Document 5

 

BY-LAW NO.  200x-xxx 2001 - 269

 

                    A by-law of the City of Ottawa respecting the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee of the City of Ottawa.

 

                    WHEREAS the Council of the City of Ottawa is empowered pursuant to Section 28 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, as amended, to establish a municipal heritage committee, new local advisory committee to be known as the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC);

 

                    THEREFORE the Council of the City of Ottawa enacts as follows:

 

1.                 A local advisory committee to be known as the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee, hereinafter called the “Committee”, is hereby established functioning as the municipal heritage committee under the terms of the Ontario Heritage Act.

 

2.                 The Committee shall consist of at least nine eleven and no more than fifteen members of the public appointed by the Council of the City of Ottawa, hereinafter called “City Council”, and two non-voting members of City Council.

 

3.     (1)      The duties of the Committee shall be to advise and assist City Council generally on all matters related to Parts IV and V of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, as amended and shall be in accordance with the Terms of Reference annexed hereto as Schedule “A”;

 

        (2)      Schedule “A” entitled “Terms of Reference” shall form part of this by-law and all information and matters shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if they had been recited herein.

    

4.                 Every member shall continue to hold office beyond his or her term of office until reappointed or replaced by City Council.   Recruitment and appointment of members shall be conducted in conformity with the Appointment Policy – Citizen Members of City Advisory Committees, Boards, Task Forces and External Boards, Commissions and Authorities.

 

5.                 A majority of members shall constitute a quorum. The proceedings of the Committee shall be conducted in conformity with By-law 2006-64, as amended, a by-law governing the proceedings of Advisory Committees.

 

6.                 Any member of the Committee who has been absent from three (3) consecutive regularly scheduled meetings of the Committee shall be deemed to have resigned from the Committee.

 

7.                  The General Manager of Corporate Services shall submit a report to City Council recommending the appointment of a replacement member in accordance with City Council approved procedures outlined in the Appointments Policy.

 

6.8.              The Chairperson and Vice-Chair of the Committee shall be elected yearly from its members by its members at its first meeting of the year.

 

7.9.              The Department of Planning, Transit and the Environment  Development Services shall be the lead department for this Committee and the Committee shall report to the Planning and Environment Development Committee.

 

8. 10.                       The Committee shall appear before the Planning and Environment Development Committee annually,

                    (a)        to review its work of the past twelve months,

                    (b)        to present its priorities and work program for the next year including requests for resources for proposed projects, research, travel and conferences, and

                    (c)        to have its term and mandate renewed after a new council is elected.

 

11.               The Committee may submit its recommendations directly to the Planning and Development Committee after review and comment by Development Service Department staff.

 

12.               The following by-laws of the old municipalities are repealed:

                    (a)        By-law Number 24-91 of The Corporation of the Township of Cumberland, entitled “A By-Law to establish a Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee and provide for the appointment of Members thereto”;

                    (b)        By-law Number 3537 of The Corporation of the City of Vanier entitled “A by-law to establish a Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee and provide for the appointment of members thereto”;

                    (c)        By-law No. 80/77 of The Corporation of the Township of Rideau entitled “Being a by-law to establish a local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee”;

                    (d)        By-law Number 78-25 of The Corporation of the Village of Rockliffe Park entitled “A By-Law of the Corporation of the Village of Rockcliffe Park to establish a Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee”;

                    (e)        By-law Number 78-26 of The Corporation of the Village of Rockliffe Park entitled “A by-law of the Corporation of the Village of Rockcliffe Park to appoint members of the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee”;

                    (f)        By-law No.154 of 1994 of The Corporation of the City of Gloucester entitled “A By-law to establish a Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee and to define terms of reference for the Committee”, as amended;

                    (g)        By-law Number 198-76 of The Corporation of the City of Ottawa entitled “A by-law of The Corporation of the City of Ottawa respecting The Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee of the City of Ottawa”, as amended;

                    (h)        By-law No. 36-80 of The Corporation of the City of Nepean entitled “A By-law to establish a Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee and provide for the appointment of members thereto”; and

(i)                 By-law No. 40 of 1993 of The Corporation of the Township of West Carleton entitled “A By-law to establish a Local Architectural Conservation Authority Committee and provide for the appointment of Members thereto”, as amended.

 

 

14.               This by-law shall come into effect on the xx  18th day of  January July, 20071.

 

                    ENACTED AND PASSED this 18th 11th  day of  January July, 20071.

 

 

 

 

 

                                CITY CLERK                                                     MAYOR

SCHEDULE “A”

 

Approved by

City Council on 25 February 2004

Amended: October  ,2006/January  , 2007

 

LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

(LACAC)

 

Terms of Reference

 

MANDATE

 

The mandate of LACAC is to advise City Council on matters relating to Ottawa’s Heritage (pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act), specifically on issues of built heritage, including cultural heritage landscapes.  This would include identifying properties and areas in the City of Ottawa that may deserve protection; providing City Council with advice on applications to alter designated heritage properties and new construction in heritage districts; advising property owners on appropriate conservation and maintenance practices;  promoting heritage conservation within the community and advocating on behalf of threatened heritage resources.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

 

The LACAC shall be responsible for:

·        acting as City Council’s liaison on heritage matters under the Ontario Heritage Act  and functioning as the municipal heritage committee municipal heritage committee under the terms of that Act;

·        recommending properties for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act;

·        advising City Council on the identification, evaluation and conservation of built heritage properties and areas;

·        advising City Council on current heritage conservation legislation as well as available funding sources;

·        assisting City Council in the preparation of municipal legislation and policies to conserve heritage properties and areas;

·        advising and assisting City Council in the preparation of criteria for programs of financial assistance for the restoration of built heritage properties;

·        implementing City Council-approved programs and activities to increase public awareness and knowledge of heritage conservation issues related to the built environment environment;

·        advocating on behalf of the preservation and conservation of  threatened built heritage resources.

establishing an appropriate yearly work program with measurable objectives clearly defined and consistent with the City’s planning process;

 

 

The LACAC may, from time to time, choose to establish sub-committees or task forces to deal with issues that relate directly to their mandate.   These sub-committees or task forces must be approved by the Planning and Environment Committee and must draw at least one-third of their membership from the main committee. These sub-committees or task forces must be approved by the Planning and Environment Committee and must draw at least one-third of their membership from teh main committee.  These sub-committees or task forces could have responsibility for the following:

 

·        recommending properties or areas in the City of Ottawa within the local community, within the local communitywhich should be considered by the LACAC for heritage designation;

 

·        listing builtHeritage  heritage properties or areas for review and discussion by the LACAC;

·        researching properties being proposed for listing or designation as Heritage heritage Properties properties or Areas areas, public programs and other preservation-related issues;

·        providing for public awareness and promotion of issues relating to Heritage heritage Properties  properties or Areas  areas in cooperation with other heritage groups, as required;

·        arranging to erect plaques and/or markers on community sites of local interest;

·        providing for local community activities recognizing the efforts of citizens to protect, preserve or promote Heritage Properties heritage properties;

·        providing comments to the main LACAC on major planning issues such as re-zonings, etc. affecting built heritage resources;

·        such other duties relating to built heritage preservation issues as may otherwise be assigned to it by Council.

 

ORGANIZATION

 

LACAC shall have a membership of 9-15 and shall include the following:

 

·        Up to 9-15 members at large (including those with expertise, interest and knowledge in history and/or architecture).

·        A minimum of one citizen appointment representing the rural community.

 

The LACAC shall have in a resource, liaison and/or advisory capacity, the following:

 

·        1 Staff representative from the Planning, Transit and the Environment Development Services Department (non-voting)

·        A minimum of 1 member of Ottawa City Council, appointed by Council to act as liaison (non-voting)

 

All appointments to the LACAC shall be approved by both the Planning and Environment Committee and Ottawa City Council.

 

The process for choosing membership for the LACAC will follow the approved Appointments Policy.

 

 

LEAD DEPARTMENT/REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

 

The lead department for LACAC shall be the Planning, Transit and the Environment Development Services Department.  The LACAC shall report through the Planning and Environment Committee to Ottawa City Council, [excluding those matters within the City’s rural areas, as defined in Schedule “A” of the City’s Official Plan (Document 1)] in which case the LACAC will report through the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee to City Council.

 

 

 

WORKPLANS AND ANNUAL REPORTS

 

The Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee must report annually to City Council through the Planning and Environment Committee (timing to be determined by the Chair, Advisory Committee Coordinator and City Clerk) on the activities of the Committee in the current year and on the Committee’s workplan for the following year.

 

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A by-law of the City of Ottawa respecting the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee of the City of Ottawa.

 

 

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Enacted by City Council at its meeting of July 11, 2001.

 

 

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LEGAL SERVICES

AMP:ec - File: LBS5820/0110

 

COUNCIL AUTHORITY:

May 9, 2001

           PDC  – Report 7, Item 11

 

              Approved for Execution: