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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 25, 2020 Page 1 of 11 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 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 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 Page 2 of 11 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) -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 Page 3 of 11 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 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. Page 4 of 11 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 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 Page 5 of 11 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 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 Page 6 of 11 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 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: Page 7 of 11 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) • 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 Page 8 of 11 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 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. Page 9 of 11 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 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, Page 10 of 11 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 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