HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSD-16-068 - HPA-2016-IV-018 (330 Joseph Schoerg Cres)
REPORT TO: Heritage Kitchener
DATE OF MEETING: October 4, 2016
SUBMITTED BY: Brandon Sloan, Manager of Long Range & Policy Planning,
519-741-2200, ext. 7648
PREPARED BY: Sandra Parks, Heritage Planner, 519-741-2200, ext. 7839
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 3
DATE OF REPORT: September 8, 2016
REPORT NO.: CSD-16-068
SUBJECT: Heritage Permit Application HPA-2016-IV-018
330 Joseph Schoerg Crescent
Masonry and wood trim repairs
RECOMMENDATION:
THAT pursuant to Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, Heritage Permit Application
HPA-2016-IV-018 be approved to permit masonry and wood trim repairs on the property
municipally addressed as 330 Joseph Schoerg Crescent, in accordance with the plans
and supplementary information submitted with the application.
Location Map: 330 Joseph Schoerg Crescent
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BACKGROUND:
The Community Services Department is in receipt of Heritage Permit Application HPA-2016-IV-
018 which is seeking permission for masonry and wood trim repairsat the property municipally
addressed as 330 Joseph Schoerg Crescent, also known as the former SchoergFarmstead.
The Application is being made under a Property Standards Order by the By-law Enforcement
Division of the City of Kitchener. Article 34 of the Property Standards By-Law requires owners of
vacant heritage property to maintain and repair them as necessary to protect and prevent
deterioration of their heritage attributes.
REPORT:
The subject property is located on the south side of Joseph Schoerg Crescent just east of Langton
Drive, in the Pioneer Tower West community. The property is designated under Part IV of the
Ontario Heritage Act. Historically, it is associated with the earliest (Spring 1800) inland non-native
settlement in what would become Waterloo County. Architecturally, the Schoerg farmhouse is an
excellent example of a Mennonite Georgian residence.
330 Joseph Schoerg Crescent front facade
Cultural Heritage Value or Interest
Designation By-law 2003-227 identifies the following external heritage attributes of the
farmhouse as being of cultural heritage value or interest:
all exterior elevations including the rear summer kitchen annex with two-storey verandah
and square posts and balusters, but excluding the west gable end chimney (which has
since been removed);
single bay pedimented stoop entrance with turned posts and side benches;
all window openings, windows and sills including 6/6 double hung sash and storm, and
6-pane end lights and twin-lite cellar sashes;
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door and door openings including front entrance paneled door with 5-pane transom and
3-pane sidelites, kitchen annex entrance paneled door with twin gothic windows, but
excluding the door opening on the south (rear) elevation; and
roof and roofline including wooden moulded frieze and return eaves.
As such, issuance of a Heritage Permit is required to carry out alterations to the exterior of the
building, including repairs which may impact heritage attributes. It should be noted that the City
fully comply with a Property Standards Order which required the maintenance and repair of
certain heritage attributes.
Masonry and wood trim repairs
The applicant advises that the soffit and fascia are damaged and/or deteriorating. They have
been neglected for many years.Bricks are missing and spalling.
330 Joseph Schoerg Crescent examples of masonry deterioration
The proposal is for the soffit and fascia to be repaired/replaced as required, including sanding
and painting, to match the existing inmaterial, size, design and detail. Spalling and missing
brick in several areas are to be repaired/re-pointed to match original brick, using mortar mix to
match the original mortar in colour, texture and detail.
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The Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in
Canadasuggestsmaintain character-defining elements on an ongoing basis. Repair
character-defining elements by reinforcing their materials using recognized conservation
methods. Replace in kind any extensivelydeteriorated or missing parts of character-defining
elements, where there are surviving prototypes, replace with new elements that match forms,
In reviewing the merits of the application, Heritage Planning staff note the following:
subject property is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, with all
elevationsincluding the brick and wooden moulded frieze and return eavesidentified as
heritage elements;
the proposal follows The Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation
of Historic Places in Canada;
masonry and wood trim repairs will repair and protect the heritage attributes; and
the project will not adversely affect thethe character of the propertynor the façade of the
building.
In accordance with the Heritage Permit Application form, the approval of an application under the
Ontario Heritage Act shall not be a waiver of any of the provisions of any by-law of the City of
Kitchener or legislation, including, but not limited to, the requirements of the Ontario Building Code
and Zoning By-law. In this regard, staff confirm that a Building Permit is not required to carry out
masonry and wood trim repairs.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
The recommendation of this repo
through the delivery of core service.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
N/A
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM -
Heritage Kitchener committee meeting.
CONSULT - Heritage Kitchener has been consulted regarding the subject Heritage Permit
Application.
REVIEWED BY:
Leon Bensason, Coordinator, Cultural Heritage Planning
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
Alain Pinard, Director of Planning
APPENDIX A:
Heritage Permit Application HPA-2016-IV-018
APPENDIX B:
Property Standards Order
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