Report to/Rapport au :
Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee
Comité consultatif sur la
conservation de l'architecture locale
and / et
Planning and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de
l'environnement
and Council / et au Conseil
01 September 2009 / 01
septembre 1009
Submitted by/Soumis par : Nancy Schepers,
Deputy City Manager
Directrice municipale adjointe,
Infrastructure Services and Community
Sustainability
Services d’infrastructure et Viabilité des
collectivités
Contact
Person/Personne-ressource : John Smit, Manager/Gestionnaire, Development
Review-Urban Services/Examen des projets d'aménagement-Services urbains,
Planning and Growth Management/Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance
(613)
580-2424, 13866 John.Smit@ottawa.ca
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory
Committee recommend that Planning and Environment Committee recommend that
Council:
1.
Approve
the application to demolish 80 Bolton Street.
Demolition permit to be issued conditional upon the issuance of a
building permit for new construction on the property at 72-80 Bolton Street;
and
2.
Approve
the design of the construction of a four-storey apartment building on the site,
according to the plans by A. Dagenais and Associates, Inc. received on
August 13, 2009.
(The 90-day
timeline under the Ontario Heritage Act
will expire on November 13, 2009.)
(Approval to
Alter this property under the Ontario
Heritage Act must not be construed to meet the requirements for the
issuance of a building permit.
RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité consultatif
sur la conservation de l’architecture locale recommande au Comité de
l’urbanisme et de l’environnement de recommander à son tour au Conseil :
1. Approuve
la demande de démolition de l'immeuble situé au 80, rue Bolton. La délivrance
du permis de démolir sera conditionnelle à la délivrance d'un permis de
construire visant la propriété située aux 72-80, rue Bolton; et
2. Approuve la conception d'un immeuble
d'habitation de quatre étages devant être construit sur ce site, selon les
plans de la firme A. Dagenais and Associates, Inc., reçus le13 août 2009.
(Le délai de 90 jours prévu par la Loi sur le patrimoine de l’Ontario
expire le 13 novembre 2009.)
(Nota : L’approbation de la demande de
modification aux termes de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l’Ontario ne
signifie pas pour autant qu’elle satisfait aux conditions de délivrance d’un
permis de construire.)
BACKGROUND
In 2007 City Council approved the demolition of the single detached dwelling at 72-80 Bolton Street and the construction of a four-storey apartment building under the Ontario Heritage Act.
That report is described at: http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/occ/2007/02-23/pec/ACS2007-PTE-APR-0047.htm
After Council granted approval under the Ontario Heritage Act, but before the issuance of a building permit, Ottawa Hydro required modifications to the design because the front facade exceeded the allowable distance for buildings from overhead hydro wires. In response, the property owner redesigned the building; as the building has been redesigned, new permission under the Ontario Heritage Act is required.
The revised designs for the new structure are close in spirit to the building as approved in 2007. The main differences are the change from a mansard roof with dormers to a flat roof and the setting back of the top two storeys. The design approved by Council in 2007 and the current proposal are shown on Documents 5 (2007) and Document 6 (2009) respectively. The proposed building is a brick, four-storey, flat roofed apartment building with the third and fourth storeys set back from the second storey. Small three-sided turret-like bays distinguish the east and west corners of the front façade. There is a plain cornice at the fourth and second floor rooflines and a stringcourse between the first and second storeys. The terrace created by the setback has a plain railing (see new elevations, Document 6). There is one floor of underground parking accessed from Parent Street. The windows have pre-cast sills and lintels. The windows are a regularly spaced combination of single and paired windows with some larger French windows with railings.
The Department has no objection to the proposed design, as it is similar in design and execution to the design approved by City Council in 2007. The Department supported that building because “it complements the character of other low-rise buildings in Lowertown” and “will enhance this area of the Lowertown West Heritage Conservation District.” Similarly, the new building, with its simplified roofline, and red brick construction with cast cornice and stringcourse, will complement the character of the area and animate this section of Bolton Street.
CONSULTATION
Adjacent property owners and residential tenants were notified by letter of the date of the Local Architecture Conservation Advisory Committee and Planning and Environment Committee meetings and were provided with comment sheets to be returned to LACAC. This is in accordance with the City's public participation policies.
The Ward Councillor, Georges Bedard, is aware of this project.
Heritage Ottawa is aware of this application.
The Lowertown West Community Association is aware of this project.
LEGAL/RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS
There are no legal/risk management implications associated with this
report.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
This application has been processed within the 90-day
time period prescribed by the Ontario
Heritage Act. The 90-day timeline expires
on November 13, 2009.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 2 Photos
Document 3 Heritage Survey Form
Document 4 Engineer's Report
Document 5 Elevations (2007)
Document 6 Revised elevations (2009)
DISPOSITION
City Clerk and Legal Services Branch, Legislative Services to notify the property owner and the Ontario Heritage Trust (10 Adelaide Street East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1J3) of Council’s consent to demolish 80 Bolton Street and to construct a new four-storey apartment building on the property located at 72-80 Bolton Street.