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REPORT TO: Heritage Kitchener
DATE OF MEETING: August 5, 2025
SUBMITTED BY: Garett Stevenson, Director of Housing and Development Approvals,
519-783-8922
PREPARED BY: Deeksha Choudhry, Heritage Planner, 519-783-8963
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 9
DATE OF REPORT: July 28, 2025
REPORT NO.: DSD -2025-333
SUBJECT: Heritage Permit Application H PA -2025-V-01 7
57 Jubilee Drive
RECOMMENDATION:
That pursuant to Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, Heritage Permit Application
HPA-2022-V-017 be approved to permit a rear addition on the property municipally
addressed as 57 Jubilee Drive in accordance with the supplementary information
submitted with the application and subject to the following conditions:
1. That the final building permit be reviewed and approved by the City's Heritage
Planner prior to the issuance of a building permit in accordance with the final
approved site plan.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
• The purpose of this report is to present staff's recommendation to approve the
proposed addition to the Boathouse, municipally addressed as 57 Jubilee Drive (within
Victoria Park).
• The key finding of this report is that the proposed development will not adversely
impact the Victoria Park or Victoria Park Area Neighborhood Heritage Conservation
District.
• The are no financial implications to the City associated with this report.
• This report supports the delivery of core services.
BACKGROUND:
The Development Services Department is in receipt of Heritage Permit Application HPA-
2025-V-017 seeking permission for a rear addition on the subject property municipally
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addressed as 57 Jubilee Drive, located within the Victoria Park Area Heritage Conservation
District (VPAHCD) (Fig. 1).
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REPORT:
The subject property on the south side of Jubilee Drive between David Street and Water
Street South. The subject property is located within the Victoria Park Area Heritage
Conservation District and is designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act (Fig. 2).
The subject property is also located within the Victoria Park Cultural Heritage Landscape.
Figure 2. Front fagade of the Boathouse
Staff were made aware of a structure being constructed on the patio of the Boathouse last
week. Staff have been working with the applicants and owners on the proposed addition
since then to ensure that the heritage value of the VPAHCD remains conserved. Staff
have received a heritage permit application today for consideration for the proposed rear
addition to the boathouse.
The proposed addition is subordinate to main building in size and is primarily being
proposed to have more kitchen operating space during the summer months. The new
structure has the same design and material palette as the existing addition to the
Boathouse that was approved in 2022. It has a flat roof, with Maibec siding in Muskoka
Brown. Additionally, to minimize the impact of the proposed addition on the existing
building and the views, the structure's primary service openings will have security shutters
that will remain open during operating hours and closed at all other times.
The open concept of the proposed addition is meant to minimize impacts to the views to
and from the Boathouse of the lake. The proposed addition is also modest in nature and is
reversible.
Figure 3. Proposed Addition at the rear of the Boathouse
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Figure 4. Plan of the Boathouse with the proposed addition
Heritage Planning Comments
In reviewing merits of this application, heritage planning staff make the following
comments:
• The property municipally addressed as 57 Jubilee Drive is located within the
Victoria Park Area Heritage Conservation District and is designated under Part V of
the Ontario Heritage Act;
• The proposal involves a modest rear addition to the existing building;
• The proposed addition is small in size, subordinate to the existing building, and will
be clad in the material as the existing addition that was approved in 2022;
• This will make the additions distinguishable from the existing principal building;
• The existing Boathouse building has the original footprint of the building, but has
been extensively modified after a fire in 1967 and years after;
• All of the changes proposed are contemporary in nature and design, but are still
compatible with the existing Boathouse, Victoria Park, and the HCD; and
• The addition is reversible in nature and will not have an adverse impact on the
existing Boathouse, the Romantic Landscape style of Park, and the overall District.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Capital Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Capital Budget.
Operating Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Operating Budget.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
CONSULT — The Heritage Kitchener Committee will be consulted regarding the subject
Heritage Permit Application.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
Ontario Heritage Act, 2021
Heritage Permit Application HPA-2022-V-027 — 57 Jubilee Drive, DSD -2022-
450
APPROVED BY: Garett Stevenson, Director of Housing and Development Approvals
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A — Heritage Permit Application Letter — 57 Jubilee Drive
Attachment B — Proposed Addition Drawings
Attachment C — Heritage Permit Application HPA-2025-V-016