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Development &
Technical Services
Report To: Heritage Kitchener Committee
Date of Meeting: September 4, 2007
Submitted By: Leon Bensason, Heritage Planner (741-2306}
Prepared By: Stephanie Barber, Assistant Heritage Planner (741-2839}
Ward(s~ Involved: Ward 6
Date of Report: August 20, 2007
Report No.: DTS 07-139
Subject: HERITAGE PERMIT APPLICATION 2007-V-005
541 QUEEN STREET SOUTH
ALTERATIONS TO FRONT PORCH OF EXISTING BUILDING
RECOMMENDATION:
That pursuant to Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, Heritage Permit Application
HPA 2007-V-005 (541 Queen Street South) be approved, to permit the alteration of the front
porch of the existing building, in accordance with the drawings included with the heritage permit
application.
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BACKGROUND:
The Development and Technical Services Department is in receipt of Heritage Permit
Application HPA 2007-V-005. The applicant is seeking Council's permission to alter the front
porch of the existing building. The subject property is located at 541 Queen Street South, within
the Victoria Park Heritage Conservation District. The applicant wishes to alter the verandah to
create a formal, enclosed vestibule as part of the conversion of the building into medical offices.
Windows and an entrance would be installed on the front elevation, an entrance added to the
north elevation and windows installed on the south elevation.
REPORT:
The subject property is located within the Victoria Park Heritage Conservation District on the
east side of Queen Street South between the rail trail and Mill Street. The existing brick modified
Queen Anne style building is two-storeys with afull-front verandah. The original verandah was
replaced with the existing in the 1920s. The subject building is to be used as medical offices and
the applicants are seeking to alter the front verandah into a formal entrance and vestibule. The
proposal includes installing windows and a door in the existing openings between the verandah
piers on the front elevation, adding an entrance to the north side elevation and installing
windows in the existing opening between the verandah piers on the south side elevation. The
proposal also involves removal and replacement of the existing horizontal wood railing skirts
with vertical wood boards. In 2006, similar work to enclose a front verandah as part of a
conversion was approved and undertaken at 561 Queen Street South.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
CONCLUSION:
The proposed alterations to the front verandah are considered to be sympathetic to the existing
design of the verandah. Staff are of the opinion that the proposed alterations will not have an
adverse impact on the character of the building or the heritage district. Accordingly, staff
recommends approval of HPA 2007-V-005.
Leon Bensason, MCIP, RPP, CAPHC Stephanie Barber, BES
Heritage Planner Assistant Heritage Planner
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Heritage Permit Application 2007-V-005