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REPORT TO: Council Meeting
DATE OF MEETING: October 20, 2025
SUBMITTED BY: Garett Stevenson, Director of Development & Housing Approvals,
519-783-8922
PREPARED BY: Victoria Grohn, Heritage Planner, 519-783-8912
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 5
DATE OF REPORT: October 16, 2025
REPORT NO.: DSD -2025-442
SUBJECT: Notice of Intention to Designate
2219 Ottawa Street South
Resolution Amendment
RECOMMENDATION:
That the resolution ratified at the August 25, 2025 Council meeting regarding the
Notice of Intention to Designate 2219 Ottawa Street South & 808 Bleams Road under
Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act be amended to delete reference to "808 Bleams
Road", as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD -2025-442; and
further;
That the Notice of Intention to the designate would specifically apply to part of 2219
Ottawa Street South, which is identified as Part of Lot 129, German Company Tract,
being Part 1 on Plan 58R-22352 to facilitate the designation of a partition of the
property with a more accurate description.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
• The purpose of this report is to amend a resolution regarding the Notice of Intention to
Designate the property municipally addressed as 2219 Ottawa Street South.
• The key finding of this report is the incorrect address was used in the resolution to
publish the Notice of Intention to Designate as there is now a more accurate description
of the lands which will facilitate compliance with the requirements in subsections 29(4)
and 29(4.1) of the Ontario Heritage Act. There is now a reference plan identifying the
block to which the designation is to apply and the legal address has been corrected.
• There are no financial implications associated with this report.
• Community engagement included posting the report online with the agenda in advance
of the City Council meeting.
• This report supports the delivery of core services.
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BACKGROUND:
The Notice of Intention to Designate the subject property was considered by the Heritage
Kitchener committee at its August 5, 2025 meeting. The resolution to publish a Notice of
Intention to Designate the property municipally addressed as 2219 Ottawa Street South and
808 Bleams Road was passed by Council at its August 25, 2025 meeting. However, the
address noted in this resolution is incorrect. To comply with the Ontario Heritage Act and
given that there is now a registered reference plan with an accurate location, the resolution
should be amended to include the correct address of 2219 Ottawa Street South. The subject
property is referred to this correct address throughout the report.
REPORT:
The subject property has been evaluated and determined to meet the criteria for designation
under the Ontario Heritage Act. The original Notice of Intention to Designate referenced a
large parcel of land with the municipal address 2219 Ottawa Street South and 808 Bleams
Road. This address is incorrect and should have been referred to as 2219 Ottawa Street
South and 808 Trussler Road.
Since the passing of the resolution to publish the Notice of Intention to Designate, the City
has received a registered reference plan that clearly identifies the block encompassing the
heritage resource. To ensure accuracy and clarity, the designation is only to apply to the
block encompassing the heritage resource, as identified in registered reference plan 58R-
22352, received and deposited on August 26, 2025, and included as Attachment `A' to this
report.
Staff request that Council pass an amendment to the resolution adopted in August 2025 to
correct the municipal address to refer to 2219 Ottawa Street South and to update the legal
description to reflect the information shown on the registered reference plan. Pending
Council's approval the Notice of Intention to Designate will also be readvertised in the
Newspaper to ensure compliance with the notice provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports the delivery of core services.
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:
INFORM — This report has been posted to the City's website with the agenda in advance of
the council meeting.
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PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
DSD -2025-243 Notice of Intention to Designate 2219 Ottawa Street South & 808
Bleams Road under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
Ontario Heritage Act
APPROVED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager, Development Services
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A — Reference Plan
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