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Minutes/Meeting Summary
Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee
November 8, 2023
Electronic Meeting
7:00 pm
Attendees: R. Anderson
N. Brewster
C. Doody-Hamilton
L. Jeffrey
S. Monaghan
R. Smiles
E. Game, Senior Planner, Heritage (Staff Liaison)
A. MacGillivray, Committee Coordinator (Recording Secretary)
Absent: A. Bhadra
J. White
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Action Items/Status
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1. Review and Approval of Agenda
E. Game noted that the applicant for Item 5.1, 301
Kingston Road – Proposed Demolition has
withdrawn their demolition permit application and
that the Item will be removed from the agenda.
Moved by C. Doody-Hamilton
Seconded by N. Brewster
That the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee
Meeting Agenda of November 8, 2023, be
approved, as amended.
Carried
E. Game to provide a Memo
with further information to
the Committee regarding this
matter.
2. Disclosure of Interest
No disclosures of interest were noted.
3. Approval of Minutes
Moved by L. Jeffrey
Seconded by C. Doody-Hamilton
That the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes of September 27, 2023, be
approved.
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Carried
4. Delegations
There were no delegations.
5. New Business
5.2 Heritage Property Tax Relief By-law
E. Game, Senior Planner, Heritage, provided a
background and overview of the proposed
Heritage Property Tax Relief Program and By-
law.
Discussion ensued amongst the Committee
regarding:
• whether a list of the approximately 50
eligible properties exists;
• what would happen in the event that a
property owner withdrew from the program;
• the anticipated slow uptake of the program;
• whether there is a fee involved in enrolling
in the program;
• the anticipated cost of legal fees and
registering the easement on the property
title for participating property owners; and,
• how a lot severance would be handled for
an enrolled property program.
Moved by C. Doody-Hamilton
Seconded by R. Anderson
That Heritage Pickering recommends that Council
approve the draft Heritage property tax relief
by-law.
Carried
5.3 815 Highway 7 (The Percy House)
- Emergency Roof Repairs
E. Game provided an update regarding the
emergency roof repairs on the Percy House
located at 815 Highway 7. She highlighted the
various concerns from a site visit conducted by
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WSP on the property and noted that the owner of
the property applied to the City for a Heritage
Permit to conduct emergency roof repairs to the
roof. E. Game indicated that the permit was
issued by the City on October 13, 2023, and the
roof repairs to the Percy House were completed
by November 1, 2023.
E. Game indicated that the owner of the property
will ensure that once the Percy House is moved
to its new location, and the restoration and
renovation is underway, that the owner will utilize
material outlined in the Conservation Plan to
make any repairs to the roof.
Discussion ensued amongst the Committee
regarding where the Percy House is planned to
be relocated to on the site.
5.4 1740 Fifth Concession Road
- Review of CHER and CHERR
- Proposed Demolition
E. Game provided an overview of the property,
including the three evaluation reports conducted
on the property that did not meet the
requirements of designation under the Ontario
Heritage Act (OHA).
6. Other Business
6.1 Update regarding 301 Kingston Road
E. Game provided an update to the Committee
regarding what was happening with the property
at 301 Kingston Road. She indicated that the
applicant requested additional time to conduct a
new structural assessment of the property, and
that once the new structural assessment is
reviewed by the City, next steps will be
determined at that time.
Discussion ensued amongst the Committee
regarding:
• the importance of having this additional
information before decisions are made
regarding the property;
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• whether the yellow siding was still on the
house;
• concerns regarding the damage that the
house may experience due to continued
neglect and the weather;
• potential for reconstruction as an option for
preserving the heritage elements of the
property;
• whether the City will be taking steps to
ensure no further demolition occurs on the
property in the meantime;
• whether an owner can be penalized for
acting in bad faith; and,
• clarification that a property is not required
to be designated in order for an owner to
face penalties under the OHA.
7. Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Heritage Pickering Advisory
Committee is scheduled for November 22, 2023.
8. Adjournment
Moved by N. Brewster
Seconded by L. Jeffrey
That the meeting be adjourned.
Carried
Meeting Adjourned: 7:47 pm