2. REQUEST TO ADD THE SILO VINETTE,
LOCATED AT 241 CENTRUM BOULEVARD IN ORLÉANS, TO THE HERITAGE REGISTER
DEMANDE D’AJOUT DU
SILO VINETTE, SITUÉ AU 241, BOULEVARD CENTRUM À ORLÉANS, AU REGISTRE DU
PATRIMOINE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve that the Silo Vinette, located at 241 Centrum Boulevard in Orléans, be added to the Heritage Register.
RECOMMANDATION
DU COMITÉ
Que le Conseil approuve que le Silo Vinette, situé au
241, boulevard Centrum à Orléans, soit ajouté au registre du patrimoine.
Documentation
1.
Ottawa Built
Heritage Advisory Committee report, dated 14 June 2011
(ACS2011-CCV-OBH-0001).
Report to/Rapport au :
Comité de l’urbanisme
14 Jun 2011 / le
14 juin 2011
Submitted by/Soumis
par : M.
Rick, O'Connor, City Clerk & Solicitor /
Greffier et Chef du contentieux
Contact
Person/Personne resource:
Melody, Duffenais, Committee Coordinator /
Coordinatrice
du comité,
613-580-2424
x20113, Melody.Duffenais@ottawa.ca
OBJET : DEMANDE
D’AJOUT DU SILO VINETTE, SITUÉ AU 241, BOULEVARD CENTRUM À ORLÉANS, AU REGISTRE
DU PATRIMOINE
REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
That the
Planning Committee recommend Council approve that the Silo Vinette, located at 241
Centrum Boulevard in Orléans, be added to the Heritage Register.
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité de
l’urbanisme recommande au Conseil d’approuver que le Silo Vinette, situé au
241, boulevard Centrum à Orléans, soit ajouté au registre du patrimoine.
BACKGROUND
On
May 19, 2011 the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee (OBHAC) received a
presentation from le Société
franco-ontarienne du patrimoine et de l’histoire d’Orléans (SFOPHO),
seeking the protection of the «Silo Vinette», which is located at the end of
Centrum Boulevard in Orléans. The silo was built in 1945 on land that was
once the ancestral farming land of Éliodore Vinette and Almaïs Wolfe and
contributes to a better understanding of the Orléans community’s cultural
heritage and origins. The land is now
owned by a private developer.
The
SFOPHO became concerned about the potential demolition of the silo when, on
March 16, 2011, it observed the City’s invitation to residents to comment on a
proposal requesting a zoning modification to property that forms part of the
Orleans Town Center. The group spoke
with Heritage Planning staff about its interest in preserving the silo and were
informed that staff does not feel the structure meets the criteria for heritage
designation under Part IV of the Ontario
Heritage Act and therefore could not proceed with a recommendation to the
City for designation. Nonetheless, they were advised they could
present their case to the OBHAC, who in turn could decide whether or not to
recommend designation to the Planning Committee and Council.
The
OBHAC considered the information presented by the SFOPHO and appreciated the
need to preserve the heritage of the Orléans community, noting the unfortunate
demolition of the Gauthier Residence, one of the last remaining farm homes in
Orléans, in July 2010. While the
committee felt it did not have sufficient information at this meeting to
warrant a recommendation for designation, it wished to highlight its importance
by requesting that it be placed on both the City’s Heritage Reference List and
the Heritage Register. Staff indicated
its willingness and ability to place the silo on the City’s Heritage Reference
List without further involvement of the City but indicated that City Council
approval would be required in order to have it added to the Register.
DISCUSSION
The
«Silo Vinette», situated on the once ancestral farming land of Éliodore Vinette
and Almaïs Wolfe, is approximately 7 metres in height and 4.8 metres in
diameter. It was constructed in 1945 using
rocks, field stones and homemade cement and is an early example of how silos
were built right after the end of the second war. In this regard it represents value in terms
of the agricultural heritage of the community. From the
cultural heritage perspective, the silo has value because it contributes to the
understanding of the community’s agricultural way of life up to the
1960’s. It is an artistic attraction in
the community, having been painted by three local artists, and its historical
significance has been noted in publications celebrating Orléans’ 125th
and 150th anniversaries.
Although
the SFOPHO proposed the idea of designation of the silo, OBHAC were hesitant to
make that recommendation at this time without a having a proper heritage
evaluation of the structure to consider.
Heritage staff has indicated that while the silo may have value, it is
no longer surrounded by the barns and buildings it was associated with and it does
not appear to meet the criteria set out for designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, Regulation 09/06. In lieu of recommending designation and in an
effort to highlight its significance, the Committee asked staff to place the
silo on the City’s Heritage Reference List and recommended adding it to the
Heritage Register under Section 27 (1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. The latter requires City approval and is thus
presented to Planning Committee and Council for consideration.
RURAL
IMPLICATIONS
Adding
the Silo Vinette to the Heritage Register will serve to highlight its cultural
heritage value as a representation and reminder of the agricultural heritage of
the Orléans community.
CONSULTATION
The
property owner has been notified of this report.
Heritage
Ottawa has been notified of this report.
The
Planning Committee meeting at which this item will be considered will be
advertised as part of the Public Meeting Advertisement in the daily newspapers
on the Friday preceding the meeting; the report will be accessible through
Ottawa.ca.
Real
Estate Partnerships and Development Office and Planning and Growth Management
Departments
The
recommendation in this report is made with reference to Section 27(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). This section
was added in the 2005 amendments to the OHA in order to provide for the
identification and short-term protection of properties that are not formally
designated under the OHA. Section 27(3) of the OHA specifies that the owner of
a non-designated property provide the municipality with 60 days notice in
writing prior to the demolition or removal of the building or structure. This
60 day period is intended to provide a delay prior to the issuance of a
building permit for demolition with the understanding that a municipality could
initiate a heritage designation in that period if the property warranted it. In
this specific instance, there is no requirement for a permit to demolish a farm
building under the Building Code Act.
While
the silo has functioned as a visual landmark in the Orleans community, heritage
staff does not believe that the building has enough heritage significance to
warrant a recommendation for heritage designation under the OHA. This opinion
is based on the fact that the entire farm complex to which the silo once
belonged has been removed and replaced by new development as well as the
limited design significance of a 1948 poured-in-place concrete silo.
The
site is part of the Orleans Town Centre – East Residential Lands. It is subject
to a P3 Agreement with the City which was part of the Shenkman Arts Centre
development. The land has Draft Plan of Subdivision approval and there is no
condition which requires the silo to be retained. The proposed Site Plan
concept for the site, approved by Council, shows the silo in a location
proposed for a stacked townhouse development and parking lot. The developer is
considering the feasibility of relocating the silo to the proposed park but is
under no obligation to do so.
The
Stage 1 and 2 Archaeological Assessment carried out by Jacques Whitford,
Engineering, Scientific, Planning and Management Consultants (Project No. ONO
1005171) mentions the silo on pages 15 and 16.
It says:
There were some
historical features of interest notes at the top of the eastern bedrock lobe. There is a standing silo as well as a series
of concrete foundations and floors associated with the silo … The earliest air
photos of the site indicate that the silo and barn structures were standing in
1945. Due to the age and decaying state
of these structures it was deemed necessary only to record their existing
elements.
In
summary, the Planning and Growth Management department has no objection to the inclusion
of this silo on the Municipal Register.
COMMENTS
BY THE WARD COUNCILLOR
Councillor
Monette was consulted and is in favour of adding the silo to the Heritage
Register.
LEGAL
IMPLICATIONS
There are no legal implications
associated with this report.
RISK
MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS
There are no risk
implications associated with this report.
FINANCIAL
IMPLICATIONS
There
are no direct financial implications.
TECHNOLOGICAL
IMPLICATIONS
There
are no direct technological implications.
CITY
STRATEGIC PLAN
Objective F2: Respect the
existing urban fabric, neighbourhood form and the limits of existing hard
services, so that new growth is integrated seamlessly with established
communities.
The
City wants to protect the qualities and characteristics that define what is
unique and special about each community while accommodating new growth.
Review
applications as part of the development and infrastructure approval process for
neighbourhood compatibility and the preservation of unique identities of our
communities and villages
Objective
E8: Operationalize the Ottawa 20/20 Arts & Heritage Plan.
2.1.2
Identify and Protect Archaeological and Built Heritage Resources, Streetscapes,
Public and Symbolic Civic Places and Cultural Landscapes
2.1.2.2 The City will preserve distinct built heritage, streetscapes and
cultural heritage landscapes that serve as landmarks and symbols of local
identity in both urban and rural districts, as outlined in the Official Plan.
SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTATION
Document1: Extract of Draft OBHAC Minutes, May 19, 2011
Document
2: Presentation
of le Société franco-ontarienne
du patrimoine et de l’histoire d’Orléans to OBHAC on
May 19, 2011. (Immediately follows the
French version of this report)
DISPOSITION
City
Clerk and Solicitor Department, Legislative Services Branch to notify the
property owner of Council’s decision whether to include the silo on the
Heritage Register.
Document 1
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Ottawa Built heritage Advisory
Committee extract of draft minutes 7 19 may 2011 |
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Comité consultatif sur le patrimoine bâti d’ottawa extraite de l’Ébauche du procÈs-verbal 7 le 19 mai 2011 |
REQUEST FOR PROTECTION OF THE SILO ON CENTRUM
BOULEVARD IN ORLEANS
DEMANDE DE PROTECTION
DU SILO SITUÉ SUR LE BOULEVARD CENTRUM À ORLÉANS
Nicole Fortier, Présidente, Société franco-ontarienne du patrimoine
et de l’histoire d’Orléans
(SFOPHO) made a presentation to the committee to seek the designation of the «Silo Vinette», which is located at the end of Centrum Boulevard
in Orléans. The SFOPHO contended that
the silo meets the criteria for designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act as it has exceptional design and physical value in terms of the community’s agricultural
heritage, and historical or
associative value because it
strongly contributes to the better understanding of the Orléans community’s
cultural heritage and origins. Ms. Fortier indicated the silo is built on
what was once ancestral farming land that is now owned by a private
developer. The group is concerned about
the potential demolition of the silo because the City is currently considering
a request for zoning modification to property just east of the Orleans Town Center. Ms. Fortier was accompanied by the following
members of the SFOPHO in support of the request for protection of the silo: André
Duford, Pierrette Thibaudeau, Louis Patry, Robert Vinette, Rita Vinette, Nicole Patry, Roger Thibaudeau, Diego Elizondo, Jean-Claude Dubé, and Kathy Krywicki. A copy of the presentation provided is held
on file with the City Clerk and Solicitor’s branch pursuant to the City’s
Records Retention and Disposition By-law.
Lesley Collins, Heritage Planner, was present
and indicated that staff does not feel the silo meets
the criteria for designation under the Act,
noting that it is no longer surrounded by the barns and buildings it was
associated with. Nonetheless she advised
that OBHAC could recommend designation should it wish to do so.
The committee was hesitant to recommend
designation without a sufficient evaluation of the silo but wished to highlight
its importance by requesting that it be placed on both the City’s Heritage
Reference List and the Ontario Heritage Register. Staff indicated its willingness and ability
to place the silo on the City’s Heritage Reference List without further
involvement of the City but indicated that City Council approval would be
required in order to have it added to the Register.
Moved by Jérôme Doutriaux:
That
the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee:
1.
Request that staff add the Silo Vinette, located at 241 Centrum Boulevard, be added to the
City’s Heritage Reference List; and
2.
Recommend that Planning Committee recommend
Council approve that the Silo Vinette be added to the
City of Ottawa Heritage Register.
CARRIED
Action 1: Staff to add the silo to
the Heritage Reference List
Action 2: The
Coordinator to prepare a report to the Planning Committee and Council
requesting that the silo be added to the Heritage Register
Action 3: SFOPHO
were encouraged to speak with the developer about retaining the silo. Should the group wish to move ahead with a
request for designation they would need to complete a heritage survey form and
bring it to the committee for consideration.