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4. APPLICATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THE
NEW EDINBURGH HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT AT 48 CRICHTON STREET DEMANDE DE CONSTRUCTION D'UN IMMEUBLE AU 48, RUE CRICHTON, DANS LE NOUVEAU DISTRICT DE CONSERVATION DU PATRIMOINE DE NEW EDINBURGH |
Committee recommendation
That Council approve the
construction of an addition to 48 Crichton Street according to plans submitted
on March 27, 2007.
(Note:
Approval to alter this property under the Ontario Heritage Act must not
be construed as meeting the requirements for the issuance of a building
permit.)
Recommandation du Comité
Que le Conseil approuve la construction d'une annexe au 48, rue Crichton, conformément aux plans
soumis le 27 mars 2007.
(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)
Documentation
1.
Deputy
City Manager's report Planning,
Transit and the Environment dated
12 April 2007 (ACS2007-PTE-APR-0113).
2. Extract of Draft Minutes, 8 May 2007.
Report
to/Rapport au :
Planning and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de
l'environnement
and Council / et au Conseil
12 April 2007 / le 12 avril 2007
Submitted by/Soumis par : Nancy Schepers, Deputy City Manager /
Directrice municipale adjointe,
Planning, Transit and the Environment / Urbanisme, Transport en commun et
Environnement
Contact Person/Personne Ressource : Grant Lindsay,
Manager / Gestionnaire, Development Approvals / Approbation des demandes
d'aménagement
(613) 580-2424, 13242 Grant.Lindsay@ottawa.ca
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend that Council
recommend that Council approve the construction of an addition to 48 Crichton
Street according to plans submitted on March 27, 2007.
(Note: Approval to alter this
property under the Ontario Heritage Act must not be construed as meeting the
requirements for the issuance of a building permit.)
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité de l'urbanisme
et de l'environnement recommande au Conseil d'approuver la construction d'une
annexe au 48, rue Crichton, conformément aux plans soumis le 27 mars 2007.
(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
The property at 48 Crichton Street is located within the New Edinburgh Heritage Conservation District which is designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act through By-law 2001-44 (Document 1). New construction within a heritage conservation district requires the approval of City Council following consultation with the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC).
DISCUSSION
The subject property is believed to have been constructed in the late 1880s. Described as a “shed” on early Fire Insurance Plans, the building first served as a woodworking shop, then became a butcher’s shop and a convenience store before it was converted to a house in the early 1970s. The building's cultural heritage significance is derived from its status as one of the few remaining storefronts on Crichton Street.
The proposed intervention is a small, two-storey structure that will be attached by a one-storey link to the rear of the former store at 48 Crichton Street. The former store is a one-storey, gable-roofed building with a false front. It is of wood frame construction and is clad in stucco with a metal roof. It has a low addition to the rear that will be rebuilt in the same footprint with a slightly higher roof. A one-storey, detached garage, also clad in stucco, is located beside the former store. It will be demolished and replaced by the proposed addition, which will appear as a separate structure located on the same site as the former store, despite being joined to it by the one-storey link.
The proposed addition will be located on the footprint of an existing one-storey garage. It will measure approximately 3.5 metres x 5.00 metres and will be designed to evoke the character of the garage, however, it will be two storeys in height. The addition will be clad in stucco and will have a slightly pitched gable roof behind a small cornice. At the first floor, the distinctive cornice of the existing garage will be re-created to evoke its former character. The addition will feature French doors flanked by three-paned rectangular windows facing Crichton Street at the ground level, with two rectangular windows above. The new addition will improve the streetscape in this location, as it will present attractive windows and doors to passers-by. The link, also stucco clad, will be very simple with a small cornice and no windows. The new windows will be wooden casement windows that open inwards. Minor variances to allow the project to proceed will be necessary and these variances will be considered by the Committee of Adjustment after the LACAC meeting.
Guidelines 3.3 i) 2 and 3 of the New Edinburgh Heritage Conservation District Plan state that "Additions should complement, not copy, the original building so that there is a clear distinction between the new part of the building and the old" and that "Every attempt should be made to reduce the impact on the historic fabric of the building."
The proposed addition complies with these Guidelines as its connection to the historic building is located at the rear of the structure and is designed to have a minimal effect on both its building fabric and heritage character and because its simple details complement the existing building but it is clearly contemporary. Guideline 3.3 i) 1, states that in order to comply with the Zoning By-law, "the roof of an addition must not exceed the height and slope of those of the building." In this case, the addition is one storey higher than the garage that it replaces, however, Planning, Transit and the Environment believes that the unusual physical character of this property, its history as the site of a variety of smaller buildings and the character of the addition represent an appropriate intervention on the property.
Planning, Transit and the Environment has no objection to the proposed addition because it sits on the original location of the garage, respects the existing character of the designated heritage resource and will make a positive contribution to the character of the street.
CONSULTATION
Adjacent property owners and residential tenants were notified by letter of the date of the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee and Planning and Environment Committee meetings and were provided with comment sheets to be returned to LACAC.
The Councillor is aware of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act.
The New Edinburgh Community Centre is aware of this application.
Heritage Ottawa is aware of this application.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
APPLICATION PROCESS
TIMELINE STATUS
This
application was completed with the 90-day time frame required by the Ontario
Heritage Act.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 2 Heritage Survey and Evaluation Form
Document 3 Existing Building
Document 4 Elevations
DISPOSITION
The Corporate Services Department, Council and Committee Services Branch, to notify the applicant/ agent (Gail McEachern, 48 Crichton Street, Ottawa, K1M 1V7) and the Ontario Heritage Trust) 10 Adelaide Street, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1J3) of City Council's consent for demolition and new construction under the Ontario Heritage Act.
EXISTING BUILDING DOCUMENT
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