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St George-Grosvenor Heritage Conservation District Study

Community Information Meeting #3 June 28, 2016

Overview

 St. George-Grosvenor

HCD Study Area

 HCD Designation Process  St. George-Grosvenor

HCD Study

 Recommendations  Next Steps

• St. George-Grosvenor HCD Study Area

• St. George-Grosvenor Study Chronology

 June 24, 2014;

the SGGNA held a meeting to discuss potential HCD designation for this area.

 July 9, 2014;

the SGGNA made a request to LACH that the St. George-Grosvenor area be considered for designation.

 September 2, 2014; Municipal Council resolved that the St. George-

Grosvenor area would be studied for designation as an HCD.

 March 23, 2015;

The St. George-Grosvenor HCD Study began.

 May 20, 2015;

a Community Information Meeting was held introducing the Study and gathering feedback on a possible HCD in the Study Area.

 November 4, 2015; a Community Information Meeting was held to present

a history of the Study Area, general information on HCDs and an update on Study progress.

• St. George-Grosvenor HCD Study

 Detailed history of the Study Area.  Overview and assessment of the planning framework.  Inventory and documentation of each property.  Description and assessment of the landscape,

including identification of viewscapes into and within the Study Area.

 Consultation activities such as the previous

Community Information Meetings, a survey, and meetings with stakeholder groups.

• St. George-Grosvenor HCD Study

Since the last Community Information Meeting, the Study Team has:

 Completed background research and inventory of

properties in the Study Area

 Completed an evaluation of the Study Area against the

criteria for HCD’s in the City of London Official Plan

 Produced the Draft St. George-Grosvenor HCD Study

Heritage Conservation District Designation Process

HCD Study

 Historical and Documentary

research;

 Field Studies and

photographic documentation

• f the Study Area;

 Public participation/

consultation about what people value and about the history of the Study area;

 Evaluation of the Study Area.

HCD Plan and Guidelines

 Policy statements, guidelines

and procedures for achieving the objectives and managing change;

 Statement of Objectives;  Statement of Cultural Hertiage

Value or Interest;

 Description of Heritage

Attributes;

 Description of external

alterations that do not require a Heritage Alteration Permit.

Designation of an HCD is a two step process.

HCD Designation Process

HCD Designation is a two step process: Step 1. HCD Study Step 2. HCD Plan and Guidelines

The St. George- Grosvenor HCD is at this stage in the process The City of London has HCD provisions in the OP

History and Architecture

A “New Survey,” Study Area Mansions, and Study Area Institutions

History and Architecture

Thornwood

Painting by James Hamilton

History and Architecture

Gibbons Park

History and Architecture

Rough Park, Huron College and Beyond

History and Architecture

From the Barker House to St. Mary’s Centre for Long Term Care

History and Architecture

Suburban Surveys

Becher 1843 Strath y 1843 Leonard 1847 Cook 1843 Askin 1835 Strangman 1833 Hill 1848 Mitchell 1838 Wilson 1844 Dowdell 1843 Becher 1844

History and Architecture

Plan 65 and 144

History and Architecture

Detail of 1872 Birds Eye View

History and Architecture

Chronology of Architectural Styles in the Study Area

1-Storey Cottages Italianate

History and Architecture

Chronology of Architectural Styles in the Study Area

Queen Anne Revival and Stick Style

History and Architecture

Chronology of Architectural Styles in the Study Area

Arts and Crafts Influence

History and Architecture

Chronology of Architectural Styles in the Study Area

Period Styles: Tudor Revival and Georgian/Colonial Revival

History and Architecture

Infrastructure

History and Architecture

Landscape

Views

Landscape

Constrained View down Talbot Street Open view through Gibbons Park The Thames River an iconic landscape element of the Study Area

Public Consultation

Past Studies/Planning Considerations

 The City of London Official Plan  The City of London Strategic Plan, Cultural Prosperity Plan,

and other City of London master plans and guideline documents.

 Zoning in the Study Area  The St. George/Grosvenor Area Study (1985)  Heritage Places (1994)  The Richmond Street Corridor Study (1994)  The Grosvenor Gate Neighbourhood Character Statement

and Compatibility Guidelines (2012)

Evaluation Criteria

The following are the criteria that an HCD Study must consider:

• The association of the area with a particular historical event or era

that is unique to the community;

• The presence of properties which are considered significant to the

community as a result of their location or setting;

• The presence of properties representing a design or method of

construction which is considered to be of cultural heritage value or interest to the community, region, province, or nation;

• The presence of properties which collectively represent a certain

aspect of the development of the City which is worthy of maintaining; and,

• The presence of physical, environmental, or aesthetic elements

which, individually, may not constitute sufficient grounds for the designation of a Heritage Conservation District, but which collectively are significant to the community.

Study Area Assessment

Recommendations

Recommendations and Boundaries

1.

That the Gibbons Park HCD, as illustrated, should be designated as a Heritage Conservation District under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act.

2.

That Municipal Council should authorize staff to proceed with the preparation of an HCD Plan and Guidelines document for the Gibbons Park HCD.

3.

All properties within the Gibbons Park HCD boundary be added to the Inventory of Heritage Resources, as per Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Proposed Gibbons Park HCD Recommendations

Recommendations and Boundaries

Proposed Great Talbot HCD Recommendations

1. That the recommended Great Talbot HCD, as illustrated, should be designated as a Heritage Conservation District under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act. 2. That Municipal Council should authorize staff to proceed with the preparation of an HCD Plan and Guidelines document for the recommended Great Talbot HCD.

Recommendations and Boundaries

4. All properties within the Great Talbot HCD boundary be added to the Inventory of Heritage Resources, as per Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Proposed Great Talbot HCD Recommendations (continued)

• 3. That the City of London should re-examine the existing Official Plan high-

density land-use designation and zoning for the properties located between Talbot Street, Oxford Street East, Richmond Street, and Sydenham Street (excluded the properties fronting onto Oxford Street East) to ensure that the existing framework adequately protects the cultural heritage values and attributes of the area, including the already designated and listed properties.

General Recommendations

• 1. That the City of London create Terms of Reference for its Heritage Impact

Statements;

• 2. That the City of London create new Official Plan policies for the

conservation of key views and create a new Official Plan Schedule that

• utlines key views associated with the St. George-Grosvenor Study Area

based upon the accompanying map;

• 3. Designate the properties at 190-192 Oxford Street East, 783, 789, 791,

813, 825, 831, 887, 893, 895, 909, 927, 929, 931, 1029, 1033 Richmond Street and 188 Victoria Street under Section 29, Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with existing City of London policies for the Richmond Street Corridor;

General Recommendations

• 4. Designate 21 Grosvenor Street/200 College Avenue (the Mount Hope

Centre for Long Term Care property) under section 29, Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act for historical associative values;

• 5. Designate 1 and 9 Grosvenor Street, 291, 295 and 301 St. George Street

and 124, 140 and 150 St. James Street (the properties that make up the former Rough Park) under section 29, Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act for historical associative values;

• 6. List the properties at 753, 757, 787, 827, 829, 1031, 1035, 1037

Richmond Street and 200 Victoria Street in the City of London Inventory of Heritage Resources;

General Recommendations

• 7. That the City of London consider creating or developing specific design

guidelines for the Richmond Street Corridor to ensure the conservation of the cultural heritage resources along the corridor.

• 8. That the City of London explore the appropriateness of Form-Based

Zoning for the Richmond Street Corridor;

• 9. That the City of London explore the appropriateness of Form-Based

Zoning for the properties located on the North side of Oxford Street East within the Study Area

Considerations

Recommendations beyond the boundaries of the St. George-Grosvenor HCD Study Area

• 1. That Municipal Council consider an HCD Study for the area located

between Huron Street, the Thames River, Victoria Street, and Richmond Street and that such an HCD Study also considers the appropriateness of designating the area as a Neighbourhood/ Heritage Character Area;

• 2. That the area between Richmond Street and Wellington Street, St.

James Street and north of Bishop Helmuth HCD to Regent Street be studied for its potential as an HCD and that such a study also considers the appropriateness of designating the area as a Neighbourhood/ Heritage Character Area;

• 3. In accordance with the policies of the Richmond Street Corridor

Study, the City should prioritize evaluation and designation of properties along Richmond Street under Section 29, Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act that are outside of the St. George-Grosvenor HCD Study Area; and,

• 4. The City should also consider using Section 27 of the Ontario

Heritage Act to list property on the City Inventory of Cultural Heritage Resources either as an interim measure prior to designation or to protect any properties located within the Richmond Street and Oxford Street East Corridors outside of the

• St. George-Grosvenor HCD Study Area.

Recommendations beyond the boundaries of the St. George-Grosvenor HCD Study Area

• St. George-Grosvenor HCD Study

Conclusion

 The Study Team has recommended two HCDs in the Study

Area.

 Each HCD has met the evaluation criteria in the City of London

Official Plan.

 The St. George-Grosvenor HCD Study has met the

requirements outlined in the Ontario Heritage Act for an HCD Study.

Next Steps

 Revisions to the St. George-Grosvenor HCD Study  St. George-Grosvenor HCD Study goes to LACH  St. George-Grosvenor HCD Study goes to the Planning and

Environment Committee

 St. George-Grosvenor HCD Study goes to Municipal Council  If approved, direction from Municipal Council to proceed to the

Plan and Guidelines stage

Acknowledgements

 St. George-Grosvenor HCD Steering Committee  London Advisory Committee on Heritage  St. George-Grosvenor Neighbourhood Association

Questions & Comments