elevations of Bare not visible from the public realm and do not include any significant heritage attributes; and Demolish the north elevation of Bandwhich does not include any significant heritage attributes. East elevations of B in the background. foreground (far right) andbrick chimney in the foreground (far left). East elevations of B and brick chimney. 1 - 4 North elevationsof BuildingsE. Under the Ontario Heritage ActNotice of Intention to Demolish. Rather, the following 1. request further information; 2.receive the Notice of Intention to Demolish, allowing the notice period to run its course, at the end of which the Building Division may issue a demolition permit as early as December 12, 2017; or 3. Council may issue a Notice of Intention to Designate, at which point Council would have the authority to deny demolition. In this case, City staff recommend Option #2 above as the appropriate course of action (i.e. receive for information the Notice of Intention to Demolish and allow the notice period to run its course). City staff is of the opinion that no action to designate the property is warranted at this time. The purpose of any heritage designation in this context would be to prevent the demolition of the structures and portions of buildings noted above,which would frustrate the proposed rehabilitation of the former hotel, which has in part been vacant for years and falling into disrepair. The draft Heritage Impact Assessment has established that the heritage fabric impacted by the proposed demolitions is neither highly significant nor visible from the public realm. Mitigation through photographic documentation has been addressed through completion of the Heritage Impact Assessment. The significant heritage attributes of the former American Hotel visible from the public realm are being retained and conserved. Conservation measures will be identified through the planning and development review process to ensure provincial, regional and municipal heritage policy and objectives are addressed. Implementation of such conservation measures will be achieved through conditions of planning and development approval. Addressing conservation objectives through the planning and development review process and deferring a heritage designation to a time following completion of the rehabilitation and development approach for other large scale development projects. 1 - 5 ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: through the delivery of core service. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: N/A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: INFORM - This report has been posted to the Ci Heritage Kitchener committee meeting. CONSULT - Heritage Kitchener has been consulted regarding the subject Notice of Intention to Demolish. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Alain Pinard, Director of Planning APPENDIX A: Notice of Intention to Demolish, dated October 5, 2017 1 - 6 1 - 7 1 - 8 Date: October 25, 2017 To: Heritage Kitchener From: Michelle Drake, Senior Heritage and Policy Planner cc: Subject: Cultural Heritage Landscapes Background Information cultural heritage landscape (CHL) conservation process is complete. This phase established an inventory of 55 significant CHLs. Detailed information about this work is outlined in the Kitchener Cultural Heritage Landscape Study (CHLS). The Study was approved by Council in 2015. th Heritage Planning staff will present about cultural heritage landscapes at the November 7 Heritage Kitchener committee meeting. The purpose of the presentation will be to provide members with background information, including: a description of cultural heritage landscapes; asummary of the work completed as part of the CHLS; and, a high-level overview of the next steps in the CHL conservation process. Heritage Kitchener members are not required to review any materials in advance of the meeting. For those members interested in reviewing the materials links to both the Study and the Appendices are provided below. CHL Study Report CHL Study Appendices 1-5 CHL Study Appendix 6 (CHL Date Sheets) 2 - 1 16-Oct-1716-Oct-1716-Oct-17 28-Aug-1725-Sep-1725-Sep-17 15-May-1715-May-17 28-Aug-17 Approved by Council Dealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authority WithdrawnWithdrawnWithdrawn Dealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authorityDealt with under delegated approval authority 3-Oct-173-Oct-173-Oct-17 1-Aug-171-Aug-175-Sep-175-Sep-17 2-May-172-May-17 Waiting for info Considered by Heritage Kitchener Unanimous Recommendation for ApprovalUnanimous Recommendation for ApprovalUnanimous Recommendation for ApprovalUnanimous Recommendation for ApprovalUnanimous Recommendation for ApprovalUnanimous Recommendation for ApprovalUnanimous Recommendation for ApprovalUnanimous Recommendation for ApprovalUnanimous Recommendation for ApprovalUnanimous Recommendation for ApprovalUnanimous Recommendation for ApprovalUnanimous Recommendation for Approval Staff Report # CSD-17-020CSD-17-020CSD-17-021CSD-17-025CSD-17-025CSD-17-031CSD-17-043CSD-17-043CSD-17-056CSD-17-061CSD-17-067CSD-17-066CSD-17-077CSD-17-073CSD-17-078CSD-17-076CSD-17-085CSD-17-081CSD-17-086CSD-17-08 7CSD-17-088 Date Jun 1/17 Mar 1/17Mar 3/17Mar 7/17 Jul 27/17Jul 27/17Jul 31/17 26-Jul-17 Apr 28/17 Jun 16/17Jun 23/17Jun 23/17Jun 20/17 Feb 24/17Feb 24/17Feb 24/17Mar 10/17Mar 21/17Mar 30/17Mar 29/17Mar 29/17 Nov 25/16Dec 29/1627-Jan-1727-Jan-1727-Jan-17 16-Aug-1711-Aug-1728-Aug-1724-Aug-17 Received 2017 HERITAGE PERMIT APPLICATIONS 4 Park St 44 Roy St 920 Orr Crt920 Orr Crt920 Orr Crt920 Orr Crt920 Orr Crt 23 Henry St 20 Perth Rd 19 Roland St 37 King St W37 King St W 57 Heins Ave76 Heins Ave 37 Seneca Dr 14 Lorne Cres 195 Joseph St119 Joseph St163 Joseph St 32 Ahrens St W32 Ahrens St W 64 Margaret Ave 176 Victoria St N176 Victoria St N 67 Schneider Ave45 Woodside Ave 128 Margaret Ave 399-411 Queen St S393-411 Queen St S Property Address 59 Marianne Dorn Tr 1300 Doon Village Rd 330 Joseph Schoerg Cres 466, 474 and 484 Queen St S Number Application HPA-2017-IV-001HPA-2017-IV-002HPA-2017-IV-003HPA-2017-IV-004HPA-2017-IV-005HPA-2017-IV-006HPA-2017-IV-007HPA-2017-V-008HPA-2017-V-009HPA-2017-V-010HPA-2017-V-011HPA-2017-V-012HPA-2017-V-013HPA-2017-V -014HPA-2017-V-015HPA-2017-V-016HPA-2017-IV-017HPA-2017-IV-018HPA-2017-V-019HPA-2017-V-020HPA-2017-V-021HPA-2017-IV-022HPA-2017-IV-023HPA-2017-V-024HPA-2017-IV-025HPA-2017-IV-026HPA-2017-V-027HPA-201 7-V-028HPA-2017-V-029HPA-2017-IV-030HPA-2017-V-031HPA-2017-IV-032HPA-2017-V-033 123456789 # 101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839 IF1 - 1