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Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee
May 26, 2021
7:00 pm Electronic Meeting
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1. Review and Approval of Agenda
2. Disclosure of Interest
3. Approval of Minutes from April 28, 2021 1
4. Presentations/ Delegations
5. Business Arising from Minutes
6. New Business
6.1 2020 Year End Report and 2021 Proposed Work Plan
7. Correspondence
7.1 Updates on listing/designation of Kingston Road properties
8. Other Business
9. Next Meeting – Wednesday, June 23, 2021
10. Adjournment
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Minutes/Meeting Summary
Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee
April 28, 2021
7:00 pm
Electronic Meeting
Attendees: S. Croteau
J. Dempsey
J. Irwin
W. Jamadar
E. John
R. Smiles
C. Sopher
E. Martelluzzi, Planner II Heritage (Staff Liaison)
R. Perera, Committee Coordinator (Recording Secretary)
Guests: E. Abramowicz, Project Manager, ERA Architects Inc.
Absent: D. Felin
A. Khan
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Action Items/Status
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1. Welcome & Introductions
E. Martelluzzi welcomed everyone to the meeting.
2. Review and Approval of Agenda
E. Martelluzzi reviewed the agenda. There were no
additions or comments from Committee Members.
Moved by R. Smiles
That the April 28, 2021 Heritage Pickering Advisory
Committee Agenda be approved.
Carried
3. Disclosure of Interest
No disclosures of interest were noted.
4. Approval of Minutes
-March 24, 2021
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Moved by J. Dempsey
That the minutes of the March 24, 2021 meeting of
the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee be
approved.
Carried
5. Presentations/Delegations
The delegation from Emma Abramowicz, Project
Manager, ERA Architects Inc., was heard under Item
7.1.
6. Business Arising from Minutes
There was no business arising from the minutes.
7. New Business
7.1 Official Plan Amendment OPA 20 008/P, Zoning By-law Amendment Application A
13/20 – 1970 Brock Road Post ManorHeritage Permit HP 05-21, 560 Park
Crescent
E. Martelluzzi referred to a Memorandum dated,
April 22, 2021, that was circulated to Committee
Members prior to the meeting. She noted that an
Electronic Open House was held in March 2021,
and Staff were now collecting comments from the
Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee, which
would be included in a Staff recommendation
report to the Planning & Development Committee.
She noted that the subject lands are located at the
northwest corner of Brock Road and Kingston
Road.
She provided a brief summary of the proposal,
noting that the applicant was proposing to build a
high-density mixed-use development containing
860 residential units and 1,430 square metres of
commercial floor space. She further added that
multiple buildings were proposed, including a
mixed-use building containing 2 towers (34 and 31-
storeys in height) connected by a 6-storey podium
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structure with commercial space on the ground
floor, and also a 12-storey mid-rise residential
building and 25, 3-storey townhouses at the north
of the towers.
Ms. Martelluzzi added that the applicant had
proposed to move the Post Manor building to the
northeast corner of the site, and that in support of
the applications, the applicant had submitted a
Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), which identifies
impacts of the proposed development on the
cultural heritage value of the property.
She advised that the City retained Branch
Architecture to peer review the submitted HIA,
which found that the HIA does not provide a
rationale for the proposed building relocation nor a
full assessment of the negative impacts of the
proposed development, and that the HIA needs to
provide further investigation and information on the
negative impacts of the proposed development.
Ms. Martelluzzi noted that Staff recommended the
following:
1. That the presentation by ERA Architects Inc.
and the Biglieri Group Inc. be received;
2. That the Heritage Impact Assessment be
revised as per the recommendations of
Branch Architecture; and,
3. That the comments and discussion of
Heritage Pickering be included by staff in a
future Information Report to the Planning &
Development Committee.
Emma Abramowicz, Project Manager, ERA
Architects Inc., joined the electronic meeting via
audio connection and through the aid of a PDF
presentation, provided information on the timeline
of the project, history of the site, and current
context. Ms. Abramowicz also noted that ERA
Architects Inc. had conducted an analysis which
found cultural heritage value in a number of areas.
She further provided an outline of the proposed
conservation strategy and noted that the strategy
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intends to support the farmhouse in a more
landscape setting, restore and interpret its rural
character while merging with a more urban site.
A question and answer period ensued between
Members of the Committee and Emma
Abramowicz, Project Manager, ERA Architects
Inc., regarding:
• concerns that the proposed strategy would
isolate the Post Manor, and ensuring that
the Post Manor is still visible from Highway
2 and the Brock Road intersection;
• ensuring that the relationship between the
Post Manor and the Post Cemetery is
preserved to maintain the heritage aspect;
• concerns regarding the proposed location
for the Post Manor being overshadowed by
the large buildings in the corridor;
• concerns that the Post Manor would not be
a prominent part of the plan;
• whether there were any existing examples
of similar proposals of heritage properties in
urban settings; and,
• the Campbell House located in downtown
Toronto being a good example of a heritage
property preserved in an urban setting.
Moved by S. Croteau
1. That the presentation by ERA Architects Inc.
and the Biglieri Group Inc. be received;
2. That the Heritage Impact Assessment be
revised as per the recommendations of
Branch Architecture; and,
3. That the comments and discussion of
Heritage Pickering be included by staff in a
future Information Report to the Planning &
Development Committee.
Carried
7. Correspondence
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8.1 Summary of heritage permits issued in Spring
2021
E. Martelluzzi noted that she had circulated a list of
Heritage Permits which were approved as of April,
2021, and asked whether Committee Members had
any questions regarding the list.
There were no questions or discussion from
Committee Members.
8. Other Business
9.1 Response to questions from March meeting
E. Martelluzzi noted that at the March Committee
Meeting, a Member had requested information on
whether a property owner was required to document
a heritage property prior to demolition. She advised
that in accordance with the City’s Official Plan, if all
other options had been explored, the owner was
required to document the property before it was
demolished.
Members questioned the manner to begin the
process of documentation, with E. Martelluzzi
advising that when a property owner of a heritage
property requests a demolition permit they have 60 or
90 days before they can demolish. She added that
Staff will then gather necessary information and
provide it to Council who could either designate the
property or apply conditions. She noted that Crown
lands are not subject to this process.
Members further questioned whether notice would be
provided to the public of the meeting date that
Council would be considering a designation of a
heritage property.
E. Martelluzzi to provide
information on whether a
public notification process
exists for demolition of listed
properties under the
Heritage Act.
9. Next Meeting May 26 , 2021
Adjournment
Meeting Adjourned: 8:00 pm
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