Report to: Development Services Committee Report Date: June 16, 2009
SUBJECT: Request for Demolition
60 Rouge Street, Markham
File: 09 115007
PREPARED BY: Regan Hutcheson, Manager-Heritage
Planning, ext 2080
RECOMMENDATION:
1)
THAT Council endorse the
demolition of the dwelling at 60
Rouge Street located
within the Markham Village Heritage Conservation District.
2)
And that Staff be authorized
and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
To recommend that Council support the demolition of a dwelling
at 60 Rouge Street, Markham.
Owner of the property proposes to
demolish a dwelling
The owner of 60 Rouge
Street wishes to demolish a one storey
dwelling built in the 1950s that is currently vacant. The owner has obtained a severance through
the Committee of Adjustment and plans to build two new dwellings on the
property.
The property is located within a
heritage conservation district
As the property is designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act, the review by Heritage Markham is
required and the approval of Council is necessary to permit the demolition of
the existing dwelling. Heritage Markham reviewed the
request for demolition of the dwelling on May 13, 2009 and had no objection.
The Ontario
Heritage Act requires Council to consider all demolition applications.
Although the
subject building is not considered to possess cultural heritage value, it is
located within the Markham Village Heritage Conservation District. According to the Ontario Heritage Act [section 42(1)], an owner is
required to obtain a permit from the municipality to:
- alter any part of the property
other than the interior
- erect,
demolish or remove any building or structure on the property or permit the
erection, demolition or removal.
The Act does
allow a municipality to delegate its power to grant permits for the alteration
of property situated in a heritage conservation district to an employee or
official of the municipality. Markham
Council has approved such a by-law delegating its power for the approval of
alterations to the Manager of Heritage Planning. However, upon consultation with Legal staff,
the delegation of “alterations” to staff does not include the authority to
consider applications for demolition or removal which are addressed under Part
IV and V of the Act, and where no delegation provisions apply in these
circumstances.
Therefore,
all applications for demolition of buildings and structures within heritage
conservation districts, whether of cultural heritage
value or not, must be considered by Council.
The proposed demolition of the building can be supported
A review of
the existing dwelling by the Heritage Markham committee
and Heritage Section Staff has determined that the structure has no cultural
heritage value. The new dwellings
proposed for the two lots are subject to Site Plan Approval, and review by
Heritage Markham and Heritage Section staff as the property is in the Markham
Village Heritage Conservation District.
None
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
The demolition request was reviewed by Heritage Markham,
Council’s advisory committee on heritage matters.
RECOMMENDED
BY:
________________________ ________________________
Biju Karumanchery, M.C.I.P., R.P.P. Jim Baird, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.
Senior Development Manager Commissioner
of Development Services
Appendix ‘A’ Photo
of Dwelling
Appendix ‘B’ Heritage
Markham extract
FIGURE 1
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APPLICANT:
Mr. John Alexandris
39 East Drive
Markham, ON
L6G 1A3
416-871-7713
Email -
LOCATION
MAP
Appendix ‘A’ -
Photo of Dwelling
