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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 26, 2023 Page 1 of 6 Minutes/Meeting Summary Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee January 27, 2023 Electronic Meeting 7:00 pm Attendees: R. Anderson A. Bhadra N. Brewster L. Jeffrey S. Monaghan R. Smiles M. Gargaro, Land Development Manager, Mattamy Homes L. Graves, Senior Cultural Heritage Specialist, ASI Heritage T. White, Partner, +VG C. Sullivan, Architect, +VG J. Hanik, Project Manager, Solares Architecture B. Weiler, Principal Planner, Policy N. Surti, Manager, Development Review & Urban Design (Staff Liaison) A. MacGillivray, Committee Coordinator (Recording Secretary) Absent: C. Doody-Hamilton J. White Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 1. Review and Approval of Agenda Moved by N. Brewster Seconded by L. Jeffrey That the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda of April 26, 2023 be approved. Carried 2. Disclosure of Interest S. Monaghan declared a conflict of interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act with respect to 5.3 Heritage Permit Application – 459 Churchwin Street, as he is the owner of the subject property. S. Monaghan did not take part in the discussion or vote on this matter. 3. Approval of Minutes Page 2 of 6 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) Moved by S. Monaghan Seconded by A. Bhadra That the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes of February 22, 2023 be approved. Carried 4. Delegations There were no delegations. 5. New Business 5.1 2022 Year-end Report and Work Plan N. Surti provided an overview of the Committee’s 2022 Year-end Report and Work Plan, highlighting the key accomplishments as well as the future work of the Committee. The Committee engaged in discussion around: • The development of a strategy to review all properties currently listed on the City’s Municipal Heritage Register; • the timelines around the review of the City’s Municipal Heritage Register; • whether heritage properties in Whitevale could be moved to City owned lands in the area; • the ownership of Whitevale heritage properties; and, • challenges around designating properties as heritage properties on Seaton and federal airport lands. Moved by N. Brewster Seconded by R. Smiles That the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee approved the 2022 Year-end Report and 2023 Work Plan, subject to any administrative changes or revisions. Carried 5.2 Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report – 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue Page 3 of 6 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) M. Gargaro, Land Development Manager, Mattamy Homes, and L. Graves, Senior Cultural Heritage Specialist, ASI Heritage provided an overview of the subject property and the Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report conducted. L. Graves noted that the Report focused on the agricultural buildings and remaining landscape elements, and concluded that the elements on the property do not meet Ontario Regulation 906. M. Gargaro indicated that a list of salvageable materials are detailed in the Report and that they would be willing to work with the City to find any appropriate uses for them. The Committee remarked that the Memo and Report make sense and are straight forward. Moved by N. Brewster Seconded by R. Smiles 1. That Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee does not object to the demolition of the barn and agricultural outbuildings located on 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue; 2. That the Municipal Heritage Register be updated to record the demolition of the barn and agricultural outbuildings; 3. That a copy of the Report is filed with the Pickering Library & Archives as a record of the property’s history and documentation of changes; 4. That the Owner will make efforts to identify a project use, heritage carpentry program, etc. for the salvaged lumber from the barn and outbuildings; and, 5. That Filing the Documentation and Salvage section of the report that inventories items for salvage in the house so that the City is prepared for a future demolition proposal. Carried Page 4 of 6 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 5.3 Heritage Permit Application – 459 Churchwin Street T. White Partner, +VG and C. Sullivan, Architect, +VG provided an overview of the Heritage Impact Assessment Report for 459 Churchwin Street highlighting: • that a design alteration or addition is not feasible for the property; • the building foundation issues and the frost- jacking occurring on the east portion of the property; • the floors being considerably unstable; • the indoor alterations that have taken place inside the property; and, • the proposed demolition of the existing structure, and replaced with new construction that emulates the heritage attributes. The Committee engaged in discussion around: • the notable effort to emulate the heritage attributes in the new construction; • the skylight that is provisioned for the east side of the building; • provisions regarding cross-gables in the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District Guidelines; • the driveway being proposed as gravel; • the property not falling within the City’s Tree Protection Area; • the one confirmed tree that will be removed to facilitate the garage and driveway, and the overall intention of the applicant to preserve trees where possible; • ensuring that the applicant ensure that the property does not fall within Seaton’s Tree Protection Area; • the proposed roof height of the new construction; and, • whether the City considers composite pre- painted longer life wood products of meeting the provisions of Recommendation 2. Having previously declared a conflict of interest, Page 5 of 6 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) S. Monaghan did not vote on the following item. Moved by L. Jeffrey Seconded by A. Bhadra 1. That Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee supports the demolition of the existing one- and-ahalf storeys to facilitate the construction of a new detached dwelling as shown in Attachment #3 to this memo; 2. That the Heritage Permit building elevation drawings be revised to indicate painted wood board and batten as the exterior cladding and painted fibreglass windows with simulated divided lights; 3. That a landscape plan submitted to be submitted indicating planting along the foundation of the new dwelling; and 4. That a copy of the Heritage Impact Assessment report is filed with the Pickering Library & Archives as a record of the property’s history and documentation of changes. Carried 6. Other Business A. MacGillivray provided a brief update that the Committee’s Terms of Reference was reviewed and adopted by Council with no changes at the March 27, 2023 Council Meeting. 7. Next Meeting The next meeting of the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee is scheduled for May 24, 2023. 8. Adjournment Moved by N. Brewster Seconded by R. Anderson That the meeting be adjourned. Carried Meeting Adjourned: 7:57pm