Heritage Oakville Advisory Committee

MINUTES

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 12:30 P.m.

Location:

Council Chamber

Members:

• Drew Bucknall, Chair
• Gerarda (Geri) Tino, Vice-Chair
• Councillor Gittings
• Russell Buckland
• Kerry Colborne
• Robert Ferguson
• George Gordon
• Susan Hobson
• Brenda Sweeney

Regrets:

• Councillor Duddeck

Staff:

• Gabe Charles, Director of Planning Services
• Kirk Biggar, Manager of Policy Planning and Heritage
• Carolyn Van Sligtenhorst, Heritage Planner
• Jill Marcovecchio, Council and Committee Coordinator

A meeting of the Heritage Oakville Advisory Committee was held on November 29, 2022, in the Council Chamber of the Oakville Municipal Building, commencing at 9:30 a.m.

 

These minutes will go forward to the Planning and Development Council meeting of December 5, 2022 for approval.  Please view those minutes to note any changes Council may have made.

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1.

Regrets

Regrets as noted above.

Councillors Duddeck and Gittings were reappointed to the committee by Council.

 

2.

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

No declarations of pecuniary interest were declared.

 

3.

Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)

• Moved by Russell Buckland

  That the minutes of the Heritage Oakville Advisory Committee meeting of October 18, 2022, be approved.

  CARRIED

4.

Discussion Item(s)

4.1

Heritage permit application HP050/22-42.20L 1475 Lakeshore Road East – Relocation of house, demolition of existing structures and wings, and construction of new additions

• Moved by George Gordon
  1. That Heritage Permit Application HP050/22-42.20L for the relocation of the house within the property, the demolition of existing structures and wings, and the construction of new additions at 1475 Lakeshore Road East, as attached in Appendix B to the report dated November 22, 2022 from Planning Services, be approved subject to the following:
     1. That a Heritage Easement Agreement for the relocation, rehabilitation and restoration of the Griggs House, located at 1475 Lakeshore Road East, be entered into between the town and the owner in keeping with the content of this report, with the Agreement to be in form and content satisfactory to the Town Solicitor and the Director of Planning Services or their designate;

     2. That the Heritage Easement Agreement be executed in accordance with Executions By-law 2013-057 and be registered on title to the lands on which the Griggs House is located;

     3. That the Town Solicitor be authorized to discharge the Heritage Easement Agreement from title to the lands on which it is registered, at the expense of the owner, once the requirements in the Heritage Easement Agreement have been fully satisfied to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning Services or their designate; and

  2. That this heritage permit expire two years from the date of final approval by Council.

  CARRIED

4.2

Development Application – 492 Lakeshore Road East

The committee provided the following heritage related comments for consideration:

• there should be landscaping, including a walkway, in the north yard of the heritage house to retain the connection between the original front entrance of the heritage house to Lakeshore Road;
• the current address of 492 Lakeshore Road East should be kept for the relocated heritage house if possible;
• the new house on the new lot is very imposing with a tall, symmetrical façade that is out of character with the Arts and Crafts style asymmetrical vernacular homes on the street and the adjacent heritage house;
• the “tower” form of the gables is very prominent, the roof could be manipulated to be hipped instead of gabled with extended eaves to reduce the prominence of the building, without changing the floor plan;
• the colours should blend more with the local aesthetic rather than the high contrast black and white palette shown; and
• the new house is too stark, tall and imposing.

• Moved by Councillor Gittings
  1. That a Heritage Easement Agreement for the relocation, rehabilitation and restoration of the Symmes House, located at 492 Lakeshore Road East, be entered into between the town and the owner in keeping with the content of this report, with the Agreement to be in form and content satisfactory to the Town Solicitor and the Director of Planning Services or their designate;

  2. That the Heritage Easement Agreement be executed in accordance with Executions By-law 2013-057 and be registered on title to the lands on which the Symmes House is located; and

  3. That the Town Solicitor be authorized to discharge the Heritage Easement Agreement from title to the lands on which it is registered, at the expense of the owner, once the requirements in the Heritage Easement Agreement have been fully satisfied to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning Services or their designate.

  CARRIED

5.

Information Item(s)

5.1

2023 Meeting Schedule

5.2

Heritage Conservation District Update

5.3

Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022

5.4

Membership and Committee Applications

• Moved by Susan Hobson

  That the information items be received.

  CARRIED

6.

Date and Time of Next Meeting

December 13, 2022

Oakville Municipal Building

Oakville and Trafalgar Rooms - 9:30 a.m.

 

7.

Adjournment

• Moved by Gerarda (Geri) Tino

  That this meeting be adjourned.

  CARRIED
• The meeting adjourned at 10:33 a.m.