Heritage Markham Committee Agenda

Meeting Number: 1
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Electronic Meeting

The First Heritage Markham Committee Meeting of

The Corporation of The City of Markham in the year 2021.

 

Alternate formats are available upon request.

 


  1.  Addendum Agenda
  2. New Business from Committee Members
  • Recommendation:

    That the January 13, 2021 Heritage Markham Committee agenda be approved.

See attached material.

  • Recommendation:

    That the minutes of the Heritage Markham Committee meeting held on December 9, 2020 be received and adopted.

Extracts:
R. Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage Planning
L. Gold, Council/Committee Coordinator, Legislative Services & Communications

See attached memorandum.

  • Recommendation:

    That the attached memorandum be received by Heritage Markham Committee as information.

1) ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR
2) SUB-COMMITTEES OF HERITAGE MARKHAM
3) HERITAGE MARKHAM REPRESENTATIVE- OTHER COMMITTEES

Extracts: R. Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage Planning

See attached memorandum.

  • Recommendation:

    THAT the matter of electing a Chair and Vice Chair for 2021 be deferred until Council approves a new Terms of Reference for Heritage Markham:

    THAT the following members comprise the Architectural Review Sub-Committee ____ effective January 14, 2021;

    THAT _____________ and ______________ are the Heritage Markham representatives on the Heritage Building Evaluation Sub-Committee effective January 14, 2021;

    THAT _____________ are the Heritage Markham representatives on the Doors Open Committee effective January 14, 2021;

    THAT _______is the Heritage Markham representative on the Historic Unionville Community Vision Committee effective January 14, 2021.

10537 KENNEDY ROAD (FORMERLY 10539 KENNEDY ROAD)
ARTHUR WEGG HOUSE (16.11)
FILE NUMBER:
20 129597
Kennedy MM. Markham Ltd.

Extracts:
R. Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage Planning
P. Wokral, Senior Heritage Planner
A. Crompton, Planner II, Planning and Urban Design Department

See attached staff memorandum and material.

  • Recommendation:
    That Heritage Markham supports the revised option proposed for the Arthur Wegg House which includes retaining the heritage resource near its original site (corner of Kennedy Road and future Street F), but on a new foundation and at the proposed grade of the adjacent subdivision lands;

    That the City’s standard heritage requirements be conditions of draft approval for the plan of subdivision and/or included in the Subdivision Agreement;

    And that the applicant secure and protect the building from damage through the requirements outlined in the City of Markham’s Property Standards By-law (Part III – Heritage Buildings), and the Keep Markham Beautiful (Maintenance) By-law including Section 8 – Vacant Heritage Property, and erect a "No-trespassing" sign in a visible location on the property indicating that the Heritage Building is to be preserved onsite and should not be vandalized and/or scavenged.

DELEGATED APPROVAL
HERITAGE PERMITS APPROVED BY HERITAGE SECTION STAFF
16 JOHN STREET, THCD
1 CHURCH LANE, THCD
33 DICKSON HILL ROAD, MVHCD (16.11)

FILE NUMBERS:
• HE 20 135175
• HE 20 134735
• HE 21 102639

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

See attached staff memorandum.

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

DELEGATED APPROVAL
PERMITS APPROVED BY HERITAGE SECTION STAFF
5990 16TH AVENUE, MARKHAM VILLAGE
10536 MCCOWAN ROAD
40 ALBERT STREET, MARKHAM VILLAGE (16.11)
FILE NUMBERS:
• AL 20 135157
• DP 20 110958
• HP 20 1141437
Extracts:
R.Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage Planning
P. Wokral, Senior Heritage Planner

See attached staff memorandum.

  • Recommendation:

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

9064-9110 WOODBINE AVE.
BUTTONVILLE HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT (16.11)
FILE NUMBERS:
• OP 17 153653
• ZA 17 153653
• SU 17 153653
• CU 17 153653
• SC 17 153653
Extracts:
R.Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage Planning
P. Wokral, Senior Heritage Planner
R. Cefaratti, Senior Planner, Planning & Urban Design

See attached staff memorandum and material.

  • Recommendation:
    That Heritage Markham has no objection to the Part IV designation By-law for the Buttonville Mill House being removed from the 1.64m deep parcel of land that is to be conveyed to the Region of York for road widening purposes.

4592 AND 4600 HWY 7 E. UNIONVILLE
THE BEWELL BUNGALOW (16.11)
FILE NUMBERS:
• SPC 20 107969
• A/143/20
Extracts:
R.Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage Planning
P. Wokral, Senior Heritage Planner
D. Pragratis, Senior Planner, Planning & Urban Design
J. Leung, Secretary, Committee of Adjustment, Planning & Urban Design

See attached staff memorandum and material.

  • Recommendation:
    That Heritage Markham has no objection to the requested variances in application A/143/20 from a heritage perspective;

    That Heritage Markham supports waiving the fee for the parking variance application as per the City’s Fee By-law (Table 6, section 1.6) , because the scope of the variance for the number of parking spaces would be reduced if Heritage Markham had not recommended that the Bewell Bungalow be incorporated into the redevelopment of 4592 and 4600 Hwy. 7 E.;

    And that Heritage Markham recommends that designation of the Bewell Bungalow under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act and entering into a Heritage Conservation Easement Agreement with the City be a condition of approval of the variance application should the Committee of Adjustment approve application A/143/20.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT AND SITE PLAN CONTROL APPLICATION
5560 14TH AVE.
THE MCCAULEY-COOPERTHWAITE HOUSE (16.11)
FILE NUMBERS:
• SPC 20 116893
• ZA 116893
Extracts:
R.Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage Planning

See attached memorandum and material.

  • Recommendation:
    THAT Heritage Markham appreciates the applicant’s proposal and efforts to incorporate the McCauley-Cooperthwaite House into the proposed redevelopment of the property on its’ original foundation;

    THAT Heritage Markham has no objection from a heritage perspective to the architectural design of the proposed new two storey warehouse building;

    THAT Heritage Markham does not object to the planned conversion of the McCauley House to a warehouse use, provided that the exterior the building is restored to its original appearance including the street facing veranda as shown in the attached archival photograph;

    THAT Heritage Markham suggests that more space be provided around the McCauley-Cooperthwaite House to permit for a future expansion or addition to the house to make it more versatile for any other future use and to introduce landscaping, including large species historic tree varieties to beautify the property and complement the heritage building;

    THAT the applicant revise the site plan application elevations to reflect the restoration of the McCauley-Cooperthwaite House as shown in the attached archival photograph;

    THAT the applicant enter into a Site Plan Agreement including standard conditions regarding materials, colours windows, verandas, etc. as well as the requirement to designate the McCauley-Cooperthwaite House under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, to enter into a Heritage Conservation Easement Agreement with the City, and to install a Markham Remembered Plaque at their own cost in a prominent location which would be reviewed and approved by the City (Heritage Section);

    AND THAT final review of the site plan and zoning amendment application be delegated to Heritage Section staff.

RESIDENTIAL ADDITION
50 GEORGE STREET
MARKHAM VILLAGE HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT (16.11)
FILE NUMBERS:
• SPC 20 134828
• A/130/20
Extracts:
R.Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage Planning
Francois Hemon-Morneau, Development Technician

See attached memorandum and material.

  • Recommendation:
    THAT Heritage Markham has no objection from a heritage perspective to the requested variances for a maximum building depth of 18.5 m and a maximum net floor area ratio of 45.3%;

    THAT Heritage Markham has no objection from a heritage perspective to the design of the proposed addition and remodelling of the existing dwelling subject to minor architectural changes to be addressed by Heritage Section staff and the preservation of the Honey Locust identified as (Tree #3) and delegates final review of the Site Plan application to Heritage Section Staff;

    AND THAT the applicant enter into a Site Plan Agreement with the City containing standard conditions regarding materials, colours, windows etc.

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 2021
b) Heritage Week, February 2021
c) Unionville Heritage Conservation District Plan Amendments/ Update
d) Unionville Heritage Centre Secondary Plan
e) Unionville Core Area Streetscape Master Plan (2021)
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

DRAFT HERITAGE MARKHAM TERMS OF REFERENCE AND BY-LAW (16.11)

Extracts:
R.Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage Planning

See attached memorandum and material.

  • Recommendation:
    That Heritage Markham Committee supports the proposed Heritage Markham Terms of Reference and By-law (January 2021 draft).