RECOMMENDATION:
THAT Heritage Markham’s
recommendation to designate the John Reesor
House at 6937 Highway #7 under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act be approved;
AND THAT the Clerks
Department be authorized to:
- publish and serve Council’s Notice of Intention to Designate as
per the requirements of the Act; and,
- prepare the Designation By-law for this property.
PURPOSE:
To
recommend to Council that the John Reesor House at 6937 Highway
#7 be
designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
BACKGROUND:
The property known municipally as
6937 Highway #7 contains a heritage building, known as the John Reesor
House. The property forms part of the
Cornell Secondary Plan Area and the dwelling is identified as a building of
architectural and/or historic value within the plan. The plan encourages the retention and conservation of heritage
buildings in new development proposals in their original use or in an
appropriate adaptive re-use.
The lands are currently the
subject of an application for rezoning (ZA.02-100353), Official Plan Amendment
(OP O2-100345) and Plan of Subdivision (SU O2-100376) to permit development of
a mixed use community. The first phase
of the plan of subdivision, containing the John Reesor House was draft approved
on June 25, 2002. As per the Secondary
Plan policies, the owner of the subject property, 1440102 Ontario Inc. (Jennora Limited) has agreed to incorporate the existing
heritage building within the new development.
The existing house is to be preserved on a 0.21 ha residential block
within the plan of subdivision (Appendix ‘A’).
In order to ensure that the
existing heritage house is protected prior to and during the development
process, Heritage Markham at its meeting of December 11, 2002 recommended that
the John Reesor House be designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage
Act (Appendix ‘B’). The purpose of the designation is to ensure the
long-term protection of the home and to provide current and future owners
access to available funding programs for the restoration of the designated
heritage property.
DISCUSSION:
John Reesor House is a significant heritage building
The John Reesor House is
listed on the Markham Inventory of Heritage Buildings. The house is an outstanding example of a
fieldstone farmhouse from the mid 19th Century built for a prominent
farming family in Markham. The house
exhibits influence of the Georgian Style.
An outline of the historical and architectural reasons for designation
is included in the Heritage Designation Report, which is attached as Appendix
‘C’.
It is recommended that the
property be designated under the Heritage Act.
FINANCIAL
CONSIDERATIONS:
No financial
implications are to be considered in this report
BUSINESS UNITS
CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:
Action required by Clerks Department
Should Council concur with
the recommendation to designate the John Reesor House at 6937 Highway #7, the Clerks Department
should be authorized to:
·
publish
and serve on the property owners, the Ontario Heritage Foundation and the
public through a newspaper advertisement, Council’s notice of intention to
designate the property as per the requirements of the Act; and,
·
prepare
the Designation By-law for the property at 6937 Highway #7.
ATTACHMENTS:
Figure 1 - Applicant/Agent + Location Map
Figure 2 - Aerial photograph of 6937 Highway #7
Appendix ‘A’ - Heritage Markham Extract
Appendix ‘B’ - Designation
Report, ”The John Reesor House” 6937 Highway 7
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Valerie Shuttleworth, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.
Director of Planning and Urban Design
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Jim Baird, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.
Commissioner of Development Services
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FIGURE 1
Document #: Q:\Development\Heritage\PROPERTY\HWY7\6937\pms0325.doc
OWNER: Robert
Cheng
1440102 Ontario Inc. (Jennora Limited)
255
Duncan Mills Road, # 503 Telephone
#: (416) 449-1600
Don
Mills, ON M3B 3H9 Fax #: (416) 449-1718
LOCATION MAP:
