1 Report to Rapport au: Built Heritage Sub-Committee
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1 Report to Rapport au: Built Heritage Sub-Committee
1 Report to Rapport au: Built Heritage Sub-Committee Sous-comité du patrimoine bâti and/et Planning Committee Comité de l'urbanisme and Council et au Conseil February 19, 2014 19 février 2014 Submitted by Soumis par: Nancy Schepers, Deputy City Manager/Directrice municipale adjointe, Planning and Infrastructure/Urbanisme et Infrastructure Contact Person Personne ressource: Michael Mizzi, Chief/Chef, Development Review Services / Services d’Examen des projets d'aménagement, Planning and Growth Management/Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance (613) 580-2424, 15788, [email protected] Ward: BEACON HILL-CYRVILLE (11) File Number: ACS2014-PIA-PGM-0066 SUBJECT: Addition of 30 Oriole Drive to the City of Ottawa Heritage Register OBJET: Ajout du 30, promenade Oriole, au Registre du patrimoine de la Ville d’Ottawa 2 REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS That the Built Heritage Sub-Committee recommend that Planning Committee recommend that Council add the property at 30 Oriole Drive to the City of Ottawa Heritage Register. RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT Que le Sous-comité du patrimoine bâti recommande au Comité de l’urbanisme de recommander à son tour au Conseil d’ajouter le 30, promenade Oriole, au Registre du patrimoine de la Ville d’Ottawa. BACKGROUND Section 27 (1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act gives municipalities the ability to list non-designated properties on a register. These are properties that the Council of the municipality considers to be of cultural heritage value or interest. The Official Plan states in Section 2.5.5 (14) that the City will maintain a heritage register according to the Ontario Heritage Act. The implication of listing properties on the City of Ottawa Heritage Register is described in Section 27(3) of the Ontario Heritage Act: “If property included on the register under subsection (1.2) has not been designated under Section 29, the owner of the property shall not demolish or remove a building or structure on the property….unless the owner gives the council of the municipality at least 60 days notice in writing of the owner’s intent to demolish or remove the building or structure....” DISCUSSION In January 2014, the City received a letter from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, requesting the addition of the property at 30 Oriole Drive to the City of Ottawa Heritage Register. The property is currently for sale. Inclusion on the register requires that the owner of the property give Council 60 days notice in writing of his/her intention to demolish or remove the building. The property at 30 Oriole Drive was constructed in 1968 and is located in the Rothwell Heights area in the east end of Ottawa. The house is a low, horizontal, single-storey, brick block structure on a treed lot. 3 The original owner of the house, Rae Freeman, designed it himself. He was an industrial designer for Canada Post and an admirer of the work of renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The house is an example of the Usonian Plan, a design which was created by Wright in the 1930s to provide middle-class families access to the designs of his open plan houses that embodied his concepts of light and nature. Usonian houses are characterized by their single level construction, with the living room and kitchen as the main living area, and harmonization with the natural environment. The house at 30 Oriole Drive is based on Wright’s 1952 Brandes Residence in Sammamish, Washington, with the addition of an extra bedroom. The floor plans of both houses can be seen in Document 2. The Department recommends the addition of 30 Oriole Drive to the City of Ottawa Heritage Register. RURAL IMPLICATIONS There are no rural implications associated with this report. CONSULTATION The owner and real estate agent were notified of the recommendation. The owner’s legal representative opposes the addition of 30 Oriole Drive to the City of Ottawa Heritage Register. COMMENTS BY THE WARD COUNCILLOR Councillor Tierney is aware of the recommendation. LEGAL IMPLICATIONS Council is authorized to list this property on a Heritage Register under Section 27(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act. There are no legal impediments to adopting the recommendations in this report. RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS There are no risk management implications association with the recommendation in this report. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS There are no direct financial implications. 4 ACCESSIBILITY IMPACTS There are no accessibility implications associated with this report. TECHNOLOGY IMPLICATIONS Information Technology approved this report without comment. TERM OF COUNCIL PRIORITIES HC4: Improve arts and heritage SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION Document 1 Location Map Document 2 Photos and Floor Plans 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. 5 Document 1 – Location Map 6 Document 2 – Photos and Floor Plans Front Elevation of 30 Oriole Drive 7 Floor Plan of 30 Oriole Drive, Ottawa. Architect: Rae Freeman 1968 building permit, Originals held on file with City of Ottawa Floor Plan of Brandes Residence, Washington. Architect: Frank Llyod Wright “The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion” Storrer, William Allin, page 371