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Minutes/Meeting Summary
Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee
November 25, 2020
7:00 pm
Electronic Meeting
Attendees: J. Dempsey
S. Croteau
J. Irwin
R. Smiles
C. Sopher
E. Martelluzzi, Planner II Heritage
R. Perera, Committee Coordinator
Guests: Isabel Lima, Planner l, City of Pickering
Melanie Hare, Urban Strategies Inc.
Grant Mason, Urban Strategies Inc.
Stuart Chan, ERA Architects
Janice Quieta, ERA Architects
Muky Rajadurai, Altona Group
Ed Saki, 301 Kingston Road
Absent: E. John
D. Felin
A. Khan
W. Jamadar
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1. Welcome & Introductions
E. Martelluzzi welcomed everyone to the electronic
meeting.
2. Disclosure of Interest
No disclosures of interest were noted.
3. Review and Approval of Agenda
Moved by S. Croteau
Seconded by R. Smiles
E. Martelluzzi reviewed the agenda items. Agenda
approved.
4. Approval of Minutes
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-June 24, 2020
Moved by S. Croteau
Seconded by J. Dempsey
That the minutes of the October 28, 2020 meeting of
the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee be
approved pending minor edits.
Carried
5. Business Arising From Minutes
There were no items of business arising from the
minutes.
6. New Business
6.1 Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 08/19 -
Altona Group, 1294 Kingston Road -
Resubmission of Heritage Impact Assessment
E. Martelluzzi noted that the proposed development
was in the process of resubmission following
comments received by Council, Staff, and members
of the public, and that the applicant had submitted
studies, plans, and justification as part of the
resubmission including the Heritage impact
assessment. She noted that the City’s Heritage
Consultant and the applicant was in agreement with
moving forward with the findings of the report, and
reminded the Committee that there still remains a
number of undecided factors associated with the
application and that the heritage aspect is only one
part of the application.
Through the aid of a PowerPoint presentation, E.
Martelluzzi outlined the location plan, and noted that
Altona Group was proposing a mixed-use
development consisting of two buildings having
heights of 25-storeys and 13-storeys, and to facilitate
this development, the applicant proposes to utilize
the Bonus Zoning provisions of the City’s Official Plan
to increase the maximum permit building height from
15-storeys to 25-storeys, in exchange for the
provision of a community benefit under Section 37 of
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the Planning Act. She added that in return for the
additional increase in building height, the applicant
was proposing to retain and restore the Old Liverpool
House along with a number of proposed zoning by-
law amendments.
E. Martelluzzi noted that on December 16, 2019,
Council listed 1294 Liverpool Road on the Municipal
Heritage Register, which meant that any owner shall
give Council 60 days’ notice in writing prior to
demolition or removal of the building. She noted the 5
key changes from the original submission which
include relocating the Old Liverpool House
approximately 16 metres to the south of its existing
location, reducing the adjacent podium height from 8
to 6 storeys, lowering the tower overhang, updating
the heritage forecourt design and the conservation
strategy. She further outlined the summary
comments provided in the peer review by Branch
Architecture.
E. Martelluzzi stated that Staff concur with Branch
Architecture’s analysis, and that the Heritage Impact
Assessment had been updated to respond to the
Peer Review comments from the first submission with
further changes to the design which respond to the
Old Liverpool House in a sympathetic yet distinct
way.
She noted that the next steps include incorporating
the comments received from the Heritage Pickering
Advisory Committee in a staff report to the Planning &
Development Committee, and that through the Site
Plan review process, the Heritage Pickering Advisory
Committee would have an opportunity to review and
comment on the conservation plan, details regarding
the restoration of the Old Liverpool House, and the
landscaping surround the building.
Melanie Hare, Urban Strategies, and Stuart Chan,
ERA Architects, joined the electronic Committee
meeting via audio connection and provided the
Committee with the reasoning behind the 5 key
changes made from the original submission referring
to a PDF presentation circulated to the Committee
prior to the meeting.
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A question and answer period ensued between
Committee Members and Ms. Martelluzzi, Ms. Hare,
and Mr. Chan, regarding:
• whether the applicant was in discussion with
the City to replace the existing daycare located
in the subject lands;
• that the applicant is in the right path with the
changes made through the resubmission;
• how the proposed landscape features and the
proposed cemented area in front of the Old
Liverpool House would fit with the current
environment of the roadway and sidewalks on
Liverpool road and Kingston Road;
• space between the sidewalk and the porch of
the Old Liverpool House;
• concern regarding the closeness of the
Liverpool house to Kingston road in relation to
traffic and road salt during the winter months;
• rational for increasing the structure height to
provide funding to restore the Old Liverpool
house;
• concern regarding the type of plants to be
planted in the proposed planters in the
landscape features between the Kingston road
and the Old Liverpool house and whether the
proposed streetscape is a part of the
intensification plan for the area;
• whether the applicant intend to sell the Old
Liverpool House;
• clarification on a heritage easement
agreement;
• ensuring that the applicant does not receive
any financial relief pertaining to heritage
maintenance as the applicant would receive
the benefit from the ability to add additional
storeys pending Council approval; and,
• whether the heritage tax benefit does not
apply to the applicant.
Moved by S. Croteau
Seconded by J. Dempsey
1. That Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee
supports the relocation, restoration and
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preservation of the Old Liverpool House as
presented in the Heritage Impact Assessment
prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated July 30,
2020, and the site plan prepared by Kirkor
Architects and Planners, Z1.3, dated July 22,
2020;
2. That, after the Old Liverpool House has been
moved to its new location, that a reference
plan be provided to the City of Pickering to
identify the new location of the Old Liverpool
House and the Heritage Forecourt and that
Council designates the property under Section
29, Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act;
3. That the site plan application include a
Conservation Plan and Costing Estimate and
that the materials be forwarded to the Heritage
Pickering Advisory Committee for comment;
4. That, after a designation by-law has been
registered on title, that a heritage plaque be
placed on the building or on the site at the
owner’s expense; and,
5. That the City enter into a Heritage Easement
Agreement with the owner to ensure the
ongoing maintenance, protection and repair of
the Old Liverpool House in keeping with the
Heritage Designation By-law and the Ontario
Heritage Act.
Carried
6.2 Kingston Road Corridor Cultural Heritage
Evaluation Report
E. Martelluzzi referred to a Memorandum circulated
to the Committee prior to the meeting and noted that
in October 2017, City Council directed staff to
undertake an Intensification Study for the Kingston
Road Corridor and Specialty Retailing Node. She
added that in June 2019, Staff consulted the Heritage
Pickering Advisory Committee on the Intensification
Plan and advised that there were 5 properties within
the study areas along Kingston Road that had been
identified in the cultural heritage portion of the study.
The properties include 1970 Brock Road, 301
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Kingston Road, 882 & 886 Kingston Road (St.Paul’s-
on-the-Hill Anglican Church), 401 Kingston Road,
and1 Evelyn Avenue.
She reminded the Committee that at the time, the
Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee
recommended that staff study the four properties for
potential inclusion on the Municipal Heritage
Register.
M. Martelluzzi provided an overview of the two ways
to list a property on the Municipal Heritage Register
as outlined in a Memorandum circulated to the
Committee Members prior to the meeting.
She noted that the City hired Branch Architecture to
prepare a Cultural Heritage Evaluation report, which
included a written description of each property and
building(s), general photographs and a preliminary
heritage evaluation based on Ontario Regulation
9/06- Criteria for Determining Heritage Value or
Interest. She added that Staff worked with property
owners to gain access and meet on each property.
She noted that the owner of 1 Evelyn Avenue, did not
provide access to their property, and that the church
warden for St. Paul’s noted that the Church’s
Executive Committee is in not support of listing the
property, however, as staff have not heard back from
the Archdiocese yet, the Staff recommendations
outlined in the Memorandum circulated to the
Committee still stand.
Ed Saki, 301 Kingston Road, joined the electronic
meeting via audio connection to provide his
comments regarding 301 Kingston road. Mr. Saki
provided a brief history of the additions done to the
property, noting that these additions were not done
with heritage in mind. He noted that the practicality of
maintaining the house is low, as it is in poor and
deteriorating condition. He noted that as the house
had been altered heavily, he does not agree with the
recommendation from Branch Architects to list the
property on the Municipal Heritage Registry.
A discussion period ensued between Committee
members regarding:
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• whether the church was not in support of
listing the site on Municipal Heritage Registry;
• that listing a property on the Municipal
Heritage Register would not prevent day to
day alterations;
• the Committee’s responsibility to preserve the
heritage attributions in the community;
• whether any of the proposed properties to be
listed are commercial; and,
• the need to consider the proposed properties
in relation to its ability to restore the properties
to its original condition.
Moved by J. Dempsey
Seconded by S. Croteau
1. That Heritage Pickering recommends to
Council that 301 Kingston Road, 401 Kingston
Road, 1 Evelyn Avenue and 882 & 886
Kingston Road be listed on the Municipal
Heritage Register, under Section 27 of the
Ontario Heritage Act;
2. That staff, in consultation with Heritage
Pickering, work with St. Paul’s On-the-Hill and
the Archdiocese to actively pursue Designation
of this important cultural heritage resource in
Pickering; and,
3. That all four properties, along with 1970 Brock
Road (the Post Manor) be identified on Land
Use Schedule XIV of the proposed Official
Plan Amendment 38 and that policy wording
be included in the amendment, in accordance
with the Provincial Policy Statement, to state
that development and site alteration on or
adjacent to those lands not be permitted
unless the proposed development and site
alteration has be evaluated and it has been
demonstrated that the heritage attributes of the
protected or identified heritage property will be
conserved.
Carried
6.3 Circulation: Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2020-02
& Zoning By-law Amendment A 10/20 - Medallion
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Developments (Pickering Finch) Ltd. - 450 Finch
Avenue
E. Martelluzzi referred to a memorandum circulated
to the Committee and noted that the property was
currently noted on the City’s Inventory of Historic
Places, but is not listed on the City’s Municipal
Heritage Register, and that it was not protected from
demolition or alteration. She added that the applicant
was proposing to rezone the subject lands to permit a
residential subdivision consisting of 31 lots for
detached dwellings fronting onto the extensions of
Rougewalk Drive and Mahogany Court, and that the
applicant proposes to demolish the current stone
building in order to facilitate the development.
E. Martelluzzi added that in support of the proposal,
the applicant had submitted a Cultural Heritage
Evaluation Report, prepared by Parslow Heritage
Consultancy Inc, and Staff retained Branch
Architecture to peer review the submitted Cultural
Heritage Evaluation Report. She added that Branch
Architecture recommended a number of revisions to
the report, including revising it to be a Heritage
Impact Assessment which was more widely used in
practice, and recommended that a heritage architect
who was a member of the Canadian Association of
Heritage Professionals prepare the revision. She
noted that Branch Architecture also recommended a
more fulsome analysis of the site’s historical and
contextual background, such as its proximity to the
neighbourhood of Cherrywood.
She further added that Parslow Heritage Consultancy
reviewed the property under Ontario Regulation 9/06,
Criteria for Determining Cultural Heritage Value or
Interest, and discovered that the property met one or
more Criteria, and therefore would be eligible for
designation under the Ontario Heritage Act.
She noted that Branch Architecture recommended
that, based on the findings of the report, as well as
further research and analysis, that the City pursue
designating this cultural heritage resource under Part
IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
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E. Martelluzzi stated that the next steps include
receiving comments or concerns from the Committee
regarding the proposal, and that all comments would
be included in staff’s Information Report to be
presented to a Planning & Development Committee.
She added that an Electronic Statutory Public
Meeting was scheduled to be held on January 4,
2021 to obtain comments surrounding residents and
property owners, and that Staff would be requesting
the applicant to prepare a revised Heritage Impact
Assessment and would bring this matter back to
Heritage Pickering for consideration and
recommendation.
A discussion period ensued between Members of the
Committee regarding:
• the need for a revised report from the heritage
consultant in order to move forward with the
decision regarding designation;
• the purpose for listing the property as the
house is in a deteriorating state and require lot
of work and money to rehabilitate the property;
• whether there is concern regarding the owner
demolishing the building;
• whether the Committee could list the property
under section 27 ahead of the Staff report as
listing the property in the Municipal Heritage
Registry would require the owner to notify the
City prior to demolition;
• whether the Committee would need to conduct
further investigation to designate the property
once the revised report as noted by Branch
Architects is resubmitted; and,
• whether the new report could provide the
statement of character and rational for
designating the property.
Moved by S. Croteau
Seconded by R. Smiles
1. That the Heritage Pickering Advisory
Committee recommend that 450 finch road be
listed on the Municipal Heritage Register;
2. that the report be revised as per Branch
Architect’s recommendation; and,
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3. that the revised heritage impact assessment
be presented to the Heritage Pickering
Advisory Committee to consider future
designation and conservation of the property.
Carried
6.4 Approval of 2021 Heritage Pickering Meeting
Schedule
Moved by J. Dempsey
Seconded by J. Irwin
Committee meetings will be held every 4th
Wednesday of the month and that the December
month be a recess unless a meeting is required.
Carried
7. Correspondence
7.1 Summary of 2020 Heritage Permit approvals by
delegated authority
E. Martelluzzi referred to a memorandum circulated
to the committee regarding the 2020 heritage permit
approvals, and noted that HP 01/20 was not included
in the list and that a letter was sent to the owner to
apply for a heritage permit.
8. Other Business
C. Sopher noted that a correction may be needed to
the date of 1976 in the third paragraph on page 8 of the
Branch Architecture’s report pertaining to agenda item
6.2.
E. Martelluzzi to look into
this.
9. Next Meeting January 27, 2021
Adjournment
Meeting Adjourned: 8:20 pm
Copy: City Clerk