Brantford Heritage Committee Agenda Package
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BRANTFORD HERITAGE COMMITTEE AGENDA Monday, August 10, 2020 6:00 p.m. Charlie Ward Room, Brantford City Hall Please note due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this meeting will be held electronically. To view the livestream of the meeting, please visit: http://brantford.ca/VirtualCouncil. Alternative formats and communication supports available upon request. For more information, please contact the City of Brantford Municipal Accessibility Coordinator at (519) 759- 4150 or by email at [email protected]. Pages 1. ROLL CALL 2. DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 3. PRESENTATIONS/DELEGATIONS [list, if any, available at the meeting] 4. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 4.1 Proposed Alteration to 242 Brant Avenue, a Property Designated under 4 the Ontario Heritage Act – Application HA-03-20 [Financial Impact – None], 2020-339 Presentation Paul Gazik, Applicant Recommendation THAT the request to alter the designated property at 242 Brant Avenue, in accordance with the details described in Application HA-03-20, BE APPROVED. 4.2 Heritage Impact Assessment (Addendum) – 32 Bridge Street 23 Presentation Andrew Neill, ANC, Odete Gomes, IBI Group Page 2 of 178 Recommendation THAT the following comments regarding the Heritage Impact Assessment for 32 Bridge Street BE FORWARDED to Staff: ____________ ____________ ____________ 4.3 Official Plan Review – Draft Official Plan 173 THAT the following comments regarding the draft Official Plan BE FORWARDED to Staff: ____________ ____________ ____________ 5. CONSENT ITEMS 5.1 Minutes 5.1.1 Brantford Heritage Committee - July 6, 2020 175 6. PROJECTS AND OTHER UPDATES 6.1 Heritage Committee Priorities for 2021 - N. Etherington 7. SUB-COMMITTEE UPDATES 7.1 Designation By-law Review Sub-Committee 7.2 Heritage Education Sub-Committee 7.3 Heritage Estates Sub-Committee 7.4 Places of Worship Sub-Committee 7.5 Prominence Point Sub-Committee 8. RESOLUTIONS 9. NOTICES OF MOTION Page 3 of 178 10. ADJOURNMENT Page 4 of 178 Alternative formats and communication supports available upon request. Please contact [email protected] or 519-759-4150 for assistance. Date August 10, 2020 Report No. 2020-339 To Chair and Members Brantford Heritage Committee From Patrick Vusir, CPT Planner, Long Range Planning 1.0 Type of Report Consent Item [ ] Item For Consideration [X] 2.0 Topic Proposed Alteration to 242 Brant Avenue, a Property Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act – Application HA-03- 20 [Financial Impact – None] 3.0 Recommendation THAT the request to alter the designated property at 242 Brant Avenue, in accordance with the details described in Application HA-03-20, BE APPROVED. 4.0 Purpose and Overview The purpose of this Report is to provide the Brantford Heritage Committee with information regarding the proposed alteration to 242 Brant Avenue which is located in the Brant Avenue Heritage Conservation District designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act. The proposed alteration is the replacement of the existing two-storey front porch with a new two-storey front porch because the existing porch is sagging and pulling away from the building. Page 5 of 178 Report No. 2020-339 Page 2 August 10, 2020 5.0 Background 242 Brant Avenue is located on the west side of Brant Avenue, between the intersections of Brant Avenue and Ada Avenue/Bedford Street to the north and Brant Avenue and Palmerston Avenue/St James Street to the south. The location of 242 Brant Avenue is shown on the Location Map attached to this Report as Appendix A and the Aerial Photo attached as Appendix B. Figure 1 shows the front of 242 Brant Avenue. Figure 1 - 242 Brant Avenue. Source: Google Street View The site is located within the Brant Avenue Heritage Conservation District (the “District”), established by City of Brantford By-law 239-88. Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act requires that a Heritage Permit be obtained prior to the alteration of a property located within the District. The Applicant is seeking approval to replace the existing two-storey front porch, which is sagging and pulling away from the building, with a new two-storey front porch. Details of the proposal are attached to this Report as Appendix C. In accordance with City of Brantford By-law 148-2016, the proposed addition is considered a “Major Alteration” and therefore review by the Brantford Heritage Committee is required prior to issuance of a Heritage Permit. Notice of Receipt for Heritage Permit Application HA-03-20 for 242 Brant Avenue was issued on July 17, 2020. In accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act a decision must be made on this Heritage Permit Application by October 15, 2020. Page 6 of 178 Report No. 2020-339 Page 3 August 10, 2020 6.0 Analysis The Applicant is seeking approval of a Heritage Permit to replace the existing two-storey front porch (“existing porch”) which is sagging and pulling away from the building with a new two-storey front porch (“new porch”) because the existing porch is sagging and pulling away from the building. The current state of the existing porch is shown in Figure 2. Figure 3, on the following page, shows degradation and rot present at the base of one of the porch columns. Figure 2: Existing porch at 242 Brant Avenue; the second-floor half wall can be seen pulling away from the wall of the building and there is a noticeable sagging towards the corner of the porch (right side of picture). Source: Applicant. Page 7 of 178 Report No. 2020-339 Page 4 August 10, 2020 Figure 3: Close-up of the base of a porch pillar, note splintering and cracking of wood. Source: Applicant. The Applicant’s proposed new porch is shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5 on the following pages. The new porch will feature round wooden columns with a fluted design for both storeys. On the first storey, the front stoop will be constructed of concrete and feature a flagstone design inspired by the existing porch’s flagstone-clad stoop. Figure 6 shows an example of the flagstone-like stamped- concrete finish that the Applicant is proposing for the front stoop; the existing front stoop can be seen in Figure 2. The second storey railing will be supported by a half-wall and baluster combination, like the existing porch. Once constructed, the majority of the new porch will be painted white except for the half-wall supporting the second storey railing, which will be clad in a grey siding with a cedar shake pattern. The second storey porch is highlighted in Figure 7 while Figure 8 shows the proposed cladding. Full details of the application are included in Appendix C of this Report. The Applicant has indicated to Staff that any architectural features which can be salvaged from the existing porch (e.g., brackets and trim) will be retained and incorporated into the new porch. Until removal begins, however, the Applicant is unable to accurately determine how many features will be salvageable. Page 8 of 178 Report No. 2020-339 Page 5 August 10, 2020 Figure 4: Excerpt from building permit drawings for proposed new two-storey front porch; the front elevation is shown below. Source: Applicant. Page 9 of 178 Report No. 2020-339 Page 6 August 10, 2020 Figure 5: Excerpt from building permit drawings for proposed new two-storey front porch; the side elevation is shown below. Source: Applicant. Page 10 of 178 Report No. 2020-339 Page 7 August 10, 2020 Figure 6: Example flagstone design proposed for the new porch's concrete stoop. Source: Applicant. Figure 7: Detail of second-storey railing, balusters, and half-wall design proposed for the new porch highlighted by the red rectangle. Source: Applicant. Page 11 of 178 Report No. 2020-339 Page 8 August 10, 2020 Figure 8: Proposed dark grey siding with cedar-shake design for the half-wall which supports the second storey railing on the new porch. Source: Applicant The District Study’s urban design guidelines for replacement of front entrances and canopies note that the entrance “should add character to the design of the house”. It is Staff’s opinion that round wooden columns with a fluted design complement and add character to the dwelling, which the District Study classifies as being of the “Romanesque Revival” style of architecture. Furthermore, the use of wooden columns satisfies the guideline that traditional materials should be used. In reconstructing the front stoop, the Applicant’s proposal to use a stamped concrete finish resembling flagstone (as shown in Figure 6 on the preceding page) will maintain the character of the existing flagstone walkway which is being retained and will help blend the new porch with the existing features on the property. Therefore, in accordance with the District Study’s recommendation, the design of the new porch shows appropriate consideration for the design of the walkway leading to the porch. With respect to the Applicant’s proposal to clad the new porch’s second-storey half wall in a grey siding (shown in Figure 7), Staff notes that the siding’s cedar- shake design (shown in Figure 8) is consistent with traditional materials. It will also add architectural detail to the design of the porch. With respect to colour choice, the combination of the dark grey siding and white porch structure demonstrates regard for the District Study’s recommendations for traditional colours and a two-tone colour scheme. Page 12 of 178 Report No. 2020-339 Page 9 August 10, 2020 As noted previously, the Applicant is proposing that any architectural details such as brackets and trim that can be salvaged from the existing porch will be incorporated into the design of the new porch.