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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project

Public Information Meeting

November 4, 2019

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Presenters

Victoria Coates, M.PL Intermediate Planner | Long Range Planner City of Brantford City Project Lead Annie Veilleux, MA, CAHP Senior Cultural Heritage Specialist | Manager ASI Consultant Project Manager Kristina Martens, BA, Dip Heritage Conservation Cultural Heritage Specialist | Project Manager ASI Consultant Technical Lead

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project

1. PROJECT BACKGROUND

• What is a Heritage Register?
• Benefits of a Heritage Register
• Impact of Inclusion on a Heritage

Register

• Project Background
• Key Project Objectives

2. PROJECT STATUS UPDATE 3. REVIEW OF PHASE 1

• Project Methodology Update
• Community and Stakeholder

Engagement

• Thematic History Framework
• City Areas
• Architectural Style Guide

4. REVIEW OF PHASE 2

• Screening Methodology
• Inventory and Field Survey
• Evaluation
• Material Integrity
• Preliminary Recommendations
• Prioritization by Development

Theme 5. FINAL STEPS 6. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Agenda

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project What is a Heritage Register?

✓ A statutory requirement under the Ontario Heritage Act, ✓ Heritage Registers:

• Must include designated properties under Part IV and V; and
• May include non-designated properties believed to be of

cultural heritage value or interest (known as “listed” properties). ✓ Needs Council approval and consultation with municipal heritage committee to add or remove non-designated properties.

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Benefits of including non-designated properties on the Heritage Register

Identifies the cultural heritage assets that are valued by a community. Supports the City of Brantford’s policies for cultural heritage conservation. Identifies and recognizes the different types of heritage across Brantford’s various neighbourhoods.

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Benefits of including non-designated properties on the Heritage Register

Identifies properties that may require special attention in the development review process.

Chatham Street

Ensures interim protection from demolition.

Colborne Street

Provides the City with a means to identify and monitor properties of potential heritage value.

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Benefits of including non-designated properties on the Heritage Register

Provides accessible comprehensive information for heritage properties in a community that can be used by developers, planners, community groups, tourism associations, educators, municipal staff, and private citizens.

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Impact of Inclusion on a Heritage Register

Designated Property Listed Property (Non-Designated)

A designated property is regulated by a municipal by-law registered on title. No legal documents are registered on the title of a listed property. The City has up to 90 days to review demolition permit and make a decision to approve, approve with conditions, or refuse the permit (subject to property owner appeal). The City has up to 60 days to review demolition permit and consider options for

• conservation. If a decision is

not made within 60 days, the demolition permit is approved. A heritage permit is required for alterations or renovations that may affect the designated property’s heritage attributes. A heritage permit is not required for alterations or renovations that may affect the listed property’s heritage attributes.

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Project Background

• Since the 1990s, thousands of different buildings in the City of

Brantford identified with potential cultural heritage value on an informal inventory.

– Various methods used to identify, document and evaluate.

• In 2005, the Ontario Heritage Act was amended to enable listing of

non-designated properties on a Municipal Heritage Register.

– Enables review of demolition permits.

• City of Brantford identified need to review informal inventory for

purposes of confirming properties that should be recommended for listing on a council-approved Municipal Heritage Register.

• Consultants retained in late 2017 to review and evaluate the 9000+

properties on the existing inventory.

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Key Project Objectives

• Conduct background research
• Review the existing Heritage Inventory utilizing developed methodology
• Evaluate properties for inclusion on the Heritage Register using

established criteria based on O. Reg 9/06

• Provide recommendations for properties to be included on the Heritage

Register

• Provide a user-friendly

accessible database to house the Heritage Register

• Consult with the public

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PROJECT STATUS UPDATE

Field Survey and Evaluation

Preliminary Review and Update of Existing Heritage Inventory Historical Research and Development of Thematic Land Use Change Framework

Identification of Character Areas Screening to Prioritize Properties Recommend Properties for Inclusion on Heritage Register as Non-Designated, Listed Properties Phase 1 – Complete Phase 2 – Complete Phase 3

We are here

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Review of Phase 1

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Project Methodology Update

Phase 1: Developed tools to efficiently evaluate 9000+ properties to determine which properties should be included as non- designated, listed properties on the Heritage Register. Approach was systematic and rigorous.

1.City-scale

• Thematic framework

What are the key significant themes across the City? When did they happen and why?

2.Neighbourhood-scale

• City Areas

Where did the themes occur and what did they look like?

3.Property-scale

• Review and update existing heritage inventory and stakeholder identified properties

Standardize all inventory data for purposes of comparison and evaluation. Apply thematic framework and city areas to standardized inventory data and prioritize priorities for further evaluation.

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Community and Stakeholder Engagement

• Met with members of the Six Nations of the Grand River Consultation and

Accommodation Policy (CAP) Team and staff of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Department of Consultation and Accommodation

• Public Information Centre #1
• Request for input from relevant

public agencies, heritage

• rganizations, and cultural groups
• Project website
• Meetings with Brantford Heritage

Committee and City Area workshop with Education Sub-Committee

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Thematic History Framework - Development Periods

• Indigenous Land Use and Settlement, pre-1784
• Early Haudenosaunee and European Settlement, 1784-1828
• The Village and Town Years, 1829-1876
• The City of Brantford at the Turn of the Twentieth Century, 1877-1900
• Brantford during the Edwardian Period, 1901-1913
• WWI and Interwar, 1914-1938
• WWII and Post-War, 1939-1953
• Growth and Industrial Decline, 1954-1988
• Revitalization, 1989-Present

Development Themes

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City Areas

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Presentation to Municipal Heritage Committee, February 25, 2019

Properties on Current Heritage Inventory

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Presentation to Municipal Heritage Committee, February 25, 2019

Properties on Current Heritage Inventory

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Architectural Style Guide

• Examples of styles and their characteristics as expressed

in Brantford

• Expressions of styles found in Brantford are often modest

and vernacular interpretations designed by local builders

Italianate 1860-1900

207 Brant Avenue (Designated under Part V of the OHA) 62 Marlborough Street

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Review of Phase 2

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Screening Methodology

Community-Identified Properties Properties Screened Against O.

• Reg. 9/06

Inventory & Field Survey Whole City City Areas Existing Inventory

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Properties identified by the Community

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Screening Methodology

Community-Identified Properties Properties Screened Against O.

• Reg. 9/06

Inventory & Field Survey Whole City City Areas Existing Inventory

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Inventory Review and Evaluation Methodology: Key Regulatory and Policy Provisions

• Guiding legislation, definitions, and provisions:

➢ Provincial Policy Statement 2014 ➢ Ontario Heritage Act

➢ Ontario Regulation 9/06 – Criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest

➢ City of Brantford Official Plan

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Inventory & Field Survey

• 3859 properties were screened forward for field survey

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Evaluation Properties Not Evaluated

• Was there a building on the property?
• Was the expected building on the property?
• Was the primary building visible from the public right-of-way?

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Evaluation Design/Physical Criteria

• Early date of construction for the City of

Brantford or within a City Area

• Rare/vanishing type through the City or

within a City Area

• Rare, representative, or unique architectural

style or design

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Evaluation Historical/Associative Criteria

• Organization
• Architect
• Notable person or event

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Evaluation Contextual Criteria

• Located at an intersection

and designed for its corner lot

• Corner commercial property

in a primarily residential neighbourhood

• Associated with a specific

type of development within an area

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Material Integrity

Low Sufficient Exceptional

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Preliminary Recommendations

PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS GROUP COUNT Properties on the Heritage Register Properties Designated under Part IV or Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act. 228 Strong Candidates for Inclusion on Heritage Register – Recommended for Inclusion on Heritage Register

• A. Properties with Exceptional Integrity that meet more than one

evaluation criteria or that meet one criterion and that criterion is considered higher priority. 102

• B. Properties with Sufficient Integrity that meet more than one

evaluation criteria or properties with Exceptional integrity that meet one criterion and that criterion is considered lower priority. 629*

• C. Properties with Sufficient Integrity that meet one criterion and that

criterion is considered higher priority. 250* Low Priority Candidates – Not Recommended for Inclusion on Heritage Register

• D. Properties with Sufficient Integrity that meet one criterion and that

criterion is considered lower priority. 1564*

• E. Properties with Low Integrity

1207* Properties Not Known to be Candidates Properties not known to be good candidates for listing at this time. 4620* Properties which did not have a building, or the building was constructed post-1980. 580

*Numbers are subject to change through review and report finalization process

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Priority A Properties

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Strong Candidates for Inclusion: 70 West Street (ASI ID 9133)

City Area: North Ward Development Theme: Civic/Institutional Architectural Style: Romanesque Revival Meets Criteria:

• Pre-dates the incorporation of

the City in 1877

• Represents a rare or vanishing

development theme in the City

• Represents a rare architectural

style in the City

• Associated with architects F.C.

Bodley (school) and John Turner (church)

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Strong Candidates for Inclusion: 480 Chatham Street (ASI ID 1820)

City Area: Echo Place Development Theme: Residential Architectural Style: Gothic Revival Meets Criteria:

• Pre-dates the incorporation of

the City in 1877

• Representative example of its

architectural style

• Associated with notable person,
• Dr. John Y. Bown

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Strong Candidates for Inclusion: 51 Chestnut Ave (ASI ID 1852)

City Area: North Ward Development Theme: Residential Architectural Style: Tudor Revival Meets Criteria:

• Associated with an industrial

leader

• Representative example of its

architectural style

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Strong Candidates for Inclusion: 50 Wellington Street (ASI ID 8954)

City Area: Downtown and Market Street South Development Theme: Commercial Architectural Style: Modernism Meets Criteria:

• Represents the vanishing

Commercial development theme in the Downtown and Market Street South City Area

• Representative example of its

architectural style

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Final Steps

City of Brantford Heritage Register Project

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project FINAL STEPS

We are here

• Project Team Meeting with City Staff
• Heritage Committee Meeting No. 4
• Public Information Meeting No. 2 including

Property Owners for Priority A Properties

• Draft Report
• Heritage Committee Meeting No. 5
• Presentation to Committee of the Whole
• Report Finalization

Phase 1 – Complete Phase 3 Phase 2 – Complete

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Frequently Asked Questions

Does being a listed property on the Municipal Heritage Register automatically result in future designation?

• No. Being listed on the Heritage Register does

not automatically result in future designation. The City of Brantford prioritizes properties for designation under Part IV or Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act and historical practice has been to designate with the property owner’s consent.

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Frequently Asked Questions

Can non-designated properties that are listed on the Municipal Heritage Register be altered, renovated, or modified?

• Yes. Property owners of non-designated listed

properties can proceed with alterations, renovations, or modifications to the property – subject to standard applicable regulations or requirements (building code, zoning, conservation authority regulations, etc.) that are required regardless of listing on a Municipal Heritage Register.

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Frequently Asked Questions

Does being listed on the Register affect property value?

• No. Listing a property on the Municipal

Heritage Register should not impact its real estate value.

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Frequently Asked Questions

Does being listed on the Register affect property insurance rates?

• No. Listing a property on a Municipal

Heritage Register does not affect cost

• f property insurance. Older properties

in general may have higher insurance rates, but listing a property would not change this.

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project Frequently Asked Questions

What if I don’t want my property listed

• n the Heritage Register?

Proposed changes to the Ontario Heritage Act would allow property

• wners to formally object to Council

after their property has been listed.

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City of Brantford Heritage Register Project QUESTIONS?

Come and talk to us tonight. Visit the project website at: brantford.ca/heritageregister Contact: vcoates@brantford.ca

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