THAT Heritage Markham Committee is disappointed and saddened by the loss of the mature vegetation from the rear yard apparently without prior authorization or approval, but given that this has transpired and enforcement is underway, the Committee has no objection from a heritage perspective to the introduction of a rear yard concrete sports pad and small cabana structure given the location and lack of visibility from the public realm;
THAT the Committee recommends that the replanting of trees on the property is preferably to the payment of cash-in-lieu in order to enhance the heritage conservation district’s tree canopy;
THAT if the cabana structure requires a Building Permit, the Heritage Markham review be delegated to Heritage Section staff;
AND THAT Heritage Markham does not support the introduction of a rear yard building to enclose the rink/sports pad as it would be out of character with typical rear yard accessory buildings found in the City’s heritage conservation districts.