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Home My WebLink AboutPSD-004-15 C]aF*MR Planning Services Report If this information is required in an alternate accessible format, please contact the Municipal Clerk at 905-623-3379 ext. 2102. Report To: General Purpose and Administration Committee Date of Meeting: January 5, 2015 Report Number: PSD-004-15 File Number: PLN 34.2.24.1 By-law Number: Report Subject: Heritage Incentive Grant, 2014 Annual Report Recommendation: That Report PSD-004-15 be received for information. Municipality of Clarington Report PSD-004-15 Page 2 Report Overview The intention of the Heritage Incentive Grant Program is to assist owners with properties designated under Part IV and V of the Ontario Heritage Act (2005) with financing the cost of repairs and restoration of a designated heritage property. The program has been in existence since 2013. In 2014 five projects were funded. 1 . Background During the 2013 budget deliberations, Council approved a budget allocation of$5,000 to set up a heritage grant program. In March of 2013, Council approved the conditions of the Heritage Incentive Grant Program. The Heritage Incentive Grant Program was established to assist properties designated under the Ontario Heritage Act (2005) Part IV (individual) and V (district), with financing the cost of repairs and restoration of a designated heritage property. This program also serves to 'fill in the gap' between improvement funding for our downtowns through the Community Improvement Programs (CIP) and funding for our designated heritage assets which fall outside the CIP areas. The purpose of this report is to inform Council of how the funds for this program were spent in 2014. Any funds remaining in the Heritage Incentive Grant account will accrue and be available in future years. 2. Grants 2.1. General Guidelines Request for applications to the Heritage Incentive Program are sent to designated property owners early in the year with an application submission date of late April. Grants are determined based on the number of qualifying applications and how the work will enhance the designated heritage features. Grants may cover up to 50% of the costs of the eligible work per building to a maximum of$2000 for exterior work, of$1000 for interior work, maximum of$3000 per property owner. The property must also not be currently in receipt of other grants or tax incentives from the Municipality. The improvements must relate to designated features. 2.2. 2014 Work In early 2014, a letter was issued to all designated heritage property owners advising them of the program. The program was also announced in the E-Update and application forms were available on the municipal website. Also, Clarington this Week had an article (Attachment 1) on the results of a grant from 2013 which greatly helped with promotion. Municipality of Clarington Report PSD-004-15 Page 3 A number of inquiries were received and applications from five designated properties were submitted for funding. Funding (in the range of 25%) was awarded based on the estimates to the different projects. The actuals are often higher, as the works are often contingent on the conditions encountered. As outlined in Attachment 2, the works included stained glass window repair and protection, restoration of designated siding, restoration of designated fretwork and moulding around windows, replacement of deteriorating wood/reconstruction of a designated front porch and refinishing of designated interior flooring. 3. Concurrence Not Applicable 4. Conclusion There has been good response to the Heritage Incentive Grant Program. Grants have generated four times their dollar value in improvements to heritage homes in Clarington. Overall the response from designated heritage property owners has been extremely positive. Additional funding would allow more owners to move forward with much needed restoration projects. 5. Strategic Plan Application The recommendations contained in this report conform to the Strategic Plan. Submitted by: Reviewed by: /A� c, Da i J. Crome, MCIP, RPP nklin Wu, Director of Planning Services Chief Administrative Officer Staff Contact: Faye Langmaid, Manager of Special Projects, 905-623-3379 ext. 2407 or fangmaid@clarington.net List of interested parties to be notified of Council's decision is on file in the Planning Services Department. Attachment 1 — Clarington This Week article Attachment 2 — Grants Chart DJC/FL/jp Attachment 1 to Municipality of Clarington Report PSD-004-15 The Bleakley's youngest daughter, Agnes Jane, continued to live in the home until her death at age 99 in 1961. When the Goodins bought the house in June 2000, they were given a box of old Bleakley photos that were found in the house and passed from owner to owner. The couple learned the fascinating history of the Bleakley family. "The whole family was interesting. They were quite the pillars of the community," said Ms. Goodin. There were several projects the Goodins tackled in the home -- updating the furnace, wiring, plumbing, kitchen and bathrooms. They had the original pine floors refinished and got to work planting a sizable garden on the property. In 2013, the couple decided to fix the brickwork on the exterior of the house. Brick had been damaged when a tree had fallen on the home, and a downspout with a history of clogging and splashing rain water back on the house had worn away the brick on the northwest corner of the house. "It needed to be repaired. It was starting to become a structural issue," said Mr. Goodin. The couple hesitated to begin the work until they found a Bowmanville contractor who specialized in historic brick work -- Gilly Construction Ltd. They already had a quote when the newsletter arrived from the Clarington Heritage Committee which mentioned a newly created heritage incentive grant program. The grant program helps owners of designated homes, or homes in designated districts, by financing some of the cost of repairs and restoration of a heritage property. The Municipality of Clarington will provide a grant for up to 50 per cent of the costs for eligible work -- to a maximum of$2,000 for exterior work, or $1,000 for interior work, up to a maximum of$3,000 per property owner. The Bowmanville couple said they had already decided to go ahead with the work before learning about the grant, but that it was a nice gesture. "To us it's sort of a recognition on the part of the municipality that there's value in the heritage property to the community," said Mr. Goodin, who received $500 through the program, just more than 20 per cent of the cost. In 2013, the newly created heritage incentive grants program supported four projects. This year council set aside $5,000 in the budget for the grant program. "The process was very straightforward ... The grant will be available again this year and hopefully there will be people who can take advantage of it," said Mr. Goodin Attachment 1 to Municipality of Clarington Report PSD-004-15 Clarington history supported with new grant program Heritage property owners recognized for restoration work with funding _ IJ& r ' Heritage grant Submitted photo Bowmanville -- Gilly Construction Ltd. repaired the brickwork exterior of a heritage house in Bowmanville. April 25, 2014. Clarington This Week By: Jennifer O'Meara Clarington -- A new heritage incentive grant program is encouraging Clarington property owners to lovingly care for the history in their homes. "There are some beautiful old homes in Bowmanville and I would say most people do really well keeping up their homes," said Barbara Goodin, who owns a designated house on Church Street in Bowmanville. She and her husband, Lyle Goodin, were instantly charmed when they first toured the 160-year- old Bleakley House. "We just walked in and fell in love with it," said Ms. Goodin. "It is kind of a privilege because you have the opportunity to be part of a past that you don't have in a new home." The eastern half of the home was built as a Georgian townhouse for Charles and Julia Neville. It was purchased by retired Port Hope merchant Francis Bleakley in 1872. Shortly after purchasing the house, Mr. Bleakley added the western part of the house. The addition was constructed in Italianate style which was fashionable at that time. Attachment 2 to Municipality of Clarington Report PSD-004-15 Property Address Works Grant Amounts Value of Projects 2013 $4,000 $15,700 99 Church St., Brick and mortar $500 $2,300 Bowmanville repair 182 Church St., Brick and mortar & $1,000 $4,300 Bowmanville foundation repair 3335 Lambs Rd., Refurbishment of $1,500 $4,900 Bowmanville designated siding 76 Queen St., Replacement of $1000 $4,200 Bowmanville windows with architecturally accurate windows referenced in designating by-law 2014 $6,000 $23,500 6537 Werry Rd., Repair and $1350 $4,400 Hampton painting of gingerbread trim, window casements to preserve this designated feature 68 Centre St. Reconstruction $1500 $8,700 Bowmanville and refurbishments to designated front porch 99 Church St., Hardwood floor $300 $1,100 Bowmanville repair and refinishing St. George's Releading of the $1200 $5,100 Church, Mill St. Tiffany stained Newcastle glass window and replacement of the protective covering 210 King Avenue Refurbishment of $1650 $4,200 Newcastle designated siding