That Council provide direction with respect to the Heritage Demolition Permit Application for 65 Ward Street, considering the two options outlined below:
Option 1:
Whereas On June 9, 2023, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed O. Reg 127/23: Minister’s Zoning Order for zoning by-law amendment application for 65 Ward Street to facilitate the development of long-term care facility on the property; and
Whereas following the Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) and to initiate the construction of new facility, owner has applied for second heritage alteration permit for demolition;and
Whereas the property known as 65 Ward Street is designated under Part IV Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and, therefore, requires a heritage permit application before demolition; and
Whereas heritage specialists acting on behalf of the Municipality completed a peer review of the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) and an addendum to the HIA, which recommends that the proposed development may proceed provided appropriate mitigation measures including a Cultural Heritage Documentation Report and Salvage Report and Commemoration Plan be drafted and implemented; and
Whereas the recommendation of MHBC Planning, Urban Design & Architecture, heritage consultants for South Care Homes Inc., HIA Addendum to prepare a Cultural Heritage Documentation Report and Salvage Report and Commemoration Plan as a condition of demolition permit from building division is reasonable;
Therefore be it resolved that Council approve the heritage alteration permit application for demolition – File Number 2023-12 – for 65 Ward Street with the conditions that the recommendations of MHBC in their HIA addendum be included as conditions of demolition permit from building division including those outlined as follows:
- That a Cultural Heritage Documentation and Salvage Report be required as a condition of Demolition Permit from Building Division (and undertaken prior to the demolition of buildings located on-site) which includes:
- Detailed photographic documentation (interior and exterior);
- Measured architectural drawings of all exterior elevations;
- Measured floor plans;
- Recommendations for items to be salvaged as opposed to being deposited as landfill; and
- Opportunities to reuse or reflect materials from the built heritage in the new development.
- That a Commemoration Plan be required as a condition of Approval of Demolition Permit from Building Division in order to:
- Provide recommendations for appropriate commemoration of the buildings and the landscape, which may include commemorative plaques, landscape features, or other.
- Provide recommendations for where salvaged elements could be incorporated into commemoration measures.
Option 2:
Whereas on June 9, 2023, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed O. Reg 127/23: Minister’s Zoning Order for zoning by-law amendment application for 65 Ward Street to facilitate the development of long-term care facility on the property; and
Whereas following the Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) and to initiate the construction of new facility, the owner has applied for second heritage alteration permit for demolition; and
Whereas the property known as 65 Ward Street is designated under Part IV Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and, therefore, requires a heritage permit application before demolition; and
Whereas Council has reviewed the heritage alteration permit application including Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) and HIA addendum submitted by the owner and determined that the proposal is not an appropriate alteration for the property;
Therefore be it resolved that Council deny the heritage permit application – File Number 2023-12 – for 65 Ward Street given that property has the significant historical, physical and associative value.