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11. APPLICATION TO ALTER 212
COBOURG STREET, A PROPERTY DESIGNATED UNDER PART V OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE
ACT DEMANDE EN VUE DE MODIFIER LE
212, RUE COBOURG, PROPRIÉTÉ DÉSIGNÉE EN VERTU DE LA PARTIE V DE LA LOI SUR LE
PATRIMOINE DE L’ONTARIO |
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve the construction of an addition to 212 Cobourg Street according to plans submitted on June 15, 2007.
Recommandation du Comité
Que le Conseil approuve la construction d’une annexe
au 212, rue Cobourg conformément aux plans soumis le 15 juin 2007.
Documentation
1.
Deputy
City Manager's report Planning, Transit
and the Environment dated 6 July 2007 (ACS2007-PTE-APR-0147).
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
06 July 2007 / le 06 juillet 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 Local Architectural Conservation Advisory
Committee recommend that Planning and Environment Committee recommend that
Council approve the construction of an addition to 212 Cobourg Street according
to plans submitted on June 15, 2007.
(Note:
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.)
RECOMMANDATION 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 d’approuver la construction d’une annexe au 212, rue Cobourg
conformément aux plans soumis le 15 juin 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 212 Cobourg Street is a Category 2 building within the Daly Avenue Heritage Conservation District in Sandy Hill which is designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act. It is located at the south west corner of Cobourg Street and Daly Avenue across from Philomene Terrace, a historic row-house. For location map, see Document 1. Under the Ontario Heritage Act, 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 property at 212 Cobourg Street is a two and a half storey, hipped roof, red brick house constructed in 1901 as a single-family dwelling. Features of the house such as its truncated hipped roof, irregular roofline with a dormer and a gabled bay window with stained glass, decorative brickwork, two storey veranda and wooden details identify it as an example of the Queen Anne Revival style as expressed in the Ottawa area in the 1880s and 1890s. It was converted into apartments before 1950. The proposed addition will not add any new units; rather it will expand the size of the four existing units.
The proposal is for a two and a half storey addition to the rear of the building. The addition will be distinguished from the main part of the original house by a vertical band of windows separated by stucco panels and topped with a dormer. The roof will extend in the same plane as currently exists. There will be a three-storey balcony to the rear to provide outdoor amenity space to the apartment within. The applicant will also undertake repairs to the historic fabric of the existing building including stabilizing the foundation to stop subsidence, to restore historic woodwork and to repoint the stone foundation. The addition will also remove the requirement for a metal fire escape on the Daly elevation.
The Daly Avenue Heritage Conservation District has no guidelines to direct development, so staff rely upon accepted practice, and Parks Canada's "Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places".
Guideline 4 of the "Standards and Guidelines" entitled "Additions to Historic Places" recommends "Constructing a new addition to retain as many of the historic materials as possible and to ensure that the character-defining features are not obscured, damaged, or destroyed, or the heritage value undermined; and "Designing a new addition in a manner that draws a clear distinction between what is historic and what is new."
To respect these "Guidelines" staff recommends applications for approval if the new construction is clearly distinguishable from the original building, does not overwhelm the existing heritage resource and does not adversely impact the character of the surrounding streetscape and heritage district.
The proposed addition complies with the "Guidelines" because it is located to the rear of the historic building, the stucco band provides a clear distinction between the existing building and the addition, and its two and a half storey massing respects the scale and character of the surrounding streets. This is particularly important as the building is located on a corner lot and its north side faces Daly Avenue and Philomene Terrace, a well known stone row house and an important component of the heritage fabric of Sandy Hill. Furthermore, the use of red brick with modest details and wooden balconies is consistent with the materials found elsewhere in the area.
As it respects the character of the heritage conservation district and the neighbourhood, the Department supports the application to add to the rear of 212 Cobourg Street.
CONSULTATION
Adjacent property owners 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 Ward Councillor has reviewed the application and states that "The addition appears to be sympathetic to the existing building and is compatible with the surrounding neighbourhood."
Action Sandy Hill is aware of this application.
Heritage Ottawa is aware of this application.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
APPLICATION PROCESS
TIMELINE STATUS
This
application was completed within the 90-day time frame required by the Ontario Heritage Act.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 2 Photographs of the existing building
Document 3 Site
Plan
Document 4 Elevations
DISPOSITION
City Clerk’s Branch to notify the applicant/agent (Doug Hardie, 311 Richmond Road, #301, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Z 6X3, Ottawa, ON K1M 1V7) and the Ontario Heritage Trust (10 Adelaide Street, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1J3) of City Council's consent for new construction under the Ontario Heritage Act.
