Cultural Heritage Assessment Report Ashborough Village Peterborough, Ontario
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Report PACAC17-028 Appendix E YiZheng Ltd. Cultural Heritage Assessment Report Ashborough Village Peterborough, Ontario Prepared by: AECOM 410 – 250 York Street, Citi Plaza 519 673 0510 tel London, ON, Canada N6A 6K2 519 673 5975 fax www.aecom.com July, 2017 Project Number: 60522608 YiZheng Ltd. CHAR – Ashborough Village Statement of Qualifications and Limitations The attached Report (the “Report”) has been prepared by AECOM Canada Ltd. (“AECOM”) for the benefit of the Client (“Client”) in accordance with the agreement between AECOM and Client, including the scope of work detailed therein (the “Agreement”). 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This Statement of Qualifications and Limitations is attached to and forms part of the Report and any use of the Report is subject to the terms hereof. AECOM: 2015-04-13 © 2009-2015 AECOM Canada Ltd. All Rights Reserved. YiZheng Ltd. CHAR – Ashborough Village Signatures Report Prepared By: Michael Greguol, MA Cultural Heritage Specialist Report Reviewed By: Christopher Andreae, Ph.D, CAHP Senior Architectural Historian YiZheng Ltd. CHAR – Ashborough Village Distribution List # Hard Copies PDF Required Association / Company Name 0 Yes The Biglieri Group Ltd. on behalf of YiZheng Ltd. 0 Yes AECOM Canada Ltd. Revision History Revision # Date Revised By: Revision Description June 2, M. Greguol 0 Draft Report 2017 July 18, M. Greguol 1 Final Report 2017 YiZheng Ltd. CHAR – Ashborough Village Executive Summary AECOM Canada Ltd. (AECOM) was retained by The Biglieri Group Ltd. on behalf of YiZheng Ltd. to conduct a Cultural Heritage Assessment Report (CHAR) for an approximately 71.5 hectare (ha) study area located on the properties at 2219 and 2159 Old Norwood Road, 500, 510, and 516 Maniece Avenue, and 2320 Ashburnham Drive in the City of Peterborough, Ontario. All or portions of the properties are being considered for the proposed Ashborough Village development. The proposed development is for a low density residential neighbourhood with approximately 1200 units which will include a mixed-use neighbourhood of residential and commercial uses to complement the Peterborough Lift Lock travel node in close proximity to the proposed development site. The CHAR was undertaken to identify municipally, provincially, and federally recognized heritage properties as well as to identify potential heritage properties within the study area, in order to evaluate the potential impacts that the proposed development may have on built heritage resources and/or cultural heritage landscapes. The study was completed according to the guidelines set out in the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport’s (MTCS) Ontario Heritage Toolkit: Heritage Resources in the Land Use Planning Process 2005). For the purposes of this CHAR, the study area consists of 2219 and 2159 Old Norwood Road, 500, 510, and 516 Maniece Avenue, and 2320 Ashburnham Drive as well as properties immediately adjacent to the subject properties in order to evaluate potential impacts to the recognized or potential heritage value of the adjacent properties. Generally, the study area is bound by Old Norwood Road, Television Road, Maniece Avenue, and Ahsburnham Drive, east of the Trent-Severn Canal in Peterborough, Ontario. The following six properties were identified as potential heritage properties within the study area for this CHAR: § 2159 Old Norwood Road; § 2450 Ashburnham Drive; § 506 Maniece Avenue; § 524 Maniece Avenue; § 542 Maniece Avenue; and § 550 Maniece Avenue. In order to mitigate the adverse visual impacts of the proposed new subdivision on the east side of the Trent- Peterborough Lift Lock, a landscaping strategy or use of a green space buffer between the east side of Ashburnham Drive and the proposed subdivision may create a visually sensitive transition between the National Historic Site and the proposed new development. Landscaping in particular should be carefully considered within the vicinity of the intersection of Ashburnham Drive and Hunter Street where the Peterborough Lift Lock is located. Transition between the National Historic Site and the proposed new development should be planned accordingly with the City of Peterborough and Parks Canada as recommended in the Liftlock Functional Planning Study. At a minimum, photographic documentation of the structure and the surrounding landscape at 2159 Old Norwood Road should be undertaken prior to development to form an archival record of the property prior to development. The documentation should be deposited with a municipal archive in order to preserve the historic record of the property. Any documentation record prepared for the property should be deposited with: Peterborough Museum and Archives 300 Hunter Street East Peterborough, Ontario YiZheng Ltd. CHAR – Ashborough Village Table of Contents Page 1. Study Purpose..................................................................................................................1 2. Methodology.....................................................................................................................4 2.1 Study Method.....................................................................................................................4 2.2 Regulatory Framework.......................................................................................................4 2.2.1 Planning Act and the Provincial Policy Statement...................................................4 2.2.2 Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport and Ontario Heritage Act ..............5 2.2.3 City of Peterborough and the Municipal Cultural Plan.............................................6 2.2.4 Liftlock Secondary Plan..........................................................................................7 3. Historical Overview..........................................................................................................9 3.1 Physical Setting .................................................................................................................9