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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPSD-031-10Clarington Leading the Way REPORT PLANNING SERVICES Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: February 22, 2010 Resolution #: GPt~ - 123-10 By-law #: Report #: PSD-031-10 File #: PLN 34.11.51 N/A Subject: ADDITION TO MUNICIPAL REGISTER OF PROPERTIES OF CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUE OR INTEREST, NEWCASTLE VILLAGE FOUR CORNERS RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: THAT Report PSD-031-10 be received; 2. THAT the properties identified as 57 Mill Street South, 15 King Avenue West, 4 and 10 King Avenue East, be added to the Municipal Register of properties of cultural heritage value or interest; and 3. THAT all interested parties listed in report PSD-031-10 and any delegation be advised of Council's direction. Submitted by: .(i Reviewed by y Lang d, FCSLA, MCIP ct ng Director, Planning Services I L/FL/df 17 February 2010 a~ Franklin Wu,. Chief Administrative Officer OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 EMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, REPORT NO.: PSD-031-10 PAGE 2 1.0 PURPOSE OF REPORT 1.1 The purpose of this report is to address the heritage attributes of the King Avenue and Mill Street intersection of downtown Newcastle Village. It contains four built heritage resources which form a cultural heritage landscape. 1.2 The Clarington Heritage Committee has recommended to Council that three non- designated buildings located at the intersection be added to the Municipal Register. 1.3 Some of these heritage properties are affected by the rezoning application filed by F & I Investments Inc. for the southeast corner of the intersection and 57 Mill Street South. 0 z w N ~ ~, O KING AVENUE WEST KING AVENUE EAST h h ~ ti O W ti J _J 57 N EMILY STREET WEST EM1LY STREET EAST REPORT NO.: PSD-031-10 PAGE 3 2.0 PROTECTING CULTURAL HERITAGE RESOUCES 2.1 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. 2.2 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 to the Act in June of 2006 has provided additional tools and greater flexibility to Municipalities with regard to heritage matters. 2.3 Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act requires the Municipal Clerk to keep a Register of all properties that have been designated by by-law within the Municipality. The Register may also 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. 2.4 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. 2.5 While it is not a requirement under the Ontario Heritage Act, Council has requested that Staff contact the owners of properties that the Clarington Heritage Committee (CHC) have recommended be added to the Municipal Register. The complete list of non- designated buildings that are currently on the Municipal Register is included as Attachment 1. 3.0 ADDITION TO MUNICIPAL REGISTER 3.1 The Public Meeting for the rezoning application on the SE corner of King/Mill was held on February 15~, 2010. The application to rezone includes the properties identified as 5 and 11 King Avenue East, 15 King Avenue East, 57 Mill Street South, and 28 Emily Street in Newcastle Village (Attachment 2). The proposed development is within the heritage downtown core of Newcastle Village. 3.2 The Clarington Heritage Committee at its meeting of January 19~h, 2010 passed the following motion for Council's consideration: "The CHC recommends that any new developments incorporate the existing heritage structures in the landscape vista of the downtown core and that the landmark buildings located at 5 and 11 King Avenue East, 57 Mill Street South, REPORT NO.: PSD-031-10 PAGE 4 15 King Avenue West, and 4 and 10 King Avenue East be added to the Municipal Register of Properties of Heritage Value or Interest." 3.3 NW corner -Culture Heritage of 20 King Avenue West The northwest corner of the four corners of downtown Newcastle Village contains the Newcastle Village Community Hall, which is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. This building is owned by the Municipality. 3.4 NE corner-Cultural Heritage of 4 and 10 Kinq Avenue East This building was built circa 1865 as a mixed use building. The ground floor contained offices, small shops, kitchens and parlours with bedrooms above. The Newcastle Village post office was right at the corner of the building from the 1880s until 1923 when the post office moved into the newly constructed Newcastle Village Community Hall. Classic Revival architecture was very popular in Ontario from the 1830s to the 1860s. This building exhibits those architectural elements in its roof line with return eaves, as seen on the side elevations, and heavily detailed cornicing. The block is owned by John and Katie Clark. Staff spoke with Mr. Clark to explain the recommendation of the CHC and the effects of being on the Municipal Register as anon-designated property. Information from the Ministry of Culture on the Municipal Register process was forwarded to the owners for their consideration. Most of their original exterior architectural features of this structure remains intact. The current owners have maintained the structure and received two Community Improvement Plan grants in 2008 for brick restoration of the Mill Street North and King Avenue East facades. 3.5 SE Corner -Cultural Heritage of 5 - 11 Kinq Avenue East The building located at 5 and 11 King Avenue East is recorded as a Primary Heritage resource. The lot was originally owned by George Boulton. In 1845 Boulton sold the property to William Couch, who obtained a mortgage in 1847 for 50 pounds from Hiram REPORT NO.: PSD-031-10 PAGE 5 Hodges which he likely used to build the British Canadian Hotel and Stage House in approximately 1851. Couch listed the property for sale for 150 pounds in 1857 as a brick building with ten bedrooms. Asa Collins purchased the property and in 1857 it was known as the Empire House. The third owner of the building was George Boulton who then sold it to Calvin Brown in 1860. By 1864 the structure was known as The Wellington House owned by Francis Martin and by 1878 it belonged to William McChesney and was called The Albion Hotel. In 1864 the building's use was changed from a hotel to a mixed commercial and residential structure. Mr. Bartitt opened a harness shop with a dwelling unit upstairs. In approximately 1900 Ben Moise purchased the building and started a paint and paper business. By 1921 the east half of the building was sold by Moise to Mr. Deline and the west half of the building had become Britton's Bakery. Mr. Deline's daughter, Pauline Storks opened a ladies dress shop in the 1940s in the west side of the building which she ran for many years. There were several grocery stores in the east end of the building during the 1950s. The first was a Red and White Store and around 1955 it became Randall's Store. Mr. Randall, who was the Chief of Police, also ran a cab stand in the building. Below is a picture of the building from 1956 before the faQade was altered. There was a fire in the late 1800s that destroyed many of the buildings in the downtown. This building survived that fire and although it has been significantly altered over the past 150 years, as is shown below, it does have cultural heritage significance due to its long standing history within the community. On January 27`h, 2010, Mrs. Storks informed staff it is her preference to have the building restored so that it could remain as an active part of the downtown. However, as such a project is not possible for Mrs. Storks to complete she has been made an offer to purchase, and has agreed to sell. At the Public Meeting on Feb 15~, Mrs. Storks indicated that in her opinion the best thing would be for the building to be demolished to make way for a new building. REPORT NO.: PSD-031-10 PAGE 6 The Storks building on the southeast corner has been significantly altered over the years as the original brick has been covered with siding and angelstone. It is unknown if the modifications to this building have destroyed the original fapade underneath or if it can be restored and incorporated into a new development project. 3.6 SW Corner -Cultural Heritage of 15 King Avenue West George Strange Boulton sold this corner lot to George Jacobs in 1841. Jacobs was a commission merchant and dealt in produce, lumber and timber. He had a general store on the property with his lumber yard behind the building. He closed the business by 1856 and the rented the building for a number of uses. By 1879 it became the Windsor Hotel, run by Lewellen Dayman. In 1896 the Hotel and the entire block was destroyed by fire. Anew building was built on the lot and by 1907 Joseph Coulson had purchased the corner and opened a store advertised as "The Busy Corner". In 1908 Coulson purchased the bell telephone line between Bowmanville and Port Hope. It is assumed that the switchboard was located in the building. Coulson retired in 1933 and the block became owned by Mrs. Cowie. The building housed a general store run by Horace Ward. The building and the general store were sold to Howard Toms in 1945. The IGA came to Newcastle Village in 1951 and Tom's son-in-law eventually took over the business. The site changed ownership in 1988 when it was sold to the Gyalstan family, who remain the property owners today. The building located at the southwest corner, 15 King Avenue West, has been modified on the first storey but its second floor has seen little change since it was originally constructed. REPORT NO.: PSD-031-10 PAGE 7 In discussions with Tenzin Gyaltsan on February 9th, 2010, Staff informed him of the recommendation of the CHC to add the building located at 15 King Avenue West to the Municipal Register. Mr. Gyaltsan is aware of the impact of placing a property on the Municipal Register as his two properties located at 49 and 63 Beaver Street South are currently listed on the Municipal Register as non-designated structures. Mr Gylatsan is in favour of adding 15 Kinq~ Avenue West to the register and provided staff confirmation via a-mail on February 10t . 3.7 Cultural Heritage of 57 Mill Street South This house was built in 1917 for George Parsons Rickard and his wife Jane Symons Rickard. George was the son of James and Maria Rickard and a former Reeve of Newcastle. He was great-uncle to Garnet Rickard, the first Mayor of the Town of Newcastle, which is now Clarington. The house is known locally as the Powell house and remained with Rickard's descendents until it was sold to Joan Kimball in 2005. It was constructed in the Edwardian style of architecture which is common to buildings built in the early 1900s and it still retains many of its original architectural features. REPORT NO.: PSD-031-10 PAGE 8 On January 28~h, 2010, Staff spoke with Joan Kimball owner of 57 Mill Street South with regard to the house being incorporated into the new development or moved off site. Ms. Kimball would not object to moving the structure provided that she is suitably compensated. The house located at 57 Mill Street South has cultural heritage value within Clarington. Its exterior architectural features have remained intact. The interior has been altered to meet its current commercial use. 4.0 COMMENTS 4.1 Staff are not privy to the conditions of the Option Offers that have been accepted by the current owners of 5 and 11 King Avenue East and 57 Mill Street South, nor the closing dates. 4.2 A developer open house meeting is scheduled for February 17`h, 2010 to receive feedback from the public on the rezoning application for the Shopper's Drug Mart proposal in Newcastle Village. It is anticipated there will also be comments on the heritage attributes and values of the buildings on the four corners of Newcastle Village. 5.0 CONCLUSION 5.1 In light of the cultural heritage value and physical condition of 4 and 10 King Avenue East, 15 King Avenue West, and 57 Mill Street South, staff would support the recommendation of the CHC to add these buildings to the Municipal Register as non- designated properties of cultural heritage value or interest. 5.2 Staff do not support the CHC recommendation to include 5 and 11 King Street East, given the alterations that have occurred to the building and its current condition. REPORT NO.: PSD-031-10 PAGE 9 5.3 The owners of the buildings have been informed of the CHC recommendation and consulted on the possible addition of their property to the Municipal Register of non- designated buildings. Staff Contact: Isabel Little Attachments: Attachment 1 -Non-Designated Properties on the Municipal Register Attachment 2 -Proposed Redevelopment Site List of interested parties to be advised of Council's decision: Sean Fraser, Ontario Heritage Trust Bert Duclos, Ministry of Culture Newcastle Village and District Historical Society c/o Allan Kirby Newcastle Bond Head Ratepayers Assoc. c/o Arthur Wynn Newcastle Village CIP Implementation Group c/o Carl Good Newcastle BIA, c/o Valentine Lovekin Clarington Heritage Committee, c/o Victor Suppan Clarington ACO, c/o Clark Morawetz Pauline Storks 1664312 Ontario Inc. F & I Gateway Investments Inc. Beth Markle Judy Powell Dale Hunt Tenzin Gyaltsan Norman Gyaltsan Attachment 1 To Report PSD-031-10 Boys Training School /POW Camp 2020 Lambs Road, Bowmanville Kiwanis House Infirmary Dining Hall Natatorium Jury House Commercial /Residential 19 '/z - 23 King Street West, Bowmanville Building Commercial /Residential 33 King Street West, Bowmanville Building 49 Beaver Street South, Newcastle Village Cement Block House 63 Beaver Street South, Newcastle Village Cement Block House 5531 Bethesda Road, Darlington Township Stone House 5681 Acres Road, Darlington Township Stone House Attachment 2 To Report PSD-031-10 ``'~~,,ti ~s '` r~ ~' I " :1 ,} Y