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Home My WebLink AboutCSD-11-022 - HPA 2011-IV-001 - 300 Joseph Schoerg CresREPORT TO:Heritage Kitchener DATE OF MEETING: February 8, 2011 SUBMITTED BY: Alain Pinard, Director of Planning, 519-741-2319 PREPARED BY: Michelle Wade, Heritage Planner, 519-741-2839 WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 3 DATE OF REPORT: January 21, 2011 REPORT NO.: CSD-11-022 SUBJECT: Heritage Permit Application HPA-2011-IV-001 300 Joseph Schoerg Crescent Proposed Reconstruction of Drive Shed Foundation RECOMMENDATION: That pursuant to Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, Heritage Permit Application HPA-2011-IV-001 be approved to permit the reconstruction of the south west corner of the drive shed foundation at 300 Joseph Schoerg Crescent in accordance with the plans and supporting information submitted with the application and subject to the following condition: i. That the final building permit drawings be stamped by a professional engineer and submitted for review and heritage clearance by heritage planning staff prior to the issuance of a building permit. BACKGROUND: The Community Services Department is in receipt of Heritage Permit Application HPA- 2011-IV-001. The applicant is seeking Council’s permission 300 Joseph to reconstruct the Schoerg south west corner of Crescent the drive shed foundation at the property municipally addressed 300 Joseph Schoerg Crescent. î ó ï REPORT: The subject property is located on the south Drive Shed side of Joseph Schoerg Crescent in the Pioneer Tower West community, and is subject to a Heritage Conservation Easement Agreement and designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The key features that define the heritage character of this property include: the Betzner Farmhouse Building; the Betzner Drive Shed Building; and, the Cultural Heritage Landscape. The heritage features identified in the easement agreement are the same as those referenced in the designating by-law. The one-and-a-half storey drive shed is a banked structure with a stone foundation, board-and- batten exterior, front-gable roof clad with asphalt shingles, rectangular six-over-six sash windows, round-headed windows in both gable ends and three sliding barn doors. The Part IV Designating By-law describes the Betzner Drive Shed Building: “As a typical utilitarian accessory structure that added to the efficiency of living and working on the former farmstead, and also having historic ties to the Pioneer founding families. Specific architectural features and details of significance include all exterior building elevations, the fieldstone foundation, roof and roofline, window and door openings, door hardware on north and west elevations, and all 6/6 windows.” The heritage features identified in the easement agreement are the same as those referenced in the designating by-law. North Elevation West Elevation î ó î South Elevation East Elevation The applicant is proposing to reconstruct the south west corner of the drive shed foundation. The proposal will involve: Removing the wood shed at the south west corner of the drive shed; Relocating the ground wire on the south elevation of the drive shed; Removing the bend in the downspout on the south elevation of the drive shed; Repointing the foundation on the south elevation of the drive shed; Minor grading along the west elevation; Reattaching the landscape lighting transformer; and, Reconstructing the south west corner of the foundation of the drive shed. The reconstruction of the south west corner of the foundation of the drive shed will involve: Reinforcing interior support beams; Pouring a new footing; and, Reconstructing the south west corner of the drive shed with fieldstone. In reviewing the merits of the application, Heritage Planning staff note the following: The removal of the wood shed and the reconstruction of the southwest corner of the drive shed with fieldstone will restore the drive shed foundation to its original condition; The rubble fieldstones will be a variety of colours and sizes and will match the existing foundation as well as the dry stone wall on the property; The ground wire and landscape lighting transformer will not be visible because they will be relocated to the interior of the reconstructed southwest corner of the drive shed foundation and therefore will not negatively impact the heritage attributes or the character of the property; The removal of the bend in the downspout on the south elevation of the drive shed will not negatively impact the heritage attributes or the character of the property; The repointing of the foundation on the south elevation of the drive shed will be completed in accordance with the Ministry of Culture’s Annotated Master Specifications for the Cleaning and Repointing of Historic Masonry; and, The grades will generally match the existing with a slight increase in grade (3 to 4 inches) directly adjacent to the west elevation to allow water to drain away from the foundation, which will ensure that the heritage attributes are not negatively impacted. It is important to note that the reconstruction of the south west corner of the drive shed foundation will require a Professional Engineer to prepare, review and stamp drawings for a î ó í building permit. These drawings have not yet been prepared. Should these drawings impact the exterior scope of work identified in HPA-2011-IV-001 than a new Heritage Permit Application may be required. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: Community Priority – Quality of Life Quality of Life The review and approval of Heritage Permit Applications aligns with the Community Priority of the City of Kitchener Strategic Plan. An approved Heritage Permit Application is required for proposed alterations to properties that are designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. The review and approval of Heritage Permit Applications ensures that the cultural heritage resource and its heritage attributes are conserved in accordance with the designating by-law and good conservation practice. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: None. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Section 33(4) of the Ontario Heritage Act requires Council to consult with the Municipal Heritage Committee (Heritage Kitchener) beforeconsenting to a Heritage Permit Application, consenting to a Heritage Permit Application on terms and conditions, or refusing a Heritage Permit Application. Members of the community will be informed via circulation of the report to Heritage Kitchener and via formal consideration by Council. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Jeff Willmer, Deputy CAO Community Services Department Appendix A: Heritage Permit Application HPA-2011-IV-001 î ó ì î ó ë î ó ê î ó é î ó è î ó ç î ó ïð î ó ïï î ó ïî î ó ïí î ó ïì î ó ïë î ó ïê î ó ïé î ó ïè î ó ïç î ó îð î ó îï î ó îî î ó îí î ó îì î ó îë î ó îê î ó îé î ó îè