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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPSD-040-09Leading the Way ~~~~~ REPORT PLANNING SERVICES Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE /~ p 9 Date: Monday, April 20, 2009 ~~,So~~~C}~~q{rt~~/ ~~a~/ Report #: PSD-040-09 File #: PLN 34.5.4.7 and By-law #: PLN 34.5.4.43 Subject: ADDITION TO MUNICIPAL REGISTER OF PROPERTIES OF CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUE OR INTEREST RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PSD-040-09 be received; 2. THAT the properties identified as 19 % - 23 King Street West and 33 King Street West, Bowmanville, be added to the Municipal Register of properties of cultural heritage value or interest; and 3. THAT all interested parties listed in this report and any delegation be advised of Council's direction. Submitted by: David J. Crome, MCIP, RPP Director of Planning Services IL/FUdf 9 April 2009 Reviewed by: Franklin Wu, Chief Administrative Officer CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T (905)623-3379 F (905)623-0830 REPORT NO.: PSD-040-09 1.0 PROTECTING CULTURAL HERITAGE RESOUCES PAGE 2 In achieving its cultural heritage objectives, the tools that the Municipality has at its disposal are the .goals and objectives of the Official Plan, the Provincial Policy Statement and the Ontario Heritage Act. The Clarington Official Plan sets out the goal of preservation, restoration and utilization of Clarington's heritage resources and the Provincial Policy Statement states that significant built heritage resources and significant cultural heritage landscapes shall be conserved. The Ontario Heritage Act was amended in 2005 to provide municipalities with greater control over demolition of heritage resources along with other matters. A further amendment in June of 2006 has provided additional tools and greater flexibility to Municipalities with regard to heritage matters. Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act requires the Municipal Clerk to keep a Register of all properties that have been individually designated by by-law within the Municipality. The recent amendments to the Act now permit the Register to include properties that have not been designated but that the Council believes to be of cultural heritage value or interest. Council is to consult with its heritage committee prior to adding a property to the Register or removing a property from the Register. If anon-designated property is listed on the Register the owner of the property cannot demolish or remove a building or structure unless they give Council at least 60 days notice in writing of their intentions. The notice is to include such plans and information as Council may require. The 60 day period allows Council to consider whether a demolition permit should be issued or whether the property should be designated. The Municipality has a cultural heritage inventory which dates from 1986 and contains several hundred properties. It has not been presented to or approved by Council as the CHC has been working on reviewing the inventory to ensure its accuracy. In addition it is unlikely that all buildings on the list should be included in the Register, rather it should be the buildings that are facing a threat or other specific circumstances that could lead to their demolition. The Municipality's Register currently contains all of the properties (70) that have been designated under the Ontario Heritage Act and one non-designated property which is the former Training School and POW Camp 30 at 2020 Lambs Road. 2.0 ADDITION TO MUNICIPAL REGISTER On April 29th, 2008 a devastating fire destroyed two heritage buildings in downtown Bowmanville located at numbers 25 - 27 and 29 - 31 King Street West. The buildings were so badly damaged that an Emergency Order was issued and they were subsequently demolished. The structures located to the east and west of the demolished buildings at 19'/ - 23 King Street West and 33 King Street West were also damaged by the fire but not to the extreme that demolition was deemed necessary (Attachment 1). These two buildings have been sitting vacant for the past year, the fire REPORT NO.: PSD-040-09 PAGE 3 damage has not been repaired, and no applications have been received to restore the structures. In the case of 33 King Street West the interior has been exposed to the elements because of a hole in the roof that has not been repaired since the fire and an open window. 19'/z - 23 King Street West 33 King Street West On February 25th, 2009 a memo from staff was forwarded to members of Council which contained an update on the progress of rebuilding the demolished buildings and the status of the fire damaged properties on either side. The memo noted staffs concern in regard to the future of these buildings and suggested that Council may wish to consider adding them to the Municipal Register of non-designated buildings. In accordance with the requirements of the Ontario Heritage Act, .the Clarington Heritage Committee was requested to consider the fate of the fire damaged buildings and other threatened properties throughout the Municipality (Attachment 2). The correspondence was reviewed during the Committee meeting of March 17, 2009 and the members unanimously supported adding 19 % - 23 King Street West and 33 King Street West to the Municipal Register in advance of any other properties that may be identified as threatened. 3.0 CONCLUSION The building located at 19 %: to 23 King Street West is one of the oldest buildings remaining in the downtown core. It was built shortly after a fire in 1868 destroyed the previous building on the site. The two buildings that were demolished and 33 King Street West formed the grouping of structures known as the Andrew Block, which was built in the early 1880s. Both buildings are recorded as Primary heritage resources in the cultural heritage resource inventory. REPORT NO.: PSD-040-09 Po[;F d The Clarington Heritage Committee and staff are in support of adding 19 % - 23 King Street West and 33 King Street West to the Municipal Register as non-designated properties of cultural heritage value or interest. Attachments: Attachment 1 -Location map Attachment 2 -Correspondence to CHC List of interested parties to be advised of Council's decision: Clarington Museums and Archives Ontario Heritage Trust CHC Attachment 1 To Report PSD-040-09 ..~u~~r...~, Clar~tt ~,, ~ w ~_. ~ ~s~ ~ Ener ,.~ gazing Ontario y t ` ' i'' ', Y ~ ~ t~~ !- ~ t~' v. i t' G- ---- - Mayor Jim Abernethy March 13, 2009 Mr. Vic Suppan, Chair Clazington Heritage Committee Attachment 2 To Report PSD-040-09 Re: 33 King Street West; Bowmanville and 191/2 and 21-23 King Street West, Bowmanville Council has been keep appraised of the progress that is being made on the rebuilding of 25 through 31 King Street West. We are very pleased with the progress that has been made to date. We are also aware of the Clarington Heritage Committee's (CHC) deliberations over the de-designation of 25-27 King Street and their concern for the rebuilding of the streetscape in character with what was formerly there. While the buildings at 25-27 and 29-31 King Street West will not replicate what has been lost the proposed facades acknowledge the context of the surrounding buildings. Please extend my thanks to the committee for its work in this regard. Council members and the public are very concerned about the fate of the remaining fire damaged buildings at 33 King Street West and 191/2 through 23 King Street West. Council is awaze that the CHC are reviewing the listing ofnon-designated buildings; it is really the buildings that are under threat that need this additional protection and these two buildings. Do you have any recommendations with respect to these buildings? If so, please forward same to the attention of Mayor and Council. Sincerely yours, im Abernethy Mayor co; Members of Council Isabel Little, CHC Liaison CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T (905) 623-3379 F (905) 623-2582 e-mail ~ mayor@clarington.net