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Draft CHAR Clas EA Road Crossing Hwy 404 Between Major Mackenzie CULTURAL HERITAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT CULTURAL HERITAGE LANDSCAPES & BUILT HERITAGE RESOURCES CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ROAD CROSSING OF HIGHWAY 404 BETWEEN MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE & ELGIN MILLS ROAD TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL & CITY OF MARKHAM YORK REGION, ONTARIO July 2017 Revised November 2017 Prepared for: WSP Canada Limited Prepared by: CULTURAL HERITAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT CULTURAL HERITAGE LANDSCAPES & BUILT HERITAGE RESOURCES CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ROAD CROSSING OF HIGHWAY 404 BETWEEN MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE & ELGIN MILLS ROAD TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL & CITY OF MARKHAM YORK REGION, ONTARIO July 2017 Revised November 2017 Prepared for: WSP Canada Limited Prepared by: Unterman McPhail Associates Heritage Resource Management Consultants 540 Runnymede Road Toronto, Ontario, M6S 2Z7 Tel: 416-766-7333 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Purpose of Report 1 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT & CULTURAL HERITAGE RESOURCES 2 2.1 Introduction 2 2.2 Environmental Assessment Act (EAA) 3 2.2.1 Municipal Class Environmental Assessments (MCEA) 3 2.3 Ontario Heritage Act (OHA) 4 2.4 Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (MTCS) 6 3.0 CULTURAL HERITAGE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY 7 3.1 Introduction 7 3.2 Heritage Recognition 8 4.0 HISTORICAL SUMMARY 9 4.1 Introduction 9 4.2 Markham Township 10 4.2.1 City of Markham 12 4.2.2 Victoria Square 13 4.3 Town of Richmond Hill 14 4.3.1 Hamlet of Headford 15 5.0 IDENTIFICATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE LANDSCAPES AND BUILT HERITAGE RESOURCES 17 5.1 Introduction 17 5.2 Description of the Existing Environment 17 5.2.1 Town of Richmond Hill 18 5.2.2 City of Markham 19 5.3 Description of Identified Cultural Heritage Resources 19 6.0 POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF UNDERTAKING ON CULTURAL HERITAGE RESOURCES 32 6.1 Introduction 32 6.2 Preferred Design Alternative 1B 33 6.3 Assessment of Potential Direct Impacts 33 6.4 Assessment of Potential Indirect Impacts 33 7.0 MITIGATION RECOMMENDATIONS 35 7.1 Introduction 35 7.2 Recommendations 35 SOURCES APPENDIX: Historical Maps LIST OF TABLES Page Table 1. Identified Cultural Heritage Landscapes (CHL) and Built Heritage Resources (BHR) located within or adjacent to the Study Area for the Road Crossing of Highway 404 between Major Mackenzie Drive and Elgin Mills Road. 23 LIST OF FIGURES Page Figure 1. Study Area Map for the Class EA Road Crossing of Highway 404 between Major Mackenzie Drive and Elgin Mills Road, Town of Richmond Hill and the City of Markham, York Region. 1 Figure 2. This circle on this map shows the site number and location for each cultural heritage landscape (CHL) and built heritage resource (BHR) identified in Table 1 [WSP, as adapted]. 22 Figure 3. The yellow rectangle shows the location of Site #4: CHL located at 10251 Leslie Street and its adjacency to the proposed right-of-way and multi-use path (shown in red) as part of the Preferred Design Alternative 1B [WSP|MMM Group]. 34 Cultural Heritage Assessment Report: Cultural Heritage Landscapes & Built Heritage Resources Page 1 Class EA, Road Crossing of Hwy. 404 between Major Mackenzie Dr. E. and Elgin Mills Rd. E. Town of Richmond Hill & City of Markham, York Region, Ontario 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of Report MMM Group Limited, now WSP Canada Limited, retained Unterman McPhail Associates, Heritage Resource Management Consultants, on behalf of the Regional Municipality of York, to complete a Cultural Heritage Assessment Report (CHAR) of cultural heritage landscapes and built heritage resources for the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Road Crossing of Highway 404 between Major Mackenzie Drive and Elgin Mills Road. The project is located in the Town of Richmond Hill and the City of Markham (Figure 1). York Region proposes to build a new road crossing over Highway 404 to expand the area transportation system to accommodate growth in travel demand that has resulted from the area development. This project is identified as a Schedule C, Class EA Study. Figure 1. Study Area Map for the Class EA Road Crossing of Highway 404 between Major Mackenzie Drive and Elgin Mills Road, Town of Richmond Hill and the City of Markham, York Region. Unterman McPhail Associates July 2017 Heritage Resource Management Consultants Revised November 2017 Cultural Heritage Assessment Report: Cultural Heritage Landscapes & Built Heritage Resources Page 2 Class EA, Road Crossing of Hwy. 404 between Major Mackenzie Dr. and Elgin Mills Rd.., Town of Richmond Hill & City of Markham, York Region, Ontario Highway 404 is considered to be a barrier between communities in Markham and Richmond Hill. Transportation plans for York Region, Markham and Richmond Hill support the importance and benefits of a Highway 404 road crossing between Major Mackenzie Drive and Elgin Mills Road. The proposed crossing is part of a series of four planned crossings of Highway 404 and it is identified in the York Region Transportation Master Plan (TMP) 2016. The Region of York proposes new road crossing over Highway 404 the will provide the following results: o increase network accessibility and flexibility; o reduce delays for residents and businesses; o relieve and diffuse demands on arterial roads, provide connections between communities and local amenities (e.g. schools, local retail, etc.); o support efficient transit uses (e.g. service interior of concession block); o support pedestrian and cyclist uses; o increase efficiency of the transportation network; and o support transit, walking and cycling. This CHAR includes a summary of the history of the study area, a description of the existing conditions, the identification cultural heritage landscapes and above ground built heritage features 40 years of age and older found within and adjacent to study area, impact assessment and mitigation recommendations. Historical maps illustrating the study area are found in the Appendix. 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT & CULTURAL HERITAGE RESOURCES 2.1 Introduction The need for the identification, evaluation, management and conservation of Ontario's heritage is acknowledged as an essential component of environmental assessment and municipal planning in Ontario. For the most part, the analysis of cultural heritage resources addresses those aboveground, person-made heritage resources of 40 years old and older in age. The application of this rolling 40-year principle is an accepted federal and provincial practice for the preliminary identification of cultural heritage resources that may be of heritage value or interest. However, its application does not imply that all built heritage resources or cultural heritage landscapes that are over 40 years old are worthy of the same levels of protection or preservation as heritage resources. Unterman McPhail Associates July 2017 Heritage Resource Management Consultants Revised November 2017 Cultural Heritage Assessment Report: Cultural Heritage Landscapes & Built Heritage Resources Page 3 Class EA, Road Crossing of Hwy. 404 between Major Mackenzie Dr. and Elgin Mills Rd.., Town of Richmond Hill & City of Markham, York Region, Ontario 2.2 Environmental Assessment Act (EAA) An environmental assessment (EA) provides a decision-making process used to promote good environmental planning by assessing the potential effects and benefits of certain activities on the environment. In Ontario this process is defined and finds its authority in the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA). The purpose of the EAA is to provide for the protection, conservation and wise management of Ontario's environment. The EAA applies to all public activities. This includes projects originating from Ontario ministries and agencies, municipalities, public utilities, and conservation authorities. Projects subject to the EAA are typically infrastructure developments and include such things as public roads and highways, transit facilities, waste management facilities, electrical generation and transmission facilities as well as flood protection works. Projects with the potential for significant environmental impacts are subject to an Individual EA process that requires formal Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) review and Ministerial/Cabinet approval. The analysis throughout the study process addresses that part of the Environmental Assessment Act, subsection 1(c), which defines “environment” to include: “...cultural conditions that influence the life of humans or a community;” as well as, “any building, structure, machine or other device or thing made by humans.” Infrastructure work and its associated construction activities may potentially affect cultural heritage resources in a number of ways. The effects may include displacement, i.e., direct impacts, through removal or demolition and/or disruption, i.e., indirect impacts, by the introduction of physical, visual, audible or atmospheric elements that are not in keeping with the character of the cultural heritage resources and, or their setting. 2.2.1 Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) The Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) (October 2000, as amended 2015) outlines a procedure whereby municipalities can comply with the requirements of the EAA. It identifies potential positive and negative effects of new projects and expanded facilities. The process includes an evaluation of impacts on the natural and social environment including culture. The MCEA applies to municipal infrastructure projects, including roads. Since projects undertaken by municipalities can vary in their environmental impact, such projects are classified in terms of schedules. Schedule ‘A’ generally includes
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