Report to/Rapport au :

Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee

Comité consultatif sur le patrimoine bâti d’Ottawa

and / et

Planning Committee

Comité de l'urbanisme

and Council / et au Conseil

17 May 2011 / le 17 mai 2011

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 : Richard Kilstrom, Acting Manager/Gestionnaire intérimaire, Development Review-Urban Services/Examen des projets d'aménagement-Services urbains, Planning and Growth Management/Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance

(613) 580-2424, 22379 Richard.Kilstrom@ottawa.ca

City-Wide

Ref N°: ACS2011-ICS-PGM-0136

SUBJECT:	Public Consultation policy for the adoption of heritage conservation district plans under the Ontario heritage act

OBJET :	POlitique sur les consultations publiques pour l’adoption des plans des districts de conservation du patrimoine en vertu de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l’ONtario

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Planning Committee recommend that Council approve the public consultation policy for the adoption of Heritage Conservation District plans as detailed in Document 1.

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

Que le Comité consultatif sur le patrimoine bâti d’Ottawa recommande au Comité de l’urbanisme de recommander à son tour au Conseil d’approuver la politique sur les consultations publiques pour l’adoption des plans des districts de conservation du patrimoine, telle qu’établie dans le document 1.

BACKGROUND

Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act provides the City with the ability to designate Heritage Conservation Districts through a municipal by-law. There are currently 16 Heritage Conservation Districts in Ottawa.

This report has been written to establish and approve a consultation policy related to the adoption of new Heritage Conservation District plans in accordance with Section 41.1 (6) of the Ontario Heritage Act.

DISCUSSION

The Ontario Heritage Act was updated in 2005 to provide municipalities with increased ability to protect built heritage. One of the additional requirements in the amended Act is the requirement for Council to adopt a Heritage Conservation District plan as part of the designation of any new districts.

A Heritage Conservation District plan is a document that is meant to outline the cultural heritage value and heritage attributes of the district and provide policy statements and guidelines for the management of change in the district in the future.

According to Section 41.1 (6), before passing a by-law adopting a Heritage Conservation District plan, the Council must ensure that:

(a) Information relating to the proposed heritage conservation district plan, including a copy of the plan, is made available to the public;

(b) At least one public meeting is held with respect to the proposed heritage conservation district plan; and

(c) If the council of the municipality has established a municipal heritage committee under section 28, the committee is consulted with respect to the proposed heritage conservation district plan. 2005 c.6, s.31

Section 41.1 (7) describes the manner in which notice of the public meeting described above in Section 41.1 (6) b is to take place:

The clerk of a municipality shall give notice of a public meeting to discuss a proposed heritage conservation district plan in such manner as the council of the municipality determines is appropriate and to such persons and bodies the council believes may have any interest in the plan. 2005,c.6, s.31.

The Public Consultation Policy spelled out in Document 1 fulfills the requirement of Section 41.1 (6) b and 41.1 (7).

RURAL IMPLICATIONS

The public notification policy will apply equally to the urban and rural areas of the City.

CONSULTATION

This report deals with a consultation process under the Ontario Heritage Act. No consultation has taken place.

COMMENTS BY THE WARD COUNCILLOR(S)

N/A

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS:

Adoption of the recommendations in this report will implement the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act, subsection 41.1(7) with respect to Council authorizing a public notification policy for Heritage Conservation District Plans.

RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

There are no risk implications.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

There are no financial implications.

TECHNOLOGY IMPLICATIONS

N/A

CITY STRATEGIC PLAN

N/A

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

Document 1 Public Consultation Policy for the Adoption of Heritage Conservation District Plans under the Ontario Heritage Act.

DISPOSITION

Planning and Growth Management Department to implement the policy as needed.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION POLICY DOCUMENT 1

As per the requirements of Section 41.1 (6) and 41.1 (7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, the City will conduct public consultation prior to the adoption of a new Heritage Conservation District plan.

Notification of Public Meeting

The City will hold a public meeting with respect to the draft Heritage Conservation District plan. Notification will be provided by way of letter and a copy of the draft Heritage Conservation District plan will be provided. Notification will be given at least 20 days in advance of the public meeting.

Persons and Bodies to be Notified

All affected property owners will be notified of the public meeting and offered the opportunity to make written or oral submissions. Other interested groups will also be notified including community associations and heritage groups (i.e. Heritage Ottawa).

Ottawa Built heritage

Advisory Committee

extract of

draft minutes 7

19 may 2011

Comité consultatif sur le

patrimoine bâti d’ottawa

extraite de l’Ébauche

du procÈs-verbal 7

le 19 mai 2011

Public Consultation policy for the adoption of heritage conservation district plans under the Ontario heritage act

POlitique sur les consultations publiques pour l’adoption des plans des districts de conservation du patrimoine en vertu de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l’ONtario

ACS2011-ICS-PGM-0136

Moved by Pierre Maheu:

That the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee approve the addition of the following item for consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to section 20(3) of the procedure by-law (being By-law no. 2007-104).

Public Consultation Policy for the Adoption of Heritage Conservation District Plans Under the Ontario Heritage Act.

CARRIED

Lesley Collins, Heritage Planner, introduced the report, explaining it is simply the formalization of a public consultation policy for the practice that has been followed with respect to the adoption of Heritage Conservation District plans.

Moved by Scott Whamond:

CARRIED