Heritage Markham Committee Agenda

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Canada Room

The Twelfth Heritage Markham Committee Meeting of

The Corporation of The City of Markham in the year 2019.

 

Alternate formats are available upon request.

 


  1. Addendum Agenda
  2. New Business from Committee Members
  • That the November 13, 2019 Heritage Markham Committee agenda be approved.

Extracts: R. Hutcheson, Manager of Heritage Planning

See attached material.

  • That the minutes of the Heritage Markham Committee meeting held on November 13, 2019 be received and adopted.

Extracts: R. Hutcheson, Manager of Heritage Planning

See attached memorandum.

  • That the Heritage Markham Committee extends its condolences to the family of Gwyn Wojna recognizing her past accomplishments in assisting in the protection and preservation of Markham’s cultural heritage resources, especially her work in historic Thornhill.

38 EUREKA STREET, UNIONVILLE HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT
DELEGATED APPROVALS: HERITAGE PERMITS (16.11)
FILE NUMBER: HE 19 141023
Extracts: R. Hutcheson, Manager of Heritage Planning

See attached memorandum.

  • That Heritage Markham receive the information on the heritage permit approved by Heritage Section staff under the delegated approval process.

     

38 PETER STREET, MARKHAM VILLAGE HCD
107 MAIN STREET, UNIONVILLE HCD
DELEGATED APPROVALS: TREE REMOVAL PERMITS (16.11)
FILE NUMBERS:
• 19 137820 TREE
• 19 138787 TREE
Extracts: R. Hutcheson, Manager of Heritage Planning

See attached memorandum.

  • That Heritage Markham receive the information on the tree removal permits approved by Heritage Section staff under the delegated approval process.

20 WATER STREET, MARKHAM VILLAGE HCD
190 MAIN STREET NORTH, MARKHAM VILLAGE HCD
DELEGATED APPROVALS: BUILDING AND SIGN PERMITS (16.11)
FILE NUMBERS:
• 19 136024 AL
• 19 136866 SP
Extracts: R. Hutcheson, Manager of Heritage Planning

See attached memorandum.

  • That Heritage Markham receive the information on building and sign permits approved by Heritage Section staff under the delegated approval process.

Extracts: R. Hutcheson, Manager of Heritage Planning

See attached staff memorandum and material.

  • That Heritage Markham Committee has no objection to the installation of the Thornhill identification markers at the specified intersections on Yonge Street within the Thornhill Heritage Conservation District.

Extracts: R. Hutcheson, Manager of Heritage Planning

  • That the following correspondence be received as information:

    1. Markham Historical Society: Remember Markham Newsletter, Winter, 2019 and letter from Sue Smitko, President of MHS. (Staff has fully copy)
    2. Community Heritage Ontario: CHO News, Fall, 2019. (Sent to Members via email)
    3. Ontario Historical Society: OHS Bulletin Newsletter, October 2019. (Staff has full copy)

6031 HIGHWAY 7, MARKHAM VILLAGE HCD (16.11)
FILE NUMBER: 19 138374 AL
Extracts:
R. Hutcheson, Manager of Heritage Planning
M. Ryan, Facility Engineer

See attached staff memorandum and material.

  • That Heritage Markham has no objection to the proposed safety equipment for the exterior of the Markham Village Library on the condition that the metal ladders be painted in an earth tone colour to better blend with the colours of the existing materials on the building.

Extracts:
R. Hutcheson, Manager of Heritage Planning
P. Wokral, Senior Heritage Planner

See attached staff memorandum and material.

  • That Heritage Markham Committee supports the continuation of the Designated Heritage Property Grant Program from 2020-2022 based on an allocation of $30,000 per year for a total commitment of $90,000.

269 MAIN STREET NORTH, MARKHAM VILLAGE HCD
PROPOSED THREE DWELLING UNIT RESIDENCE (16.11)
FILE NUMBER: SPC 19 136761
Extracts:
R. Hutcheson, Manager of Heritage Planning
P. Wokral, Senior Heritage Planner

See attached memorandum.

  • That Heritage Markham has no objection to the form, massing, height, scale and materials of the proposed addition, subject to the following revisions to the proposed elevations: 
    • That the windows of the proposed addition be revised to 6 over 1 single or double hung windows to more accurately reflect the early 20th design of the existing house;
    • That the existing windows of the heritage portion of the house found on the west façade be replaced with new wooden windows typical of the early 20th century construction date of the existing house, to the satisfaction of Heritage Section staff;
    • That the modern cladding installed on the beam of the front veranda be removed to expose the underlying wood, and the small corbels seen in the archival photo that were removed, replicated and reinstalled to the satisfaction of Heritage Section staff;
    • And that the vinyl siding of the dormers be replaced with painted wooden shingles; and,


    That Heritage Section staff be delegated final review of the Site Plan Control application for 269 Main Street North, provided there are no significant deviations from the drawings dated September 10, 2019; and further,


    That the applicant enter into a site plan control application with the City containing the standard conditions regarding materials, windows, colours etc.

     

MARKHAM REMEMBERED PLAQUE TOUR ON CITY OF MARKHAM WEBSITE (16.11)
Extracts:
R. Hutcheson, Manager of Heritage Planning
R. Tadmore, Coordinator, Geomatics/GIS Advocate

See attached memorandum.

  • That Heritage Markham receive this item as information and thank Robert Tadmore of the Geomatics Section of Markham’s Planning and Urban Design Department for creating the on-line tour of Markham Remembered plaques, including the work to photograph the plaques as installed.

The following projects impact in some manner the heritage planning function of the City of Markham.  The purpose of this summary is to keep the Heritage Markham Committee apprised of the projects’ status.  Staff will only provide a written update when information is available, but members may request an update on any matter.

a) Doors Open Markham 2019
b) Heritage Week, February 2019
c) Unionville Heritage Conservation District Plan Amendments/ Update
d) Unionville Heritage Centre Secondary Plan
e) Unionville Core Area Streetscape Master Plan (2019)
f) Update to Markham Village Heritage Conservation District Plan (2019)
g) New Secondary Plan for Markham Village (2019)
h) Comprehensive Zoning By-law Project (2019) – Review of Development Standards – Heritage Districts