Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public
Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and hybrid participation details. Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request. Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on June 25, 2025 in Built Heritage Committee Report 23. The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on June 9, 2025, and the deadline to register by email to speak is 8:30 am on June 10, 2025.
Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and hybrid participation details. Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request. Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on June 25, 2025 in Built Heritage Committee Report 23. The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on June 9, 2025, and the deadline to register by email to speak is 8:30 am on June 10, 2025.
Declarations of Interest
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BHC Minutes 22 – May 13, 2025
Planning, Development and Building Services Department
Centretown Heritage Façade Improvement Pilot Program
File. No. ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0028 - Somerset (14) Report Recommendation(s) That the Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council approve the creation of the Centretown Heritage Façade Improvement Program as a pilot program and adopt a by-law under Sections 39 and 45 of the Ontario Heritage Act to create the grant program and establish the program requirements as outlined in Document 1.
File. No. ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0028 - Somerset (14) Report Recommendation(s) That the Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council approve the creation of the Centretown Heritage Façade Improvement Program as a pilot program and adopt a by-law under Sections 39 and 45 of the Ontario Heritage Act to create the grant program and establish the program requirements as outlined in Document 1.
- Report - ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0028 - Centretown Heritage Façade Improvement Pilot Program .pdf
- Document 2 – Centretown Heritage Façade Improvement Program Boundary Map.pdf
Application for alterations to 254 Argyle Avenue, a property designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act
File No. ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0002 - Somerset (14) The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on June 26, 2025. Report Recommendations That the Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council: Approve the application to alter 254 Argyle Avenue according to plans by Spice Design and CSV Architects dated August 29, 2024, conditional upon: Prior to the issuance of a demolition or building permit: The applicant documenting the existing building and depositing the records at the City of Ottawa Archives. The applicant providing details of the final façade reassembly process through either an addendum to the existing Conservation Plan or a separate façade reassembly plan. The applicant submitting a general dismantling and construction schedule with key project milestones in consultation with Heritage Planning staff and the applicant’s heritage consultant. The applicant providing samples of all final exterior materials, for approval by Heritage Planning staff prior to the issuance of the building permit. The applicant providing financial securities through a Letter of Credit, in an amount to be determined through consultation between the applicant and City staff, to ensure the dismantling, storage, restoration, and reconstruction of the identified brick façades and other retained exterior features at 254 Argyle Avenue. The implementation of the conservation measures as outlined in section 4.0 of the Conservation Plan attached as Document 10. The applicant providing a copy of the building permit plans to heritage staff at the time of the submission of the building permit application. The submission shall clearly identify any changes from the approved heritage permit and include a list and explanation of proposed changes. Delegate authority for minor design changes to the Program Manager, Heritage Planning Branch, Planning, Development, and Building Services Department. Approve the issuance of the heritage permit with a three-year expiry date from the issuance unless otherwise extended by Council. Direct that the report be submitted to Council for consideration at its meeting of June 25, 2025, pursuant to Subsection 35(7) of the Procedure By-law.
File No. ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0002 - Somerset (14) The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on June 26, 2025. Report Recommendations That the Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council: Approve the application to alter 254 Argyle Avenue according to plans by Spice Design and CSV Architects dated August 29, 2024, conditional upon: Prior to the issuance of a demolition or building permit: The applicant documenting the existing building and depositing the records at the City of Ottawa Archives. The applicant providing details of the final façade reassembly process through either an addendum to the existing Conservation Plan or a separate façade reassembly plan. The applicant submitting a general dismantling and construction schedule with key project milestones in consultation with Heritage Planning staff and the applicant’s heritage consultant. The applicant providing samples of all final exterior materials, for approval by Heritage Planning staff prior to the issuance of the building permit. The applicant providing financial securities through a Letter of Credit, in an amount to be determined through consultation between the applicant and City staff, to ensure the dismantling, storage, restoration, and reconstruction of the identified brick façades and other retained exterior features at 254 Argyle Avenue. The implementation of the conservation measures as outlined in section 4.0 of the Conservation Plan attached as Document 10. The applicant providing a copy of the building permit plans to heritage staff at the time of the submission of the building permit application. The submission shall clearly identify any changes from the approved heritage permit and include a list and explanation of proposed changes. Delegate authority for minor design changes to the Program Manager, Heritage Planning Branch, Planning, Development, and Building Services Department. Approve the issuance of the heritage permit with a three-year expiry date from the issuance unless otherwise extended by Council. Direct that the report be submitted to Council for consideration at its meeting of June 25, 2025, pursuant to Subsection 35(7) of the Procedure By-law.
- Report - ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0002- Application 254 Argyle Avenue .pdf
- Document 8 HIA-AODA.pdf
- Document 9 - Scenario Analysis Report (Aug 26, 2024)-AODA.pdf
- Document 10 - L
- Document 11 - Letter of Objection to 254 Argyle_Redacted.pdf
Designation of the former Drummond Presbyterian Church at 2027 Robertson Road under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
File No. ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0029 – College (8) Report recommendation(s) That the Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council: Withdraw the Notice of Intention to Designate 2027 Robertson Road, issued by the former City of Nepean in March, 1995. Issue a Notice of Intention to Designate 2027 Robertson Road under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act according to the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value attached as Document 5.
File No. ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0029 – College (8) Report recommendation(s) That the Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council: Withdraw the Notice of Intention to Designate 2027 Robertson Road, issued by the former City of Nepean in March, 1995. Issue a Notice of Intention to Designate 2027 Robertson Road under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act according to the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value attached as Document 5.
Designation of 119 Osgoode Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
File No. ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0031 - Rideau-Vanier (12) Report Recommendation That the Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council issue a Notice of Intention to Designate 119 Osgoode Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act according to the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value attached as Document 5. WHEREAS Report Number ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0031 recommends the designation of 119 Osgoode Street according to the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value attached as Document 5: andWHEREAS the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value describes several exclusions that are not part of the designation;WHEREAS the owner and their representative, in a meeting with Heritage Planning staff on 4 June 2025 and through written comments provided on 6 June 2025, have expressed an interest in ensuring clarity on the excluded sections of the property.THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Document 5 Statement of Cultural Heritage Value be replaced with the attached revised Statement of Cultural Heritage Value, amending the exclusion from “gymnasium in its entirety” to “rear wing built in the 1980s”. Side Yards Amendment That Document 5 be further amended to include the side yards in the designation with Document 5 amended on page 65 as follows to read: "The designation includes the 1897, 1908, and 1918 exterior sections of the building as well as the front and side yards of the 1897 section. "
File No. ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0031 - Rideau-Vanier (12) Report Recommendation That the Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council issue a Notice of Intention to Designate 119 Osgoode Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act according to the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value attached as Document 5. WHEREAS Report Number ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0031 recommends the designation of 119 Osgoode Street according to the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value attached as Document 5: andWHEREAS the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value describes several exclusions that are not part of the designation;WHEREAS the owner and their representative, in a meeting with Heritage Planning staff on 4 June 2025 and through written comments provided on 6 June 2025, have expressed an interest in ensuring clarity on the excluded sections of the property.THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Document 5 Statement of Cultural Heritage Value be replaced with the attached revised Statement of Cultural Heritage Value, amending the exclusion from “gymnasium in its entirety” to “rear wing built in the 1980s”. Side Yards Amendment That Document 5 be further amended to include the side yards in the designation with Document 5 amended on page 65 as follows to read: "The designation includes the 1897, 1908, and 1918 exterior sections of the building as well as the front and side yards of the 1897 section. "
Designation of the Wesley Building, 1235 Wellington Street West, 120 Holland Avenue, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
File No. ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0001- Kitchissippi (15) Report Recommendation(s) That the Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council issue a Notice of Intention to Designate the Wesley Building, 1235 Wellington Street West, 120 Holland Avenue, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act according to the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value attached as Document 5.
File No. ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0001- Kitchissippi (15) Report Recommendation(s) That the Built Heritage Committee recommend that Council issue a Notice of Intention to Designate the Wesley Building, 1235 Wellington Street West, 120 Holland Avenue, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act according to the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value attached as Document 5.
- Report - ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0001- Designation Report 1235 Wellington West 120 Holland .pdf
- Document 6 - Feedback on Statement of Cultural Heritage Value 120 Holland.pdf
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