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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLN 15-24Report to Planning & Development Committee Report Number: PLN 15-24 Date: June 10, 2024 From: Kyle Bentley Director, City Development & CBO Subject: Part IV Designation under the Ontario Heritage Act - The Percy House - 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7) - File: A-3300-093 Recommendation: 1. That Council endorse the recommendations of the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee, dated September 7, 2022, to designate 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7) under Section 29, Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act; 2. That Council direct staff to serve a Notice of Intention to Designate the property located at 895 Wonder Drive, known as the Percy House, as a property of cultural heritage value or interest, pursuant, to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, included as Attachments 5 and 6 to Report PLN 15-24; 3. That, should no Notice of Objection be received by the Clerk within 30 days of the publication of the Notice of Intention to Designate, the Designation By-law for 895 Wonder Drive, included as Attachment 4 to Report PLN 15-24, be presented to Council for passing, and that staff be directed to carry out the notice requirements as prescribed under Section 29(8) of the Ontario Heritage Act; and 4. That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be authorized to take such actions as necessary to give effect to this report. Executive Summary: The purpose of this report is to seek Council’s approval to proceed with the Part IV designation of the property at 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7) (see Location Map, Attachment 1), known as the Percy House under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. This report provides background information and the draft designation by-law for 895 Wonder Drive. At the meeting held on September 7, 2022, the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee passed a motion recommending that the Percy House be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Accordingly, the Committee recommended that City Council approve the designation. The Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee supported the final siting of the Percy House on February 28, 2024, and, on March 27, 2024, the Committee supported the draft designation by-law. PLN 15-24 June 10, 2024 Subject: Part IV Designation under the Ontario Heritage Act - The Percy House – 895 Wonder Driver (formerly 815 Highway 7) Page 2 Relationship to the Pickering Strategic Plan: The recommendations in this report respond to the Pickering Strategic Plan Priorities of Champion Economic Leadership and Innovation; Advocate for an Inclusive, Welcoming, Safe & Healthy Community; and Strengthen Existing & Build New Partnerships. Financial Implications: No direct financial implications for the City are associated with the recommended action to designate the subject property. Discussion: The purpose of this report is to obtain Council’s approval to designate the Percy House at 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7), under Section 29, Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The Part IV designation of the Percy House will guide future changes to this heritage resource, to ensure that its heritage attributes are preserved. 1. Background Caplink Limited (FGF Brands) submitted applications for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment (City Files SP-2022-02 and A 04/22) to facilitate a food manufacturing facility, consisting of five buildings, including four manufacturing plants, and one distribution centre. These applications were approved by Council on February 6, 2023, and the Director, City Development & CBO issued draft plan approval on May 16, 2023. (Refer to Report PLN 03-23). The Draft Plan of Subdivision contains four blocks for employment uses, one block for a stormwater management facility, one block for a natural heritage feature, and one block for a future road widening and a new public street. Zoning By-law 7991/23 rezoned the lands to an appropriate zone category to permit the proposed uses and establish appropriate development standards. The property located at 815 Highway 7 is currently included on the City of Pickering Municipal Heritage Register as a listed, non-designated property. The house is situated on the south side of Highway 7, west of Whites Road (see Location Map, Attachment 1). In summer 2024, the house will be relocated approximately 100 metres west of its current location. A new foundation will be constructed for the house and a Reference Plan illustrating its new location will be deposited with the Land Registry Office. It is expected that the Notice of Intention to Designate will be published after the R-Plan is deposited, but before the house is relocated. The Percy House will form part of the FGF Brands food manufacturing campus and is proposed to be used as a learning studio/office space. The applicant also proposes to demolish the rear addition to the Percy House, due to structural concerns, and to construct an addition, approximately 287 square metres in size. A conceptual rendering plan and site plan are shown below in Figure 1 and Figure 2. PLN 15-24 June 10, 2024 Subject: Part IV Designation under the Ontario Heritage Act - The Percy House – 895 Wonder Driver (formerly 815 Highway 7) Page 3 Figure 1: Rendering Plan of the Percy House and addition Figure 2: Conceptual site plan 2. Ontario Heritage Act 815 Highway 7 is a listed, non-designated property on the City of Pickering Municipal Heritage Register. Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act authorizes the Council of a municipality to enact by-laws to designate real property, including all buildings and structures thereon, that demonstrate cultural heritage value or interest. Council shall, before giving notice of its intention to designate a property, consult with its municipal heritage committee. Ontario Regulation 9/06 of the Ontario Heritage Act provides criteria for determining whether a property has Cultural Heritage Value or Interest. If a property meets two or more of the criteria in Ontario Regulation 9/06, it is eligible for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. PLN 15-24 June 10, 2024 Subject: Part IV Designation under the Ontario Heritage Act - The Percy House – 895 Wonder Driver (formerly 815 Highway 7) Page 4 3. The property was found to have Cultural Heritage Value or Interest by a qualified heritage consultant In 2022, a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) was completed for 815 Highway 7 by WSP Canada Inc (WSP). The HIA determined that Percy House met five of the nine criteria for determining whether a property has cultural heritage value or interest (see Photograph, Page 6 of this Report). The property was found to retain design/physical value, associative value, and contextual value (see Heritage Impact Assessment, Attachment 2). The HIA recommended that once designated, the property owner should enter into a Heritage Easement to ensure the long-term preservation and maintenance of the structure. The Percy House meets the Provincial requirement for evaluating cultural heritage value or interest as outlined in Ontario Regulation 9/06 and is therefore recommended for designation. Table 1 below presents the evaluation of the subject property using Ontario Regulation 9/06. Table 1: Evaluation of 815 Highway 7 as per Ontario Regulation 9/06 1. The property has design value or physical value because it, i. is a rare, unique, representative or early example of a style, type, expression, material, or construction method, Y As demonstrated in Section 5.3.2 of the HIA, the residence at 815 Highway 7 reflects representative elements of the Ontario Cottage architectural style. This is a common architectural expression in the City of Pickering; however, the Percy House has an early and increasingly rare example of dichromatic brickwork. The patterned stringcourse below the roof line is an early example of a style that would come to characterize the region. As discussed in Section 5.3.4 of the HIA, the Central Ontario bank barns on the subject property are a representative expression of a Central Ontario barn and are now considered rare, with only one Part IV designated barn in the City of Pickering. Barns 1 and 2 appear to maintain their integrity through the retention of much of the original construction materials and application of historic building methods. Similarly, the wood silo at 815 Highway 7 is also a rare expression of nineteenth century silo construction, using wooden tongue-and-groove staves, wrapped in wooden cribs. PLN 15-24 June 10, 2024 Subject: Part IV Designation under the Ontario Heritage Act - The Percy House – 895 Wonder Driver (formerly 815 Highway 7) Page 5 ii. displays a high degree of craftsmanship or artistic merit, or Y The construction of the brick residence on the subject property displays a high degree of craftsmanship. The brickwork on the north façade is an early and increasingly rare example of dichromatic brickwork. This craftsmanship is evident in the patterned stringcourse below the moulded cornice, buff brick quoins and voussoirs and the fine use of the Flemish bond on the north façade. The central Ontario barns display mortise and tenon construction that is typical of the nineteenth century, but this is not considered to display a high degree of craftsmanship or artistic merit iii. demonstrates a high degree of technical or scientific achievement. N The property does not demonstrate a high degree of technical or scientific achievement. The structures display construction techniques reflective of the era and style. 2. The property has historical value or associative value because it, i. has direct associations with a theme, event, belief, person, activity, organization or institution that is significant to a community, Y As 815 Highway 7 has functioned as a farm since 1853, it is directly associated with the agricultural development of the former Ontario Township and City of Pickering. This theme is significant as it contributed to the community’s early economy and continues to be practiced today. ii. yields, or has the potential to yield information that contributes to an understanding of a community or culture, or N The results of research did not indicate that 815 Highway 7 yields information that could contribute to the understanding of a community or culture. iii. demonstrates or reflects the work or ideas of an architect, artist, builder, designer or theorist who is significant to a community. N The architect and builder of the building at 815 Highway 7 is unknown. 3. The property has contextual value because it, i. is important in defining, maintaining or supporting the character of an area, Y As the property retains 46 acres of the original 50-acre lot and continues to be actively used for agriculture, 815 Highway 7 is important in maintaining the historical agricultural character of the area. PLN 15-24 June 10, 2024 Subject: Part IV Designation under the Ontario Heritage Act - The Percy House – 895 Wonder Driver (formerly 815 Highway 7) Page 6 ii. is physically, functionally, visually or historically linked to its surroundings, or Y 815 Highway 7 is associated with the early settlement of the area and is important in maintaining and supporting the rural 19th century landscape along the Highway 7 Road corridor. iii. is a landmark. N No significant views to the property distinguish the building as a notable or distinct property. It does not serve as a local landmark in the community. 3.1 Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest The mid-nineteenth century farmstead, known as the Percy House, possesses design or physical value for the built heritage resource, displaying a high degree of craftsmanship located on the property. The one-and-a-half storey brick residence constructed c. 1853 demonstrates representative elements of an Ontario Cottage with Neo-Classical and Georgian influences. These representative elements include the rectangular plan and symmetrical three-bay façade, side gable roof, entrance details including a wood surround with transom and sidelights, and multipaned windows. The residence reflects a unique vernacular interpretation of the style, characterized by its elaborate dichromatic brickwork, including the decorative stringcourse, quoins, and jack arches. Through its function as a farm since 1853, the Percy House is directly associated with the agricultural development of the former Ontario Township and City of Pickering. This theme is significant as it historically contributed to the community’s early economic growth and continues to be practiced today. Photograph 1: View to main façade of the Percy House (WSP 2022) PLN 15-24 June 10, 2024 Subject: Part IV Designation under the Ontario Heritage Act - The Percy House – 895 Wonder Driver (formerly 815 Highway 7) Page 7 4. The Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee and property owner have been consulted At its meeting held on September 7, 2022, the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee passed a motion recommending that 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7), be designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The final siting, and Reference Plan for the Percy House, was supported at the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee held on February 28, 2024 (see Draft Reference Plan, Attachment 3). The Committee was also consulted on, and supported, the draft designation by-law at a meeting held on March 27, 2024 (see Draft Designation By-law, Attachment 4). The owner of 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7) has been provided with a copy of the draft designation by-law and general information on heritage designation. The owner has also agreed to enter into a Municipal Heritage Easement, which will ensure the ongoing maintenance and preservation of the Percy House, once relocated and restored. 5. Notice of Intention to Designate and Designation By-law have been prepared The Notice of Intention to Designate has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Ontario Heritage Act and, subject to Council approval, will be published in The Toronto Star (see Notice of Intention to Designate, Attachment 5). A copy of the Notice of Intention to Designate will also be sent to the Ontario Heritage Trust and the property owner (see Notice of Intention to Designate, Attachment 6). Should no notice of objection be received by the Clerk within the 30-day timeframe, staff recommend that Council approve the draft designation by-law (see Attachment 4, Draft Designation By-law), and serve a Notice of Passing in accordance with Section 29(8) of the Ontario Heritage Act. 6. Conclusion The Part IV (individual) or Part V (Heritage Conservation District) designation of a property under the Ontario Heritage Act gives Council the power to prevent the demolition of a building or structure on a heritage property. Additionally, owners of properties designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act require a Heritage Permit for most exterior alterations. To ensure the conservation of the Percy House, and to allow for the implementation of the Heritage Easement, staff recommend the designation of the Percy House at 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7), under Section 29, Part IV, of the Ontario Heritage Act. PLN 15-24 June 10, 2024 Subject: Part IV Designation under the Ontario Heritage Act -The Percy House – 895 Wonder Driver (formerly 815 Highway 7)Page 8 Attachments: 1.Location Map, 895 Wonder Drive 2.Heritage Impact Assessment: 815 Highway 7, prepared by WSP, dated August 19, 2022 3.Draft Reference Plan 4.Draft Designation By-law for the Percy House at 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7) 5.Notice of Intention to Designate to be published in The Toronto Star 6.Notice of Intention to Designate for the Ontario Heritage Trust and property owner Prepared By: Original Signed By Emily Game, BA, CAHP Senior Planner, Heritage Original Signed By Nilesh Surti, MCIP, RPP Division Head, Development Review & Urban Design Approved/Endorsed By: Original Signed By Catherine Rose, MCIP, RPP Chief Planner Original Signed By Kyle Bentley, P. Eng. Director, City Development & CBO EG:ld Recommended for the consideration of Pickering City Council Original Signed By Marisa Carpino, M.A. Chief Administrative Officer Attachment 1 to Report PLN 15-24 Highway 407 Whites Road Highway 7 Sid e l i n e 2 8 Location MapFile:Municipal Address:Proposed Part IV Designation of 895 Wonder Drive Date: May. 08, 2024 ¯ 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7) SubjectLands L:\PLANNING\01-MapFiles\01-City Development\01-PLN Reports\2024\PLN XX-24 - 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7)\PLNXX-24_LocationMapv2.mxd 1:4,500 SCALE:THIS IS NOT A PLAN OF SURVEY. © The Corporation of the City of Pickering Produced (in part) under license from: © King's Printer, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. All rights reserved.; © His Majesty the King in Right of Canada, Department ofNatural Resources. All rights reserved.; © Teranet Enterprises Inc. and its suppliers. All rights reserved.; © Municipal PropertyAssessment Corporation and its suppliers. All rights reserved. City DevelopmentDepartment Proposed Wonder Drive Proposed Percy House Location Existing Percy House Location Attachment 2 to Report PLN 15-24 CAPLINK LIMITED HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT 815 HIGHWAY 7, PICKERING AUGUST 19, 2022 HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT 815 HIGHWAY 7, PICKERING CAPLINK LIMITED ORIGINAL REPORT DATE: AUGUST 19, 2022 WSP 582 LANCASTER STREET WEST KITCHENER, ON N2K 1M3 T: +1 519 743 8777 WSP.COM WSP PROJECT NUMBER: 221-03925-00 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page iii S I G N A T U R E S PREPARED BY Emily Game, BA. Cultural Heritage Specialist August 19, 2022 Date APPROVED1 BY (must be reviewed for technical accuracy prior to approval) Joel Konrad, PhD, CAHP Cultural Heritage Lead - Ontario August 19, 2022 Date WSP Canada Inc. (“WSP”) prepared this report solely for the use of the intended recipient, CapLink Limited, in accordance with the professional services agreement between the parties. In the event a contract has not been executed, the parties agree that the WSP General Terms for Consultant shall govern their business relationship which was provided to you prior to the preparation of this report. The report is intended to be used in its entirety. No excerpts may be taken to be representative of the findings in the assessment. The conclusions presented in this report are based on work performed by trained, professional and technical staff, in accordance with their reasonable interpretation of current and accepted engineering and scientific practices at the time the work was performed. The content and opinions contained in the present report are based on the observations and/or information available to WSP at the time of preparation, using investigation techniques and engineering analysis methods consistent with those ordinarily exercised by WSP and other engineering/scientific practitioners working under similar conditions, and subject to the same time, financial and physical constraints applicable to this project. 1 Approval of this document is an administrative function indicating readiness for release and does not impart legal liability on to the Approver for any technical content contained herein. Technical accuracy and fit-for-purpose of this content is obtained through the review process. The Approver shall ensure the applicable review process has occurred prior to signing the document. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page iv WSP disclaims any obligation to update this report if, after the date of this report, any conditions appear to differ significantly from those presented in this report; however, WSP reserves the right to amend or supplement this report based on additional information, documentation or evidence. WSP makes no other representations whatsoever concerning the legal significance of its findings. The intended recipient is solely responsible for the disclosure of any information contained in this report. If a third party makes use of, relies on, or makes decisions in accordance with this report, said third party is solely responsible for such use, reliance or decisions. WSP does not accept responsibility for damages, if any, suffered by any third party as a result of decisions made or actions taken by said third party based on this report. WSP has provided services to the intended recipient in accordance with the professional services agreement between the parties and in a manner consistent with that degree of care, skill and diligence normally provided by members of the same profession performing the same or comparable services in respect of projects of a similar nature in similar circumstances. It is understood and agreed by WSP and the recipient of this report that WSP provides no warranty, express or implied, of any kind. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed and understood by WSP and the recipient of this report that WSP makes no representation or warranty whatsoever as to the sufficiency of its scope of work for the purpose sought by the recipient of this report. In preparing this report, WSP has relied in good faith on information provided by others, as noted in the report. WSP has reasonably assumed that the information provided is correct and WSP is not responsible for the accuracy or completeness of such information. The original of this digital file will be kept by WSP for a period of not less than 10 years. As the digital file transmitted to the intended recipient is no longer under the control of WSP, its integrity cannot be assured. As such, WSP does not guarantee any modifications made to this digital file subsequent to its transmission to the intended recipient. This limitations statement is considered an integral part of this report. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page v C O N T R I B U T O R S CLIENT CapLink Limited Martin Ng, P. Eng CapLink Limited 1295 Ormont Drive, Toronto, ON M9L 2W6 WSP Report Preparation Emily Game, B.A. Cultural Heritage Specialist Mapping/GIS Tanya Peterson, B.A. (Hons) Senior GIS Technician Report Review Joel Konrad, PhD, CAHP Cultural Heritage Lead, Ontario Cultural Heritage Specialist 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page vi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WSP was retained by the Biglieri Group on behalf of CapLink Limited to complete a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) for the property located at 815 Highway 7 in the City of Pickering. The report was undertaken to accompany the submission of a Site Plan Application for the 23.8- hectare development of two properties on Highway 7, including: 815 and 745 Highway 7 (the project location), which is proposing the phased construction of five industrial buildings as part of the development of the FGF Pickering Manufacturing Campus. The property at 815 Highway 7 is comprised of a one-and-a-half storey Ontario Cottage (the Percy House) with Neo-Classical and Georgian influences, constructed of brick in 1853, as well as two Central Ontario bank barns and two silos. The subject property is listed as a non- designated property on the City of Pickering Municipal Heritage Register pursuant to Section 27 (1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act. This HIA has evaluated the subject property against the criteria of Ontario Regulation 9/06 and Ontario Regulation 10/06 criteria and determined that it possesses cultural heritage value or interest (CHVI) for its design or physical value, tied to the architecture, rarity and craftsmanship of the residence and bank barns. As such, a Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest and List of Heritage Attributes has been compiled. Evaluating the proposed development plan for the project location at 815 Highway 7 against the CHVI and List of Heritage Attributes, it was determined that the new industrial development would have major impacts on the property at 815 Highway 7, especially related to the removal of the two Central Ontario bank barns and the relocation of the Percy House. The following alternatives, mitigation measures and conservation options were considered to avoid or reduce these adverse impacts to the heritage attributes of the property: 1) Do nothing: preserve and maintain the Percy House, Barns 1 and 2 and Silos 1 and 2 and all landscape heritage attributes in situ with no further development of the property. 2) Preserve and maintain the Percy House, barns and silos in situ with adaptive reuse of these structures and development of manufacturing campus around these structures on the property. 3) Relocate the Percy House within the site to a more convenient location with an adaptive reuse, dismantle and salvage heritage attributes from Barns 1 and 2 and Silos 1 and 2 and develop the manufacturing campus on the property. 4) Remove the Percy House, Barns 1 and 2 and Silos 1 and 2, salvaging heritage attributes from the structures and develop the manufacturing campus on the property. Based on a review of the alternatives, mitigation and conservation options analysis, Option 1, do nothing, is the preferred option from a cultural heritage perspective. However, a “do nothing” approach is not feasible as the subject property is designated Prestige Employment and Seaton Natural Heritage System in the Pickering Official Plan. As such, this approach would be a 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page vii constraint on the proposed concept plan and future development. Option 2 and Option 3 are the next preferred options, followed finally by Option 4. The following conservation/mitigation strategies are recommended for Option 3: 1. The following should be implemented through the development application process: a. In accordance with the MHSTCI’s Heritage Resources in Land Use Planning Process design guidelines that harmonize mass, setback, setting and materials is a mitigation measure to reduce impacts to cultural heritage resources, including the preparation of a Landscape Plan around the Percy House. b. Complete a Temporary Protection Plan (TPP) to stabilize and conserve the Percy House in its current location before construction of the surrounding development begins and during construction. This includes the installation of temporary construction fencing between the Percy House and the proposed development. c. A Mothballing Plan be completed to examine the current condition of the Percy House and to suggest stabilization and maintenance measures necessary to temporarily mothball and secure the structures. d. Prepare a Conservation Plan detailing the conservation methods, required actions and trades for the conservation methods and an implementation schedule to conserve the heritage attributes of the landscape in the long-term. e. Prepare a Cultural Heritage Resource Documentation Report for Barns 1 and 2 and Silos 1 and 2, and if necessary, the one-storey south addition. f. Given the proximity of the adjacent heritage properties to the proposed limits of grading, a comprehensive pre-construction survey should be completed and a Zone of Influence Construction Vibration Study to monitor and mitigate vibration impacts during construction. Where possible prevent heavy equipment traffic from being routed in the vicinity of the Percy House to minimize potential effects from vibration. g. Fugitive dust emissions should be managed by creating a fugitive dust emissions plan following practices outlined in the Ontario Standards Development Branch Technical Bulletin: Management Approaches for Industrial Fugitive Dust Sources (2017). 2) Contract documentation should include information regarding the CHVI of the aforementioned properties, specifically the List of Heritage Attributes. 3) WSP recommends that 815 Highway 7 meets the criteria for heritage designation under O. Reg. 9/06 as a representative example of an early Ontario Cottage with Neo- Classical and Georgian influences, for its connection to the nineteenth century agricultural development of the City of Pickering as well as for its contribution to the surrounding Highway 7 streetscape. 4) Should development plans change significantly in scope or design after approval of this HIA, additional cultural heritage investigations may be required. Once finalized, a copy of this HIA should be distributed to the City of Pickering Local History Collection Digital Archive. 815 Highway 7, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page viii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................. 1 2 POLICY FRAMEWORK .................................. 5 2.1 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ............................................. 5 2.2 Planning Act and Provincial Policy Statement .. 6 2.3 Ontario Heritage Act ............................................ 7 2.4 Ontario Regulation 9/06 ...................................... 7 2.5 Ontario Regulation 10/06 .................................... 8 2.6 Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries Heritage Resources in The Land Use Planning Process ................................................ 9 2.7 Region of Durham Official Plan ........................ 10 2.8 City of Pickering Official Plan ........................... 10 3 PROJECT METHODOLOGY ........................ 13 4 HISTORICAL CONTEXT ............................... 14 4.1 Pre-European Contact Period ........................... 14 4.2 Pre-Confederation Treaties ............................... 15 4.3 Ontario County .................................................. 16 4.4 Pickering Township ........................................... 16 4.5 Community of Whitevale ................................... 17 4.6 Community of Green River ............................... 18 4.7 Site Specific History: 815 Highway 7 ............... 18 815 Highway 7 .............................................................................. 18 5 EXISTING CONDITIONS .............................. 22 5.1 815 Highway 7 .................................................... 22 Residence .................................................................................... 22 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page ix 5.1.1.1 Exterior ........................................................................................ 22 5.1.1.2 Interior ......................................................................................... 30 Bank Barn 1 and Silo 1 Exterior ..................................................... 51 Barn 1 Interior ............................................................................... 55 Bank Barn 2 and Silo 2.................................................................. 61 Barn 2 Interior ............................................................................... 64 Landscape Conditions ................................................................... 69 5.2 Study Area Context ........................................... 71 5.3 Architectural Style ............................................. 75 Ontario Cottage ............................................................................ 75 Comparative Analysis ................................................................... 76 Central Ontario Barn ..................................................................... 80 Comparative Analysis – Bank Barns at 815 Highway 7 ................... 80 6 CONSULTATION .......................................... 84 6.1 City of Pickering ................................................ 84 6.2 Federal and Provincial Review ......................... 84 7 DISCUSSION OF INTEGRITY ...................... 85 8 CULTURAL HERITAGE EVALUATION ........ 90 8.1 Evaluation using Ontario Regulation 9/06 ....... 90 8.2 Ontario Regulation 10/06 .................................. 92 8.3 Results of the Cultural Heritage Evaluation..... 94 8.4 Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest ............................................................................ 94 Description of Historic Place .......................................................... 94 Heritage Value .............................................................................. 95 List of Heritage Attributes .............................................................. 95 9 PROPOSED UNDERTAKING AND IMPACTS ...................................................................... 98 9.1 Description of Proposed Undertaking.............. 98 Development Concept ................................................................... 98 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page x 9.2 Potential Impacts ............................................... 98 9.3 Evaluation of Impacts...................................... 101 9.4 Results of Impact Assessment ....................... 103 10 ALTERNATIVES, MITIGATION AND CONSERVATION OPTIONS....................... 104 10.1 Alternatives, Mitigation and Conservation Options Analysis.............................................. 104 10.2 Options Analysis ............................................. 109 10.3 Implementation and Monitoring...................... 112 11 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................... 114 BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................... 116 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page xi TABLES TABLE 5-1: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HERITAGE PROPERTIES OF A SIMILAR AGE, STYLE AND/OR TYPOLOGY ............................. 77 TABLE 5-2: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BARNS OF A SIMILAR AGE, STYLE AND/OR TYPOLOGY ........................................................ 82 TABLE 7-1: HERITAGE INTEGRITY ANALYSIS FOR THE PROPERTY ........................................ 86 TABLE 8-1: EVALUATION OF 815 HIGHWAY 7 AS PER O. REG. 9/06 ........................................ 90 TABLE 8-2: EVALUATION OF 815 HIGHWAY 7 AS PER O. REG. 10/06....................................... 92 TABLE 9-1: IMPACT GRADING........................ 100 TABLE 9-2: EVALUATION OF IMPACTS TO SUBJECT PROPERTY AT 815 HIGHWAY 7 .... 101 TABLE 10-1: ALTERNATIVES, MITIGATION AND CONSERVATION OPTIONS ............................ 105 TABLE 10-2: SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM AND LONG-TERM ACTIONS FOR OPTION 3 .......... 113 FIGURES FIGURE 1: PROJECT LOCATION ........................ 2 FIGURE 2: LOCATION OF STUDY AREA ............ 3 FIGURE 3: MAP OF EXISTING CONDITIONS ..... 4 FIGURE 4: ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE COUNTY OF PICKERING (J.H. BEERS & CO., 1877) ........................................................ 121 FIGURE 5: 1877 ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL ATLAS OF ONTARIO COUNTY, PICKERING TOWNSHIP....................................................... 122 FIGURE 6: 1914 TOPOGRAPHIC MAP ............ 123 FIGURE 7: 1933 TOPOGRAPHIC MAP ............ 124 FIGURE 8: 1943 TOPOGRAPHIC MAP ............ 125 FIGURE 9: 1954 AERIAL IMAGE...................... 126 FIGURE 10: 2000 AERIAL IMAGE .................... 127 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page xii APPENDICES A HISTORICAL MAPPING B SITE CONCEPT PLAN (MARCH 2022) C DRONE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 1 1 INTRODUCTION WSP was retained by the Biglieri Group on behalf of CapLink Limited to complete a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) for the property located at 815 Highway 7 in the City of Pickering. The report was undertaken to accompany the submission of a Site Plan Application for the 23.8-hectare development of two properties on Highway 7, including: 815 and 745 Highway 7 (the project location, Figures 1 and 2), which is proposing the phased construction of five industrial buildings as part of the development of the FGF Pickering Manufacturing Campus. The property at 815 Highway 7 is composed of a one-and-a-half storey Ontario Cottage (the Percy House) constructed c. 1853 of brick with Neo-Classical and Georgian influences, as well as two Central Ontario bank barns and two silos (Barns 1 and 2 and Silos 1 and 2) (Figure 3). The subject property is listed as a non-designated property on the City of Pickering Municipal Heritage Register pursuant to Section 27 (1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). The property owner’s contact information is as follows: Infrastructure Ontario Suite 2000, 1 Dundas Street West Toronto, ON, M5G 1Z3 In June 2022, ownership of the property will be transferred to: CapLink Limited 1295 Ormont Drive, Toronto, ON M9L 2W6 This HIA has been structured to adhere to the City of Pickering’s Terms of Reference: Heritage Impact Assessments (2022) and guidance provided in the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries (MHSTCI) Ontario Heritage Tool Kit: Heritage Resources in Land Use Planning Process (2006); the OHA; Section 2(d) of the Planning Act; and Section 2.6.3 of the Provincial Policy Statement (2020). This document will provide: • A background on the project and introduction to the development site; • A description of the methodology used to investigate and evaluate the subject property; • A summary of background research and analysis related to the subject property; • An assessment of exterior existing conditions; • An evaluation of the subject property for Cultural Heritage Value or Interest (CHVI) and a Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest and List of Heritage Attributes, if applicable; • A description of the proposed development and a summary of potentially adverse impacts; and • An assessment of alternative options, mitigation measures and conservation methods to be considered to avoid or limit negative impacts to the CHVI of the subject property. PROJECT NO:DATE:SCALE: 221-03925-00 APRIL 2022 CREDITS: ESRI TOROPGRAPHIC BASEMAP HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT: 815 HIGHWAY 7, PICKERING PROJECT: 1:50,000 ± DRAWN BY: TP TITLE: FIGURE 1: LOCATION OF STUDY AREA IN THE CITY OF PICKERING CAPLINK LIMITED CLIENT: LEGEND STUDY AREA Document Path: D:\aProjects\221-03925-00\MXD\221-03925-00 Figure 2 Study Area.mxd Service Layer Credit Sources: Esri, HERE, Garmin, Intermap, increment P Corp., GEBCO, USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, IGN, Kadaster NL, Ordnance 0 1,900950 m W H IT E S R O A D SID EL IN E 26 H I GHWAY 4 07 H I G H WA Y 7 H I G H W AY 4 0 7 S ID E L I NE 28 PROJECT NO:DATE:SCALE: 221-03925-00 APRIL 2022 CREDITS: LAND INFORMATION ONTARIO HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT: 815 HIGHWAY 7, PICKERING PROJECT: 1:4,000 ± DRAWN BY: TP TITLE: FIGURE 2: PROJECT LOCATION CAPLINK LIMITED CLIENT: LEGEND STUDY AREA Document Path: D:\aProjects\221-03925-00\MXD\221-03925-00 Figure 1 Location.mxd Service Layer Credit Source: Esri, Maxar, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community 0 16080 m RESIDENCE DRIVEWAY SILO 1 BARN 1 SILO 2 BARN 2 W HIT E S R O A D HIG H W AY 7 WH I T E S R O A D PROJECT NO:DATE:SCALE: 221-03925-00 APRIL 2022 CREDITS: REGION OF DURHAM HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT: 815 HIGHWAY 7, PICKERING PROJECT: 1:1,236 ± DRAWN BY: TP TITLE: FIGURE 3: EXISTING CONDITIONS CAPLINK LIMITED CLIENT: LEGEND STUDY AREA Document Path: D:\aProjects\221-03925-00\MXD\221-03925-00 Figure 3 Existing Condtions.mxd Service Layer Credit © 2021 Regional Municipality of Durham; 2020 Orthophotography provided by © First Base Solutions Inc.; © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2021. 0 5025 m 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 5 2 POLICY FRAMEWORK 2.1 UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES On June 21st, 2021, the Canadian federal government enacted United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and confirmed that the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Declaration - 2007) “must be implemented in Canada.” As a result, Indigenous peoples in Canada are recognized as having unique rights, including those that pertain to the conservation of Indigenous heritage. As per Articles 11 and 31 of the Declaration: 11. 1) Indigenous peoples have the right to practice and revitalize their cultural traditions and customs. This includes the right to maintain, protect and develop the past, present and future manifestations of their cultures, such as archaeological and historical sites, artefacts, designs, ceremonies, technologies and visual and performing arts and literature. 31. 1) Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, as well as the manifestations of their sciences, technologies and cultures, including human and genetic resources, seeds, medicines, knowledge of the properties of fauna and flora, oral traditions, literatures, designs, sports and traditional games and visual and performing arts. They also have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their intellectual property over such cultural heritage, traditional knowledge, and traditional cultural expressions. 2) In conjunction with Indigenous peoples, States shall take effective measures to recognize and protect the exercise of these rights. These rights to historical sites, ceremonies, cultural traditions, etc. (collectively understood as Indigenous heritage) are pertinent to the Environmental Assessment process through Articles 25 and 26 of the Declaration, which state that: 25. Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual relationship with their traditionally owned or otherwise occupied and used lands, territories, waters and coastal seas and other resources and to uphold their responsibilities to future generations in this regard. 26. 1) Indigenous peoples have the right to the lands, territories and resources which they have traditionally owned, occupied or otherwise used or acquired. 2) Indigenous peoples have the right to own, use, develop and control the lands, territories and resources that they possess by reason of traditional ownership or other traditional occupation or use, as well as those which they have otherwise acquired. 3) States shall give legal recognition and protection to these lands, territories and resources. Such recognition shall be conducted with due respect to the customs, traditions, and land tenure systems of the Indigenous peoples concerned. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 6 2.2 PLANNING ACT AND PROVINCIAL POLICY STATEMENT The Planning Act (1990) and the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) [Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH), 2020] issued under Section 3 of the Planning Act, provide Ontario-wide policy direction on land use planning. All decisions affecting land use planning “shall be consistent with” the PPS, which identifies that properties and features demonstrating significant architectural, cultural, historical, archaeological, technical or scientific interest are of provincial interest and should be conserved. The importance of identifying, evaluating and conserving built heritage resources and cultural heritage landscapes is noted in two sections of the PPS 2020: — Section 1.7.1 – Long-term economic prosperity should be supported by: e) encouraging a sense of place, by promoting well-designed built form and cultural planning, and by conserving features that help define character, including built heritage resources and cultural heritage landscapes — Section 2.6.1 – “Significant built heritage resources and significant heritage landscapes shall be conserved”; and, — Section 2.6.3 – “Planning authorities shall not permit development and site alteration on adjacent lands to protected heritage property except where the proposed development and site alteration has been evaluated and it has been demonstrated that the heritage attributes of the protected heritage property will be conserved.” The following concepts, as defined in the PPS, are fundamental to an understanding of the conservation of cultural heritage resources in Ontario: Built heritage resources (BHR) are defined as “a building, structure, monument, installation or any manufactured or constructed part or remnant that contributes to a property’s cultural heritage value or interest as identified by a community, including an Indigenous community. Built heritage resources are located on property that may be designated under Parts IV or V of the Ontario Heritage Act, or that may be included on local, provincial, federal and/or international registers.” Conserved is defined as “the identification, protection, management and use of built heritage resources, cultural heritage landscapes and archaeological resources in a manner that ensures their cultural heritage value or interest is retained. This may be achieved by the implementation of recommendations set out in a conservation plan, archaeological assessment, and/or heritage impact assessment that has been approved, accepted or adopted by the relevant planning authority and/or decision-maker. Mitigative measures and/or alternative development approaches can be included in these plans and assessments.” Cultural heritage landscapes (CHL) “means a defined geographical area that may have been modified by human activity and is identified as having cultural heritage value or interest by a community, including an Indigenous community. The area may include features such as buildings, structures, spaces, views, archaeological sites or natural elements that are valued together for their interrelationship, meaning or association. Cultural heritage landscapes may be properties that have been determined to have cultural heritage value or interest under the Ontario Heritage Act, or 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 7 have been included on federal and/or international registers, and/or protected through official plan, zoning by-law, or other land use planning mechanisms.” Heritage attributes “means the principal features or elements that contribute to a protected heritage property’s cultural heritage value or interest, and may include the property’s built, constructed, or manufactured elements, as well as natural landforms, vegetation, water features, and its visual setting (e.g. significant views or vistas to or from a protected heritage property).” Significant means “in regard to cultural heritage and archaeology, resources that have been determined to have cultural heritage value or interest. Processes and criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest are established by the Province under the authority of the Ontario Heritage Act.” 2.3 ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT The OHA gives municipalities and the provincial government powers to preserve the heritage of Ontario, with a primary focus on protecting heritage properties and archaeological sites. The OHA grants authority to municipalities and the province to identify and designate properties of heritage significance, provide standards and guidelines for the preservation of heritage properties and enhance protection of heritage conservation districts, marine heritage sites and archaeological resources. Properties can be designated individually (Part IV of the OHA) or as part of a larger group of properties, known as a Heritage Conservation District (Part V of the OHA). Designation offers protection for the properties under Sections 33 and 34 of the OHA, prohibiting the owner of a designated property from altering, demolishing or removing a building or structure on the property unless the owner applies to the council of the municipality and receives written consent to proceed with the alteration, demolition or removal. In addition to designated properties, the OHA allows municipalities to list properties that are considered to have CHVI on their Register, which provides interim protection against demolition in the form of a 60-day delay in issuing a demolition permit. Under Part IV, Section 27, municipalities must maintain a Register of properties situated in the municipality that are of CHVI. Section 27 (1.1) states that the Register shall be kept by the Clerk and that it must list all designated properties (Part IV and V). Under Section 27 (1.2), the Register may include a property that has not been designated, but that the municipal council believes to possess CHVI. Listed properties, although recognized as having CHVI, are not protected under the OHA as designated properties are, but are acknowledged under Section 2 of the PPS (MMAH, 2020). 2.4 ONTARIO REGULATION 9/06 The evaluation of cultural heritage resources is guided by Ontario Regulation 9/06 (O. Reg 9/06), which provides three principal criteria with nine sub-criteria for determining CHVI. The criteria set 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 8 out in the regulation were developed to identify and evaluate properties for designation under the OHA. Best practices in evaluating properties that are not yet protected employ O. Reg. 9/06 to determine if they have CHVI. These criteria include: design or physical value, historical or associative value and contextual value. 1. The property has design value or physical value because it, i. is a rare, unique, representative or early example of a style, type, expression, material or construction method, ii. displays a high degree of craftsmanship or artistic merit, or iii. demonstrates a high degree of technical or scientific achievement. 2. The property has historical value or associative value because it, i. has direct associations with a theme, event, belief, person, activity, organization or institution that is significant to a community, ii. yields, or has the potential to yield, information that contributes to an understanding of a community or culture, or iii. demonstrates or reflects the work or ideas of an architect, artist, builder, designer or theorist who is significant to a community. 3. The property has contextual value because it, i. is important in defining, maintaining or supporting the character of an area, ii. is physically, functionally, visually or historically linked to its surroundings, or iii. is a landmark. O. Reg. 9/06, s. 1 (2). If a potential cultural heritage resources is found to meet any one of these criteria, it can then be considered an identified resource. 2.5 ONTARIO REGULATION 10/06 Ontario Regulation 10/06 provides the Criteria for Determining Cultural Heritage Value or Interest of Provincial Significance. This regulation was created in 2006 to be utilised to identify properties of provincial heritage significance under the Ontario Heritage Act. 1. (1) The criteria set out in subsection (2) are prescribed for the purposes of clause 34.5 (1) (a) of the Act. O. Reg. 10/06, s. 1 (1). (2) A property may be designated under section 34.5 of the Act if it meets one or more of the following criteria for determining whether it is of cultural heritage value or interest of provincial significance: 1. The property represents or demonstrates a theme or pattern in Ontario’s history. 2. The property yields, or has the potential to yield, information that contributes to an understanding of Ontario’s history. 3. The property demonstrates an uncommon, rare or unique aspect of Ontario’s cultural heritage. 4. The property is of aesthetic, visual or contextual importance to the province. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 9 5. The property demonstrates a high degree of excellence or creative, technical or scientific achievement at a provincial level in a given period. 6. The property has a strong or special association with the entire province or with a community that is found in more than one part of the province. The association exists for historic, social, or cultural reasons or because of traditional use. 7. The property has a strong or special association with the life or work of a person, group or organization of importance to the province or with an event of importance to the province. 8. The property is located in unorganized territory and the Minister determines that there is a provincial interest in the protection of the property. O. Reg. 10/06, s. 1 (2). 2.6 MINISTRY OF HERITAGE, SPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE INDUSTRIES HERITAGE RESOURCES IN THE LAND USE PLANNING PROCESS The MHSTCI’s Heritage Resources in the Land Use Planning Process (2006) identifies HIAs as an important tool to evaluate cultural heritage resources and to determine appropriate conservation options. The document identifies what an HIA should contain and any specific municipal requirements. To determine the effect that a proposed development or site alteration may have on a significant cultural heritage resource, Heritage Resources in the Land Use Planning Process outlines seven potential negative or indirect impacts: • Destruction of any, or part of any, significant heritage attributes or features; • Alteration that is not sympathetic, or is incompatible, with the historic fabric and appearance; • Shadows created that alter the appearance of a heritage attribute or change the viability of a natural feature or plantings, such as a garden; • Isolation of a heritage attribute from its surrounding environment, context or a significant relationship; • Direct or indirect obstruction of significant views or vistas within, from, or of built and natural features; • A change in land use such as rezoning a battlefield from open space to residential use, allowing new development or site alteration to fill in the formerly open spaces; • Land disturbances such as a change in grade that alters soils, and drainage patterns that adversely affect an archaeological resource. The MHSTCI’s Eight Guiding Principles in the Conservation of Historic Properties (2007), provide guiding principles for the development of appropriate conservation or mitigation measures: 1. Respect for documentary evidence Do not base restoration on conjecture. Conservation work should be based on historical documentation, such as historical photographs, drawings and physical evidence. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 10 2. Respect for the original location Do not move buildings unless there is no other means to save them. Site is an integral component of a building. Any change in site diminishes heritage value considerably. 3. Respect for historical material Repair or conserve rather than replace building materials and finishes, except where absolutely necessary. Minimal intervention maintains the historical content of the resource. 4. Respect for original fabric Repair with like materials, to return the resource to its prior condition without altering its integrity. 5. Respect for the building’s history Do not restore to one period at the expense of another. Do not destroy later additions to a house solely to restore it to a single time period. 6. Reversibility Alterations should be able to be returned to original conditions. This conserves earlier building design and technique. For instance, when a new door opening is put in a stone wall, the original stones are numbered, removed and stored, allowing for future restoration. 7. Legibility New work should be distinguishable from old. Buildings should be recognized as products of their own time, and new additions should not blur the distinction between old and new. 8. Maintenance With continuous care, future restoration will not be necessary. With regular upkeep, major conservation projects and their high costs can be avoided. 2.7 REGION OF DURHAM OFFICIAL PLAN The Durham Regional Official Plan (2020 - Office Consolidation) provides a series of policies for the conservation of cultural heritage resources. Section 2.3.49 of the document provides a policy for Built and Culture Heritage Resources, which states that the Regional Council shall encourage councils of the area municipalities to utilize the Ontario Heritage Act to conserve, protect, and enhance the built and cultural heritage resources of the municipality. The plan is clear to be consistent with the policies and direction provided through the PPS and encourages local municipalities to address cultural heritage resources in greater detail within their local official plans. 2.8 CITY OF PICKERING OFFICIAL PLAN The City of Pickering Official Plan (2018) provides cultural heritage conservation policies in Chapter 8. The following policies provide guidance for development proposals that may impact cultural heritage resources. 8.2 City Council shall: (a) identify important cultural heritage resources from all time periods, so that they can be appropriately conserved and integrated into the community fabric, including: 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 11 (i) significant heritage structures, features and sites; (ii) buildings, sites, and artifacts of historical, archaeological and architectural significance including modern or recent architecture; (iii) significant landscape features and characteristics, including vistas and ridge lines; and (iv) other locally important cultural heritage resources; (b) foster public awareness and appreciation of the City’s cultural heritage; (c) prevent the demolition, destruction or inappropriate alteration of important cultural heritage resources to the extent possible; (d) where possible, restore, rehabilitate, maintain and enhance important cultural heritage resources owned by the City, and encourage the same for those owned by others; (e) where possible, ensure development, infrastructure, capital works and other private and public projects conserve, protect and enhance important cultural heritage resources; and (f) involve the public, business-people, landowners, local heritage experts, heritage committees, relevant public agencies, and other interested groups and individuals in cultural heritage decisions affecting the City. Cooperation with Others 8.3 City Council shall: (a) assist in identifying, protecting and promoting cultural heritage resources in the municipality, in cooperation with Federal, Provincial and Regional levels of government, as well as private agencies and individuals; (b) consult with its local architectural conservation advisory committee and other heritage committees, and participate with these committees and others in protecting important heritage resources, as necessary, through assembling, resale, public- private partnerships, acquisition or other forms of involvement; (c) ensure that plans, programs and strategies prepared by or for the City and its boards or commissions, shall respect the character and significance of the City’s heritage resources; and (d) use and encourage the use of available government and non-government funding and programs to assist in cultural heritage resource conservation. Ontario Heritage Act 8.4 City Council, in consultation with its heritage committee, where warranted shall implement the provisions of the OHA, including the designation under the Act of heritage sites and heritage districts. Cultural Heritage Inventory 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 12 8.7 City Council, in association with its heritage committee, shall: (a) conduct an inventory of heritage resources owned by the City, its boards and commissions, and establish an overall program for the maintenance, use, reuse or, if warranted, disposal of these resources; (b) maintain an inventory of heritage resources designated or worthy of designation under the OHA; and (c) store and disseminate cultural heritage resource inventories and databases in convenient and publicly accessible locations and formats, and maintain an archive of heritage conservation information. Cultural Heritage Alteration and Demolition 8.8 City Council, in consultation with its heritage committee, shall: (a) allow alterations, additions or repairs to buildings designated under the OHA, provided the changes to the building do not detrimentally affect the heritage value; (b) allow new buildings, or alterations, additions or repairs to existing buildings within a Heritage Conservation District that are consistent with the District Conservation Guidelines; (c) discourage or prevent the demolition or inappropriate alteration of a heritage resource, but where demolition or inappropriate alteration is unavoidable: (i) consider the acquisition and conservation of the resource; and (ii) if acquisition is not possible, conduct a thorough review and documentation of the resource for archival purposes; and (d) ensure that designated cultural heritage buildings, and other important cultural heritage resources that are vacant for an extended period of time are inspected regularly to discourage vandalism and monitor conformity with the City’s Maintenance and Occupancy By-law. Guidelines for Use and Reuse 8.9 City Council shall consider the following guidelines on the use and reuse of heritage resources: (a) maintain, if possible, the original use of heritage structures and sites, and if possible, retain the original location and orientation of such structures; (b) where original uses cannot be maintained, support the adaptive reuse of heritage structures and sites to encourage resource conservation; and (c) where no other alternative exists for maintaining heritage structures in their original locations, allow the relocation of the structure to appropriate sites or areas. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 13 3 PROJECT METHODOLOGY An HIA evaluates the proposed impact of development on the heritage attributes of a property of potential CHVI. This HIA is guided by the MHSTCI Ontario Heritage Tool Kit: Heritage Resources in the Land Use Planning Process; the OHA; Section 2(d) of the Planning Act; Section 2.6.3 of the PPS, and the City of Pickering Terms of Reference: Heritage Impact Assessments (2022). To address the requirements of an HIA, this report provides the following information: • A summary of the history of the immediate context informed by a review of archival sources and historical maps; • Exterior and interior photographic documentation of the subject property, project location, and context; • A written description of the existing conditions and context of the subject property; • An evaluation of the subject property according to O. Reg. 9/06 and O. Reg. 10/06; • Preparation of a Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest and List of Heritage Attributes, if applicable; • A review of the proposed intervention; • Identification of impacts; • The identification and analysis of mitigation opportunities, as required; • The preferred strategy recommended to best protect and enhance the CHVI and heritage attributes of the cultural heritage resource; and • A summary statement and conservation recommendations. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 14 4 HISTORICAL CONTEXT 4.1 PRE-EUROPEAN CONTACT PERIOD The first populations to occupy southern Ontario are referred to as Paleoindians (Ellis and Deller, 1990:39). Paleo period populations moved into the region following the retreat of the Laurentide Ice Sheet approximately 11,000 years before present (BP). Early Paleo period groups are identified by their distinctive projectile point morphologies, exhibiting long grooves, or ‘flutes’, that likely functioned as a hafting mechanism. These Early Paleo group projectile morphologies include Gainey (c.10,900 BP), Barnes (c.10,700 BP), and Crowfield (c.10,500 BP) (Ellis and Deller, 1990:39-43). By approximately 10,400 BP, Paleo projectile points transitioned to various un-fluted varieties such as Holocombe (c.10,300 BP), Hi-Lo (c.10,100 BP), and Unstemmed and Stemmed Lanceolate (c.10,400 to 9,500 BP). These morphologies were utilized by Late Paleo period groups (Ellis and Deller, 1990:40). Both Early and Late Paleo period populations were highly mobile, participating in the hunting of large game animals. Paleo period sites often functioned as small campsites (less than 200 m2) where stone tool production and maintenance occurred (Ellis and Deller, 1990). By approximately 8,000 BP the climate of Ontario began to warm. As a result, deciduous flora began to colonize the region. With this shift in flora came new faunal resources, resulting in a transition in the ways populations exploited their environments. This transition resulted in a change of tool-kits and subsistence strategies recognizable in the archaeological record, resulting in what is referred to archaeologically as the Archaic period. The Archaic period in southern Ontario is dived into three phases: the Early Archaic (c.10,000 to 8,000 BP), the Middle Archaic (c.8,000 to 4,500 BP) and the Late Archaic (c.4,500 to 2,800 BP) (Ellis et al., 1990). The Archaic period is differentiated from earlier Paleo populations by several traits such as: 1) an increase in tool stone variation and reliance on local tool stone sources, 2) the emergence of notched and stemmed projectile point morphologies, 3) a reduction in extensively flaked tools, 4) the use of native copper, 5) the use of bone tools for hooks, gorges, and harpoons, 6) an increase in extensive trade networks and 7) the production of ground stone tools. Also noted is an increase in the recovery of large woodworking tools such as chisels, adzes, and axes (Ellis and Deller, 1990:65- 66). The Archaic period is also marked by population growth. Archaeological evidence suggests that by the end of the Middle Archaic period (c.4,500 BP) populations were steadily increasing in size (Ellis et al., 1990). Over the course of the Archaic period populations began to rely on more localized hunting and gathering territories. By the end of the Archaic period, populations were utilizing more seasonal rounds. From spring to fall, settlements would exploit lakeshore/riverine locations where a broad-based subsistence strategy could be employed, while the late fall and winter months would be spent at interior site where deer hunting was likely a 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 15 primary focus with some wild edibles likely being collected (Ellis and Deller, 1990:114). This steady increase in population size and adoption of a more localized seasonal subsistence strategy eventually evolved into what is termed the Woodland period. The Woodland period is characterized by the emergence of ceramic technology for the manufacture of pottery. Like the Archaic period, the Woodland period is separated into three primary timeframes: the Early Woodland (approximately 800 BC to 0 AD), the Middle Woodland (approximately 0 AD to 700/900 AD) and the Late Woodland (approximately 900 AD to 1600 AD) (Spence et al., 1990; Fox, 1990). The Early Woodland period is represented in southern Ontario by two different cultural complexes: the Meadowood Complex (c.900 to 500 BC) and the Middlesex Complex (c.500 BC to 0 AD). During this period the life ways of Early Woodland population differed little from that of the Late Archaic with hunting and gathering representing the primary subsistence strategies. The pottery of this period is characterized by its relatively crude construction and lack of decorations. These early ceramics exhibit cord impressions, likely resulting from the techniques used during manufacture (Spence et al., 1990). The Middle Woodland period is differentiated from the Early Woodland period by changes in lithic tool morphologies (projectile points) and the increased elaboration of ceramic vessels (Spence et al., 1990). In southern Ontario, the Middle Woodland is observed in three different cultural complexes: the Point Peninsula Complex to the north and northeast of Lake Ontario, the Couture Complex near Lake St. Claire and the Saugeen Complex throughout the remainder of southern Ontario. These groups can be identified by their use of either dentate or pseudo-scalloped ceramic decorations. It is by the end of the Middle Woodland period that archaeological evidence begins to suggest the rudimentary use of maize (corn) horticulture (Warrick, 2000). The adoption and expansion of maize horticulture during the Late Woodland period allowed for an increase in population size, density, and complexity among Late Woodland populations. As a result, a shift in subsistence and settlement patterns occurred, with the adoption of a more sedentary village life and reliance on maize horticulture, with beans, squash and tobacco also being grown. Nearing the end of the Late Woodland Period (approximately 1400 AD) villages reached their maximum size. During this period, increased warfare resulted in the development of larger villages with extensive palisades. Early contact with European settlers at the end of the Late Woodland, Late Ontario Iroquoian period resulted in extensive change to the traditional lifestyles of most populations inhabiting southern Ontario. 4.2 PRE-CONFEDERATION TREATIES The study area, located in the City of Pickering, is situated on the lands of the William Treaties and the Johnson-Butler Purchase. The Williams Treaties were signed in October and November of 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 16 1923 between the Crown and seven First Nations groups, including the Chippewa of Lake Simcoe (Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Chippewas of Rama First Nation) and the Mississauga of the north shore of Lake Ontario (Alderville First Nation, Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First Nation, and Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation). The Williams Treaties were the last of the land cession treaties to be signed in Canada, which transferred over 20, 000 square kilometers of land in south-central Ontario to the Crown. 4.3 ONTARIO COUNTY The District of Nassau, created in 1788, was one of four original districts dividing what is now the Province of Ontario. This district was later renamed the Home District, which stretched form the Trent River to Long Point and north to the Severn River. Over the following years these districts were divided until there were 20 districts in all. In 1853, Ontario was separated to become its own County from the United Counties of Ontario, York and Peel. In 1869 its area was estimated at 360,000 acres with 210,000 acres of which were cleared and under cultivation (Conner and Coltson, 1869). By 1854, Ontario County included nine townships: Brock, Mara, Pickering, Rama, Reach, Scott, Thorah, Uxbridge, and Whitby. In the latter half of the nineteenth century the County was known for the quality of its grains and the principal manufactures were flour and lumber (Conner and Coltson, 1869). Ontario County was dissolved in 1974 and the Townships of Rama and Mara were added to Simcoe County. 4.4 PICKERING TOWNSHIP Pickering Township was established in 1791 when Augustus Jones began to survey the area on behalf of the government of Upper Canada. The eastern part of the township was settled by Loyalists, disbanded soldiers, emigrants from the United Kingdom, and a large number of Quakers from both Ireland and the US (Farewell, 1907). Loyalists and their relatives held the vast majority of land grants in Pickering Township in the years following the revolution (Johnson, 1973). By 1793, the Kingston Road was opened to serve as a horse path extending east from Simcoe’s Dundas Street, and in 1799, a rough roadway had been cut from Duffin’s Creek to Port Hope. While early roadworks made the Township more accessible to prospective settlers, actual settlement of Pickering Township proceeded very slowly. Although the first land patent was awarded to Major John Smith in 1792, the first legal settler in Pickering was William Peak in 1798 (Armstrong, 1985; Farewell, 1907). Difficulty clearing the forest led Peak and other early settlers to pursue non-agricultural means to augment income, including trading with Indigenous Peoples in the area (Johnson, 1973). Population growth and Township development remained slow during the early nineteenth century. The War of 1812 halted much of the county and township’s development. After the conflict, increased road traffic provided a boost in business to local innkeepers while soldiers worked to improve existing road conditions. With improved roadways, and a substantial water course in 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 17 Duffin’s Creek, Pickering Township was soon able to establish saw and grist mills for the production of lumber and grain for export through Toronto. By 1817 the population was 330 (Johnson, 1973). Changes in land-granting policies in the 1820s led to further sales of land in Pickering Township and by 1820 the population was 575 (Johnson, 1973), which grew to 830 by 1825 (Johnson, 1973; Welch and Payne, 2015). A post office was established in 1829 but the hamlet of Duffin's Creek developed slowly. That same year, the Crown worked with the New England Company, a missionary group, to encourage farming and education for the First Nations people. The community that is now known as Curve Lake First Nation was established (Curve Lake First Nation, n.d.). The construction of the Grand Trunk Railway in 1856 and growing agricultural prosperity stimulated the community's development as an important grist-milling and local commercial centre. However, Pickering Township was slow to develop. By 1861 growth had stalled and between 1861 and 1891 a decline in population occurred. Inflation and a depression between 1874-76 did little to help. The population of Pickering Township peaked at 8,002 in 1861 (Johnson, 1973) and by 1891 numbered 5,998 (Johnson, 1973). Through most of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the township remained primarily agricultural. As many communities on the periphery of Toronto, development increased following the Second World War. Manufacturing companies also moved to the township following the construction of Highway 401 in the 1950s and in 1974 the township was divided into eastern and northern parts. Following this, in 1974, the villages of Brougham, Claremont, Green River, Greenwood and Whitevale became the Town of Pickering. In 2000 the Town became incorporated as a City. 4.5 COMMUNITY OF WHITEVALE Situated 1.3 km to the southwest of the study area, the community of Whitevale was founded in 1820 by John Major who built a sawmill along Duffin’s Creek. The community as first known as Majorville as John Major and multiple members of his family lived on the surrounding properties. In 1845, Ira White arrived in Majorville and took over the sawmill. In 1855, the sawmill was purchased by his son, Truman. P. White, who also constructed a grist mill and a cooperage. In the same year, the community also constructed its first general store (Wood, 1911). He later constructed a planning factory in 1866, a brick woollen mill in 1867, and a schoolhouse sometime later. Truman White became a central pillar of the community, and the small hamlet was named Whitevale after him. By 1874, Whitevale contained three general stores, three dressmakers, three gardeners, two shoemaker shops, two churches, two blacksmiths, two wagon shops, a stave and heading factory, a barrel factory, a wagon and carriage factory, a cheese factory, a merchant and tailoring firm, a 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 18 butcher shop, a tinsmith shop, a school house, an undertakers, a harness shop, a grist mill, a brush factory, a grindstone factory, a barber shop, a post office, and a hotel (Wood, 1911; Whitevale, n.d.). The continued prosperity of Whitevale did not last the turn of the century. The last quarter of the nineteenth century saw the community struck by separate fires at the cooperage, the carriage factory, the public hall, planning mill, grist mill, and the woollen mill. These problems were compounded when Whitevale was bypassed by the Ontario-Quebec railway line, built in 1884 (Whitevale, n.d.). Whitevale remains as an unincorporated community of the City of Pickering. 4.6 COMMUNITY OF GREEN RIVER Situated approximately 3 kilometres west of the subject property, the community of Green River was first settled by Benjamin Doten. Doten arrived in 1849 and established a wagon and blacksmith shop known as Dotenville Carriage Works. Osburn, Rice, Runnals, Vardon, Ferrier, Turner, MacIntyre, Poucher, and the Winter families were among the early families to settle in Green River. William Barnes built a sawmill in 1857 and by 1870, he added a factory to produce tubs, fork and brush handles and baskets. Edward and John Smith were an integral part of the development of Green River, in the early 1870s, they purchased a sawmill and restored it to working order, the also erected a grist mill, a store, and a public hall in the village; they also aided in the establishment of a post office in 1870 (Mika & Mika, 1981). In 1974, Green River was incorporated into the newly created Town of Pickering in the Regional Municipality of Durham. 4.7 SITE SPECIFIC HISTORY: 815 HIGHWAY 7 The Euro-Canadian land use history for 815 Highway 7, Pickering was produced using census returns, land registry records, city directories, historical mapping, and other primary and secondary sources, where available. 815 HIGHWAY 7 The subject property is within Lot 27, Concession V, in the Geographic Township of Pickering, now the City of Pickering. The property history has been completed with land registry records, historical maps, census records and archival photographs. It should be noted that the absence of structures or other features shown on the historical maps does not preclude their presence on these properties. Illustrating all homesteads on the historical atlas maps would have been beyond the intended scope of the atlas and, often, homes were only illustrated for those landowners who purchased a subscription. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 19 According to the abstract index, on August 4, 1821, Charles Denison received a patent from The Crown for all 200 acres (Book 211, Page 134). On the same day, Charles released all 200 acres to William Baldwin (Book 211, Page 134, Instrument 5083). On August 20, 1821, the lot is sold to William Sleigh (Book 211, Page 134, Instrument 5084). On December 9, 1826, William Sleigh sold Archibald Barker the northwest half of the lot (Book 211, Page 134, Instrument illegible), Barker purchased the northeast half of the lot from Wurz Landon On February 24, 1837. In 1871, a transaction occured between John Percy and William Major for the north half of the lot, the type of transaction, exact date and compensation, however, is illegible (Book 211, Page 134). The 1837 City of Toronto and the Home District Commercial Directory and Register (Walton, 1837) indicates several occupants for Lot 27, Concession V, they include: George Crowthers, Stephen Hubbard, William Sleigh and Albert Smith. No information regarding the presence of structures is provided in the directory. Roswell’s City of Toronto Directory and County of York for 1850-1851 (Armstrong, 1850) lists several occupants for Lot 27, Concession V, including Benjamin Milligan, John Percy and John Sleigh. No information regarding the presence of structures is provided in the directory. The 1851 Census lists John Percy, a 43-year old farmer, born in England as living his wife Elizabeth (née Young), also 43 (Plates 1 and 2), and their children Archibald (19), William (17), Mary Anne (9), James (8), Sylvenus (6), Uriah (5), John (3) and Frederick (3). The family is listed as belonging to the Wesleyan Methodist Church (Item No. 1126581, Page 215). J. Percy is assessed for the north quarter of Lot 7, Concession V in 1853, at this time he was identified as both a Householder and a Freeholder (Scheinman, 2004). Original concession roads are illustrated on the 1860 Tremaine Map of Ontario County (Figure 4, Appendix A), including present-day Highway 7 and Whites Road, as are the settlements of Brunswick Hill and Brougham located north and east of the subject property, respectively. The lands surrounding the subject property constituted a rural landscape. The Tremaine map indicates that Lot 27 is divided into two 50 acre and one 100 acre lots, with 815 Highway 7 located within the lot owned by J. Pursey [sic]. One structure is illustrated within the subject property on the 1861 Tremaine Map. The 1861 census lists John (51), Elizabeth (51) and their children, Archibald (27), William (25), Mary Anne (19), Uriah (17), John (13), Venice (17), Frederick (11), and Leslie (7), as living in a one-and-a-half storey brick house. The census indicates that two families were living in the house in 1861, however no information regarding the second family was provided (Item no. 2747140, Page 133). The 1871 Census lists John, 60, his wife Elizabeth, 61 and their children Uriah and Frederick, aged 21 and 25 respectively (Instrument 649389, Page 50). In 1871, the north half of Lot 27, Concession V is willed to Major William (Book 211, Page 134, Instrument illegible). To additional transactions between Barker Archibald et. ux and Uriah Percy et. ux and John Scott occur between 1871 and 1892, however the transaction type, exact date and compensation are illegible (Book 211, Page 134). 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 20 John Percey died on October 10, 1872, he is interred with his wife, who died in 1884, at the Green River Baptist Cemetery, located at 600 Highway 7 (Photograph 100). Plate 1: Portrait of John Percy, date unknown (findagrave.com) Plate 2: Portrait of Elizabeth Percy, date unknown (findagrave.com) Similar to the 1860 Tremaine Map, one structure is illustrated on the 1877 Pickering Township Map (Figure 5, Appendix A). A. Percy is shown as owning a 50 acres within Lot 27, Concession V. A brick structure is shown on the 1914 NTS map, in the approximate location of the subject property (Figure 6, Appendix A). The brick structure is also present on the 1933 (Figure 7, Appendix A) and 1943 NTS maps (Figure 8, Appendix A). These maps show no change in the lands surrounding the subject property, as they continued to be rural in nature. The Percy Family retained ownership of Lot 27, Concession V until the late nineteenth century, when ownership was transferred to C. Berevell (Scheinman, 2004). All of Lot 27, Concession V was expropriated by the Crown and granted to the Ministry of Housing, Province of Ontario, on February 4, 1974 (Book 211, Page 134a, Instrument 252578). The lot is granted from the Ontario Land Corporation to Her Majesty The Queen in right of the Province of 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 21 Ontario represented by the Minister of Transportation and communications for the Province of Ontario (Book 211, Page 134a, Instrument D136577). Aerial photographs from 1954 to 2006 were reviewed to assist in documenting changes to the rural landscape. A 1954 aerial photograph (Figure 9, Appendix A) of the subject property was reviewed, and while the quality of the photograph is poor, the house and the bank barns are visible. Development within the study area between 1954 and 2006 was relatively slow. The 2002 aerial photograph (Figure 10, Appendix A) clearly shows the house and two barns subject property; Highway 407 is also present, south of the subject property. Construction began on the Whites Road extension and the Highway 407 on-and off-ramps in 2018, and is in use as of 2022. The majority of the lands adjacent to 815 Highway 7 remain under active cultivation. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 22 5 EXISTING CONDITIONS 5.1 815 HIGHWAY 7 The subject property at 815 Highway 7 is currently under active cultivation, on an approximately 18.7-hectare irregular shaped lot that includes a one-and-a-half storey brick Ontario Cottage with Neo-Classical influences constructed c. 1853, two bank barns and two silos (Figure 3). The Percy House is currently vacant. The property is located on the south side of Highway 7, west of Whites Road, it is bounded on the east and west by lands associated with the Seaton Natural Heritage System in the City of Pickering. The residential building is oriented toward Highway 7 and barns are located south of the residence. The house is setback from Highway 7 approximately 30 metres. The following description of the subject property is based on site visits conducted on April 19, and April 29, 2022, by Emily Game, Cultural Heritage Specialist. Access to the project location was provided by the proponent, as such there were no limitations to the on-site investigation. RESIDENCE The one-and-a-half storey Ontario Cottage with Neo-Classical and Georgian influences is set back from Highway 7 approximately 30 metres. The structure is oriented with its façade to Highway 7, slightly west of a straight, gravel driveway (Photograph 1). Constructed c. 1853, the one-and-a-half storey brick structure with a side gable roof was originally built to a rectangular plan, with one rear addition projecting from the south elevation. The main façade of the one-and-a-half storey structure was constructed using a fine example of Flemish bond, while the east, south, and west elevations were constructed using the Common bond. Flemish bond was considered to be of higher quality as more bricks were required to construct the wall, it also reflects a higher degree of craftsmanship. A 1913 contractors’ estimating book specifies that a mason should be able to lay 600 bricks in the Common bond per day in veneer work but only 200 when laid as fancy brickwork (Radford, 1913: 377). The one-and-a-half storey structure is sited on a foundation comprised of granite and field stone. The one-storey addition has a gable roof which spans south elevation is also of brick construction. The addition is laid in the Common bond pattern and is sited on a fieldstone foundation. 5.1.1.1 EXTERIOR North Elevation (Main Façade) The symmetrical three-bay north elevation represents the building’s main façade (Photograph 2). The centrally placed entrance features a wide surround, with a transom, sidelights and recessed panels; the entrance is topped with a flat arch in buff brick (Photograph 3). The entrance is 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 23 flanked by a pair of rectangular window openings with flat arches in buff brick (Photograph 4). The windows retain their original six-over-six double-hung sash windows. The façade features buff brick quoins and a patterned stringcourse below the moulded cornice, this is an early example of dichromatic brickwork, a style that would come to characterize the region. A buff brick stringcourse is also present, immediately above the coursed and split granite foundation (Photograph 5). East Elevation The two-bay east elevation is symmetrical, and features an interior corbelled chimney; the return eaves are no longer extant on the east elevation. The interior chimney is flanked by two windows on both the main and upper storeys (Photographs 6 and 7). The windows on the east elevation are rectangular and have wooden sills, they retain their original six-over-six double-hung sash windows. The east elevation has been covered in stucco, however, the buff brick stringcourse is visible above the foundation, which on the east elevation, is comprised of fieldstone (Photograph 8). The east elevation of the rear addition is symmetrical with three bays, it is constructed using brick laid in the Common bond and is located on a fieldstone foundation (Photograph 9). The rectangular windows retain their six-over-six double-hung sash windows and have wood sill; they are topped with a jack arch. The door has been replaced with an aluminum screen door and a wood door. The porch appears to be original the structure and features a roof with exposed curved rafters (Photograph 10). South Elevation The original portion of the south elevation (Photograph 11) is largely obscured by the one-storey addition projecting from the rear elevation. One door is present on the south elevation of the addition. No windows were observed on the south elevation of the one-and-a-half storey structure. A large concrete block with brick fill is positioned against the door opening, this is likely supporting rear brick wall which appears to be collapsing. West Elevation The two-bay west elevation is symmetrical, and features an interior corbelled chimney; one return eave remains on the northwest corner of the house. The chimney is flanked by two windows on both the main and upper storeys. The windows on the east elevation are rectangular and have wooden sills and feature jack arches of buff brick; they retain their original six-over-six double-hung sash windows. The buff brick stringcourse extends on the west elevation above the foundation, which on the west elevation, is comprised of fieldstone (Photographs 12 and 13). The west façade of the rear addition is also symmetrical with three bays. The windows on the west façade have been removed and are covered with wood sheeting. The wood door on the west façade appears to be original (Photograph 14). 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 24 Photograph 1: View to Percy House from gravel driveway (WSP, 2022) Photograph 2: Main façade of the Percy House (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 25 Photograph 3: Detail of wood door surround (WSP, 2022) Photograph 4: Detail of six-over-six window (WSP, 2022) Photograph 5: Detail of granite and fieldstone foundation and buff brick string course and quoins (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 26 Photograph 6: East façade and rear addition (WSP, 2022) Photograph 7: Overview of the east façade (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 27 Photograph 8: Detail of coursed fieldstone foundation and stuccoed exterior on the east façade (WSP, 2022) Photograph 9: East façade of the rear addition (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 28 Photograph 10: View to the north of the rear addition and east façade (WSP, 2022) Photograph 11: South façade of the rear addition (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 29 Photograph 12: Overview of the west façade (WSP, 2022) Photograph 13: Detail of return eaves on the west façade (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 30 Photograph 14: West façade of the rear addition (WSP, 2022) 5.1.1.2 INTERIOR MAIN FLOOR The Percy House is a well-crafted example of an Ontario Cottage with Neo-Classical and Georgian influences. The one-and-a-half storey portion of the house follows Georgian design principles as seen through its centre hall plan (Photographs 15 and 16). Both floors of the one- and-a-half story building are composed of four approximately equal sized rooms and one staircase, all laid out to a rectangular plan. All four of the rooms are accessed by the centre hall and each of the rooms has a door allowing access to the adjacent space. The walls and ceilings are constructed of lath and plaster and metal and stone fireplace collars are present in most of the rooms. The floors consist of wide pine boards. Few alterations have been made to the house, with the exception of the addition of a bathroom on the main floor; the floorplan is unchanged. The newel posts, handrail and balusters are simple in form; the balusters are lathe-turned, with two balusters on each step (Photographs 17 and 19). The baseboards within the hallway are tall with a simple cap molding and a quarter round trim (Photograph 18). The floors in the hallway are covered in modern vinyl flooring. The room at the northeast corner of the house originally functioned as the parlour. The room features a corner cupboard with Gothic glazing, well-considered proportions and a Neo-Classical inspired cornice (Photograph 20). The floor-to-ceiling windows in the parlour have simple fielded 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 31 panels below the sills and wide moulded surrounds (Photographs 21 and 22). The baseboards in the room are tall, and have a cap moulding (Photograph 23). The room at the northwest corner of the house features a fireplace mantel with a simple pilastered surround (Photographs 24 to 27). The window surrounds are less elaborate than those in the parlour and do not have fielded panels. The baseboards in the room are tall, and have a cap moulding topped with a bead. The room at the southeast corner of the house most recently functioned as a kitchen. The window surround has a similar profile to those in the northwest room. The baseboards are tall, have a quarter round trim and are topped with a half round moulding. A door, now covered, once provided access to the rear addition. The floors in the kitchen are covered in modern vinyl flooring (Photographs 28 to 30). The room at the southwest corner of the house was divided to accommodate the placement of a modern bathroom. The window surround has a similar profile to those in the northwest and southeast rooms. The baseboards in the room are tall, and are capped with a half round bead. The floors are covered in modern vinyl flooring (Photographs 31 and 32). The one-story addition is composed of two rooms, the northernmost room being the larger of the two. The exterior walls and ceilings are constructed of lath and plaster, while the dividing wall is constructed of dimensional lumber. The bottom three quarters of the walls in the addition are clad in a beaded wainscotting. The window and door frames are mostly unornamented and feature a simple bead. The ceiling in both rooms is covered in wood beadboard and the floors consist of unpainted tongue-and-groove boards. A fireplace is located on the southern wall of the addition (Photographs 33 to 42). 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 32 Photograph 15: Centre hall of the Percy House (WSP, 2022) Photograph 16: Transom and sidelights in hall (WSP, 2022) Photograph 17: Detail of staircase in centre hall (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 33 Photograph 18: Detail of baseboard in centre hall (WSP, 2022) Photograph 19: Detail of newel post in centre hall (WSP, 2022) Photograph 20: Detail of cupboard in first floor room (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 34 Photograph 21: Detail of window in first floor room (WSP, 2022) Photograph 22: Detail of door in first floor room (WSP, 2022) Photograph 23: Overview of first floor room, showing door trim and baseboards (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 35 Photograph 24: Overview of first floor room (WSP, 2022) Photograph 25: Detail of window (WSP, 2022) Photograph 26: Detail of door trim (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 36 Photograph 27: Detail of mantle (WSP, 2022) Photograph 28: Overview of former kitchen (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 37 Photograph 29: Covered door in kitchen (WSP, 2022) Photograph 30: Modified trim in kitchen (WSP, 2022) Photograph 31: Overview of first floor room (WSP, 2022) Photograph 32: Example of wood door (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 38 Photograph 33: North wall of addition with two doors and wainscotting (WSP, 2022) Photograph 34: East wall of addition showing window, door and wainscotting (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 39 Photograph 35: Dividing wall in addition, showing door trim and wainscotting (WSP, 2022) Photograph 36: West wall of addition showing wainscoting, covered door and window trim (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 40 Photograph 37: Beadboard ceiling in addition (WSP, 2022) Photograph 38: Detail of window and picture rail in addition (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 41 Photograph 39: Detail of dimensional lumber wall (WSP, 2022) Photograph 40: Door on south wall of addition (WSP, 2022) Photograph 41: Detail of window and wainscotting in rear addition (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 42 Photograph 42: Fireplace on south wall of first floor addition (WSP, 2022) SECOND FLOOR The second floor is accessed via the staircase in the centre hall. The banister and lathe-turned baluster continue to the second story and the newel post in the second floor is identical to that on the main floor. The second floor consists of the landing/hallway, four bedrooms and two closets. The floor retains both painted and unpainted wide pine boards. The baseboards and window surrounds on the second floor are very simple and do not feature any moulding or decorative elements. The doors to each of the rooms consist of wood panelled doors, all the original locking mechanisms and doorknobs have been removed (Photographs 43 to 52). A stone fireplace collar is embedded in the floor of the bedroom in the southwest corner of the house (Photograph 53). 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 43 Photograph 43: Overview of second floor landing (WSP, 2022) Photograph 44: Railing and newel post on second floor (WSP, 2022) Photograph 45: Example of door trim on second floor (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 44 Photograph 46: Overview of bedroom on second floor (WSP, 2022) Photograph 47: Overview of bedroom on second floor (WSP, 2022) Photograph 48: Overview of bedroom on second floor (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 45 Photograph 49: Overview of bedroom on second floor (WSP, 2022) Photograph 50: Overview of bedroom on second floor (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 46 Photograph 51: Overview of bedroom on second floor (WSP, 2022) Photograph 52: Overview of bedroom on second floor (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 47 Photograph 53: Stone fireplace collar in second floor bedroom (WSP, 2022) BASEMENT The basement is accessed by a simple wood staircase via the centre hall (Photograph 54). It is composed of two rooms, separated by a brick wall. The foundation is constructed of fieldstone which has been painted white. The room on the east side of the house has a dirt floor with has been covered with unmortared bricks. The room on the east side of the house has a poured concrete floor. The machine-cut, cross braced floor joists and subfloor are visible above (Image 83), and one hand-hewn beams is present in the middle of the basement for support. A door opening on the east wall of the basement provides access to the exterior via a storm door (Photographs 55 to 61). 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 48 Photograph 54: Stairs in basement (WSP, 2022) Photograph 55: Detail of door in basement (WSP, 2022) Photograph 56: Overview of basement (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 49 Photograph 57: Overview of basement (WSP, 2022) Photograph 58: Fieldstone construction in basement (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 50 Photograph 59: Detail of hand-hewn beam in basement (WSP, 2022) Photograph 60: Exterior access on east wall of basement (WSP, 2022) Photograph 61: Example of window in basement (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 51 BANK BARN 1 AND SILO 1 EXTERIOR Barn 1 is oriented east to west, with a wooden silo (Silo 1) located west of the barn. The barn retains its original rectangular plan and was built into the natural topography of the lot, which slopes to the south. As such, entrances to the barn are provided on both the north (banked) and south eave-sides, with access to the upper level for crop and implement storage and working space provided on the north elevation, and access to the lower stable area provided via the south and west elevations. The barn is clad in vertical wood boards and features a gambrel roof clad in sheet metal, remnants of red paint are visible on the exterior. Vents are located at both the east and west ends of the roof line as are three evenly spaced lightening rods. The north elevation contains large sliding wood doors roughly in the centre of the elevation (Photograph 62). The foundation on the north façade is capped with cast-in-place concrete. Much of the exterior cladding from the main level of the east elevation has been lost, and with the exception of two windows in the lower level, there are no intentional openings (Photographs 63 and 64). The granite foundation appears intact on the east elevation. The south elevation of Barn 1 is partially clad in vertical wood board and board and batten, it appears there was at least one opening on the upper level of the barn which is now covered (Photograph 65). The lower level of the barn contains three door openings and one window opening. The western portion of the foundation has been capped in concrete and a portion of the interior wall has been rebuilt using the same material. The centre portion of the foundation also appears to have undergone repair; the exterior foundation is constructed using field stone of varying sizes. The eastern corner of the southern façade is likely the original building material; it consists of finely cut and laid granite blocks (Photograph 66). The west elevation of Barn 1 contains one window and one door in the lower level, there are no other openings on the west façade, including in the upper levels. A portion of the foundation, south of the door opening has collapsed (Photograph 67). The remains of a wooden silo are located immediately west of Barn 1. Silo 1 is an increasingly rare example of its type, constructed of vertical boards, bound with lapped planks (Photograph 68). Grain silos became part of Ontario agriculture about 1880, as silage reduced the incidences of sour hay and therefore bad tasting milk from cattle (McIlwraith, 1997: 187). The earliest silage containers were rectangular, lined bins inside barns. The first tower silos were built with vertical tongue-and-groove staves wrapped in iron hoops or wooden cribs (McIlwraith, 1997: 187). Some silos in the early twentieth century were constructed with clay tiles, but silos of poured concrete with steel reinforcing rods was much more common (McIlwraith, 1997: 187). As such, the wood silo on the property was likely constructed between 1880 and 1900. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 52 Photograph 62: North (banked) façade of Barn 1 (WSP, 2022) Photograph 63: East façade of Barn 1 (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 53 Photograph 64: Window with wood frame in basement level of the east elevation (WSP, 2022) Photograph 65: South façade of Barn 1 (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 54 Photograph 66: Detail of finely laid granite foundation on south foundation of Barn 1 (WSP, 2022) Photograph 67: Window, door and collapsed wall on the west elevation of Barn 1 (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 55 Photograph 68: Remains of Silo 1 (WSP, 2022) BARN 1 INTERIOR The barn interior is divided into two levels; the lower stable level and the threshing floor.2 The lower level of the barn is accessed by three doors on the south elevation as well as one door on the west elevation. The lower level is comprised of animal stalls divided by a series of aisles providing access between the stalls and to doors on the south and west elevations. Portions of the floor in the stable level are covered in buff and red brick pavers. Large hand-hewn timbers and uncut logs support the upper storey (Photographs 69 to 72). The threshing floor of Barn 1 is accessed via an earthen ramp on the north façade. The threshing floor is open except for a granary at the western end of the barn, which is divided into several rooms for storage (Photographs 73 to 78). 2 Photographs of the threshing floors of Barn 1 and Barn 1 were taken from window, door and wall openings. Portions of the lower levels of Barns 1 and 2 were accessed only where it was deemed safe to do so. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 56 Photograph 69: Stalls and aisle in lower level of Barn 1 (WSP, 2022) Photograph 70: Stalls and interior wall of Barn 1 (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 57 Photograph 71: Interior support wall in lower level of Barn 1 (WSP, 2022) Photograph 72: Brick pavers used as flooring in lower level of Barn 1 (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 58 Photograph 73: Threshing floor of Barn 1 (WSP, 2022) Photograph 74: Granary in western end of Barn 1 (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 59 Photograph 75: View of interior gambrel roof construction (WSP, 2022) Photograph 76: Detail of treenails used in construction of framing (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 60 Photograph 77: Detail of treenails used in construction of framing (WSP, 2022) Photograph 78: Wide boards on floor of the haymow (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 61 BANK BARN 2 AND SILO 2 Barn 2 is oriented on a north to south axis, with a reinforced concrete silo located north of the barn. The barn retains its original rectangular plan and was built into the natural topography of the lot, which slopes to the south and west. As such, entrances to the barn are provided on both the east (banked) and north eave-sides, with access to the upper level for crop and implement storage and working space provided on the east elevation, and access to the lower stable area provided via the north and west elevations. The northwest, southwest and southeast corners of Barn 2 are supported by large concrete blocks. The barn is clad in vertical wood boards and features a gambrel roof clad in sheet metal. One vent is located at the south end of the roof line as well as three stacks located on the east and west gambrel roof lines. The northern façade of the barn is partially covered by the adjacent silo. There appears to be one door and two windows in the lower level, and one window on the threshing floor (Photograph 79). The foundation on the north façade consists of large granite blocks of a uniform size (Photograph 80). The east elevation contains large sliding wood doors roughly in the centre of the elevation (Photograph 81). The foundation on the east façade consists of large granite blocks and fieldstone of varying sizes. The south elevation of Barn 2 is almost entirely covered by thick vegetation, making it challenging to discern the configuration. It does not appear however, that there are any window or door openings on the south elevation (Photograph 82). Much of the exterior cladding from the west elevation of Barn 2 has been lost, however, it appears there is at least one door in the upper level. The lower level of the west façade of Barn 2 is highly altered, and it appears the stone foundation has been removed. At least three door openings and one window are visible on the lower level (Photograph 83). A concrete silo (Silo 2) with a domed top is located immediately north of Barn 2. Access to the silo is via a small opening on the south elevation of the structure and a built-in ladder provides access to the top of the silo. Given the silo is constructed of reinforced concrete, it was likely constructed in the first half of the twentieth century. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 62 Photograph 79: North elevation of Barn and Silo 2 (WSP, 2022) Photograph 80: Window openings and large granite blocks on north façade of Barn 2 (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 63 Photograph 81: West elevation of Barn 2 and Silo 2 (WSP, 2022) Photograph 82: South elevation of Barn 2 (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 64 Photograph 83: West elevation of Barn 2 (WSP, 2022) BARN 2 INTERIOR The barn interior is divided into two levels; the lower stable level and the threshing floor. The lower level of the barn is accessed by three doors on the west elevation as well as one door on the north elevation. The lower level is comprised of animal stalls divided by a series of aisles providing access between the stalls and to doors on the west and north elevations. Portions of the floor in the stable level are covered in buff and red brick pavers. Large hand-hewn timbers and uncut logs support the upper storey (Photographs 84 to 88). The threshing floor of Barn 2 is accessed via an earthen ramp on the west façade. The threshing floor is open except for a granary at the northern end of the barn, which is divided into several rooms for storage (Photographs 89 to 91). 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 65 Photograph 84: Stalls in lower level of Barn 2 (WSP, 2022) Photograph 85: Aisles in lower level of Barn 2 (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 66 Photograph 86: Example of hand-hewn beam in Barn 2 (WSP, 2022) Photograph 87: Detail of hand-hewn support beam (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 67 Photograph 88: Red and buff brick pavers in lower level of Barn 2 (WSP, 2022) Photograph 89: Threshing floor and granary in Barn 2 (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 68 Photograph 90: Detail of framing system in Barn 2 (WSP, 2022) Photograph 91: Floorboards of threshing floor in Barn 2 (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 69 LANDSCAPE CONDITIONS The subject property consists of an 18.7-hectare irregular shaped lot with a generally flat topography, while the surrounding lands are actively farmed, the residence is vacant. The built elements of the property include a residence and two large bank barns and two silos, the residence is setback from Highway 7 approximately 30 metres, and the barns have an approximately 120 metre set back. The property is accessed via a straight gravel drive that connects Highway 7 to the cluster of buildings. Mature coniferous and deciduous trees are located on either side of the driveway. The north and eastern sides of the house are surrounded by a manicured grass law, dotted with mature trees and has open views to the surrounding agricultural fields and to Highway 7. A fenced paddock is located south of the house. The drive provides access to the property’s circulation route, which connects the property to the surrounding agricultural fields. A number of mature trees are located around the cluster of buildings and line the boundary of the agricultural fields to the east, south, and west. The lands east, west, and south of the residence and barns are comprised of agricultural fields; Ganatsekiagon Creek is located east of the buildings (Photograph 92 to 95). Photograph 92: Barn and silo 1 (right) and barn and silo 2 (left) (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 70 Photograph 93: View to west from front yard (WSP, 2022) Photograph 94: View from paddock to Barns 1 and 2 (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 71 Photograph 95: Barn yard south of barn 1 and west of barn 2 (WSP, 2022) 5.2 STUDY AREA CONTEXT The subject property is located in an evolving portion of the City that was historically characterized by nineteenth century agricultural farmsteads. Today the subject property is surrounded by agricultural fields proposed for development (Photographs 96 and 97). A nineteenth century farmstead with twentieth century modifications (745 Highway 7) (Photograph 98), is located west of the subject property. The demolition of 745 Highway 7 is proposed as part of this development. While there are no other structures immediately adjacent to the subject property, the lands east of 24 Sideline are also undergoing development as part of the Kubota Canada office and warehouse facility. On-ramps, off-ramps, and the extension of Whites Road associated with Highway 407 have been constructed within the eastern boundary of the subject property (Photograph 99). 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 72 Photograph 96: View to south towards Highway 407 (WSP, 2022) Photograph 97: View to north across Highway 7 (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 73 Photograph 98: Main façade of 745 Highway 7, west of the subject property (WSP, 2022) Photograph 99: View to south of Whites Road (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 74 Photograph 100: John, Elizabeth and John Junior’s grave within the Green River Cemetery (WSP, 2022) 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 75 5.3 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE ONTARIO COTTAGE The property at 815 Highway 7 is a vernacular structure and example of a historic Workers’ Cottage with Neo-Classical influences and Georgian. The term 'cottage' is derived from the Scottish word 'cotter', which was used to describe a person who owned a small shanty or lean-to as a residence, a garden and a plot of land large enough to feed a family (Kyles, 2017). Workers’ Cottages are characterized by a small building oftentimes constructed by the owner of a factory or farm and intended for the living quarters of individuals or families employed by the business (Kyles, 2017). In towns, factory owners built rows of Worker's Cottages, which were often dedicated as residences for good workers (Kyles, 2017). Cottages for labourers were illustrated in various early British and American books such as Lamond’s A Narrative of the Rise and Progress of Emigration (1821), Loudon’s An Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture and Furniture (1839), Allen’s Rural Architecture: Farm Houses, Cottages and Out Buildings (1853), and Tarbuck’s The Builder’s Practical Director or Buildings for All Classes (c. 1856), as single or multiple units and inspired the design of cottages built for workers’ in Ontario throughout the nineteenth century (McKendry, 2016). Examples of these cottage designs are illustrated in Plate 3. In Ontario, Workers’ Cottages are observed as simple and vernacular frame structures to more elaborately detailed examples built of brick or stone and inspired by the Georgian, Regency and Gothic Revival styles. Some of these well-appointed examples are referred to as the Ontario Cottage, notably if they reflect the vernacular design of the Regency Cottage. This style generally includes an ornate doorway with a partial or full verandah surrounding it and the roof can have a dormer, a belvedere, and often two chimneys (Kyles, 2017). 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 76 Plate 3: Simple Workers’ Cottages in nineteenth century architectural pattern books (McKendry, 2016) COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS A comparative analysis was undertaken to establish a baseline understanding of similar recognized rural heritage properties in the City of Pickering, to determine if the subject property “is a rare, unique, representative or early example of a style, type, expression, material or construction method” as described in O. Reg. 9/06. Comparative examples were drawn from Part IV designated and listed, non-designated properties within the City of Pickering. Residential dwellings were selected from this data set, with a preference for buildings of similar age, style, typology and material. Two comparable designated properties and four listed properties were identified within the City (see Table 5-1). Given that a large number of stylistically similar structures are not visible from the public right of way, this analysis does not represent all available properties, but the examples are intended to provide a representative sample of similar building typologies. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 77 Table 5-1: Comparative analysis of heritage properties of a similar age, style and/or typology Address Recognition Photograph Age Material Style 560 Park Crescent (Nesbit-Newman House) Designated (Part IV) (Google Street View©) 1850s Stone Ontario Cottage with Georgian influences; one-and-a-half storey; fieldstone construction; side gable roof with return eaves; symmetrical three-bay façade; eight-over-eight double-hung sash windows; rectangular window opening with jack arches; centrally placed entrance with transom and sidelights; pair of interior end chimneys. 615 Whitevale Road (Henry Major House) Designated (Part IV) (Google Street View©) 1830s Timber frame Ontario Cottage with Georgian Classical influences; one- and-a-half storey; timber frame construction; side gable roof with return eaves; symmetrical five-bay façade; 12- over-eight double-hung sash windows; rectangular window openings; centrally placed entrance with sidelights; rear fieldstone addition. 450 Finch Avenue Listed (PHC, 2020) c. 1850 Stone Ontario Cottage with Neo-Classical influences; one-and- a-half storey; fieldstone construction; side gable roof with return eaves; symmetrical three-bay façade; six-over-six double-hung sash windows; rectangular window opening with jack arches; centrally placed entrance with transom and sidelights; pair of interior end chimneys. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 78 Address Recognition Photograph Age Material Style 3535 Mowbray Street Listed (Google Street View©) 1860 Brick Ontario Cottage with Neo-Classical influences; one-and- a-half storey; dichromatic brick construction; side gable roof with return eaves; symmetrical three-bay façade; six- over-six double-hung sash windows; rectangular window opening with radiating brick voussoirs; centrally placed entrance with transom and sidelights; pair of interior end chimneys. 750 Whitevale Road Listed (Laurie Smith Consulting, 2015) Between 1851 and 1861 Stone Ontario Cottage with Georgian influences; one-and-a-half storey; fieldstone construction; side gable roof with return eaves; symmetrical five-bay façade; six-over-six double- hung sash windows; rectangular window opening with jack arches; centrally placed entrance with transom and sidelights; pair of interior end chimneys. 1390 Whitevale Road Listed (Laurie Smith Consulting, 2015a) Between 1832 and 1851 Stone Ontario Cottage with Neo-Classical influences; one-and- a-half storey; fieldstone construction; side gable roof with return eaves; symmetrical three-bay façade; six-over-six double-hung sash windows; rectangular window opening with jack arches; centrally placed entrance; single end chimneys. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 79 Of these examples, the following architectural elements characteristic of the Ontario Cottage style were observed: • Type: All six are residential examples of Ontario Cottages with Georgian or Neo-Classical influences. • Plan: All examples are built to a square or rectangular plan. • Height: Each example is one-and-a-half storeys. • Roof: All examples have side gable roofs with return eaves. • Construction Material: Four examples are stone, one is timber frame, and one dichromatic brick. • Facade: Four of the examples are three-bays wide, two are five-bays wide, all have symmetrical facades. • Chimneys: Four examples have twin brick chimneys; one example has one brick chimney; and one example does not have chimneys. • Main Entrance: All examples have central front doors; four examples have both transoms and sidelights; one example has just sidelights and one example has neither a transom nor sidelights. • Windows: All examples have rectangular window openings. One example has eight-over- eight wood windows; one example had 12-over-eight wood windows; the remaining four examples have six-over-six double-hung sash windows. • Decorative elements: One example includes decorative dichromatic brick detail. • Alterations: Although it is difficult to confirm when viewed from the public ROW, it appears that two examples have undergone alterations through the addition of front-facing dormers. This comparative analysis suggests that the residence on the subject property at 815 Highway 7 demonstrates representative elements of the Ontario Cottage style including the: one-and-a-half storey height; dichromatic brick construction; rectangular plan and symmetrical three-bay façade; side gable roof with return eaves; paired chimneys; entrance details; and multipaned windows. Constructed c. 1853, the structure is one of two examples of a brick Ontario Cottage in the City of Pickering, making the Percy House one of the earliest structures in the area retaining its original exterior form. As such, when comparing the expression of the style at 815 Highway 7 to other local examples, it is unique in its dichromatic brickwork, wide door surround, heavily mortared granite foundation, and fine detailing and craftsmanship. It is acknowledged that the small number of examples reviewed means that this comparative analysis could be misleading. It was also challenging to fully assess the architectural details of each structure from the public ROW. As such, the cultural heritage evaluations included in Section 7 have not only considered the results of this comparative analysis, but typical architectural trends across Ontario. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 80 CENTRAL ONTARIO BARN The barns at 815 Highway 7 are representative examples of the Central Ontario style, a common barn design in southern Ontario dating to the last quarter of the nineteenth century (Ennals, 1972). The construction date of the barn is thought to date to roughly the same time period of the house, between 1861-1881, which is consistent with the building style and development history of the property. The Central Ontario barn is distinguished by its large size, usually 40-50 feet in width and 60-100 feet in length built to a rectangular plan, and is most often constructed of wood on a stone foundation with a gable or gambrel roof (Ennals, 1972). The two roof styles associated with the Central Ontario barn are indicative of the period of construction. Gable roofs were used up to about 1880, after which gambrel roofs were introduced. The barn on the subject property features a gambrel roof, which supports its estimated construction date prior to 1881 (Ennals, 1972). The gambrel roof was a design element adopted from Dutch style barns for functional reasons as it significantly increased the storage capacity of the loft. This was an important development as farmers began to practice mixed farming after 1880 and needed to store more feed to maintain their growing herds of livestock. The Central Ontario barn style is two storeys with a lower stable area and an upper level for crop and implement storage and working space. Access to the ground floor is provided by doorways leading to the farmyard and entry to the upper level is by means of an earth ramp leading to a large door in the eave-side (long side) (Ennals, 1972). The large double door and height of the second floor allowed wagons and machinery to be brought in for unloading and repair. This type of barn is known as a bank barn in southern Ontario. As is the case with the subject property, the barn is often set into a slope so that the upper level can be entered directly from the top of the slope. Typical of the Central Ontario barn, the second level is often constructed of heavy timber frames or “bents” and includes a drive-floor, which would serve as a work space and tool and machine storage; a granary (a room or series of rooms facing onto a passageway set at right angles to the drive floor); and an area for hay, straw, grain and crop storage (Ennals, 1972). The lower level would serve as a stable arranged to accommodate stalls for horses and livestock and may include space for root crop storage. The animals and water supply on the ground floor were protected in the winter by the hay insulation on the second floor, which preserved the animal’s body heat. Silos began to appear on Ontario farms in the 1870s to provide better storage for the grains and corn needed to feed the livestock (Kyles, 2016). First these silos were constructed of concrete block, then poured concrete, and later metal, which provided a more efficient curing environment (Kyles, 2016). COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS – BANK BARNS AT 815 HIGHWAY 7 A comparative analysis was undertaken to establish a baseline understanding of similar recognized mid-to-late nineteenth century Central Ontario style barns in the City of Pickering to determine if the barns at 815 Highway 7 “is a rare, unique, representative or early example of a style, type, expression, material or construction method” as described in O. Reg. 9/06. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 81 Upon a review of the City’s Heritage Properties Register, only one comparative example of a Part IV designated property containing a Central Ontario barn was identified in the municipality, making it challenging to compare contextually appropriate properties with recognized CHVI. Given the lack of Part IV designated barns within the City of Pickering, this O. Reg. 9/06 evaluation has also considered barn trends across Southern Ontario, rather than only locally within the City of Pickering (see Table 5-2). This approach was taken because the City of Pickering’s Municipal Heritage Register does not include any Part IV designated Central Ontario bank barns. Moreover, while some barns would inevitably be included on non-designated properties included on the Register, these were not readily identified, nor would a review of barns (which are often well set back) from the public right-of-way provide a reliable comparative analysis, making it challenging to compare contextually appropriate properties with recognized CHVI. This analysis does not represent all available properties, rather the examples are intended to provide a representative sample of similar building typologies 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 82 Table 5-2: Comparative analysis of barns of a similar age, style and/or typology Address Recognition Photograph Age Material Style 1860 Seventh Concession Road (Thistle Ha’ Farm) Designated Part IV of the OHA (By-Law 2140/86), National Historic Site, protected by a heritage conservation easement agreement with the OHT No photo available Stone foundation, timber frame, clad in board and batten Mid-nineteenth century bank barn; rectangular plan; two storeys; gambrel roof; wood-frame construction with board; sheathing metal roof; fieldstone foundation; surviving evidence of a silo, component of an agricultural landscape. 13831, Leslie Street, Aurora, Ontario Part IV Designated (By- law 4729-05) c. 1840 Stone foundation, timber frame, clad in board and batten Mid-nineteenth century bank barn; rectangular plan; two storeys; gable roof; clad in board and batten; stone foundation. 748 Zeller Drive, Kitchener, Ontario Part IV Designated (By- law 98-177) c. 1870 Stone foundation, timber frame, clad in board and batten Late-nineteenth century bank barn; rectangular plan; two storeys; gable roof; clad in board and batten; stone foundation. 536 County Road 18, Fergus, Ontario National Historic Site of Canada No photo available 1877 Stone foundation, timber frame, clad in board and batten. Late-nineteenth century bank barn; rectangular plan; two storeys; gable roof; clad in board and batten; stone foundation; earthen ramp leading to sliding doors. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 83 Of these three examples, all are expressions of Central Ontario barns built in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. The following architectural elements characteristic of Central Ontario barns in the City of Pickering were observed: • Style: All three examples are bank barns with two levels, each accessed from ground-level. Two of the barns appear characteristically large. • Plan: The original portion of each example appears to have been built to a rectangular plan. • Roof: Three examples has a gable roof, one has a gambrel roof. All feature roofs clad in sheet metal. • Cladding: All three examples are clad in wood barn board, and one appear to have been painted. • Fieldstone Foundations: Each example has a fieldstone foundation. • Silos: One example includes a silo on the property. • Landscape: All examples appear to be a component of an agricultural landscape. • Alterations: Although it is difficult to confirm when viewed from the public ROW, it appears that all examples have undergone alterations through large and small additions, likely reflective of the evolving use of the structures for agricultural purposes through the decades. This comparative analysis suggests that the barns at 815 Highway 7 are a representative expression of the Central Ontario barn style. In assessing the architectural elements of the subject property reflective of the style, those observed include: the banked access and two storey height; original rectangular plan; wood barn board cladding; the gambrel roof clad in sheet metal; granite and fieldstone foundations; and the silos. Silo 1 is an increasingly rare example of its type, constructed of vertical boards, bound with lapped planks. Grain silos became part of Ontario agriculture about 1880, as silage reduced the incidences of sour hay and therefore bad tasting milk from cattle (McIlwraith, 1997: 187). The earliest silage containers were rectangular, lined bins inside barns. The first tower silos were built with vertical tongue-and-groove staves wrapped in iron hoops or wooden cribs (McIlwraith, 1997: 187). Some silos in the early twentieth century were constructed with clay tiles, but silos of poured concrete with steel reinforcing rods was much more common (McIlwraith, 1997: 187). As such, the wood silo on the property was likely constructed between 1880 and 1900. It is acknowledged that the small number of examples reviewed means that this comparative analysis could be misleading. It was also challenging to fully assess the architectural details of each comparative structure from the public ROW. As such, the cultural heritage evaluations included in Section 7 have not only considered the results of this comparative analysis, but typical architectural trends across Ontario. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 84 6 CONSULTATION 6.1 CITY OF PICKERING The City of Pickering’s Senior Planner – Heritage was contacted via email on April 7, 2022, to inquire about heritage interests related to the subject property at 815 Highway 7 and to confirm the scope of this HIA. A response was received the same day confirming that the scope of the HIA should reflect the City’s Terms of Reference: Heritage Impact Assessments (2022). The City’s Senior Planner – Heritage also confirmed the following: • 815 Highway 7 is a listed, non-designated property on the City of Pickering’s Municipal Heritage Register; and • At present, the City has no intention to designate the property and a municipal heritage easement agreement does not exist for the property. For information, on April 7, 2022, the Senior Planner – Heritage shared a Planning and Development Committee staff report dated March 17, 2008, that went to Council recommending 815 Highway 7 be added to the City’s Heritage Register. The Seaton Built Heritage Assessment: Prepared for the North Pickering Land Exchange Team, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Planning and Development Division (Scheinman, 2004) was also provided. The City of Pickering Official Plan was reviewed and it was confirmed that 815 Highway 7 is not located within an identified Cultural Heritage Landscape. 6.2 FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL REVIEW The MHSTCI’s list of Heritage Conservation Districts was reviewed, and the study area was not found to be located within a designated district (MHSTCI, 2019). The Ontario Heritage Trust (OHT) plaque database was searched, as was the Federal Canadian Heritage Database. The subject property is not commemorated with an OHT plaque nor recognized with a federal heritage designation. It also does not appear that 815 Highway 7 is subject to an OHT conservation easement. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 85 7 DISCUSSION OF INTEGRITY In a heritage conservation context, the concept of integrity is linked not with structural condition, but rather to the literal definition of “wholeness” or “honesty” of a place. The MHSTCI Heritage Identification & Evaluation Process (2014:13) and Ontario Heritage Tool Kit: Heritage Property Evaluation (2006:26) both stress the importance of assessing the heritage integrity in conjunction with evaluation under O. Reg. 9/06 yet provide no guidelines for how this should be carried out beyond referencing the US National Park Service Bulletin 8: How to Evaluate the Integrity of a Property (US NPS n.d.). In this latter document, integrity is defined as ‘the ability of a property to convey its significance’, so can only be judged once the significance of a place is known. Other guidance suggests that integrity instead be measured by understanding how much of the asset is “complete” or changed from its original or “valued subsequent configuration” (English Heritage 2008:45; Kalman 2014:203). Kalman’s Evaluation of Historic Buildings, for example, includes a category for “Integrity” with sub-elements of “Site”, “Alterations”, and “Condition” to be determined and weighted independently from other criteria such as historical value, rather than linking them to the known significance of a place. Kalman’s approach is selected here and combined with research commissioned by Historic England (The Conservation Studio 2004), which proposed a method for determining levels of change in conservation areas that also has utility for evaluating the integrity of individual structures. The results for the property are presented in Table 7-1, and are considered when determining the CHVI of the property (see Section 8.0). 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 86 Table 7-1: Heritage Integrity Analysis for the Property Element Original Material / Type Alteration Survival (%) Rating Comment Setting Rural with two lane (one in each direction) roads and farmhouses, outbuilding complexes, and agricultural lands on larger lots Highway 407, constructed south of the residence, has bisected lot 28, Concession V in an east to west direction. The extension of Whites Road is located east of the property. Several warehouse buildings are under construction east of the subject property. 75% Good Despite the current development of warehouse facilities east of the subject property, the presence Highway 407, and Whites Road, of the subject property maintains the rural character of the surrounding area, including active agricultural fields and stands of mature trees. Site location Set back and facing the nearest road Farmhouse: no alterations Barn 1: no alterations Barn 1: no alterations 100% Very good No additional comments Footprint Farmhouse: rectangular Barn 1: rectangular Barn 2: rectangular Farmhouse: south addition Barn 1: no change Barn 2: no change 100% Very good The rear wing on the farmhouse appears to be original to the farmhouse. The south additions to the farmhouse do obscure part of the south façade but have not impacted the front façade. Wall Farmhouse: brick load bearing Barn 1: timber frame construction Barn 2: timber frame construction Farmhouse: no change Barn 1: no change Barn 2: no change 100% Very good No additional comments Foundation Farmhouse: granite Barn 1: granite Barn 2: granite Farmhouse: some minor repairs around window using red brick Barn 1: repairs to the foundation using concrete and fieldstone 90% Very good Note that this rating refers to heritage integrity, not structural integrity 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 87 Element Original Material / Type Alteration Survival (%) Rating Comment Barn 2: repairs to the foundation using concrete Exterior doors Farmhouse: panelled wood Barn 1: vertical board Barn 2: vertical board Farmhouse: two out of the three doors are replacements Barn 1: some vertical boards may have been replaced Barn 2: some vertical boards may have been replaced 40% Poor No additional comments Windows Farmhouse: wood Barn 1: wood Barn 2: wood Farmhouse: appears to retain all of the original wood windows and most of the wood storm windows Barn 1: retains all of the original wood windows, the glass however, is broken in some Barn 1: retains all of the original wood windows, the glass however, is broken in some 95% Very good No additional comments Roof Farmhouse: possibly wood shingle Barn 1: possibly wood shingle Barn 2: possibly wood shingle Farmhouse: original replaced in asphalt shingle Barn 1: reclad in metal Barn 2: reclad in metal 0% Poor No additional comments Chimneys Farmhouse: two interior chimneys Barn 1: n/a Barn 2: n/a Farmhouse: chimneys may require some repointing 90% Very good No additional comments Water systems Farmhouse: unknown, possibly copper Barn 1: unknown Barn 2: unknown Farmhouse: all water systems replaced Barn 1: unknown Barn 2: unknown 20% Poor No additional comments 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 88 Element Original Material / Type Alteration Survival (%) Rating Comment Exterior decoration Farmhouse: dichromatic brickwork (quoins, decorative brickwork , window trim; red- brick Flemish bond on all sides Barn 1: vertical board Barn 2: vertical board Farmhouse: no changes Barn 1: no changes Barn 2: no changes 100% Very good No additional comments Exterior additions Farmhouse: no known additions Barn 1: no known additions Barn 2: no known additions Farmhouse: south addition Large barn: addition in severe state of disrepair, but likely no original to the barn 70% Very good The rear wing on the farmhouse appears to be original to the farmhouse. Interior plan Farmhouse: centre hall plan Barn 1: open and granary Barn 2: open and granary Farmhouse: no change Barn 1: no changes Barn 2: no changes 100% Very good No additional comment s Interior walls and floors Farmhouse: Lathe-and-plaster walls and pine flooring Barn 1: n/a Barn 2: n/a Farmhouse: no changes Barn 1: n/a Barn 2: n/a 100% Very good No additional comments Interior trim Farmhouse: tall baseboard with decorative moulding around openings Barn 1: n/a Barn 2: n/a Farmhouse: no changes Barn 1: n/a Barn 2: n/a 100% Very good No additional comment 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 89 Element Original Material / Type Alteration Survival (%) Rating Comment Interior features (e.g., stairs, doors) Farmhouse: wood stairs, doors, fireplace, wainscotting, corner cupboard Farmhouse: no changes to wood stairs and doors, wood floors have been painted in some areas, corner cupboard and fireplace intact 90% Very good No additional comments Landscape features Domestic yard and farmyard features such as gardens and fencing and surrounding fields No significant alterations to domestic yard, or farmyard features and fields. 100% Very Good The property’s landscape features have not been significantly altered through the 21st century AVERAGE OF RATE OF CHANGE/HERITAGE INTEGRITY 80.58% Very Good Rating of Very Good is based on original element survival rate of between 76 to 100% 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 90 8 CULTURAL HERITAGE EVALUATION 8.1 EVALUATION USING ONTARIO REGULATION 9/06 The principal built heritage resources on the subject property at 815 Highway 7 are a one-and-a- half storey Ontario Cottage and two bank barns. The property is a listed, non-designated property on the City of Pickering Municipal Heritage Register. O. Reg. 9/06 of the OHA provides criteria for determining whether a property has CHVI. If a property meets one or more of the criteria in O. Reg. 9/06, it is eligible for designation under the OHA. Table 8-1 presents the evaluation of the subject property using O. Reg. 9/06. Table 8-1: Evaluation of 815 Highway 7 as per O. Reg. 9/06 O. Reg. 9/06 Criteria Criteria Met (Y/N) Justification 1. The property has design value or physical value because it, i. is a rare, unique, representative or early example of a style, type, expression, material, or construction method, Y As demonstrated in Section 5.3.2, the residence at 815 Highway 7 reflects representative elements of the Ontario Cottage architectural style. This is a common architectural expression in the City of Pickering, however the Percy House has an early and increasingly rare example of dichromatic brickwork. The patterned stringcourse below the roof line is an early example of a style that would come to characterize the region. As discussed in Section 5.3.4, the Central Ontario bank barns on the subject property are a representative expression of a Central Ontario barn and are now considered rare with only one Part IV designated barn in the City of Pickering. Barns 1 and 2 appear to maintain their integrity through the retention of much of the original construction materials and application of historic building methods. Similarly the wood silo at 815 Highway 7 is also a rare expression of nineteenth century silo construction using wooden tongue-and-groove staves wrapped in wooden cribs. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 91 O. Reg. 9/06 Criteria Criteria Met (Y/N) Justification ii. displays a high degree of craftsmanship or artistic merit, or Y The construction of the brick residence on the subject property displays a high degree of craftsmanship. The brickwork on the north façade is an early and increasingly rare example of dichromatic brickwork and displays a high degree of craftsmanship. This craftmanship is evident in the patterned stringcourse below the moulded cornice, buff brick quoins and voussoirs and the fine use of the Flemish bond on the north façade. The central Ontario barns displays mortise and tenon construction that is typical of the nineteenth century, but this is not considered to display a high degree of craftmanship or artistic merit. iii. demonstrates a high degree of technical or scientific achievement. N The property does not demonstrate a high degree of technical or scientific achievement. The structures display construction techniques reflective of the era and style. 2. The property has historical value or associative value because it, i. has direct associations with a theme, event, belief, person, activity, organization or institution that is significant to a community, Y As 815 Highway 7 has functioned as a farm for at least 169 years, it is directly associated with the agricultural development of the former Ontario Township and City of Pickering. This theme is significant as it contributed to the community’s early economy and continues to be practiced today. ii. yields, or has the potential to yield information that contributes to an understanding of a community or culture, or N The results of research did not indicate that 815 Highway 7 yields information that could contribute to the understanding of a community or culture. iii. demonstrates or reflects the work or ideas of an architect, artist, builder, designer or theorist who is significant to a community. N The architect and builder of the building at 815 Highway 7 is unknown. 3. The property has contextual value because it, 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 92 O. Reg. 9/06 Criteria Criteria Met (Y/N) Justification i. is important in defining, maintaining or supporting the character of an area, Y As the property retains 46 acres of the original 50- acre lot and continues to be actively used for agriculture, 815 Highway 7 is important in maintaining the historical agricultural character of the area. ii. is physically, functionally, visually or historically linked to its surroundings, or Y 815 Highway 7 is associated with the early settlement of the area and is important in maintaining and supporting the rural 19th century landscape along the Highway 7 Road corridor. iii. is a landmark. N No significant views to the property distinguish the building as a notable or distinct property. It does not serve as a local landmark in the community. 8.2 ONTARIO REGULATION 10/06 Ontario Regulation 10/06 establishes the Criteria for Determining Cultural Heritage Value or Interest of Provincial Significance. This regulation was created in 2006 to be utilised to identify properties of provincial heritage significance under the OHA. All provincially owned properties with potential cultural heritage value or interest must be evaluated using O. Reg. 10/06 to determine provincial significance, if any. Table 8-2 presents the evaluation of the subject property using O. Reg. 9/06. Table 8-2: Evaluation of 815 Highway 7 as per O. Reg. 10/06 O. Reg. 10/06 Criteria Criteria Met (Y/N) Justification 1. The property represents or demonstrates a theme or pattern in Ontario’s history. N While the subject property is associated with the early settlement of the former Ontario County and specifically the area of Green River, it demonstrates this theme at the local / regional level rather than provincial. For this reason, the property does not meet this criterion. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 93 2. The property yields, or has the potential to yield, information that contributes to an understanding of Ontario’s history. N While the property reflects the early settlement and agricultural development, other properties – most notably Thistle Ha’ Farm (1860 Seventh Concession Road, Pickering), which is a National Historic Site of Canada – better illustrates the role of agriculture in Ontario’s history. The property does not have the potential to yield information that contributes to an understanding of Ontario’s history. 3. The property demonstrates an uncommon, rare or unique aspect of Ontario’s cultural heritage. N While the property is an early example of an Ontario Cottage with dichromatic brickwork within Ontario County, there are many of this type of house found throughout the province; it does not demonstrate an uncommon, rare, or unique aspect of Ontario’s cultural heritage. 4. The property is of aesthetic, visual or contextual importance to the province. N The property’s visual and contextual importance is of a local nature; the property’s associations and contextual significance relate to its connections and role within the settlement of the former Ontario Township, as opposed to within the province. For this reason, the property does not meet this criterion. 5. The property demonstrates a high degree of excellence or creative, technical or scientific achievement at a provincial level in a given period. N While the property holds physical value at a local level, it was not found to exhibit a high degree of excellence or creative, technical, or scientific achievement. 6. The property has a strong or special association with the entire province or with a community that is found in more than one part of the province. The association exists for historic, social, or cultural reasons or because of traditional use. N The residence and barns were built by John Percy c. 1853, a farmer from England. The subject property does not demonstrate a strong or special association with the province as a whole, nor with a community that is significant within the Province of Ontario. Therefore, the property does not meet this criterion. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 94 7. The property has a strong or special association with the life or work of a person, group or organization of importance to the province or with an event of importance to the province. N The residence and barns were built in c. 1853 by John Percy during the early settlement of Ontario County. The subject property does not have a strong or special association with the life or work of a person, group or organization of importance to the province or with an event of importance to the province. Therefore, the building does not meet this criterion. 8. The property is located in unorganized territory and the Minister determines that there is a provincial interest in the protection of the property. O. Reg. 10/06, s. 1 (2). N The property is not located within an unorganized territory. Therefore, the subject property does not meet this criterion. 8.3 RESULTS OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE EVALUATION Based on the evaluation of the property at 815 Highway 7, the following results related to the property’s CHVI were identified: • The evaluation using the criteria of O. Reg. 9/06 determined that the subject property does possess CHVI for its design/physical value, associative value and contextual value at a local level; • The evaluation using the criteria of O. Reg. 10/06 determined that the subject property did not meet any of the criteria and . • Therefore, the subject property has been identified as a Provincial Heritage Property. 8.4 STATEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUE OR INTEREST As the subject property at 815 Highway 7 was found to possess CHVI, the following Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest and List of Heritage Attributes was prepared. DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE 815 Highway 7 is an 18.7-hectare irregular shaped agricultural property situated on the south side of Highway 7, west of Whites Road in the north portion of the City of Pickering. The key 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 95 resources are a one-and-a-half storey Ontario Cottage constructed of brick c. 1853 as well as two, two-storey Central Ontario bank barns and two silos. The property is listed on the City of Pickering Municipal Heritage Register. HERITAGE VALUE The mid-nineteenth century farmstead at 815 Highway 7 possesses design or physical value for the unique, representative and rare built heritage resources displaying a high degree of craftsmanship located on the property. The one-and-a-half storey brick residence constructed c. 1853 demonstrates representative elements of an Ontario Cottage with Neo-Classical and Georgian influences including the rectangular plan and symmetrical three-bay façade, side gable roof, entrance details including a wood surround with transom and sidelights, and multipaned windows. The residence reflects a unique vernacular interpretation of the style, characterized by its elaborate dichromatic brickwork, including the decorative stringcourse, quoins and jack arches. The large bank barns are representative expressions of a Central Ontario barn, a common design in Southern Ontario dating to the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The gambrel roof style is indicative of its period of construction, becoming commonly used by 1880 following a transition from gable roofs. The barns maintains their integrity through the retention of much of the original construction materials and application of historic building methods. The barns include many of the features typical of the style, including the banked access and two storey height, original rectangular plan, wood barn board cladding, and the gambrel roof clad in sheet metal. The intact concrete block silo and remains of the wood silo also contribute to the design and physical value of the property. Through its function as a farm for at least 169 years, 815 Highway 7 it is directly associated with the agricultural development of the former Ontario Township and City of Pickering. This theme is significant as it historically contributed to the community’s early economic growth and continues to be practiced today. As the property retains 46 acres of the original 50-acre lot and continues to be actively used for agriculture, 815 Highway 7 is important in maintaining the historical agricultural character of the surrounding area. The property is functionally and historically linked to its surroundings as indicated by the presence and placement of the Percy House, Central Ontario bank barns, the associated circulation patterns including the surrounding agricultural fields that continue to reflect the function of the historic nineteenth century farmstead. LIST OF HERITAGE ATTRIBUTES The heritage attributes that contribute to the cultural heritage value or interest of 815 Highway 7 include: Residence Exterior • One-and-a-half storey massing built to a rectangular plan; 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 96 • Red brick construction using the Flemish bond, dichromatic brickwork including quoins and decorative brickwork under the moulded cornice; • Granite and fieldstone foundation; • Symmetrical three-bay façade and symmetrical two-bay side elevations; • Side gable roof with return eaves (on west façade only) and extant moulded cornice; • Paired interior end chimneys; • Centrally placed entrance with side lights, transom and wood surround with classical detailing; • Rectangular window openings with six-over-six double-hung sash windows, radiating brick voussoirs and wood sills; • Brick, one-storey, gable roof addition built to a rectangular plan projecting from the south elevation; built using the Common bond; • Verandah with a flared roof and exposed curved rafters; and • Its orientation toward Highway 7. Residence Interior • Extant original layout; • Fire place mantle; • Floor boards; • Tall baseboards; • Window and door surrounds; • Wainscotting and beaded ceiling; • Balustrade and knob capped newel post; • Stone fireplace collar embedded in second floor bedroom (southwest room); and • Built in corner cupboard in the parlour. Bank Barn 1 • Two-storey massing built to a rectangular plan; • Heavy square timber post and beam framing; • North eave-side upper level entrance built into banked slope; • Vertical wood board cladding; • Gambrel roof clad in sheet metal with vents and lightening rods; • Extant paver flooring of buff and red brick; • Remains of wood silo adjacent to bank barn. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 97 Bank Barn 2 • Two-storey massing built to a rectangular plan; • Heavy square timber post and beam framing; • East eave-side upper level entrance built into banked slope; • Vertical wood board cladding; • Gambrel roof clad in sheet metal; • Extant paver flooring of buff and red brick; • Concrete block silo with a metal domed top located adjacent to bank barn. Landscape • Drive leading from Highway 7 to the collection of nineteenth century structures on the property; • The relationship of the traditional farmstead to its surrounding agricultural tradition; and • Intact circulation routes and building arrangement setback from Highway 7. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 98 9 PROPOSED UNDERTAKING AND IMPACTS 9.1 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED UNDERTAKING DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT The proposed development concept for the project location consists of five food manufacturing buildings on the lot, to be built in two phases with Buildings 1, 2, and 3 constructed first, followed by Buildings 4 and 5. The lot is currently zoned Rural Agricultural, however, it is designated Prestige Employment and Seaton Natural Heritage System in the Pickering Official Plan. The total site area for the proposed development is 23.8 hectares with frontage on Highway 7 and Whites Road. The building footprints are approximately 21,471 (Building 1), 23,378 m2 (Building 2), 21,471 m2 (Building 3), 21,471 m2 (Building 4), and 9,858 m2 (Building 5). The site will contain approximately 87 truck loading bays, 690 parking stalls and 120 spaces for trailer parking. Vehicular access is proposed via signalized access point from Highway 7 with proposed municipal roads providing access to the proposed development. 9.2 POTENTIAL IMPACTS When determining the effects a development or site alteration may have on known or identified built heritage resources or cultural heritage landscapes, the MHSTCI Heritage Resources in the Land Use Planning Process advises that the following “negative impacts” be considered: • Destruction of any, or part of any, significant heritage attributes, or features3 • Alteration that is not sympathetic, or is incompatible, with the historic fabric and appearance4 • Shadows created that alter the appearance of a heritage attribute or change the viability of a natural feature or plantings, such as a garden5 • Isolation of a heritage attribute from its surrounding environment, context or a significant relationship6 3 This is used as an example of a direct impact in the MHSCTI Info Bulletin 3. 4 A direct impact in the MHSCTI Info Bulletin 3. 5 An indirect impact in the MHSCTI Info Bulletin 3. 6 An indirect impact in the MHSCTI Info Bulletin 3. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 99 • Direct or indirect obstruction of significant views or vistas within, from, or of built and natural features7 • A change in land use such as rezoning a battlefield from open space to residential use, allowing new development or site alteration to fill in the formerly open spaces8 • Land disturbances such as a change in grade that alters soils, and drainage patterns that adversely affect a cultural heritage resource9 Other potential impacts may also be considered such as encroachment or construction vibration (Plate 4). Historic structures, particularly those built in masonry, are susceptible to damage from vibration caused by pavement breakers, plate compactors, utility excavations, and increased heavy vehicle travel in the immediate vicinity. Like any structure, they are also threatened by collisions with heavy machinery, subsidence from utility line failures, or excessive dust (Randl 2001:3-6). Plate 4: Examples of negative impacts Although the MHSTCI Heritage Resources in the Land Use Planning Process identifies types of impact, it does not advise on how to describe its nature or extent. For this the MHSTCI Guideline 7 An example of a direct and indirect impact in the MHSCTI Info Bulletin 3. It is a direct impact when significant views or vistas within, from or of built and natural features are obstructed, and an indirect impact when “a significant view of or from the property from a key vantage point is obstructed”. 8 A direct impact in the MHSCTI Info Bulletin 3. 9 In the MHSTCI Heritage Resources in the Land Use Planning Process this refers only to archaeological resources but in the MHSCTI Info Bulletin 3 this is an example of a direct impact to “provincial heritage property, including archaeological resources”. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 100 for Preparing the Cultural Heritage Resource Component of Environmental Assessments (1990:8) provides criteria of: • Magnitude - amount of physical alteration or destruction that can be expected • Severity - the irreversibility or reversibility of an impact • Duration - the length of time an adverse impact persists • Frequency - the number of times an impact can be expected • Range - the spatial distribution, widespread or site specific, of an adverse impact • Diversity - the number of different kinds of activities to affect a heritage resource Since advice to describe magnitude is not included in the MHSTCI Guideline or any other Canadian guidance, the ranking provided in the ICOMOS Guidance on Heritage Impact Assessments for Cultural World Heritage Properties (ICOMOS 2011: Appendix 3B) is adapted here. While developed specifically for World Heritage Sites, it is based on a general methodology for measuring the nature and extent of impact to cultural resources in urban and rural contexts developed for the UK Highways Agency Design Manual for Roads and Bridges [DMRB]: Volume 11, HA 208/07 (2007: A6/11) (Bond & Worthing 2016:166-167) and aligns with approaches developed by other national agencies such as the Irish Environmental Protection Agency (reproduced in Kalman & Létourneau 2020:390) and New Zealand Transport Agency (2015). The grading of impact is based on the “Guide to Assessing Magnitude of Impact” summarized in Table 9-1 below. Table 9-1: Impact Grading Impact Grading Description Major Change to heritage attributes that contribute to the CHVI such that the resource is totally altered. Comprehensive changes to the setting. Moderate Change to many heritage attributes, such that the resource is significantly modified. Changes to the setting of a heritage property, such that it is significantly modified. Minor Change to heritage attributes, such that the asset is slightly different. Change to the setting of a heritage property, such that it is noticeably changed. Negligible/Potential Slight changes to heritage attributes or the setting that hardly affects it. None No change to heritage attributes or setting. An assessment of potential impacts resulting from the proposed development on the property’s CHVI and heritage attributes is presented in Table 9-2. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 101 9.3 EVALUATION OF IMPACTS Table 9-2: Evaluation of Impacts to Subject Property at 815 Highway 7 POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL IMPACT SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL IMPACT WITHOUT MITIGATION SUMMARY OF IMPACT WITH MITIGATION Destruction of any, or part of any, significant heritage attributes, or features As currently proposed, the development includes removal of the two barns and associated silos as well as all landscape features associated with the former farm use. Without mitigation this will result in destruction of heritage attributes, a direct and major impact that is irreversible, site-specific, and will occur once over a short period of time. With mitigation, the impact on the CHVI and heritage attributes of the evolved nineteenth century farm cultural heritage landscape, the farmhouse and the bank barn could be minimized. Major impact from demolition of most of the structures on the subject property and destruction of all the landscape heritage attributes and will occur once over a short period of time. By implementing the mitigation measures recommended in Section 10.1 the potential direct impact from destruction of the two barns and associated silos will be reduced to a moderate to major, irreversible, and site- specific impact that will occur once over a short period of time. Alteration that is not sympathetic, or is incompatible, with the historic fabric and appearance As currently proposed the development will include demolition of the two barns and associated silos (discussed above) and will include significant alteration to the agricultural landscape. The introduction of a modern manufacturing facility will result significantly alter the context of the remaining farmhouse. Without mitigation this will result in major impact that is irreversible, site specific, and will occur once over a short period of time. With minimized, Major impact from alteration of the farm landscape that will be irreversible and will occur once over a short period of time. By implementing the mitigation measures recommended in Section 10.1, the potential direct impact from alteration of the agricultural landscape will be reduced to a moderate to major, irreversible, and site- specific impact that will occur once over a short period of time. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 102 POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL IMPACT SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL IMPACT WITHOUT MITIGATION SUMMARY OF IMPACT WITH MITIGATION the impact of the alteration could be minimized. Shadows created that alter the appearance of a heritage attribute or change the viability of a natural feature or plantings, such as a garden As currently proposed, the farmhouse will remain on a reduced sized lot in the proposed development. No shadow impacts are anticipated given the farmhouse will be surrounded by single detached and townhouse dwellings. No shadow impact. No mitigation required. Isolation of a heritage attribute from its surrounding environment, context or a significant relationship The proposed development will isolate the farmhouse from its current context and sever its relationship with the barns and silos. Without mitigation this will result in a direct, major impact that is irreversible, site-specific, and will occur once over a short period of time. With mitigation, the isolation impacts can be mitigated. Major, direct, irreversible, site specific impact that will occur once over a short period of time. By implementing the mitigation measures recommended in Section 10.1 the potential direct impact from alteration of the agricultural landscape will be reduced to a minor impact. Direct or indirect obstruction of significant views or vistas within, from, or of built and natural features As views to the subject property have not been identified as heritage attributes of 815 Highway 7. No impact No mitigation required. A change in land use such as rezoning a battlefield from open space to residential use, The subject property is Rural Agricultural and designated Prestige Employment and Seaton Natural Heritage System in the Pickering Official Plan. The current permitted uses are Major, irreversible impact as the change in land use and zoning will result in removal of most of the structures By implementing the mitigation measures recommended in Section 10.1, the potential direct impact from change 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 103 POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL IMPACT SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL IMPACT WITHOUT MITIGATION SUMMARY OF IMPACT WITH MITIGATION allowing new development or site alteration to fill in the formerly open spaces agricultural uses and a single detached dwelling. The proposed use will result in a change in land use which will impact the property’s heritage attributes including the open space in front of the farmhouse, the driveway, and agricultural fields. Without mitigation measures, the change in land use will result in direct, major, irreversible, site specific impact that will persist over a long period of time. and landscape features on the property. in land use will be reduced to a minor, irreversible, and site- specific impact that will persist over a long period of time. Land disturbances such as a change in grade that alters soils, and drainage patterns that may affect a cultural heritage resource. The proposed development will relocate the farmhouse on site and grading will be designed appropriately so that drainage patterns will not negatively impact the farmhouse. No impact. No mitigation required. 9.4 RESULTS OF IMPACT ASSESSMENT The preceding impact assessment has determined that without conservation or mitigation measures, the proposed development will result in major impacts to the identified heritage attributes of the subject property. An options analysis of potential alternatives, mitigation and conservation options is provided in Section 10. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 104 10 ALTERNATIVES, MITIGATION AND CONSERVATION OPTIONS As the property was evaluated to have CHVI and will be impacted by the proposed development, WSP has identified four possible options to reduce or avoid the negative effects. These are informed by the objectives included in the City of Pickering Official Plan and are: 1) “Do Nothing”: Preserve and maintain the Percy House, Barns 1 and 2 and Silos 1 and 2 and all landscape heritage attributes in situ with no further development of the property. 2) Preserve and maintain the Percy House, barns and silos in situ with adaptive reuse of these structures and development of manufacturing campus around these structures on the property. 3) Relocate the Percy House within the site to a more convenient location with an adaptive reuse, dismantle and salvage heritage attributes from Barns 1 and 2 and Silos 1 and 2 and develop the manufacturing campus on the property. 4) Remove the Percy House, Barns 1 and 2 and Silos 1 and 2, salvaging heritage attributes from the structures and develop the manufacturing campus on the property. The advantages and disadvantages of each option are presented in the following subsections, then analysed for feasibility. It is only after an option is determined to be not feasible that the next preferred approach is considered. 10.1 ALTERNATIVES, MITIGATION AND CONSERVATION OPTIONS ANALYSIS Table 10-1 weighs the available options and provides mitigation and conservation measures to ensure heritage resources are conserved. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 105 Table 10-1: Alternatives, Mitigation and Conservation Options OPTIONS ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES MITIGATION/ CONSERVATION NOTES 1) “Do nothing”: preserve and maintain the Percy House, Barns 1 and 2 and Silos 1 and 2 and all landscape heritage attributes in situ with no further development of the property. This option would maintain the general heritage principle that prefers minimal intervention to a heritage resource. It would ensure that the subject property retains all identified heritage attributes. This option is consistent with the Official Plan policy Section 8.2 (c) that states: prevent the demolition, destruction or inappropriate alteration of important cultural heritage resources to the extent possible, and Section 8.2 (d) that states: where possible, restore, rehabilitate, maintain and enhance important cultural heritage resources owned by the City, and encourage the same for those owned by others. Additionally Section 8.9 (a) that encourages retention of cultural heritage resources in their original location. This option is also keeping with the MHSTCI’s Eight Guiding Principles for the Conservation of Historic Places that identify a building should not be removed unless there is no other means to save it and that alterations to a cultural heritage resource should be reversible. Preservation is not a “do nothing” approach: to ensure the buildings do not suffer from rapid deterioration, repairs must be carried out and a systematic monitoring and repair program will be required for all exteriors and interiors. As identified in the MHSTCI Eight Guiding Principles (2007), maintenance is required to avoid costly conservation projects in the future. A Heritage Conservation Plan is a document that identifies how cultural heritage resources should be conserved. It should detail the conservation methods, required actions and trades for the conservation methods and an implementation schedule to conserve the landscape’s heritage attributes in the short-, medium-, and long-term. Heritage Conservation Plans are typically completed by structural engineers or architects with experience rehabilitating historic structures. 2) Preserve and maintain the Percy House, barns and silos in situ with adaptive reuse of these structures and development of manufacturing campus around these structures on the property. Although this option would involve a major intervention to the agricultural character of the subject property, it would result in maintenance of the heritage attributes belonging to the residence and barns. Section 8.9 (b) of the Pickering Official Plan requires consideration of adaptive reuse opportunities prior to considering relocation of a resource. While this option would retain the Percy House and barns, it would include removal of all the landscape heritage attributes and alter the agricultural character of the historic landscape and surrounding area. Preservation would require ongoing repair and maintenance to ensure the conservation of the Percy House and barns heritage attributes. The lack of active use will result in continued detrimental physical impacts to the dwelling and barn. Occupation for the dwelling is imperative. To stabilize and conserve the Percy House, barns and silos in their current location before construction of the surrounding development begins and during construction a Temporary Protection Plan (TPP) should be completed. There is often a lengthy period between the formal submission of a planning application and reoccupation of a heritage buildings. During this time, heritage buildings can be vulnerable to neglect, loss and accidental damage. An TPP should be completed by an engineer or architect with demonstrated experience working with historical structures and should include the following: • Marking heritage attributes on the construction plans; • Temporary construction fencing between the Percy House and/or Barns 1 2 and Silos 1 and 2 and the proposed development; • Establish a regular inspection and monitoring schedule; • Communication protocols that identify who should be informed about the heritage attributes and who should be contacted if there is accidental damage; • A plan for potential physical impacts such as accidental damage from machinery; 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 106 OPTIONS ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES MITIGATION/ CONSERVATION NOTES It would be difficult to find appropriate adaptive re-use options for the barns in the context of the desired use for large warehouses. Retention of these structures in their current location would also significantly reduce the size of the possible warehouses. Lastly, typical warehouse design is not inherently compatible with nineteenth century residence and barns and thus would present a challenge to successfully integrate. • A plan for appropriate repairs should damage occur to the building(s). • Regular inspection and monitoring protocol. A Mothballing Plan should be completed to examine the current condition of the Percy House and barns and to suggest stabilization and maintenance measures necessary to temporarily mothball and secure the structures and their heritage attributes until a future use is determined. A Heritage Conservation Plan is a document that identifies how cultural heritage resources should be conserved. It should detail the conservation methods, required actions and trades for the conservation methods and an implementation schedule to conserve the landscape’s heritage attributes in the short-, medium-, and long-term. Heritage Conservation Plans are typically completed by structural engineers or architects with experience rehabilitating historic structures. In accordance with the MHSTCI’s Heritage Resources in Land Use Planning Process design guidelines that harmonize mass, setback, setting and materials is a mitigation measure to reduce impacts to cultural heritage resources. The design of the building immediately surrounding the historic structures should be sensitively designed to reflect a similar massing, height, and materials. A vegetative buffer between the proposed buildings and adjacent Percy House, barns and silos would assist is reducing the visual impact of the modern design against the nineteenth century farm. A landscape plan should incorporate a vegetative screen between the new buildings and remnants of the farm. Construction activities often result in fugitive dust emission which can be detrimental to the long term protection of heritage resources. A fugitive dust emissions plan should follow practices outlined in the Ontario Standards Development Branch Technical Bulletin: Management Approaches for Industrial Fugitive Dust Sources (2017). Given the proximity of the adjacent heritage properties to the proposed development, a comprehensive pre- construction survey should be completed and a Zone of Influence Construction Vibration Study to monitor and mitigate vibration impacts during construction. Where possible prevent heavy equipment traffic from being routed in the vicinity of the Percy House and barns to minimize potential effects from vibration. 3) Relocate the Percy House within the site to a more convenient location with an adaptive reuse, dismantle and salvage heritage attributes from Barns 1 and 2 and Silos 1 and 2 and develop the manufacturing campus on the property. Although this option would involve a major intervention to the agricultural character of the subject property, it would result in maintenance of some of the heritage attributes belonging to the Percy House. Given the difficulty in moving barns, they would likely have to be dismantled and elements could be salvaged and reused in the proposed development. Moving the Percy House would allow for more convenient placement, allowing the land to be maximized for the proposed warehouse use. While this option would retain the Percy House, it would include removal of all the barns and landscape heritage attributes and alter the agricultural character of the historic landscape and surrounding area. This option is inconsistent the MHSTCI’s Eight Guiding Principles in the Conservation of Historical Properties which encourages respect for original location. Additionally, the Pickering Official Plan states that development To stabilize and conserve the Percy House in its current location before construction of the surrounding development begins and during construction a Temporary Protection Plan (TPP) should be completed. There is often a lengthy period between the formal submission of a planning application and reoccupation of a heritage buildings. During this time, heritage buildings can be vulnerable to neglect, loss and accidental damage. An TPP should be completed by an engineer or architect with demonstrated experience working with historical structures and should include the following: • Marking heritage attributes on the construction plans; • Temporary construction fencing between the Percy House, Barns 1 and 2, Silos 1 and 2 and the proposed development; • Establish a regular inspection and monitoring schedule; 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 107 OPTIONS ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES MITIGATION/ CONSERVATION NOTES Section 8.9 (c) of the Official Plan requires consideration of relocation on-site prior to considering relocation of a resource off-site. should not result in any demolition, construction, alteration, remodeling, or any other action that would adversely affect the heritage features of the property. Relocating the Percy House would place the building at risk of accidental damage during the relocation operation, or total loss due to accident or unforeseen structural issues discovered during the relocation process. It is also in direct opposition to the MHSTCI Guiding Principle for “original location” which states that buildings should not be moved “unless there is no other means to save them since any change in site diminishes heritage value considerably”. This would still result in removal of the heritage attributes that reflect the value of the property as an evolved farm cultural heritage landscape. • Communication protocols that identify who should be informed about the heritage attributes and who should be contacted if there is accidental damage; • A plan for potential physical impacts such as accidental damage from machinery; • A plan for appropriate repairs should damage occur to the building(s). • Regular inspection and monitoring protocol. A Mothballing Plan should be completed to examine the current condition of the Percy House to suggest stabilization and maintenance measures necessary to temporarily mothball and secure the structure and its heritage attributes until a future use is determined. A Heritage Conservation Plan is a document that identifies how cultural heritage resources should be conserved. It should detail the conservation methods, required actions and trades for the conservation methods and an implementation schedule to conserve the landscape’s heritage attributes in the short-, medium-, and long-term. Heritage Conservation Plans are typically completed by structural engineers or architects with experience rehabilitating historic structures. In accordance with the MHSTCI’s Heritage Resources in Land Use Planning Process design guidelines that harmonize mass, setback, setting and materials is a mitigation measure to reduce impacts to cultural heritage resources. The design of the building immediately surrounding the historic structure should be sensitively designed to reflect a similar massing, height, and materials. A vegetative buffer between the proposed buildings and adjacent Percy House would assist is reducing the visual impact of the modern design against the nineteenth century house. A landscape plan should incorporate a vegetative screen between the new buildings and the Percy House. Prior to demolition of the two Central Ontario barns and associated silos, determine what materials can be salvaged and document those elements into a standardized salvage inventory. The results of this inventory should be included a Cultural Heritage Resource Documentation Report (CHRDR). Should the one-storey south addition be deemed not structurally sound for relocation, it should also be subject to a CHRDR. A reputable contractor with expertise in salvage should be contracted to salvage the identified building materials. The contractor should prepare an approach for the labelling, storage and reassembly of material salvaged from the property, as appropriate, in accordance with guidance taken from the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, Section 4: Guidelines for Materials; • The ultimate destination of salvaged materials should be determined prior to the initiation of any salvage process; • Materials should only be salvaged if they are suitable for re-use in other buildings or projects, i.e., the material must not be irreparably damaged or infested; • The material must be extracted in a manner that ensures that it is not irreparably damaged; 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 108 OPTIONS ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES MITIGATION/ CONSERVATION NOTES • Should any of the material be damaged during removal, donation to a teaching institution or museum (i.e. Pickering Museum Village) should be considered to allow the material to provide an educational opportunity. Design the project to integrate new physical elements to the Percy House to be sympathetic and compatible with the Ontario Cottage. The Parks Canada’s Standards & Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada (2010) should be considered. Construction activities often result in fugitive dust emission which can be detrimental to the long term protection of heritage resources. A fugitive dust emissions plan should follow practices outlined in the Ontario Standards Development Branch Technical Bulletin: Management Approaches for Industrial Fugitive Dust Sources (2017). Given the proximity of the adjacent heritage properties to the proposed development, a comprehensive pre- construction survey should be completed and a Zone of Influence Construction Vibration Study to monitor and mitigate vibration impacts during construction. Where possible prevent heavy equipment traffic from being routed in the vicinity of the Percy House to minimize potential effects from vibration. 4) Remove the Percy House, Barns 1 and 2 and Silos 1 and 2, salvaging heritage attributes from the structures and develop the manufacturing campus on the property. Some of the Percy House and barn’s heritage attributes could be salvaged and reused in the proposed development. This would result in the complete and irreversible loss of all the identified heritage attributes. This option is inconsistent with the Town of Pickering’s heritage policies in the Official Plan, the MHSTCI’s Eight Guiding Principles in the Conservation of Historical Properties and general heritage conservation best practices. Prior to demolition of the Percy House, two Central Ontario barns and associated silos, determine what materials can be salvaged and document those elements into a standardized salvage inventory. The results of this inventory should be included a Cultural Heritage Resource Documentation Report (CHRDR). A reputable contractor with expertise in salvage should be contracted to salvage the identified building materials. The contractor should prepare an approach for the labelling, storage and reassembly of material salvaged from the property, as appropriate, in accordance with guidance taken from the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, Section 4: Guidelines for Materials; • The ultimate destination of salvaged materials should be determined prior to the initiation of any salvage process; • Materials should only be salvaged if they are suitable for re-use in other buildings or projects, i.e., the material must not be irreparably damaged or infested; • The material must be extracted in a manner that ensures that it is not irreparably damaged; • Should any of the material be damaged during removal, donation to a teaching institution or museum (i.e. Pickering Museum Village) should be considered to allow the material to provide an educational opportunity. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 109 10.2 OPTIONS ANALYSIS Based on the review of the alternatives, mitigation and conservation options analysis presented in Table 10-1, Option 1, preserve and maintain the Pery House, Barns 1 and 2 and Silos 1 and 2 and all landscape heritage attributes in situ with no further development of the property, is the preferred option from a cultural heritage perspective. While Option 2 is the second choice, adaptive reuse of the farm buildings is challenging given that they were purpose built for farming and may prove difficult to compatibly integrate into the proposed development. Discussions with the Client have determined that Option 3 which involves the relocation of the Percy House to a more convenient site within the proposed development is supported by the Client. As illustrated on the Draft Plan, the Percy House will be relocated northwest of its current location, closer to Highway 7. Option 3 would see the removal of Barns 1 and 2, Silos 1 and 2, as well as all landscape features. To successfully facilitate Option 3, the MHSTCI’s Heritage Resources in Land Use Planning Process design guidelines should be consulted. These guidelines aim to harmonize mass, setback, setting and materials is a mitigation measure to reduce impacts to cultural heritage resources. A vegetative buffer between the proposed development and adjacent Percy House would assist in reducing the visual impact of the modern design against the nineteenth century farm. A landscape plan that incorporates a vegetative screen between the new buildings and remnants of the farm would be ideal. To stabilize and conserve the Percy House in its current location before construction of the surrounding development begins and during construction a Temporary Protection Plan (TPP) should be completed. There is often a lengthy period between the formal submission of a planning application and reoccupation of a heritage buildings. During this time, heritage buildings can be vulnerable to neglect, loss and accidental damage. An TPP should be completed by an engineer or architect with demonstrated experience working with historical structures and should include the following: • Marking heritage attributes on the construction plans; • Temporary construction fencing between the Percy House and the proposed development; • Establish a regular inspection and monitoring schedule; • Communication protocols that identify who should be informed about the heritage attributes and who should be contacted if there is accidental damage; • A plan for potential physical impacts such as accidental damage from machinery; • A plan for appropriate repairs should damage occur to the building(s); and • Regular inspection and monitoring protocol. Mothballing is a process for protecting a building from the environmental elements, neglect and vandalism. It includes stabilization and maintenance measures to ensure a building does not 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 110 deteriorate. Mothballing is intended to be an interim solution undertaken while a property owner explores options for a building’s adaptive reuse on site, or while a building is vacant or is to be relocated off-stie and/or sold. A Mothballing Plan should be prepared by a qualified individual in accordance with the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, 2nd Edition (Parks Canada 2010); the Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practices by the Canadian Association of Conservation of Cultural Property and the Canadian Association of Professional Conservators (2009); the MHSTCI’s Eight Guiding Principles in the Conservation of Built Heritage Properties (2007); Preservation Briefs 31: Mothballing Historic Buildings (Park, 1993), and Well-Preserved: The Ontario Heritage Foundation’s Manual of Principles and Practice for Architectural Conservation (Fram, 1998). A Heritage Conservation Plan is a document that identifies how cultural heritage resources should be conserved. It should detail the conservation methods, required actions and trades for the conservation methods and an implementation schedule to conserve the landscape’s heritage attributes in the short-, medium-, and long-term. Heritage Conservation Plans are typically completed by structural engineers or architects with experience rehabilitating historic structures. Detailed documentation and salvage is often the preferred mitigation strategy when retention or relocation of a structure is neither feasible nor warranted. While documentation and salvage can never truly mitigate the loss of a heritage resource, documentation creates a public record the structure and provides researchers and the public with a land use history, construction details and photographic record of the resource. The documentation and photographs contained within this report may serve as a sufficient record of the house and the outbuildings and this determination should be made by City staff. The purpose of salvaging heritage building material is to preserve portions of features of buildings or structures that have historical, architectural or cultural value and divert them from becoming land fill material. Sourcing materials for repair and replacement can be challenging, especially if the materials are from a historical source that no longer exists, such as a quarry, or a manufacturing facility that has closed (Parks Canada, 2010). As such, the careful salvage of these materials from one historic structure can represent an opportunity for the in-kind replacement of quality historical material on another. Some of these materials can also be incorporated into the new design if appropriate. If any materials are incorporated into the manufacturing campus, there should be an interpretive display to convey that these materials were reused from the previous structures on the site. In order to ensure heritage fabric is salvaged responsibly the following recommendations for salvage and reuse of materials includes: o A reputable contractor(s) with proven expertise in cultural heritage resource removal should be obtained to salvage the identified building components listed above; 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 111 The contractor should prepare an approach for the labelling, storage and reassembly of material salvaged from the property, as appropriate, in accordance with guidance taken from the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, Section 4: Guidelines for Materials; The ultimate destination of salvaged materials should be determined prior to the initiation of any salvage process • Materials should only be salvaged if they are suitable for re-use in other buildings or projects, i.e., the material must not be irreparably damaged or infested; • The material must be extracted in a manner that ensures that it is not irreparably damaged; • Should any of the material be damaged during removal, donation to a teaching institution should be considered to allow the material to provide an educational opportunity. A list of Conservation Programs in Ontario is available on the National Trust for Canada’s website here: www.nationaltrustcanada.ca/resources/education/ conservation-programs. Construction activities often result in fugitive dust emission which can be detrimental to the long term protection of heritage resources. A fugitive dust emissions plan should follow practices outlined in the Ontario Standards Development Branch Technical Bulletin: Management Approaches for Industrial Fugitive Dust Sources (2017). Given the proximity of construction activities in proximity to the Percy House, the current proposed development has the potential to create vibrations that could negatively impact the structure. Ground vibration monitoring works should be conducted at the Percy House and Barns 1 and 2 and Silos 1 and 2. The monitoring should use a digital seismograph capable of measuring and recording ground vibration intensities in digital format in each of three (3) orthogonal directions. This instrument should also be equipped with a wireless cellular modem for remote access and transmission of data. The installed instrument should be programmed to record continuously, providing peak ground vibration levels at a specified time interval (e.g., 5 minutes) as well as waveform signatures of any ground vibrations exceeding a threshold level that would be determined during monitoring (e.g., between 6-12 mm/s). The instrument should also be programmed to provide a warning should the peak ground vibration level exceed the guideline limits specified. In the event of either a threshold trigger or exceedance warning, data would be retrieved remotely and forwarded to designated recipients. If vibration has exceeded the guideline limits specified, a stop work order should be issued immediately and the adjacent Federal Heritage Buildings promptly inspected for any indication of disruption or damage. If identified, the evidence of disturbance or damage should be documented, then closely monitored during construction for further change in existing conditions. Once work is complete, a post-construction vibration monitoring report or technical memorandum should be 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 112 prepared to document the condition of the heritage attributes of the properties listed above and recommend appropriate repairs, if necessary. Designation under Part IV of the OHA for the property including the Percy House, Barns 1 and 2 and Silos 1 and 2 would provide long term protection against demolition and unsympathetic alterations. If designated under the OHA, the property owner would be required to request permission from the Town to make any alterations or to demolish any of the designated structures. Commemoration, also know as symbolic conservation is often a mitigation strategy when retention or relocation of heritage attributes is not feasible. It can often include the adaptive reuse of salvaged items from buildings (i.e. Creating benches from beams from the barn, creating landscape features from foundation stones) as well as an interpretive plaque that outlines the history of a site and its importance to the local community. If any salvaged items are used for a commemorative display, they should be appropriately catalogued and stored until they can be reused on-site. This should also be clearly communicator to the contractor. 10.3 IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING While Option 1 is the preferred alternative, an Implementation and Monitoring Plans have been identified for Option 3 in Table 10-2 below. The purpose of this plan is to conserve cultural heritage resources as the development is undertaken. The requirement for these heritage mitigation measures may be incorporated by the City of Pickering into the development application decision as a condition prior to the issuance of a Building Permit or during the development application process. 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 113 Table 10-2: Short-term, medium-term and long-term actions for Option 3 CONSTRUCTION PHASE MITIGATION MEASURES DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION CONDITIONS Pre- Construction In accordance with the MHSTCI’s Heritage Resources in Land Use Planning Process design guidelines that harmonize mass, setback, setting and materials is a mitigation measure to reduce impacts to cultural heritage resources, including the preparation of a Landscape Plan around the Percy House. ✓ Complete a Temporary Protection Plan (TPP) for the Percy House ✓ Complete a Mothballing Plan for the Percy House ✓ Complete a Heritage Conservation Plan for the Percy House Prepare a Cultural Heritage Resource Documentation Report for Barns 1 and 2 and Silos 1 and 2, and if necessary, the one-storey south addition ✓ Prepare a comprehensive pre-construction survey should be completed followed by a Zone of Influence Construction Vibration Study to identity the vibration zone of influence ✓ City of Pickering to consider designation of the subject property under Part IV of the OHA ✓* Manage fugitive dust emissions by creating a fugitive dust emissions plan following practices outlined in the Ontario Standards Development Branch Technical Bulletin: Management Approaches for Industrial Fugitive Dust Sources (2017). ✓ Construction Establish a plan to avoid impact to the resources during construction including a buffer around the structures with a silt fence and appropriate location of staging and construction materials and equipment. ✓ Manage fugitive dust emissions by following recommendations in the fugitive dust emissions plan n/a Post- Construction Implement any recommendations from the conservation plan ✓ *within 90 days of the receipt of a complete application 815 Highway 7 Road, Pickering HIA CapLink Limited WSP August 2022 Page 114 11 RECOMMENDATIONS Based on the results of the historical research, field review, site analysis and evaluation of the subject property against the criteria for heritage designation under O. Reg. 9/06 of the OHA, 815 Highway 7 was confirmed to possess CHVI. The proposed development, consisting of the construction of five food manufacturing buildings on the lot was evaluated and determined to pose major impacts to the identified heritage attributes of 815 Highway 7. Based on the review of the alternatives, mitigation and conservation options analysis, Option 1, Do Nothing, is the preferred option from a cultural heritage perspective. However, a Do Nothing approach is not feasible as the subject property is designated Prestige Employment and Seaton Natural Heritage System in the Pickering Official Plan, this approach would be a constraint on the proposed concept plan and future development. As such, Options 2 and Option 3 are the next preferred options, followed lastly by Option 4. The following conservation/mitigation strategies are recommended: 2. The following should be implemented through the development application process: h. In accordance with the MHSTCI’s Heritage Resources in Land Use Planning Process design guidelines that harmonize mass, setback, setting and materials is a mitigation measure to reduce impacts to cultural heritage resources, including the preparation of a Landscape Plan around the Percy House. i. Complete a Temporary Protection Plan (TPP) to stabilize and conserve the Percy House in its current location before construction of the surrounding development begins and during construction. This includes the installation of temporary construction fencing between the Percy House and the proposed development. j. A Mothballing Plan be completed to examine the current condition of the Percy House and to suggest stabilization and maintenance measures necessary to temporarily mothball and secure the structures. k. Prepare a Conservation Plan detailing the conservation methods, required actions and trades for the conservation methods and an implementation schedule to conserve the heritage attributes of the landscape in the long-term. l. Prepare a Cultural Heritage Resource Documentation Report for Barns 1 and 2 and Silos 1 and 2, and if necessary, the one-storey south addition. m. Given the proximity of the adjacent heritage properties to the proposed limits of grading, a comprehensive pre-construction survey should be completed and a Zone of Influence Construction Vibration Study to monitor and mitigate vibration impacts during construction. Where possible prevent heavy equipment traffic from being routed in the vicinity of the Percy House to minimize potential effects from vibration. n. Fugitive dust emissions should be managed by creating a fugitive dust emissions plan following practices outlined in the Ontario Standards Development Branch Technical Bulletin: Management Approaches for Industrial Fugitive Dust Sources (2017). 5) Contract documentation should include information regarding the CHVI of the aforementioned properties, specifically the List of Heritage Attributes. 6) WSP recommends that 815 Highway 7 meets the criteria for heritage designation under O. 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BEERS & CO., 1877 HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT: 815 HIGHWAY 7, PICKERING PROJECT: 1:10,000 ± DRAWN BY: TP TITLE: FIGURE 5: 1877 ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE COUNTY OF WATERLOO CAPLINK LIMITED CLIENT: LEGEND STUDY AREA Document Path: D:\aProjects\221-03925-00\MXD\221-03925-00 Figure 5 1877 AP.mxd Service Layer Credit 0 400200 m PROJECT NO:DATE:SCALE: 221-03925-00 APRIL 2022 CREDITS: DEPARTMENT OF MILITIA AND DEFENCE, 1914 HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT: 815 HIGHWAY 7, PICKERING PROJECT: 1:20,000 ± DRAWN BY: TP TITLE: FIGURE 6: LOCATION OF STUDY AREA ON 1914 NTS MAP CAPLINK LIMITED CLIENT: LEGEND STUDY AREA Document Path: D:\aProjects\221-03925-00\MXD\221-03925-00 Figure 6 1914 AP.mxd Service Layer Credit 0 800400 m PROJECT NO:DATE:SCALE: 221-03925-00 APRIL 2022 CREDITS: DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE, 1933 HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT: 815 HIGHWAY 7, PICKERING PROJECT: 1:20,000 ± DRAWN BY: TP TITLE: FIGURE 7: LOCATION OF STUDY AREA ON 1933 NTS MAP CAPLINK LIMITED CLIENT: LEGEND STUDY AREA Document Path: D:\aProjects\221-03925-00\MXD\221-03925-00 Figure 7 1933 AP.mxd Service Layer Credit 0 800400 m PROJECT NO:DATE:SCALE: 221-03925-00 APRIL 2022 CREDITS: DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE, 1943 HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT: 815 HIGHWAY 7, PICKERING PROJECT: 1:20,000 ± DRAWN BY: TP TITLE: FIGURE 8: LOCATION OF STUDY AREA ON 1943 NTS MAP CAPLINK LIMITED CLIENT: LEGEND STUDY AREA Document Path: D:\aProjects\221-03925-00\MXD\221-03925-00 Figure 8 1943 AP.mxd Service Layer Credit 0 800400 m PROJECT NO:DATE:SCALE: 221-03925-00 APRIL 2022 CREDITS: UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MAP AND DATA LIBRARY HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT: 815 HIGHWAY 7, PICKERING PROJECT: 1:12,500 ± DRAWN BY: TP TITLE: FIGURE 9: LOCATION OF STUDY AREA ON 1954 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH CAPLINK LIMITED CLIENT: LEGEND STUDY AREA Document Path: D:\aProjects\221-03925-00\MXD\221-03925-00 Figure 9 1954 AP.mxd Service Layer Credit 0 500250 m PROJECT NO:DATE:SCALE: 221-03925-00 APRIL 2022 CREDITS: GOOGLE HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT: 815 HIGHWAY 7, PICKERING PROJECT: 1:10,000 ± DRAWN BY: TP TITLE: FIGURE 10: LOCATION OF STUDY AREA ON 2002 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH CAPLINK LIMITED CLIENT: LEGEND STUDY AREA Document Path: D:\aProjects\221-03925-00\MXD\221-03925-00 Figure 10 2002 AP.mxd Service Layer Credit 0 400200 m APPENDIX B SITE CONCEPT PLAN (MARCH 2022) 93.3[306'-3"] 214 . 6 [70 4 ' - 0 " ] 7.6[25'-0"] 16.5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16. 5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16. 5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16. 5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16.5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16.5 [54' - 0 " ] 16. 5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16. 5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16.5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16.5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16. 5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16. 5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16.5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 21.34[70'-0"]21.34[70'-0"]21.34[70'-0"]21.34[70'-0"] 12 D O C K S 2 StoreyOffice & TMWelfare Areas (22,700 sf)2109 sm 15.27[50'-1"] 24.7 4 [81'- 2 " ] AMM O N I A R O O M 4 , 0 0 0 s f 24' c l e a r h e i g h t Stru c t u r a l P l a t f o r m a b o v e for 4 c o o l i n g t o w e r s 24.3 9 [80'- 0 " ] 17 D O C K S 10x500KWGenerators 2x3000kvaSUBSTATION Flo u r Silo s DRIVE IN RAMP 14'W x 1 6 ' H OH Do o r Electr i c a l R o o m 1 2 0 0 s f Sprin k l e r R o o m 1 1 0 0 s f Mech a n i c a l R o o m 1 3 0 0 s f Procep t e r G r e a s e Inte r c e p t e r 3 0 0 0 g a l roug h i n f o r D A F S y s t e m 10.67[35'-0"]10.67[35'-0"] 16.46[54'-0"]16.46[54'-0"]16.46[54'-0"]16.46[54'-0"]16.46[54'-0"]16.46[54'-0"]16.46[54'-0"]16.46[54'-0"]16.46[54'-0"] 148.66[487'-9"] 64.55 [21 1 ' - 9 " ] 21.34 [70 ' - 0 " ] 21.34 [70' - 0 " ] 21.3 4 [70 ' - 0 " ] 2nd Floor Office3,800 SF Date: March 26, 2022 PROPOSED FGF FOOD MANUFACTURING CAMPUS 60 ACRES SITE PLAN CONCEPT # 6A FIRE ROUTE FIRE ROUTE 19.92[65'-4"] TRAILERSTAGING 7.50 [24' - 7 " ] 31.45[103'-2"]6.50[21'-4"] 5.00[16'- 5 " ] 10.00[32'-10"] FIR E R O U T E FIR E R O U T E TOTALCAR PARKING220 10.00[32'-10"] FIR E R O U T E FIR E R O U T E 32 TOTALCAR PARKING200 30.47[100'-0"] 39.63[130'-0"]62.01[203'-5"] 39.63[130'-0"] 10.00[32'-10"] 20 . 0 Access Point Access Point FIRE ROUTE FIRE ROUTE TRUCK TURN COURTYARD FIR E R O U T E FIR E R O U T E FIR E R O U T E FI R E R O U T E Gross Developable - 50.6 acres minus internal road - 3.5 acres Net Developable = 47.1 acres EXISTING SUB DIVISION BLOCKS: *BLOCK 1 - 7.43 Acres *BLOCK 2 - 18.55 Acres *BLOCK 3 - 5.01 Acres *BLOCK 5 - 5.58 Acres *BLOCK 6 - 14.03 Acres *BLOCK 22 - 5.43 Acres (Storm water Pond) *BLOCK 30 - 2.11 Acres (Natural Heritage) *BLOCK 49 - 0.73 Acres (Heritage Lot & House) TOTAL - 58.87 Acres 15.49[50'-10"] TRAILER PARKING TRAILER PARKING 40.71 [133 ' - 7 " ] 18.3 0 [60'- 1 " ] 18.4 0 [60'- 4 " ] TRAILER PARKING TRAILER PARKING 50 20 89 ACRES PARCEL 25. 2 8 [82'- 1 1 " ] FG F W a y Wonder Drive Screen Wall Screen Wall FIR E R O U T E FIR E R O U T E 6.00[19'-8"] FIRE ROUTE FIRE ROUTE FIRE ROUTE FIRE ROUTE FIRE ROUTE FIRE ROUTE Access PointAccess Point Access Point FIR E R O U T E FIR E R O U T E 19 FIR E R O U T E FIR E R O U T E 32.47 [106 ' - 6 " ] TRUCK TURN COURTYARD Relocate Heritage House 45.0 22.0 Heritage Lot:815 HWY 7 SI D E L I N E 2 6 N68°52'05"E 291.575 N63°01'40"E47.515 N63°01'40"E23.365 N4 1°27'55"E 9 9.045 N12°43'35"E 96.305 N10°45'40"W 75.400 N10°45'40"W 125.080 N26°13'05"E 20.675 N19°19'20"W 92.180 N64°29'10"W 21.155 N70°21'05"E 174.065N71°18'20"E 123.335N71°18'20"E 279.420N71°18'20"E59.820N71°18'20"E62.515N71°18'20"E20.130 N68°52'05"E20.120 N68°52'05"E 100.910 N68°51'30"E60.035 N06°11'40"E 50.300 N38°57'30"E 23.805 N70°14'40"E44.030N71°41'40"E20.160N70°21'05"E28.300 N25°30'50"E 21.275 N19°19'20"W 92.905 N63°46'55"W 21.610 N03°07'20"E 33.760 N28°09'20"E 22.890 26.840 1.260 BLOCK 49 Heritage Lot 0.73Acres 0.30Ha 45.6 BLOCK 30 Natural Heritage 2.11Acres 0.85Ha BLOCK 32 Natural Heritage 3.95Acres 1.60Ha BLOCK 31 Natural Heritage 3.07Acres 1.24Ha 18.5 8.6 1 6 . 1 14.0 27 . 0 28.9 4 3 .7 62.6 4 1 . 4 30.0 12.8 14.1 3 5 .6 1 3 2 . 1 59.6 64.8 45.7 65.1 64.8 45.7 65.1 14 1 . 7 39.4 93.8 54.2 37.1 45.7 21.9 9 8 . 4 NEWBLOCK 22Stormwater Pond 1.7 Acres +/- 6 .9 82.0 184.0 1 2 3 . 6 57.698.6114.4 82.9 6.0 11 7 .1 74.9 72.7 102.8 47.520.9 BLOCK 8 Prestige Employment General 42.30Acres 17.12Ha HIGHWAY 407 HIGHWAY 407 WHITES ROAD INTERCHANGE HIGHWAY 7 (MTO)HIGHWAY 7 (MTO) Northern Boundry of Seaton Neighboor 21 ACCESS POINT Current Road & Bridge Alignment Future New Road & Bridge Alignment to Phase 2 (89 Acres land NEWBLOCK 22 Stormwater Pond 1.6 Acres +/- 14.0 0 [45'- 1 1 " ]14m MTO Setback 14m MTO Setback 14m MTO Setback14m MTO Setback 22m 22 m 14.0 0 [45'-1 1 " ] 14.0 0 [45 ' - 1 1 " ] 14.00 [45'- 1 1 " ] Federal Airport Land 22.00[72'-2"] 11.00[36'-1"] 22.00 [72 ' - 2 " ] 11.0 0 [36 ' - 1 " ] 10.00 [32'- 1 0 " ] WH I T E S R O A D 29.9 9 [98'- 5 " ] 12.19[40'-0"]Cul-de-sac TRANSIT WAY 14.00 [45'-11"] 14m MTO Setback14.00 [45'-11"] 14m MTO Setback 14.00 [45'-11"] 14.00 [45'-11"] 14.00 [45'-11"] 14.00[45'-11"] 14.00[45'-11"] 14.00[45'-11"] 14 m M T O S etba c k 14m MTO Setback 7.00 [23' - 0 " ] 86 TRAILER PARKING 51 36.0 0 [11 8 ' - 1 " ] TRAILER PARKING FIRE ROUTE FIRE ROUTE FIRE ROUTE Screen Wall 35.0 7 [11 5 ' - 1 " ] FIRE ROUTE FIRE ROUTE BUILDING 3 TOTAL GFA 231,000 sf (21471 sm) 1st Floor 220,000 sf (20449 sm) 2nd Floor 11,400 sf (1060 sm) BUILDING 4 TOTAL GFA 231,000 sf (21471 sm)1st Floor 220,000 sf (20449 sm) 2nd Floor 11,400 sf (1060 sm) FIRE ROUTE FIRE ROUTE FIRE ROUTE 93.3[306'-3"] 214 . 6 [70 4 ' - 0 " ] 7.6[25'-0"] 16.5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16. 5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16. 5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16.5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16.5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16. 5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16. 5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16. 5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16.5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16.5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16. 5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16.5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 16.5 [54 ' - 0 " ] 21.34[70'-0"]21.34[70'-0"]21.34[70'-0"]21.34[70'-0"] 12 D O C K S 10x500KWGenerators 2 S t o r e y Offi c e & T M Welf a r e A r e a s (2 2 , 7 0 0 s f ) 210 9 s m 15.27[50'-1"] 24.7 4 [81 ' - 2 " ] AM M O N I A R O O M 4 , 0 0 0 s f 24' c l e a r h e i g h t Struc t u r a l P l a t f o r m a b o v e for 4 c o o l i n g t o w e r s 24.3 9 [80 ' - 0 " ] 17 D O C K S 2x3000kvaSUBSTATION Flo u r Silo s DRIVE IN RAMP 14'W x 1 6 ' H OH D o o r Elect r i c a l R o o m 1 2 0 0 s f Sprink l e r R o o m 1 1 0 0 s f Mech a n i c a l R o o m 1 3 0 0 s f Procep t e r G r e a s e Inte r c e p t e r 3 0 0 0 g a l roug h i n f o r D A F S y s t e m 10.67[35'-0"]10.67[35'-0"] BUILDING 2 TOTAL GFA 230,000 sf (21378 sm) 1st Floor 219,000 sf (20356 sm) 2nd Floor 11,400 sf (1060 sm) BUILDING 1 TOTAL GFA 231,000 sf (21471 sm) 1st Floor 220,000 sf (20449 sm) 2nd Floor 11,400 sf (1060 sm) 93. 3 [30 6 ' - 3 " ] 214.6[704'-0"] 7.6 [25 ' - 0 " ] 16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"] 21.3 4 [70'- 0 " ] 21.3 4 [70 ' - 0 " ] 21.34 [70 ' - 0 " ] 21.34 [70' - 0 " ] 12 DOCKS2x3000kvaSUBSTATION 10x500KWGenerators 2 StoreyOffice & TMWelfare Areas (22,700 sf)2109 sm FlourSilos 15.2 7 [50 ' - 1 " ] 24.74[81'-2"]AMMONIA ROOM 4,000 sf24' clear height Structural Platform abovefor 4 cooling towers24.39[80'-0"] 17 DOCKS DRIVE IN RAMP 14'W x16'H OH Door Electrical Room 1200 sf Sprinkler Room 1100 sf Mechanical Room 1300 sf Procepter GreaseIntercepter 3000 galrough in for DAF System 10.6 7 [35' - 0 " ] 10.67 [35' - 0 " ] BUILDING 5 DISTRIBUTION CTR. Cross Dock TOTAL GFA 106,800 sf (9853 sm)1st Floor 103,000 sf (9574 sm) 2nd Floor 3,800 sf (278 sm) 10.0 0 [32'- 1 0 " ] 10.0 0 [32 ' - 1 0 " ] Access Point 60.32 [19 7 ' - 1 1 " ] 5.00[16'-5"] 5.00[16'-5"] 10.00[32'-10"] 5.00 [16 ' - 5 " ] 5.00[16'-5"] 5.00 [16 ' - 5 " ] Total Phase 1 (60 Acres) *4 Plants & 1 DC (1.1 million sf) *1st 2 Plants- (Building 1 &2) 2022/2023 (460,000 sf) FI R E R O U T E 3.00[9'-10"] 38.1 0 [12 5 ' - 0 " ] 5.00[16'- 5 " ] 33 923 6 14 22 21 Scr e e n W a l l 621.07[69'-1"] 17.6 0 [57 ' - 9 " ] 5.00 [16' - 5 " ] 7.50[24'-7"] 7.50[24'-7"] 6.20 [20 ' - 4 " ] 7.00 [23 ' - 0 " ]7.00 [23 ' - 0 " ] 32.1 2 [10 5 ' - 5 " ] 14.9 5 [49'- 1 " ] 10.0 0 [32' - 1 0 " ] 4.00[13'- 1 " ] 10.0 0 [32 ' - 1 0 " ] 4.00 [13'- 1 " ] 21.38 [70' - 2 " ] 25.1 1 [82 ' - 4 " ] 90 9 26 31 22.37[73'-5"] 6 6 6 PATIO PATIO PATIO PATIO TOTALCAR PARKING238 31 37 9 32 37 7.00[23'-0"]7.00[23'-0"] 19 38 7.00[23'-0"] Scre e n W a l l Scre e n W a l l 38 3.00[9'-10"] 10.00[32'-10"] 10.00[32'-10"] 93.3 [30 6 ' - 3 " ] 214.6[704'-0"] 7.6 [25 ' - 0 " ] 16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"]16.5[54'-0"] 21.34 [70' - 0 " ] 21.3 4 [70'- 0 " ] 21.3 4 [70 ' - 0 " ] 21.34 [70' - 0 " ] 12 DOCKS 2 StoreyOffice & TMWelfare Areas (22,700 sf)2109 sm 15.2 7 [50 ' - 1 " ] 24.74[81'-2"]AMMONIA ROOM 4,000 sf24' clear heightStructural Platform abovefor 4 cooling towers 24.39[80'-0"] 17 DOCKS 10x500KWGenerators 2x3000 KVA Substation FlourSilos DRI V E I N RA M P 14'W x16'H OH Door Electrical Room 1200 sf Sprinkler Room 1100 sf Mechanical Room 1300 sf Procepter GreaseIntercepter 3000 galrough in for DAF System 10.67 [35' - 0 " ] 10.67 [35 ' - 0 " ] 19 FIR E R O U T E 6.50[21'-4"]6.50[21'-4"] Screen Wall RelocatedHeritageHouse(FGFLearning Studi0) TRAILERSTAGING 41.98[137'-9"] TRUCK TURN COURTYARD 16.71[54'-10"] 6.20[20'-4"] 16.71[54'-10"] 6.50[21'- 4 " ] Scre e n W a l l 6 8 23 7 7 23 23 22 47 41 9 39 16 TOTALCAR PARKING271 APPENDIX C DRONE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS Attachment 3 to Report PLN 15-24 Attachment 4 to Report PLN 15-24 The Corporation of the City of Pickering By-law No. XXXX/2024 Being a by-law designate the lands legally described as that [Insert Legal description of property once registered] (the “Percy House”) and municipally known as 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7), Pickering, as being cultural heritage value or interest. Whereas the Ontario Heritage Act authorizes the Council of a municipality to enact a by-law to designate real property, including all buildings and structures thereon, to be of cultural heritage value or interest; and Whereas on XXXX, XX, 2024, Council endorsed the recommendations of its Heritage Advisory Committee to designate the Percy House as being of cultural heritage value or interest; and Whereas the reasons for designation are set out in Schedule “A” to this by-law; and Whereas the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering has caused to be served on the owners of the Percy House and upon the Ontario Heritage Trust, Notice of Intention to designate the property and has caused the Notice of Intention to be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality as requested by the Ontario Heritage Act; and Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering enacts as follows: 1.The Percy House, known municipally as 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7) is designated as being of cultural heritage value or interest for reasons set out in Schedule “A” attached hereto. 2.The City Solicitor is hereby authorized to cause a copy of this by-law to be registered ontitle to the 895 Wonder Drive (the Percy House). 3.The City Clerk is authorized to cause a copy of this by-law to be served upon the owners of the 895 Wonder Drive (the Percy House) and the Ontario Heritage Trust, and to publish notice of this by-law in a newspaper having general circulation in the City of Pickering asrequired by the Ontario Heritage Act. By-law passed on this XX of XXXX, 2024. ________________________________ Kevin Ashe, Mayor ________________________________ Susan Cassel, City Clerk Schedule “A” By-law No. XXXX/24 Reasons for Designation Description of Property The Percy House, located at 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7) is a one-and-a-half storey Ontario Cottage built c. 1853. The brick building was originally located on the south side of Highway 7, west of Whites Road. In 2024, the building was moved approximately 107 metres west to its current location. Reason for Designation The mid-nineteenth century farmstead, known as the Percy House, possesses design or physical value for the built heritage resource displaying a high degree of craftsmanship. The one-and-a-half storey brick residence constructed c. 1853 demonstrates representative elements of an Ontario Cottage with Neo-Classical and Georgian influences. These representative elements include the rectangular plan and symmetrical three-bay façade, side gable roof, entrance details including a wood surround with transom and sidelights, and multipaned windows. The residence reflects a unique vernacular interpretation of the style, characterized by its elaborate dichromatic brickwork, including the decorative stringcourse, quoins, and jack arches. Through its function as a farm since 1853, the Percy House is directly associated with the agricultural development of the former Ontario Township and City of Pickering. This theme is significant as it historically contributed to the community’s early economic growth and continues to be practiced today. Description of Heritage Attributes The heritage attributes that contribute to the cultural heritage value or interest of 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7) include: Residence Exterior • One-and-a-half storey massing built to a rectangular plan; • Red brick construction using the Flemish bond, dichromatic brickwork including quoins and decorative brickwork under the moulded cornice; • Granite and fieldstone foundation; • Symmetrical three-bay façade and symmetrical two-bay side elevations; • Side gable roof with return eaves and extant moulded cornice; • Paired interior end chimneys; • Centrally placed entrance with side lights, transom, and wood surround with classical detailing; and • Rectangular window openings with six-over-six double-hung sash windows, radiating brick voussoirs and wood sills. Residence Interior • Extant original layout; • Fireplace mantle; • Floor boards; • Tall baseboards; • Window and door surrounds; • Balustrade and knob capped newel post; • Stone fireplace collar embedded in second floor bedroom (southwest room); and • Built-in corner cupboard in parlour on main floor. Highway 407 Whites Road Highway 7 Sid e l i n e 2 8 Location MapFile:Municipal Address:Proposed Part IV Designation of 895 Wonder Drive Date: May. 08, 2024 ¯ 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7) SubjectLands L:\PLANNING\01-MapFiles\01-City Development\01-PLN Reports\2024\PLN XX-24 - 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7)\PLNXX-24_LocationMapv2.mxd 1:4,500 SCALE:THIS IS NOT A PLAN OF SURVEY. © The Corporation of the City of Pickering Produced (in part) under license from: © King's Printer, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. All rights reserved.; © His Majesty the King in Right of Canada, Department ofNatural Resources. All rights reserved.; © Teranet Enterprises Inc. and its suppliers. All rights reserved.; © Municipal PropertyAssessment Corporation and its suppliers. All rights reserved. City DevelopmentDepartment Proposed Wonder Drive Proposed Percy House Location Existing Percy House Location -Newspaper Version- Attachment 5 to Report PLN 15-24 Notice of Intent to Designate Property Of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest Take Notice that the Council of the City of Pickering intends to designate the following property as a property of cultural heritage value or interest under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 0.18 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7) Block 4, Plan 40M-XXXX;Part XXXX, 40R-XXXX Pickering, Ontario Description of Property: 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7) is a one-and-a-half storey Ontario Cottage built c. 1853. The brick building was originally located on the south side of Highway 7, west of Whites Road. In 2024, the building was moved approximately 107 metres west to its current location. Reason for Designation: The mid-nineteenth century farmstead, known as the Percy House, possesses design or physical value for the built heritage resource displaying a high degree of craftsmanship. The one-and-a-half storey brick residence constructed c. 1853, demonstrates representative elements of an Ontario Cottage with Neo-Classical and Georgian influences. These representative elements include the rectangular plan and symmetrical three-bay façade, side gable roof, entrance details including a wood surround with transom and sidelights, and multipaned windows. The residence reflects a unique vernacular interpretation of the style, characterized by its elaborate dichromatic brickwork, including the decorative stringcourse, quoins, and jack arches. Through its function as a farm since 1853, the Percy House is directly associated with the agricultural development of the former Ontario Township and City of Pickering. This theme is significant as it historically contributed to the community’s early economic growth and continues to be practiced today. Any person may, within 30 days of the publication of this Notice, send by mail or deliver to the City Clerk, a notice of their objection to the proposed designation, together with a statement of reasons for the objection and all relevant facts. A copy of the Historical/Architectural Designation Report PLN 15-24 is available in the Clerks Division, Pickering Civic Complex, One The Esplanade, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, or by calling 905.420.4611, or by email at clerks@pickering.ca DATED at the City of Pickering this XX day of XXXX, 2024 Susan Cassel, City Clerk City of Pickering One The Esplanade Pickering, ON L1V 6K7 -Ontario Heritage Trust / Property Owner Version- Attachment 6 to Report PLN 15-24 Notice of Intent to Designate Property Of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest Take Notice that the Council of the City of Pickering intends to designate the following property as a property of cultural heritage value or interest under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 0.18 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7) [insert legal description] Pickering, Ontario Description of Property: 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7) is a one-and-a-half storey Ontario Cottage built c. 1853. The brick building was originally located on the south side of Highway 7, west of Whites Road. In 2024, the building was moved approximately 107 metres west to its current location. Reason for Designation: The mid-nineteenth century farmstead, known as the Percy House, possesses design or physical value for the built heritage resource displaying a high degree of craftsmanship. The one-and-a-half storey brick residence constructed c. 1853 demonstrates representative elements of an Ontario Cottage with Neo-Classical and Georgian influences. These representative elements include the rectangular plan and symmetrical three-bay façade, side gable roof, entrance details including a wood surround with transom and sidelights, and multipaned windows. The residence reflects a unique vernacular interpretation of the style, characterized by its elaborate dichromatic brickwork, including the decorative stringcourse, quoins, and jack arches. Through its function as a farm since 1853, the Percy House is directly associated with the agricultural development of the former Ontario Township and City of Pickering. This theme is significant as it historically contributed to the community’s early economic growth and continues to be practiced today. Summary of Attributes for Designation: The heritage attributes that contribute to the cultural heritage value or interest of 895 Wonder Drive (formerly 815 Highway 7) include: Residence Exterior •One-and-a-half storey massing built to a rectangular plan; •Red brick construction using the Flemish bond, dichromatic brickwork includingquoins and decorative brickwork under the moulded cornice; •Granite and fieldstone foundation; •Symmetrical three-bay façade and symmetrical two-bay side elevations; •Side gable roof with return eaves and extant moulded cornice; -Ontario Heritage Trust / Property Owner Version- • Paired interior end chimneys; • Centrally placed entrance with side lights, transom and wood surround with classical detailing; and • Rectangular window openings with six-over-six double-hung sash windows, radiating brick voussoirs and wood sills; Residence Interior • Extant original layout, • Fireplace mantle; • Floor boards • Tall baseboards • Window and door surrounds; • Balustrade and knob capped newel post; • Stone fireplace collar embedded in second floor bedroom (southwest room); and • Built-in corner cupboard in parlour on main floor. Any person may, within 30 days of the publication of this Notice, send by mail or deliver to the City Clerk, a notice of their objection to the proposed designation, together with a statement of reasons for the objection and all relevant facts. A copy of the Historical/Architectural Designation Report PLN 15-24 is available in the Clerks Division, Pickering Civic Complex, One The Esplanade, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, or by calling 905.420.4611, or by email at clerks@pickering.ca DATED at the City of Pickering this XX day of XXXX, 2024 Susan Cassel, City Clerk City of Pickering One The Esplanade Pickering, ON L1V 6K7