+ St. George Grosvenor Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

+ St. George Grosvenor Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District Study Community Information Meeting #1 May 20, 2015 Tausky Heritage Consultants

+ Meeting Agenda  Introduce the Project Team  General overview of the St. George – Grosvenor Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District Study.  Introduce Consultant Team  Preserving Cultural Heritage in Ontario  Introduction to Heritage Conservation Districts  Activity Tausky Heritage Consultants 9.16.2013

+ Overview of the Study  The St. George - Grosvenor neighbourhood was identified in 1994 by the city of London as an area of outstanding architectural, historical and natural character.  This project is part of a broader effort by the City of London to appropriately manage its cultural heritage as an important aspect of the City.  This study will engage with the local community in comprehensive identification and documentation of the cultural heritage values embodied in this neighbourhood.  This study for the St. George - Grosvenor Heritage Conservation District is an opportunity to assess the best policy tools and develop an integrated management framework to ensure the long-term conservation of this neighbourhood’s significant cultural heritage resources.  This study will evaluate the potential of the area for designation as a Heritage Conservation District under the requirements of the Ontario Heritage Act . Tausky Heritage Consultants 05.20.2015

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Request or Proposal to Designate District Yes No Study does not proceed Council Decision: Study Area Municipal Heritage Committee consulted Public notification/Adoption of We are Here Study commences Study By-Law/ Interim controls (optional) Study findings & Recommendations No Heritage Conservation District Area not designated Council Decision: proceed with designation Yes Prepare HCD Plan & Guidelines. No Official Plan provisions are Are there provisions in OP for HCD designation developed and adopted Public Notification & Meeting to consider HCD Plan and Designation Process Designation By-Law No Council Decision: Designate area? HCD Plan & By-Law shelved Yes Notice of By-Law passage 1. Served on district property owners 2. Served on Ontario Heritage Trust 3. Made public Appeal allowed Yes Ontario Municipal in whole or in Objections? Board Hearing part* No District Designated: 1. By-Law in effect* Appeal 2. HCD Plan & Guidelines adopted dismissed * NB. By- Law may need to be amended for an appeal allowed “in part”

The Consultant Team GSP Group Tausky Heritage Golder Associates Consultants Marcus Létourneau PhD, MCIP, RPP, CAHP Glenn Scheels Nancy Tausky Project Manager BA, MCIP, RPP BA, MPhil Principle, Planner David Waverman BLA, OALA, CLSA, CAHP Principle, Historian , Senior Landscape Architect Heather Holbrook Heritage Specialist BES, MCIP, RPP Erin Eldridge BLA, OALA, CLSA Hillary Bates Neary Senior Planner/Urban Landscape Architect BA, MLS, MA Designer Michael Greguol MA, CAHP (Intern) Senior Researcher Cultural Heritage Specialist Benjamin Holthof MPl, MMA, CAHP Stevens Burgess Bray Heritage Junior Cultural Heritage Specialist Architects Michael Teal MA Project Archaeologist Kelly Gilbride Carl Bray B.Arch, B.Eng, OAA, P.Eng, PhD, CSLA, CAHP, MCIP, Leed AP RPP Partner Principle External Advisor External Advisor 05.20.2015

+ About Us Tausky Heritage Consultants Tausky Heritage Consultants specializes in research and analyses involving history and architectural history. We have done work all over Ontario but are heavily involved in Heritage work in the City of London and surrounding area including several Heritage Golder Associates Conservation District studies. Golder Associates Heritage Management Stevens Burgess Architects Services offer detailed assessments of cultural heritage resources, policy development, heritage and strategic master planning and Stevens Burgess Architects is committed to heritage planning services. We have conducted excellence in contemporary and sustainable several Heritage Conservation District studies design, building upon a shared cultural including the Blackfriars-Petersville and Wortly heritage. SBA provides heritage conservation, Old South studies for the City of London architectural design, interior design and urban planning studies . We have been involved on significant heritage conservation projects across GSP Group Ontario GSP Group is a highly creative and innovative team of professionals who plan and design Bray Heritage great communities that are liveable and sustainable. We do planning, urban design and landscape architecture. We have led land use Bray Heritage offers consulting services in and social-economic analysis for several research, inventory, evaluation, planning, and Heritage Conservation District Studies including development of cultural heritage resources. We for the Blackfriars-Petersville and Wortly Old approach heritage with an understanding of the South studies. planning and development process augmented by pioneering academic research and creative urban design. We inspire people to care about places and to actively enhance them.

+ Preserving Cultural Heritage in Ontario Our cultural heritage reflects the expressions and aspirations of those who have gone before us as well as today’s culturally diverse communities. Cultural Heritage can take many forms such as:  Built heritage, or buildings, bridges and other structures are often the most easily identified as heritage that give communities a sense of place.  Cultural heritage landscapes can take many forms and illustrate the relationship of features in the landscape. They can include streetscapes, villages, industrial complexes, battlefields, parks, gardens, agricultural communities, etc … and can be designed such as a park or can develop organically as a community develops.  Natural heritage, natural heritage features can have cultural value; such as trees with special cultural significance, hedgerows, woodlots and other “natural monuments”.  Archaeological sites.  Cultural heritage resource collections, such as museum and archival collections.  Intangible heritage, such as traditions, ceremonies, beliefs, family histories, stories, dance, names (including place names), language, etc ... Intangible heritage can be linked to specific places or communities. Tausky Heritage Consultants 05.20.2015

+ What is cultural heritage Tausky Heritage Consultants 05.20.2015

+ Garden in the Blackfriars-Petersville HCD What is cultural heritage Archaeology in Belleville Tausky Heritage Consultants 05.20.2015

+ Preserving Cultural Heritage in Ontario There are many different tools for preserving, conserving and restoring cultural heritage in Ontario. Tools under the Ontario Heritage Act  Ontario Heritage Trust properties, easements and covenants.  Municipal Heritage Register, listed and designated properties.  Designation of individual properties, Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.  Creation of Heritage Conservation Districts, Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act.  Heritage easement agreements between landowners and municipalities. Tausky Heritage Consultants 05.20.2015

+ Preserving Cultural Heritage in Ontario (continued) Tools under the Planning Act Municipalities can:  Adopt Official Plan policies for conserving heritage attributes.  Use site plan control measures to protect heritage such as; buffer zones, building setback requirements, regulate density, building height restrictions, etc…  Create secondary plans under their Official Plan with specific guidelines for conserving heritage attributes.  Encourage heritage protections through Master plans, such as cultural heritage plans.  Create community improvement plans with guidelines and incentives for heritage protection.  Require heritage and landscape impact assessments before development.  Create special zoning by-laws to protect heritage areas.  Offer financial incentives for heritage protection. Tausky Heritage Consultants 05.20.2015

+ There are quite a few options for protecting areas with such significant heritage character as the St. George – Grosvenor neighbourhood Tausky Heritage Consultants 05.20.2015

+ Heritage Conservation Districts The value of a Heritage Conservation District as a whole is greater than the sum of its parts. There are many values that come together and the context that is created through the interrelationship of these values gives the district its depth, richness and sense of time and place. Tausky Heritage Consultants 05.20.2015

+ Heritage Conservation Districts The Basics  A Heritage Conservation District (HCD) is a way to help manage change happening within a community so that it enhances and complements the area’s unique character.  An HCD designation enables the council of a municipality to manage and guide future change in the district, through adoption of a district plan with policies and guidelines for conservation, protection, and enhancement of the area’s special character.  The significance of an HCD can extend beyond built heritage, structures, streets, and landscape, to include important vistas and views between and towards buildings and spaces within the district. Tausky Heritage Consultants 05.20.2015