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15. Application
to Alter 585 Manor Avenue, Former Village of Demande de transformation de
585, rue Manor, ancien Village du Rockcliffe Park, un immeuble dans un
district de conservation du patrimoine |
Committee
Recommendation
That Council
approve the alteration of 585 Manor Avenue, a property designated under Part V
of the Ontario Heritage Act according to drawings submitted on June 25, 2001.
Recommandation
du comité
Que le Conseil
approuve la transformation du 585, avenue Manor, une propriété désignée aux
termes de la partie V de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l’Ontario comme
faisant partie du district de conservation du patrimoine de Rockcliffe Park,
conformément aux dessins présentés le 25
juin.
Documentation
1. Development Services Department General Manager’s report dated 27 Jun 2001 is immediately attached (ACS2001-DEV-APR-0168).
Report to/Rapport
au:
Local
Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee/
Comité consultative
local sur la conservation de l’architecture
Planning and
Development Committee/
Comité de
l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement
and Council/et au
Conseil
27 June 2001/ le 27 juin 2001
Submitted
by/Soumis par: Ned Lathrop, General Manager/Directeur général
Development Services Department / Services d’aménagement
Contact/Personne-ressource: Grant Lindsay, Manager, Development
Approvals/ Gestionnaire, Approbation des demandes d’aménagement
244-5300 ext. 1-3242,
grant.lindsay@city.ottawa.on.ca
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Ref N°: ACS2001-DEV-APR-0168 |
SUBJECT: Application
to Alter 585 Manor Avenue,
former Village of Rockcliffe Park, a building in a Heritage Conservation
District
OBJET: Demande de
transformation de 585, rue Manor,
ancien village du Rockliffe Park, un immeuble dans un district de conservation
du patrimoine
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning and
Development Committee recommend that Council approve the alteration of 585
Manor Avenue, a property designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act
according to drawings submitted on June 25, 2001.
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité de l'urbanisme et de l'aménagement
recommande au Conseil d’approuver la transformation du 585, avenue Manor, une
propriété désignée aux termes de la partie V de la Loi sur le patrimoine de
l’Ontario comme faisant partie du district de conservation du patrimoine de
Rockcliffe Park, conformément aux dessins présentés le 25 juin.
Village of Rockcliffe Park
Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee Recommendation - 9
July 2001
The Village of Rockcliffe Park Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee at a meeting held 9 July 2001, endorsed the staff recommendation.
BACKGROUND
585 Manor Avenue is located within the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District. It is a two storey, wood frame, Arts and Crafts structure sheathed in stucco and wooden shingles with a modified cross gable roof with returned eaves. Its front façade is distinguished by a deep verandah that has recently been re-opened after many years of being closed. Constructed in 1918, its deep front verandah, and irregular plan and roofline evoke the era when Rockcliffe Park was the site of summer cottages constructed by residents of near-by Ottawa. The property is distinguished by its fine setting that includes tall trees in the front yard and a stone wall with a distinctive roofed gate, a well-known landmark in the former Village of Rockcliffe Park. This application to alter the building under the Ontario Heritage Act was received on June 25, 2001.
The proposed development requires variances from the Committee of Adjustment of the former Village of Rockcliffe Park. The Committee considered the request for variances at its meeting of March 29, 2001 and did not grant them. Subsequent to this, an appeal was filed to the Ontario Municipal Board on behalf of the property owner, which will be heard on July 12th and 13th. If the Ontario Municipal Board grants the variances, the Department may issue a building permit subject to all other approvals. If the Board does not support the variances, a building permit will not be issued.
This application was informally reviewed by the LACAC of the former Village of Rockcliffe Park on March 5, 2001. At that time, the LACAC approved the concept drawings for the proposal and supported the applicant’s request to the Committee of Adjustment for a side yard variance.
DISCUSSION
The alteration proposed for 585 Manor Avenue is an attached garage with family room above. The garage will be slightly below grade to reduce its height in comparison to the house. The house and the garage/family room will be connected by a one storey link at the rear of the addition only so that the north façade of the original building will not be altered and will continue to be viewed as a separate and distinct façade. The actual addition is a one and a half storey, gable roofed structure with returned eaves that echo the returned eaves of the historic building. Its front façade features a double garage door slightly below grade with a two wooden sash windows above. A dormer window is located on the north side of the building. The building is clad to match the existing structure. Its front façade is set back from that of the original to allow that part of the building to continue to be viewed as the most important element on the lot.
The Department supports this request under the Ontario Heritage Act because it is consistent with the Guidelines contained within the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District Study regarding changes to buildings that state:
Alterations should be recommended for approval only where the change protects and enhances the existing historical and architectural quality of the building and its site.
In this case, the building protects the existing architectural quality of the building as it is clearly separated from it by a one storey link that leaves the north side of the historic building largely unaltered. The building enhances the site as it calls for the removal of an unsightly concrete block garage located close to the street and replaces it with a structure that is more appropriate to the style of the existing building while increasing the amount of landscaped open space along the street frontage.
The Guidelines also state that:
New buildings and additions should be of their own time, but should also harmonize with the existing cultural landscape. They should be sited and designed so as to retain the existing topography. The use of natural materials should be encouraged.
The building fulfills this Guideline as it is clearly a contemporary design, but complements the character of the existing structure and neighbourhood, does not adversely affect the underlying topography and uses natural materials such as cedar shingles and stucco. Finally, the character of the open space surrounding the 1918 building is not adversely affected by the addition, as the attractive stone gate, the large trees of the lot and the front yard set-back all remain the same.
CONSULTATION
Adjacent property owners were notified by letter of the date of the LACAC and Planning and Development Committee meetings and invited to attend, and notice of the July 9th meeting at which the item was to be discussed was placed in the Rockcliffe Park Newsletter.
The Rockcliffe Park Residents’ Association has been informed of this project.
Councillor Jacques Legendre is aware of this project
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
N/A
ATTACHMENTS
Document 1 - Location Map
Document 2 - Elevations
DISPOSITION
The Department of Corporate Services, Statutory Services Branch, to notify the owner, Robert McElligott, (585 Manor Avenue, Rockcliffe Park, Ontario, K1M 0J1), his agent, Robert Martin (Robertson Architects and Associates, 83 Holmwood, K1S 2P1) and the Ontario Heritage Foundation (10 Adelaide Street East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1J3) of City Council’s decision.
Location Map Document 1
Elevations Document 2
