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4. APPLICATION
TO ALTER 470 WILBROD STREET, A PROPERTY DESIGNATED UNDER PART V OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT AND LOCATED IN
THE WILBROD/LAURIER HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT DEMANDE DE MODIFICATION DU
470, RUE WILBROD, PROPRIÉTÉ DÉSIGNÉE AUX TERMES DE LA PARTIE V DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L'ONTARIO ET
SITUÉE DANS DISTRICT DE CONSERVATION DU PATRIMOINE WILBROD/LAURIER |
OBHAC
RECOMMENDATIONS
That the Planning Committee
recommend that Council:
1.
Approve
the application to alter 470 Wilbrod Street in accordance with the designs by
Barry Padolsky Associates Inc. Architects received on March 7, 2012 and
included as Documents 3-6;
2.
Delegate
authority for minor design change, to the General Manager, Planning and Growth
Management Department; and
3.
Issue
the heritage permit with a two-year expiry from the date of issuance.
(Note: The statutory 90-day
timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on June 5, 2012.)
(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.)
RECOMMANDATIONS DU
CCPBO
Que le Comité de
l’urbanisme recommande au Conseil:
1.
D’approuver
la demande de modification de l’immeuble situé au 470, rue Wilbrod,
conformément aux dessins soumis par le cabinet Barry Padolsky Associates Inc.
Architects, qui ont été reçus le 7 mars 2012 et qui font l’objet des documents
3 à 6;
2.
De
déléguer au directeur général du Service de l’urbanisme et de la gestion de la croissance
le pouvoir d’approuver des modifications mineures à la conception.
3.
De
délivrer le permis en matière de patrimoine, qui expirera deux ans après sa
date de délivrance.
(Nota : Le délai réglementaire de 90 jours d’examen de cette
demande, exigé en vertu de la Loi sur le
patrimoine de l’Ontario, prendra fin le 5 juin 2012.)
(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 and
Infrastructure, dated
12 March 2012 (ACS2012-PAI-PGM-0096).
2
Extract of draft minutes 18, Ottawa Built Heritage
Advisory Committee meeting of 5 April 2012
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
12 March 2012 / le 12 mars 2012
Submitted by/Soumis par : Nancy Schepers, Deputy City
Manager, Directrice municipale adjointe, Planning
and Infrastructure/Urbanisme et
Infrastructure
Contact Person/Personne-ressource : John Smit,
Manager/Gestionnaire
Development Review-Urban
Services/Examen des projets d'aménagement-Services urbains, Planning
and Growth Management/Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance
(613) 580-2424, 13866 John.Smit@ottawa.ca
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That
the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Planning Committee recommend
that Council:
1.
Approve
the application to alter 470 Wilbrod Street in accordance with the designs by
Barry Padolsky Associates Inc. Architects received on March 7, 2012 and
included as Documents 3-6;
2.
Delegate
authority for minor design change, to the General Manager, Planning and Growth
Management Department; and
3.
Issue
the heritage permit with a two-year expiry from the date of issuance.
(Note: The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this
application under the Ontario Heritage
Act will expire on June 5, 2012.)
(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.)
RECOMMANDATIONS 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 :
1.
D’approuver la demande de
modification de l’immeuble situé au 470, rue Wilbrod, conformément aux dessins
soumis par le cabinet Barry
Padolsky Associates Inc. Architects, qui ont été reçus le 7 mars 2012 et qui
font l’objet des documents 3 à 6;
2.
De déléguer au directeur général du
Service de l’urbanisme et de la gestion de la croissance le pouvoir d’approuver
des modifications mineures à la conception.
3.
De délivrer le permis en matière de
patrimoine, qui expirera deux ans après sa date de délivrance.
(Nota : Le délai réglementaire de 90 jours
d’examen de cette demande, exigé en vertu de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l’Ontario, prendra fin le 5 juin 2012.)
(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 building located at 470 Wilbrod Street, currently occupied by the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the Wilbrod/Laurier Heritage Conservation District (By-law 307-82). The building location is shown in Documents 1 and 2. It was constructed between 1916 and 1921 for Lt. Colonel R.M. Courtney and modified in 1948 to its current Spanish Colonial Revival appearance. The building is further described in the Heritage Survey Form included as Document 7.
470 Wilbrod was recently purchased to provide additional administrative offices and classrooms for Le Cordon Bleu cooking school located directly to the south of 470 Wilbrod Street. A rezoning application to permit the proposed classroom uses is currently being processed by the City.
This report has been prepared because alterations to buildings in heritage conservation districts require City Council approval.
DISCUSSION
Recommendation 1:
This application deals with a proposed one-storey addition at the rear of 470 Wilbrod Street that will link the existing 1916 building and garage/carriage house. The addition will contain two classrooms and feature a glazed corridor along the west elevation constructed of a dark coloured aluminum curtain wall system. Non-glazed exterior surfaces will be clad in stucco with wood accents. A new entrance will be constructed on the west elevation of the carriage house. These designs are illustrated in Documents 4 and 5.
Cultural Heritage Impact
Statement
A Cultural Heritage Impact Statement (CHIS) was prepared by Barry Padolsky Associates Inc. Architects in accordance with the requirements of the Official Plan. An extract from that Cultural Heritage Impact Statement is included as Document 6 and the full document is on file with the City Clerk. The CHIS references the guidelines of the Draft Sandy Hill Heritage Study to conclude as follows:
The decision to construct a modest one storey addition and to maintain the existing buildings (particularly the existing garage) is an acknowledgment to the needed preservation of buildings in the Sandy Hill district.
The proposed addition would have no impact on the existing Wilbrod Street character as the entire addition would be located at the rear of the existing house, well hidden from any street views. The proposed architectural character of the proposed addition is “contemporary” but sympathetic to the existing house and garage and fits within the Heritage Overlay setback requirements outlined in the zoning by-laws.
For the reasons above, it is our opinion that the proposed development does not adversely impact the cultural heritage value of this site and its existing buildings.
Standards and Guidelines for
the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada
The proposed alteration as described above and in the Cultural Heritage Impact Statement is also consistent with the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada which was adopted by City Council in 2008 to assist with the review of interventions to designated heritage properties in the city. Compliance with the Standards and Guidelines is noted below in italics.
Standard 11.
(a) Conserve the heritage value and character-defining elements when creating any new additions to an historic place or any related new construction.
The existing buildings will be retained.
(b) Make the new work physically and visually compatible with, subordinate to, and distinguishable from the historic place.
The addition is smaller than the existing building, and is of
contemporary but compatible design and is not visible from the street.
Conclusion
The existing building at 470 Wilbrod Street and its garage/carriage house will be retained and rehabilitated as part of the heritage fabric of the Wilbrod/Laurier Heritage Conservation District. The contemporary one-storey addition located at the rear of the property is compatible with the existing heritage buildings to which it is attached and will have no visual impact on the Wilbrod heritage streetscape. The Department is, supportive of this alteration.
Recommendation 2:
Minor changes to a building design occasionally emerge during the working drawing phase. This recommendation is included to allow the Planning and Growth Management to approve these changes.
Recommendation 3:
The Ontario Heritage Act does not provide any timelines for the expiry of heritage permits. A two year expiry date is recommended to ensure that the project is completed in a timely manner and in accordance with the approved heritage permit.
RURAL IMPLICATIONS
N/A
CONSULTATION
Property owners immediately adjacent to this project have been notified of this application. Action Sandy Hill has been notified of this application and supports it. Heritage Ottawa has been notified of this application and supports it.
COMMENTS BY THE WARD COUNCILLOR
The Ward Councillor, Mathieu Fleury, is supportive of this application.
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no legal implications associated with this report.
RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS
There are no risk management implications associated with this report.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
There are no direct financial implications.
ACCESSIBILITY IMPACT
There are no accessibility implications associated with this report.
TECHNOLOGY IMPLICATIONS
There are no direct technical implications associated with this report.
CITY STRATEGIC PLAN
Long-Term Sustainability Goals: Culture and Identity: Health and Quality of Life
C1 Contribute to the improvement of quality of life
C3 Provide a compelling vibrant destination
ES3 Reduce environmental impact
GP3 Make sustainable choices
HC4 Improve arts and heritage
APPLICATION PROCESS TIMELINE STATUS
This application was completed within the 90-day time period prescribed by the Ontario Heritage Act. The 90 day timeline expires on June 5, 2012.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 Location Map
Document 2 Context Plan – Existing Le Cordon Bleu
Document 3 Proposed Site Plan
Document 4 Perspective View Looking South West
Document 5 Elevations – North and West
Document 6 Extract – Cultural Heritage Impact Statement – Barry Padolsky Inc. Architects
(Full copy on file with City Clerk)
Document 7 Heritage Survey Form
DISPOSITION
City Clerk and Solicitor Department, Legislative Services to notify the property owner and the Ontario Heritage Trust (10 Adelaide Street East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1J3) of Council’s decision.
CONTEXT PLAN – EXISTING LE CORDON BLEU DOCUMENT 2
PROPOSED SITE PLAN DOCUMENT
3
EXTRACT – CULTURAL HERITAGE IMPACT STATEMENT DOCUMENT 6
D. HERITAGE
CONSERVATION DISTRICT BUILDING INFILL GUIDELINES
The Sandy Hill
Heritage Study Guidelines (4.3.3.4) recommends the following conservation and
design principles concerning new additions to properties of heritage value:
1. New additions
should respond to the qualities of “context” – physical, cultural and social –
surrounding the property, and the existing sense/spirit of place, while embodying
and expressing contemporary design approaches sensitive to the heritage value
of the place.
2. New additions
should be subordinate to the dominant elements of the setting in which they are
inserted, gently and honestly distinguishable as contemporary expression, and
broadly compatible with the prevailing heritage character of the place in which
they are situated.
3. Additions may
be developed in historic styles or contemporary styles, according to what may
best fit the context. New additions in some circumstances may suitably adopt
appropriate historic styles and idiom when the addition is small in comparison
to the original (less than 10% or 15% as a guide.) When additions are large in
scale, it is usually most appropriate to design these in contemporary styles to
avoid imitative and deceptive historicism.
E. CULTURAL
HERITAGE IMPACT
The proposed
development generally reflects the intent of the Sandy Hill Heritage Study
Guidelines.
The decision to
construct a modest one storey addition and to maintain the existing buildings
(particularly the existing garage) is an acknowledgment to the needed preservation
of buildings in the Sandy Hill district.
The proposed
addition would have no impact on the existing Wilbrod Street character as the
entire addition would be located at the rear of the existing house, well hidden
from any street views. The proposed architectural character of the proposed
addition is “contemporary” but sympathetic to the existing house and garage and
fits within the Heritage Overlay setback requirements outlined in the zoning
by-laws.
For the reasons
above, it is our opinion that the proposed development does not adversely impact
the cultural heritage value of this site and its existing buildings.
Respectfully
submitted,
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Sandy Hill Heritage Study 470 Wilbrod
St
History Prepared
by: Carolyn Van Sligtenhorst Date:
2007/05/15
Age/Date of Construction (Factual/Estimated)
Between 1916-21.
COHF: Pre-1922
M1878: Area not covered by map.
M1888(1901): Area not covered by map.
M1902(1912): Nothing on site.
M1902(1922): 2 1/2 storey brick building with tar & gravel and
shingled mansard roof, front porch, marked as 470
Wilbrod.
M1948: Same - building is stuccoed over, building is 2 storeys.
M1956: Same
Events
Persons/Institutions
D1915: Not listed
D1922: (for 470 Wilbrod) Lt-Col. R.M. Courtney
D1948: (for 470 Wilbrod) Reginald M. Courtney (owner)
Developmental Context
This house is part of the early twentieth century development of the
residential character of Wilbrod Street. Its occupancy
by Lt.Col. RM Courtney demonstrates the initial popularity of this
neighbourhood for civil servants.
Summary/Comments on historical significance
The historical significance of this house is derived from its age,
constructed between 1916-21, its associations with
significant individuals such as Lt.Col. RM Courtney, and its role in the
development of Wilbrod Street extending into the
early twentieth century.
Historical sources
•City of Ottawa heritage file PD04-OHD4300/WILR00468-70
•June 1878 Insurance Plan of Ottawa, Ontario. National Map Collection,
Public Archives Canada.
•January 1888 Key Plan of Ottawa and Vicinity. (Revised 1901). National
Map Collection, Public Archives Canada.
•September 1902 Key Plan of the City of Ottawa, Ontario. Volume 1
(Revised 1912). National Map Collection, Public
Archives Canada.
•September 1902 Insurance Plan of the City of Ottawa, Ontario. Volume 1
(Revised 1922). National Map Collection,
Public Archives Canada.
•November 1948 Fire Insurance Map, Ottawa, Ontario. Volume 2. National
Map Collection, Public Archives Canada.
•October 1956 Fire Insurance Map, Ottawa, Ontario. Volume 2. National
Map Collection, Public Archives Canada.
• The Ottawa City Directory, 1915, 1922, 1948.
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Sandy Hill Heritage Study 470 Wilbrod St
Architecture Prepared
by: Chris Wiebe Date: 2007/02/02
Architectural characteristics and design
Property characteristics: Single use institutional. Detached, 2 1/2
storey with irregular plan, center entry and occupied
basement. 2 storey addition at side of stucco with additional entry.
Site features consist of a garden and a fence.
Exterior elements: Sloped hipped roof of tile; dormers and 1 chimney.
Decorative roof elements include stucco chimney.
Exterior stucco wall with stone sills. Parged foundation.
Windows and doors: Rectangular metal fixed windows. Single wood front
door with windows in door.
Other features: 1 storey stucco porch with stucco base and columns with
sloped tile roof.
Architectural Stylistic Influences
Spanish Colonial Revival
Designer/Builder/Architect
N/A
Architectural integrity
Medium: Non-original windows, door and addition diminish integrity.
Other
Summary/Comments on architectural significance
Originally a Queen Anne Revival style residence renovated in 1948 into a
Spanish Revival style. Significant features
include its central composition, the clay tile roof, stucco exterior,
chimney and porch.
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APPLICATION TO ALTER 470 WILBROD STREET, A
PROPERTY DESIGNATED UNDER PART V OF THE ONTARIO
HERITAGE ACT AND LOCATED IN THE WILBROD/LAURIER HERITAGE CONSERVATION
DISTRICT
DEMANDE DE
MODIFICATION DU 470, RUE WILBROD, PROPRIéTé DéSIGNéE AUX TERMS DE LA PARTIE V
DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L’ONTARIO ET
SITUéE DANS DISTRICT DE CONSERVATION DU PATRIMOINE WILBROD/LAURIER
ACS2012-PAI-PGM-0096 RIDEAU-VANIER (12)
REPORT
RECOMMENDATION:
That
the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Planning Committee
recommend that Council:
1.
Approve
the application to alter 470 Wilbrod Street in accordance with the designs by
Barry Padolsky Associates Inc. Architects received on March 7, 2012 and
included as Documents 3-6;
2.
Delegate
authority for minor design change, to the General Manager, Planning and Growth
Management Department; and
3.
Issue
the heritage permit with a two-year expiry from the date of issuance.
(Note: The statutory 90-day timeline for
consideration of this application under the Ontario
Heritage Act will expire on June 5, 2012.)
(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.)
Stuart Lazear, Coordinator, Heritage Services, provided an overview of the report.
Barry Padolsky and Mike Kelly, Barry Padolsky Associates Inc. Architects, Fred Cogan, Brazeau Seller, LLP, were present in support of the application.
CARRIED