1 00:24:55,680 --> 00:25:01,780 Well, good morning, everyone. I'd like to call this meeting of heritage awful to order and to welcome 2 00:25:01,780 --> 00:25:07,460 everybody who's here and those who are watching us online on the town's YouTube channel. And 3 00:25:07,460 --> 00:25:14,320 we have three of our committee members who are attending virtually today and I've got them on the screen. 4 00:25:14,540 --> 00:25:19,380 Sometimes you'd disappear from the screen during the course of the meetings. So, if you want to speak, 5 00:25:20,060 --> 00:25:23,560 you know, you've got to make a lot of noise or something to catch my attention sometimes. 6 00:25:24,820 --> 00:25:30,920 Our meeting is open to the public, and we invite delegations. Anyone who wishes to delegate 7 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:35,720 at any of our meetings, though, has to register by noon on the business they prior to 8 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:42,560 the meeting, whether they want to attend virtually or in person. You would go to the 9 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:48,360 town website and under genders and meetings where you can actually get a copy of the agenda 10 00:25:48,360 --> 00:25:53,380 of today's meeting if you want to follow along with it. There is also an easy way to 11 00:25:53,380 --> 00:25:59,000 register as a delegate. And then that way we can make, especially if you're remote, the necessary 12 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:06,980 arrangements for your attendance. We have three discussion items on the agenda today and one 13 00:26:06,980 --> 00:26:14,140 information item and a reminder that we are an advisor or a committee and any advice that we may 14 00:26:14,140 --> 00:26:22,040 give to Council would be dealt with at its meeting on September 8, 630 and they have the same rules 15 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:28,100 with respect to delegations as we do, you have to register by noon on the business day prior 16 00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:32,820 to the meeting. So, have we any regrets, Madam Secretary? 17 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:39,480 Yes, Emma and Jason are regrets. Okay, thank you. Are there any declarations of 18 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:44,340 pecuniary interest with respect to any matters before us today? Seeing none, good, thank you. 19 00:26:44,980 --> 00:26:50,720 The next item is the confirmation of the minutes of our last meeting. These were distributed 20 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:56,540 has anyone any comments on these? Would Bob would you like to give me a motion? I think 21 00:26:56,540 --> 00:27:04,360 of so your hand go up. Bob has given me a motion to approve the minutes as circulated. Anyone 22 00:27:04,360 --> 00:27:11,840 opposed to that motion seen on the motion is approved? Okay, so the first discussion item in 23 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:18,680 the agenda is 4.1 and that's a notice of intention to amend the by-law with respect to make 24 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:21,600 girl public school, and that's crystal. 25 00:27:24,890 --> 00:27:28,290 Good morning, Mr. Chair and committee. Sorry, let me just let that. 26 00:27:29,110 --> 00:27:38,930 Okay. So today, item 4.1, I will be providing an overview of the proposed amendment to the Heritage designation by law for Maple Grove Public School at 288 Maple Grove Drive. 27 00:27:39,570 --> 00:27:43,570 The property is already designated under Part 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 28 00:27:43,970 --> 00:27:46,350 So today I'll be talking about the background of this designation. 29 00:27:46,350 --> 00:27:52,290 Why staff are recommending an amendment and what changes are proposed as part of that and next steps in the process? 30 00:27:53,330 --> 00:27:58,830 So the school is located on the west side of Maple Grove Drive between Devon Road and Oakville Drive 31 00:28:00,410 --> 00:28:07,130 Albian, haven't you? Sorry I wrote down a lot. It consists of two historic portions as well as some later additions 32 00:28:07,910 --> 00:28:14,730 Maple Grove School has a long history at this location beginning with the construction of the original one room school house in 1872 33 00:28:14,730 --> 00:28:21,130 It was then designated under Part 4 of the Heritage Act through Biola 1993-055. 34 00:28:21,550 --> 00:28:25,290 This existing designation recognizes the one room schoolhouse portion of the school. 35 00:28:25,970 --> 00:28:30,510 It was subsequently expanded in 1934 when a brick edition was constructed at the front. 36 00:28:30,990 --> 00:28:35,110 This edition was designed by George Molesworth, an architect who lived in Oakville and completed 37 00:28:35,110 --> 00:28:36,890 a number of commissions in the community. 38 00:28:37,630 --> 00:28:42,930 Stafford now recommending that this existing Biola be amended to recognize this 1934 edition. 39 00:28:43,510 --> 00:28:48,030 As part of the amendment, staff are also taking the opportunity to update the heritage attributes 40 00:28:48,030 --> 00:28:51,990 of the One Room Schoolhouse, this will provide a more complete and accurate description 41 00:28:51,990 --> 00:28:53,810 of the Heritage Features that we made. 42 00:28:54,550 --> 00:28:58,250 It's important to note at this point that the property owners are supportive of this proposed 43 00:28:58,250 --> 00:29:01,310 amendment and have participated in the Biola Amendment process. 44 00:29:03,190 --> 00:29:07,210 The proposed amendment would update the statement of cultural heritage value to provide more 45 00:29:07,210 --> 00:29:12,350 detail about the significance of the original 1872 schoolhouse and to recognize the architectural 46 00:29:12,350 --> 00:29:14,770 and historical significance of the Molesworth edition. 47 00:29:15,870 --> 00:29:19,570 For the 1872 schoolhouse, sorry, staff are proposing to 48 00:29:19,570 --> 00:29:22,410 describe the attributes in greater detail, and for 34 49 00:29:22,410 --> 00:29:25,370 addition, new attributes will be identified regarding its 50 00:29:25,370 --> 00:29:27,550 architectural character and historical associations. 51 00:29:28,410 --> 00:29:31,250 The legal description will also be updated through a reference plan. 52 00:29:31,670 --> 00:29:34,570 This is intended to clearly identify the two historic portions 53 00:29:34,570 --> 00:29:36,730 that are being included in the amended designation, 54 00:29:37,430 --> 00:29:40,470 and will not apply to the entire to all the other additions 55 00:29:40,470 --> 00:29:41,450 as part of the property. 56 00:29:43,470 --> 00:29:48,450 So, the proposed statement of significance, the updated statement of significance, identify 57 00:29:48,450 --> 00:29:53,070 three main areas of heritage value, the design and physical, the historical and associative 58 00:29:53,070 --> 00:29:54,490 and the contextual value. 59 00:29:54,490 --> 00:29:59,970 From a design perspective, the 1872 schoolhouse is significant as a surviving age. 60 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:09,940 Example of the one room school houses once common throughout Ontario. The 1934 edition is an interpretation of the Jordan revival style with several tutor revival influences. 61 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:16,320 It is also significant because of its association with Georgie Molesworth, the prominent local architect from Oakville. 62 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:26,920 There's also historical and associate of value associated with both portions of the school house. The 1872 building is connected to the development of Ontario's public education system. 63 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:30,960 and the changes that followed the 1871 School Law Improvement Act. 64 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:36,660 As enrollment increased, the original One Room School House was no longer able to accommodate the needs of the community, 65 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:42,640 eventually leading to the 1934 edition construction, and the transition away from the One Room School House model. 66 00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:50,300 Finally, Maple Grove School has been physically, historically, and visually connected to this location for more than 150 years. 67 00:30:50,540 --> 00:30:53,340 It continues to be recognized as a landmark in South East Oakville. 68 00:30:54,500 --> 00:30:59,520 So, as noted, the proposed amendment will also list the heritage attributes of each building 69 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:04,480 at the, in the by-law itself, this clearly identifies the physical features that contribute 70 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:06,140 to the heritage value of the property. 71 00:31:06,940 --> 00:31:10,640 So, they're just listed briefly here on the slide, but just to summarize for the one-room 72 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:15,700 schoolhouse, the proposed attributes include the Stucco-clad exterior walls, original window 73 00:31:15,700 --> 00:31:20,660 openings on the north and south elevations, Gable and Roof and the simple design of the building. 74 00:31:20,660 --> 00:31:26,140 For the 1934 edition, we have the Redbrook exterior and foundation detailing. 75 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:31,160 Hipped roof, the entranceway with decorative wood surround, side lights and trance some, 76 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:36,100 the wood phasio and sofits, chimney and the vented wood cupola on the top. 77 00:31:37,020 --> 00:31:40,740 There are also several tutor revival influences as noted in the slide. 78 00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:43,360 And so here we just have briefly some photos. 79 00:31:43,940 --> 00:31:46,520 This is the Molesworth edition from Maple Grove Drive. 80 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:53,260 there is the entrance way and the chimney from the south elevation and the one room 81 00:31:53,260 --> 00:31:58,780 schoolhouse portion at the rear and here are both of them from the south elevation. 82 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:06,800 So, it's staff recommendation that pursuant to subsection 30.13 of the heritage of 83 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:08,360 the Ontario Heritage Act. 84 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:14,020 A notice of intent to amend by 1993-055B issued for the property, municipality known as 85 00:32:15,620 --> 00:32:23,320 and if Council agrees with this recommendation at their next meeting, the notice will be provided to the owner and a public 30 day objection period will follow. 86 00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:27,080 If no objections and amending bylock can then be brought forward for passage. 87 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:30,460 And I can answer any questions anyone may have. 88 00:32:31,140 --> 00:32:31,900 Thank you, Kristen. 89 00:32:32,700 --> 00:32:35,520 Seems a nice tidying up of the situation. 90 00:32:36,340 --> 00:32:38,040 Are there any questions of the question? 91 00:32:39,140 --> 00:32:45,820 No, good. And we have no delegations indicated for this, so we're confined to the board, 92 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:52,060 any discussion, any thoughts? Would somebody like to give me a motion to approve? 93 00:32:52,380 --> 00:32:56,040 Russ, thank you. Russ has given me a motion to accept the staff recommendation, 94 00:32:56,140 --> 00:33:01,340 any further discussion on that motion, anyone opposed to that motion? The motion is carried. 95 00:33:01,340 --> 00:33:13,160 Thank you. So the next item on our agenda is item 4.2 which has a notice of intention to 96 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:23,580 designate metal bridge park and that's again crystal. It's me all morning, so. All right. Thank you 97 00:33:23,580 --> 00:33:29,420 Mr. Chair and Committee. So as noted, item 4.2 today is a recommendation to issue a notice 98 00:33:29,420 --> 00:33:34,760 of intention to designate the commemorative barn shade structure at Metal Ridge Park under section 29 99 00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:39,560 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The structure was created using salvage materials from the former 100 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:44,920 Wellesman barn, which was located at 1297 Dundas Street East. The purpose of the designation 101 00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:50,660 is to conserve those surviving heritage materials, a similar designation occurred at 307 iron side 102 00:33:50,660 --> 00:33:56,920 drive, or feathers don't park at in 2021. The recommendation just to note is not to designate 103 00:33:56,920 --> 00:34:01,980 entire park it is for the to focus specifically on the salvaged wood and metal elements in the 104 00:34:01,980 --> 00:34:05,880 shade structure and I will note that the property is now under town ownership. 105 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:11,880 So subject property as noted is that metal ridge park which is in north oakville on the north 106 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:16,860 side of wheat boom drive east of John McCable of art and west of metal ridge drive the park was 107 00:34:16,860 --> 00:34:21,000 selected as an appropriate location for the commemorative structure as it is relatively close to 108 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:26,900 the original location of the barn approximately 450 meters away and this is an area 109 00:34:26,900 --> 00:34:29,560 of when it was under construction, but it is now complete the perk. 110 00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:35,460 The property at 1297, Dundas Street, East had a long history of agricultural use. 111 00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:42,180 The Wellesman family owned the property from 1939 to 1946, and constructed the barn during that period. 112 00:34:43,340 --> 00:34:47,140 The barn itself incorporated both new and older materials. Some of the hand-hewn beams 113 00:34:47,140 --> 00:34:51,540 appear to have been salvaged from an earlier 19th century barn likely located on the property. 114 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:55,500 This means that the materials now incorporated into the commemorative structure 115 00:34:55,500 --> 00:34:58,260 represent multiple periods of agricultural history. 116 00:35:00,060 --> 00:35:04,560 The current structure is a result of a conservation and commemorative process that began in 2022. 117 00:35:05,260 --> 00:35:09,100 When demolition of the original Barn and Farmhouse was proposed as part of a subdivision, 118 00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:13,880 the cultural heritage evaluation report determined that both structures had cultural heritage value. 119 00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:19,960 As part of Council's approval of the demolition, staff required that heritage materials from the barn be salvaged and stored. 120 00:35:20,460 --> 00:35:23,900 With the attention they would be eventually incorporated into a commemorative feature. 121 00:35:23,900 --> 00:35:31,280 A heritage easement agreement was put in place to ensure that salvage and reuse of those materials occurred in accordance with a conservation plan. 122 00:35:32,020 --> 00:35:37,600 The barn was dismantled in 2024, material salvaged, and the shade structure completed in 2026. 123 00:35:38,560 --> 00:35:45,820 Heritage Planning staff visited the site in July of 2026 to determine if the structure followed the easement agreement and conservation plan. 124 00:35:46,400 --> 00:35:50,100 It was determined it was in general accordance with the proposed conservation plan. 125 00:35:50,660 --> 00:35:55,500 There were some changes made during the work, but this was approved by heritage planning staff during the process. 126 00:35:55,940 --> 00:36:03,480 So this designation represents the final step in the conservation and commemorative process for the barn established through that heritage easement agreement. 127 00:36:04,420 --> 00:36:17,220 Items that were salvaged include barnboard cladding, hand-hewn beams, sawn beams, metal elements, and the easement agreement also stipulated to include a heritage plaque commemorating and interpreting the history which can be seen here on the slide. 128 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:21,920 The barnboard cladding was restored and installed on the roof insides of the shade structure. 129 00:36:22,660 --> 00:36:27,740 Handhune and son beams were also reused, where some of the original beams were no longer structurally suitable, 130 00:36:28,260 --> 00:36:31,320 modifications were made to allow them to remain visible and conserved. 131 00:36:31,980 --> 00:36:36,200 For example, some beams were sewn into boards and used to encase steel structural posts. 132 00:36:37,260 --> 00:36:41,420 And as noted, a heritage plaque has been installed to explain the history of the barn and the materials. 133 00:36:43,300 --> 00:36:49,160 Under Ontario Regulation 906, a property must meet at least two criteria to be considered for designation. 134 00:36:50,040 --> 00:36:52,640 In this case, staff have determined the property needs two criteria. 135 00:36:53,340 --> 00:37:00,140 It has design and physical value because the materials derived from a representative example of an early 20th century bank barn, 136 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:03,760 which itself incorporated earlier materials from a earlier barn. 137 00:37:04,700 --> 00:37:12,040 Second, it has historical and associative value because the materials have a direct association with the long history of agriculture on the farm property 138 00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:14,860 and agricultural development of Trafalgar Township. 139 00:37:16,140 --> 00:37:19,880 Here are just some slides to show what it looks like right now. 140 00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:23,220 This is from the side, both sides. 141 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:26,880 You can see the playground in the park in the background as well. 142 00:37:27,260 --> 00:37:29,960 There's the plaque a bit zoomed out to show the structure behind it. 143 00:37:30,180 --> 00:37:32,140 The barren boards on the roof. 144 00:37:34,660 --> 00:37:46,420 So based on this evaluation, staff are recommending that notice be issued under section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act of the intention to designate the commemorative structure at Middle Ridge Park at 360 Middle Ridge Drive. 145 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:55,680 It council agrees with this recommendation. Notice is provided to the owner and a public 30 day objection period follows. If no objections, a by-law can then be brought forward for passage. 146 00:37:56,600 --> 00:37:58,600 So that's it for me, if anyone has questions. 147 00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:00,440 Good. Thank you, Krishna. 148 00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:06,660 Another nice item on the agenda. Any comment? Any questions of 149 00:38:06,660 --> 00:38:07,880 Krishna? Jay? 150 00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:12,240 I didn't see the metal pulley, Kristen. 151 00:38:14,500 --> 00:38:16,120 Maybe we need to do that. 152 00:38:16,260 --> 00:38:17,520 Sorry. Through you, Mr. Chair. 153 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:18,760 Do you remember Jerry? 154 00:38:19,540 --> 00:38:21,260 It is there. I just didn't include the photo. 155 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:23,280 I just forgot a photo, but it is there in the ceiling. 156 00:38:23,660 --> 00:38:24,720 Sorry. That's fine. 157 00:38:25,240 --> 00:38:25,800 But it is there. 158 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:33,260 Okay. Good. Good. Okay. Any, so there's no other delegation for this matter. So we're 159 00:38:33,260 --> 00:38:35,680 confined to the board. Any discussion, Jerry? 160 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:43,340 Oh, thank you, Mr. Chair. I think this is a lovely, successful example of an adaptive 161 00:38:43,340 --> 00:38:49,060 reuse of materials of a heritage barn. And it's nice to see that it's a, it's a commemorative 162 00:38:49,060 --> 00:38:55,600 structure and it goes on to the next generations and it's useful as a playground and as a 163 00:38:55,600 --> 00:39:00,960 structure, so I'm really happy to see this and to see it as it made it today. Thank you. 164 00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:01,420 Thank you. Thank you. 165 00:39:02,300 --> 00:39:05,660 Any further comments? So we're ready for a motion. 166 00:39:06,040 --> 00:39:09,940 Thank you, Kerry. Kerry has given me the motion to approve our take. 167 00:39:10,260 --> 00:39:12,760 Absorb the staff recommendation into our motion. 168 00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:15,940 Any further discussion on that motion? 169 00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:17,940 Anyone opposed to that motion? 170 00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:20,540 Seeing none, the motion is carried. Thank you. 171 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:23,700 Okay, so the next item in the agenda is 4.3. 172 00:39:23,700 --> 00:39:30,360 three. This was a night time that was deferred from our last meeting and concerns the work at 65 173 00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:37,590 Thomas Street. This is Chris and again. Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is the last time you'll hear 174 00:39:37,590 --> 00:39:44,250 from here for me this morning. So item 4.3 today is an update on the Heritage Perman Application 175 00:39:44,250 --> 00:39:50,290 at 65 Thomas Street for work undertaken without prior approval. As noted, this was previously brought 176 00:39:50,290 --> 00:39:56,370 the Heritage Committee at the July 20, 2026 meeting, where it was deferred, sorry, pending further 177 00:39:56,370 --> 00:40:02,070 staff assessment on two issues. The application addresses exterior work undertaken without 178 00:40:02,070 --> 00:40:07,310 a Heritage permit, including window replacement, soft and facial alterations, new cladding, 179 00:40:07,590 --> 00:40:09,250 entranceway alterations, and hard scraping. 180 00:40:11,970 --> 00:40:14,230 So the property is in the old Oak Village CD on the 181 00:40:14,230 --> 00:40:17,570 east side of Thomas Street and the north side of William Street on a corner law. 182 00:40:18,650 --> 00:40:23,650 65 Thomas Street is a contributing property in the HCD and is subject to the old Oakville 183 00:40:23,650 --> 00:40:25,030 HCD plan in guidelines. 184 00:40:26,210 --> 00:40:31,790 As noted, the Heritage Cerman application is for a new aluminum soft fit in fascia, replacement 185 00:40:31,790 --> 00:40:36,630 of wood windows with vinyl windows, front yard, hard scraping, brick gliding on the north 186 00:40:36,630 --> 00:40:38,950 elevation, and changes to the front entrance. 187 00:40:39,910 --> 00:40:45,210 Previously, staff issued two notices of unauthorized work in May and in June of 2026 after 188 00:40:45,210 --> 00:40:49,330 being notified work was being conducted and when work was continuing without approval. 189 00:40:50,170 --> 00:40:55,830 The owner then submitted a Heritage Perman application which staff have processed or are processing as a major heritage permit. 190 00:40:56,690 --> 00:41:05,010 At the July 28th, 2026 Heritage Oakville meeting staff recommended approval with conditions to bring the work into compliance with the HCD guidelines. 191 00:41:05,870 --> 00:41:12,210 The committee deferred the application to the August 25th meeting and asked staff for more information and assessment of the front entrance 192 00:41:12,210 --> 00:41:17,530 and front-harts-gaping alterations, particularly a parking area on the south portion of the property. 193 00:41:18,630 --> 00:41:22,090 Today's staff are providing that additional information for the committee's consideration. 194 00:41:24,360 --> 00:41:27,800 So we have seen these photos in July, but I am just sharing them again. 195 00:41:28,220 --> 00:41:31,280 There are before and after photos as well attached as appendix F. 196 00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:36,260 But here we see aluminum soft fit and fascia having been installed over wood. 197 00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:41,280 The brick cladding being done on the north elevation, which is a later addition on the property. 198 00:41:42,680 --> 00:41:50,940 The previous windows, majority of which were wood, six over six, and the newly installed vinyl to over two windows. 199 00:41:52,580 --> 00:41:58,500 And this is the entrance way which has been altered, you can see that before on the left and the current doors on the right. 200 00:42:00,840 --> 00:42:07,760 And then just some further out photos of the hard-steeping that's been done, the original or the previous driveway shown on the left, 201 00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:13,860 with the flagstone parking area on the bottom right and that is behind kind of the hedges on the 202 00:42:13,860 --> 00:42:19,460 fur right of the image on the left, if that makes sense. And then further image on the top right 203 00:42:19,460 --> 00:42:23,720 showing that driveway area with the some other hard scraping visible. 204 00:42:30,300 --> 00:42:31,340 So the retroactive heritage 205 00:42:31,340 --> 00:42:37,360 permit application covers the hard scraping completed in 2025 and the 2026 changes to the windows, 206 00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:42,780 office in fascia, cladding, and the entrance way. The application was submitted on June 22, 207 00:42:42,940 --> 00:42:47,520 2026, and new information was brought forward in August after the committee deferral. 208 00:42:48,540 --> 00:42:52,300 Staff have assessed each item separately comparing it to its relevant sections in the plan and 209 00:42:52,300 --> 00:42:57,680 guidelines. This is documented in detail in the Attached Staff Report. Staff have assessed previous 210 00:42:57,680 --> 00:43:02,600 conditions, guideline expectations, work conducted, and how to best comply moving forward. 211 00:43:02,600 --> 00:43:11,880 Therefore, the Staff Recommendation retains compatible work while requiring modification or reversal where alterations conflict with heritage conservation objectives. 212 00:43:14,340 --> 00:43:23,360 Aside from the new assessment of the front entrance and the driveway, the previous conditions from the July meeting remain the same in order for the work to achieve compatibility with the planning guidelines. 213 00:43:23,980 --> 00:43:26,360 These relevant sections are attached as appendixi. 214 00:43:27,240 --> 00:43:31,040 To briefly summarize what staff recommended in July, I will briefly go over each item. 215 00:43:31,040 --> 00:43:37,980 So, in terms of hard-scaping, the work that was done was a new flagstone front porch installed with the same dimensions as previously. 216 00:43:38,660 --> 00:43:45,440 Newstone columns added to each to the porch and the asphalt driveway replaced with flagstone and expanded in some spots. 217 00:43:46,080 --> 00:43:51,840 Staff noted the work would have required a heritage permit because of its new materials and changes visible from the public realm. 218 00:43:52,540 --> 00:43:57,440 Staff initially found that although the driveway had been modestly expanded and new porch columns installed, 219 00:43:57,440 --> 00:44:01,300 alterations and materials were generally compatible with the HCD character. 220 00:44:01,960 --> 00:44:04,120 This will be discussed in more details today. 221 00:44:04,780 --> 00:44:09,820 In terms of the soft fit and fascia, the contractor had covered over the existing wood with aluminum. 222 00:44:11,020 --> 00:44:14,880 The guidelines note that aluminum soft fit and fascia are prohibited on heritage buildings, 223 00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:17,060 where those materials did not already exist. 224 00:44:17,640 --> 00:44:21,480 Because this property previously had wood, staff did not support this aluminum replacement, 225 00:44:21,480 --> 00:44:30,540 and recommended their removal and either restoration of the original wood or replacement of in kind with matching wood profiles where necessary. 226 00:44:32,080 --> 00:44:38,180 In terms of the brick cladding, staff visited the site when it was being installed over existing stucco on the north elevation. 227 00:44:39,020 --> 00:44:43,660 The north portion of this building is a later addition and does not form part of the original heritage structure. 228 00:44:43,660 --> 00:44:50,800 Because of this, staff do not consider the brick installation to remove to involve, sorry, the loss of original historic cladding. 229 00:44:51,280 --> 00:44:53,200 But a minor heritage permit would have been required. 230 00:44:54,180 --> 00:44:59,980 Brick is an approved material within the district and considered compatible, so staff recommended that the brick cladding be approved. 231 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:15,160 Subject to staff review of the product information. In terms of the window replacement, staff observed that multiple windows had been replaced with vinyl windows without heritage approval. The heritage permit application identified 29 replacement windows in total. 232 00:45:15,580 --> 00:45:26,980 Of those, 18 had been existing historic wood windows and had been replaced with vinyl. The previous windows, as you have seen, included six over six wood windows and the replacements are two over two vinyl. 233 00:45:27,820 --> 00:45:43,820 This would have required a heritage permit, the old Oakville planning guidelines requires historic window features to be protected and maintained with repair preferred over replacement, and further states that where existing wood windows are replaced, those replacements should be wood. 234 00:45:44,340 --> 00:45:47,820 Aluminum clad wood windows can be considered for side and rear elevations. 235 00:45:47,820 --> 00:45:51,920 The vinyl windows are not permitted under the planning guidelines. 236 00:45:52,740 --> 00:45:56,720 Staff therefore did not support the vinyl replacement windows and recommended replacing 237 00:45:56,720 --> 00:46:01,580 the original wood windows with wood and the rest with aluminum cladwood on side and 238 00:46:01,580 --> 00:46:02,420 mere elevations. 239 00:46:03,560 --> 00:46:08,400 I will note that in the Heritage Permit application there is a document that outlines each 240 00:46:08,400 --> 00:46:10,820 window replacement provided by the applicant. 241 00:46:11,480 --> 00:46:16,440 The previously wood windows are highlighted in red in that application and this allows us 242 00:46:16,440 --> 00:46:21,460 confirm which windows in which locations on the property where originally would moving forward. 243 00:46:24,800 --> 00:46:28,640 So committee deferred the report in July so staff could reassess aspects of the driveway 244 00:46:28,640 --> 00:46:29,880 and entrance alterations. 245 00:46:30,660 --> 00:46:34,020 As noted while most of the hard-scaping is generally compatible with the district and 246 00:46:34,020 --> 00:46:39,200 property, the driveway was extended into the south portion of the lot which creates in essence 247 00:46:39,200 --> 00:46:40,720 a new friendyard parking area. 248 00:46:41,440 --> 00:46:45,740 New friendyard parking spots in the old Oakville Heritage Conservation District are not 249 00:46:45,740 --> 00:46:46,900 permitted under the guidelines. 250 00:46:47,580 --> 00:46:52,120 Therefore, staff recommend removing the flagstone that has been installed that creates this 251 00:46:52,120 --> 00:46:58,860 new parking area, restoring the area to the general previous driveway footprint and installing 252 00:46:58,860 --> 00:47:02,900 soft landscaping where it had been previously. The north portion of the driveway may remain, 253 00:47:03,240 --> 00:47:04,560 as that was previously paved. 254 00:47:08,880 --> 00:47:11,380 Staff undertook a further review of the front entrance in response 255 00:47:11,380 --> 00:47:16,140 to the committee's direction. The previous entrance consisted of a single fiberglass door with 256 00:47:16,140 --> 00:47:20,920 pain side lights. The side lights are identified on the properties inventory sheet, so staff 257 00:47:20,920 --> 00:47:25,600 recognizes that their retention would have been the preferred approach. However, additional historical 258 00:47:25,600 --> 00:47:30,340 research provided some important context and archival photographs shows that the existing entrance 259 00:47:30,340 --> 00:47:36,060 had already been altered and was not the original configuration of the house. This dark entrance 260 00:47:36,060 --> 00:47:40,380 had been a smaller entrance on the south elevation which has since been bricked in and the current 261 00:47:40,380 --> 00:47:46,120 entrance was a small side door with a different configuration. As a result, while the previous side 262 00:47:46,120 --> 00:47:50,600 sites were an identified feature, staff could not establish that they represented historic fabric. 263 00:47:51,620 --> 00:47:56,300 In terms of the new doors, the new doors use a traditional paneled form with glazing and do not 264 00:47:56,300 --> 00:48:01,960 introduce a strongly contemporary design. When we consider their arrangement materials and visibility 265 00:48:01,960 --> 00:48:06,920 from the realm, public realm, sorry, and relationship to the building, staff considers the entrance 266 00:48:06,920 --> 00:48:11,640 to be generally compatible with the heritage character of the property industry. Staff do not 267 00:48:11,640 --> 00:48:17,440 consider requiring the reconstruction of a non-historic feature to be proportionate conservation 268 00:48:17,440 --> 00:48:18,100 response. 269 00:48:19,620 --> 00:48:23,160 As part of the front entrance, there were also previously four small columns that have since 270 00:48:23,160 --> 00:48:27,600 been replaced with two larger ones, but because this protocol is also not a historic feature, 271 00:48:27,960 --> 00:48:30,040 staff do not have concerns with this replacement. 272 00:48:30,900 --> 00:48:35,080 So staff recommend approval of this new entrance, subject to final details being reviewed by 273 00:48:35,080 --> 00:48:40,540 staff if any further alterations are still required in this entrance area as part of renovations. 274 00:48:42,180 --> 00:48:49,960 So, in summary, staff recommend approval of this heritage permit, subject to the conditions noted in this slide and in the recommendation in the staff report. 275 00:48:50,720 --> 00:48:56,660 I'll just summarize them, but the key correct of actions would be to restore or replace the softened fascia and would. 276 00:48:56,860 --> 00:49:03,660 Replace the vinyl windows with the appropriate wood or aluminum cloud wood units with final details to be approved by heritage planning staff. 277 00:49:04,320 --> 00:49:11,140 Most hard-scaping may remain, but the additional southside parking area should be removed and reworked to generally match the previous driveway footprint. 278 00:49:11,140 --> 00:49:18,180 The North Elevation Brick-Cladding and New Entrance are recommended for approval by staff, subject to final review of materials and details. 279 00:49:18,880 --> 00:49:21,720 And this permit would expire two years after final counsel approval. 280 00:49:23,000 --> 00:49:26,620 So, I can also answer any questions on this item as well. Thank you. 281 00:49:27,840 --> 00:49:28,780 Okay, thank you, Chris. 282 00:49:30,300 --> 00:49:34,460 Just with respect to the windows that the, 283 00:49:34,460 --> 00:49:41,980 at sea. If you've got the 18 wood windows, we'll be removed and replaced with vinyl windows, 284 00:49:42,140 --> 00:49:47,480 we replaced with wood windows, so that's wood. And then indeed that the remaining vinyl 285 00:49:47,480 --> 00:49:52,440 replacements will be replaced with aluminum plywood, so it's clearly we're able to distinguish 286 00:49:52,440 --> 00:49:58,920 or identify which ones are wood and which ones are metal-clanned wood. 287 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:04,140 Through you, Mr. Chair, you mean, I can identify which wood windows had been replaced? 288 00:50:04,140 --> 00:50:10,380 Which windows would be replaced with wood and which would be replaced with aluminum cloud wood? 289 00:50:11,220 --> 00:50:16,000 So that's clear from the documentation that you have on file. 290 00:50:16,220 --> 00:50:20,180 Yes, we would be able to determine which ones would be wood or aluminum cloud 291 00:50:20,180 --> 00:50:21,880 and we would have that on file as well. 292 00:50:22,300 --> 00:50:23,040 Good. Good. 293 00:50:24,520 --> 00:50:26,180 Okay. So any questions? Yes, Jenny. 294 00:50:26,500 --> 00:50:27,760 And then carry. 295 00:50:29,060 --> 00:50:30,620 Through you, Mr. Chair. 296 00:50:30,620 --> 00:50:49,560 Chris, I find this situation of this application really baffling, just wanted to ask, so the applicant, did they proceed with all these exterior renovations without permit? 297 00:50:50,780 --> 00:50:53,180 Initially, is this what we're hearing? 298 00:50:54,140 --> 00:50:58,480 Through you, Mr. Chair, to the committee member? Yes, this work, oh sorry. 299 00:50:58,480 --> 00:51:04,880 Yes, this work was done without a heritage permit and here's playing staff were made aware of work being done. 300 00:51:05,100 --> 00:51:08,840 That's when a site visit was first conducted in May and when we issued them, 301 00:51:08,900 --> 00:51:12,200 you notice it on authorized work because we do not have a heritage permit on file. 302 00:51:12,880 --> 00:51:17,860 And then after that subsequently we were informed of other work that had been done without a permit. 303 00:51:18,740 --> 00:51:26,140 Okay, so that the applicant I know would have known that their house was within the heritage five guidelines. 304 00:51:27,420 --> 00:51:30,280 When they purchased the property, it would be on title. 305 00:51:31,060 --> 00:51:31,820 All right, I would imagine. 306 00:51:32,800 --> 00:51:34,340 Yes, designations are on title. 307 00:51:34,380 --> 00:51:36,900 I can't speak to what the owner did or did, I don't know. 308 00:51:38,870 --> 00:51:39,470 Thank you. 309 00:51:39,490 --> 00:51:40,090 Thank you, Kristen. 310 00:51:44,980 --> 00:51:45,860 Mr. Chair. 311 00:51:46,520 --> 00:51:52,680 Kristen, have we confirmed that all the original wood windows were destroyed at the time of removal? 312 00:51:54,380 --> 00:51:55,140 Through you, Mr. Chair. 313 00:51:55,240 --> 00:51:59,240 To the committee member, I don't know what if they still have them or if they were destroyed. 314 00:51:59,240 --> 00:52:05,020 I know that they remove them for safety concerns, so I don't believe that they would still 315 00:52:05,020 --> 00:52:09,620 be around, but that's something we can ask them if they are attending the meeting. 316 00:52:32,580 --> 00:52:33,800 Are you there, Bob? 317 00:52:38,960 --> 00:52:41,160 We seem to have lost our online feed. 318 00:52:46,860 --> 00:52:48,020 There, how's that? 319 00:52:48,160 --> 00:52:50,840 Yes, Bob, you're back. Nice to see you. You're looking well. 320 00:52:51,640 --> 00:52:54,980 Thank you. This seems to be an egregious, 321 00:52:57,100 --> 00:53:05,360 egregious ignoring of heritage permits. 322 00:53:07,320 --> 00:53:15,860 Why do these people think they could get away with doing what they've done? 323 00:53:18,630 --> 00:53:22,990 That's a good question, Bob, but I don't think any of us here is able to answer that. 324 00:53:24,550 --> 00:53:24,710 Okay. 325 00:53:24,710 --> 00:53:29,970 you're right, it's it's it seems to be quite quite a great address. Yeah. 326 00:53:32,010 --> 00:53:32,230 Okay. 327 00:53:32,890 --> 00:53:33,410 Depress 328 00:53:39,360 --> 00:53:40,520 just 329 00:53:42,600 --> 00:53:46,460 your your Mike's not your Mike's not or just get it down towards you. 330 00:53:46,680 --> 00:53:55,080 Russ, there you go. How do we ensure enforcement of what we decide on the assumption 331 00:53:55,080 --> 00:54:02,640 that Council would agree with our recommendations? My concern is how does this get enforced? 332 00:54:02,640 --> 00:54:03,500 Mr. 333 00:54:06,660 --> 00:54:12,180 Powell, and I think Russ was asking that question or you, I don't know if you're 334 00:54:12,180 --> 00:54:13,680 able to answer it. 335 00:54:16,500 --> 00:54:22,500 Well, in terms of enforcement, we'd work with, subjuniorally for the comments that 336 00:54:22,500 --> 00:54:27,640 gave me wish to make, but we would work with both buildings and municipal enforcement 337 00:54:27,640 --> 00:54:38,060 services in terms of oversight of the work being done now pursuant to the heritage permit 338 00:54:38,060 --> 00:54:42,260 as you recommend in this council adopt. 339 00:54:44,460 --> 00:54:51,240 So, our municipal enforcement and service and building services inspectors. 340 00:54:51,820 --> 00:55:00,700 After that, if necessary, of charges have to be laid, then there will be prosecutions to the other legal action that might be necessary. 341 00:55:01,400 --> 00:55:06,220 Some of that may happen in any case as a result of preceding without a hair to confirm. 342 00:55:07,460 --> 00:55:08,580 Thank you. 343 00:55:08,620 --> 00:55:09,440 Thank you. 344 00:55:15,030 --> 00:55:15,670 Any other comments? 345 00:55:15,910 --> 00:55:17,550 Do you want to speak again? 346 00:55:18,710 --> 00:55:23,030 Sorry, just as so through you, Mr. Chair, to Mr. Perlin. 347 00:55:23,570 --> 00:55:28,650 So has a fine been contemplated for doing this work? 348 00:55:28,810 --> 00:55:35,170 We know, obviously, you were very successful recently on the Lakeshore road property in East Oakville. 349 00:55:35,170 --> 00:55:44,350 But this is a pretty egregious violation of a heritage permit and heritage property. 350 00:55:44,910 --> 00:55:45,690 Of course, I know you. 351 00:55:46,930 --> 00:55:48,110 I can speak briefly. 352 00:55:48,190 --> 00:55:50,850 I don't know Gabe or Dennis can also add onto it. 353 00:55:51,690 --> 00:55:53,330 But through you, Mr. Chair, to the committee member, 354 00:55:55,610 --> 00:56:04,790 we always prefer to and try to get the property owner to comply with the guidelines before we do anything like laying charges. 355 00:56:04,790 --> 00:56:10,270 This plain charges is what we would consider a later move, a last attempt. 356 00:56:11,170 --> 00:56:16,510 The demolition on Lakeshore Road East was quite a different scenario, I believe. 357 00:56:18,210 --> 00:56:23,490 So ideally we always get, we comply, we work together to make something ideally that the 358 00:56:23,490 --> 00:56:26,010 house is put into compliance so that it fits in with the district. 359 00:56:26,110 --> 00:56:28,570 If you just lay charges, nothing has to change on the house. 360 00:56:28,630 --> 00:56:31,630 You don't get those windows, you don't get those landscaping features. 361 00:56:31,630 --> 00:56:38,470 So, at this time, we have not, hopefully we're not contemplated laying charges. 362 00:56:38,710 --> 00:56:40,470 We would ideally move forward with compliance. 363 00:56:41,090 --> 00:56:42,250 Hopefully that answers your question. 364 00:56:43,690 --> 00:56:43,850 Okay. 365 00:56:44,250 --> 00:56:44,530 Okay. 366 00:56:44,730 --> 00:56:44,970 Thanks, Kari. 367 00:56:45,710 --> 00:56:45,970 Okay. 368 00:56:45,990 --> 00:56:46,890 Any other comments? 369 00:56:47,470 --> 00:56:48,210 We do have a delegate. 370 00:56:50,230 --> 00:56:50,550 Okay. 371 00:56:50,950 --> 00:56:51,550 Any other comments? 372 00:56:53,090 --> 00:56:53,730 I've got one. 373 00:56:53,850 --> 00:56:55,230 Thank you. 374 00:56:55,310 --> 00:56:55,470 Yeah. 375 00:56:55,670 --> 00:56:56,530 What do you think? 376 00:56:56,530 --> 00:56:56,590 I've got one. 377 00:56:56,590 --> 00:56:56,970 Pointing out. 378 00:56:57,090 --> 00:56:57,530 No hand. 379 00:56:57,810 --> 00:56:58,030 Yes. 380 00:56:58,330 --> 00:56:58,450 Yes. 381 00:56:58,450 --> 00:57:05,630 Thank you. Just wondering to staff if there were any building permits that were required 382 00:57:05,630 --> 00:57:08,950 or opened for the work that did take place? 383 00:57:12,180 --> 00:57:17,060 Through you, Mr. Chair, to the Councillor. As far as I could tell, there were no building permits 384 00:57:17,060 --> 00:57:20,960 applied for and I don't know if any would have been required for the work that was done. 385 00:57:21,080 --> 00:57:26,460 There were no new entrances made or windows made as part of this. It was all replacement 386 00:57:26,460 --> 00:57:30,680 or alterations, but I can't necessarily speak to what would have been required. That would be 387 00:57:30,680 --> 00:57:37,500 to the property owners to determine if building permits zoning were being met. But from what I could tell 388 00:57:37,500 --> 00:57:43,660 we don't have any open on it currently. Okay, so if they did then that would have triggered the heritage 389 00:57:43,660 --> 00:57:49,320 flag, right? So I mean possibly because they didn't require any permits that's that's how we 390 00:57:49,320 --> 00:58:00,240 it wasn't flag for us. Yes, if a building permit isn't required or isn't applied for, we don't get the 391 00:58:00,780 --> 00:58:09,440 any other comments? Well, we do have a delegate, a Jesse Sapione, D. F. H. Lawyers and Burlington. 392 00:58:10,600 --> 00:58:14,060 And is she there madam secretary? No, Mr. Chair, the delegate is not online. 393 00:58:15,340 --> 00:58:20,960 And is that because she hasn't contacted, responded? 394 00:58:23,160 --> 00:58:27,320 Okay? So, there is no delegate then for the applicant. 395 00:58:29,200 --> 00:58:35,100 Okay, I don't know if there's no delegate for the applicant. We can move right along and it's now confined to the board. 396 00:58:37,420 --> 00:58:45,420 We, we cannot, we deferred it last time because we had the opportunity to do so and it was right to do so because a couple of items needed further clarification. 397 00:58:46,260 --> 00:58:54,600 We don't have the opportunity to defer it again. I'm just sort of reminding everybody because we're right into the timeline this has to go to council in order to meet the timelines. 398 00:58:54,600 --> 00:59:00,660 So, you've had all the information given you over two meetings from the staff and you also 399 00:59:00,660 --> 00:59:07,020 had circulated an email from Jane Hortrick who had delegated at the last meeting and wasn't 400 00:59:07,020 --> 00:59:11,440 able to delegate today and she's asked a couple of questions and I think we've kind of covered 401 00:59:11,440 --> 00:59:16,140 that because the identification of the windows was important for her, but we already have 402 00:59:16,140 --> 00:59:21,620 a tight inventory of what would qualify for metalclad and what would qualify otherwise. 403 00:59:23,400 --> 00:59:30,540 She is generally in favor of it, but she's raised a couple of good points, which I'm sure you'll take into account as you consider it. 404 00:59:30,980 --> 00:59:34,060 So, any discussion from any of the members? 405 00:59:35,220 --> 00:59:37,180 Have we discussed this enough, Jerry? 406 00:59:37,520 --> 00:59:38,460 If you want to say something. 407 00:59:39,620 --> 00:59:41,040 Thank you, Mr. Chair. 408 00:59:41,560 --> 00:59:46,720 Again, this is an unfortunate and baffling situation that we're in, 409 00:59:47,440 --> 00:59:52,840 Especially because the community is very vocal in this area and it would be surprising 410 00:59:52,840 --> 00:59:58,440 if both the contractor and the owner would not have heard some commentary from neighbors 411 00:59:58,440 --> 00:59:59,980 about work on their... 412 01:00:01,620 --> 01:00:24,200 And you know, I fully support Kristen's position on replacement of proper, proper heritage features versus finding, because I think at the end of the day we'd like to see the heritage attributes retained or replaced like with like. 413 01:00:24,200 --> 01:00:39,340 And so, fines won't get us to our goal and objective unless the fines are more than what the replacement costs would be in which case it would be an incentive to follow the protocol and the guidelines. 414 01:00:40,500 --> 01:00:44,220 But yeah, this is a sad situation overall, I think. Thank you, Mr. Chair. 415 01:00:45,420 --> 01:00:47,820 Okay, somebody like to give me a motion. 416 01:00:48,360 --> 01:00:52,320 Russ, Russ has given me a motion that would essentially reflect the staff recommendation. 417 01:00:53,720 --> 01:00:55,700 Is there any further discussion on that motion? 418 01:00:56,780 --> 01:00:58,500 Is anyone opposed to that motion? 419 01:00:59,420 --> 01:01:03,360 So the motion is carried, so the recommendation won't go to Council for its next meeting. 420 01:01:03,800 --> 01:01:08,920 And if the applicants are watching, I would remind them again that this is a participated process. 421 01:01:08,920 --> 01:01:14,440 staff are here to help, and we will provide all the assistance that we can to the owner, 422 01:01:14,980 --> 01:01:19,800 to their architect or designer, and to the contractor, in order to comply with the guidelines 423 01:01:19,800 --> 01:01:26,040 in the best way possible to achieve the outcomes that we all should be seeking. So I would encourage 424 01:01:26,040 --> 01:01:32,580 them to work closely with staff to bring about a good outcome to this. Okay, so the next item on 425 01:01:32,580 --> 01:01:39,080 Our agenda is information items and item 5.1 is the south oakville residential zoning 426 01:01:39,080 --> 01:01:44,340 by law review and sort of unusually for an information item. 427 01:01:45,420 --> 01:01:52,800 We have a Catherine of Buckfield, Buckerfield, who's a senior planner, and she is just 428 01:01:52,800 --> 01:01:59,480 going to give us a little bit of a presentation on this because these amendments, which have 429 01:01:59,480 --> 01:02:01,780 all been enacted, but they're part of a package. 430 01:02:01,780 --> 01:02:06,660 one of the elements of it is how the impact the heritage districts, because we've often found 431 01:02:06,660 --> 01:02:13,060 clashes where zoning says this, but heritage guidelines say something else. So we're hopeful 432 01:02:13,680 --> 01:02:20,100 that we're going to hear how all of those sort of difficulties that we encounter from time to time 433 01:02:20,100 --> 01:02:23,100 have been resolved. Enemy up to you, Katherine. 434 01:02:27,240 --> 01:02:32,140 Good morning, Mary. I'm sorry. To begin, I apologize I have a 435 01:02:32,140 --> 01:02:38,220 a cold but I know we'll make it through. Good morning members of the heritage of folk 436 01:02:38,220 --> 01:02:42,500 advisor committee and members of the public tuning into today's meeting. I'm pleased to be here 437 01:02:42,500 --> 01:02:47,060 to share information about the recently adopted updates to the zoning by-law that applies to 438 01:02:47,060 --> 01:02:52,900 the three heritage conservation districts in the town. At the June 15th, 2026 planning and development 439 01:02:52,900 --> 01:03:01,380 committee meeting council adopted by-law 2026-088 which amended zoning by-law 2014-014 as amended. 440 01:03:02,480 --> 01:03:07,460 And OLT Order was released on Thursday, August 20th, that brings the new comprehensive 441 01:03:07,460 --> 01:03:13,700 Residential Zoning Biola Amendment 2026-08 into effect, retroactive to June 15th, date. 442 01:03:14,040 --> 01:03:18,100 The date was passed, except for the two properties in the town where it will have no 443 01:03:18,100 --> 01:03:22,640 effect until the appeal by the owner, which is Argo, of those two properties is heard, which is 444 01:03:22,640 --> 01:03:28,180 at thirty, sixty-nine, dendestrate, west, and thirty, two, seventy-eight, regional road, twenty-five. 445 01:03:28,180 --> 01:03:33,460 These properties are not located within an HCD in the town. 446 01:03:33,820 --> 01:03:36,180 As a result, all the properties within the HCDs 447 01:03:36,180 --> 01:03:38,500 will be subject to the updated regulations. 448 01:03:40,140 --> 01:03:41,020 Leading up to the changes, 449 01:03:41,340 --> 01:03:43,720 the comprehensive review was completed 450 01:03:43,720 --> 01:03:45,480 and a background report in recommendations 451 01:03:45,480 --> 01:03:48,140 were prepared by Natalie Netherrie planning 452 01:03:48,140 --> 01:03:51,600 on behalf of the town and presented to April 20th, 453 01:03:51,820 --> 01:03:53,640 2026 planning development council meeting 454 01:03:53,640 --> 01:03:55,460 as part of the statutory public meeting. 455 01:03:57,280 --> 01:04:04,220 For context, zoning by-law 2014-014 applies generally to land south of Dundas, Street, and North of Highway 4, 7. 456 01:04:04,600 --> 01:04:07,020 Going forward, I'll be just referring to it as a zoning by-law. 457 01:04:10,280 --> 01:04:17,000 The focus of the review was further refined to the zoning residential low zones, where detached and semi-detached houses are permitted. 458 01:04:17,580 --> 01:04:21,080 These properties are also designated residential low under livable oakville. 459 01:04:21,320 --> 01:04:24,640 You can see these areas depicted in yellow in the map shown on the screen. 460 01:04:25,980 --> 01:04:37,800 The overall project goal was to clarify and simplify zoning regulations to make them easier to understand and apply, explore reducing the number of residential low zones and apply more equitable practices and improve livability. 461 01:04:39,980 --> 01:04:47,040 A key way that this was done was through the streamlining of zones to result in only 6 rather than 11 residential low zones. 462 01:04:47,040 --> 01:04:53,460 The labeling is also updated from RL to R to reduce confusion when applying these updated standards. 463 01:04:54,120 --> 01:04:58,140 The zero suffix zone is also being updated to now be called the zero suffix overlay. 464 01:05:00,620 --> 01:05:06,720 Another townwide change that affects the properties within the HCDs is a new regulation implemented 465 01:05:06,720 --> 01:05:12,400 for the properties, which is residential soft landscaping, which is intended to address storm water 466 01:05:12,400 --> 01:05:16,980 management. It is being introduced and regulated through three mechanisms. Minimum 467 01:05:16,980 --> 01:05:21,360 residential softlands keep strip and required yards. Minimum softlands keeping 468 01:05:21,360 --> 01:05:25,440 as a percentage of the total lot area and a minimum residential softlands 469 01:05:25,440 --> 01:05:29,840 keeping area as a percentage of the front yard and blanket yard. Through the zoning 470 01:05:29,840 --> 01:05:35,000 bylaw, a minimum residential softlands keeping requirement definition is 471 01:05:35,000 --> 01:05:41,820 introduced, which is on the screen. You can see generally vegetation, river rock, 472 01:05:41,820 --> 01:05:43,900 that kind of thing that you would see in that area. 473 01:05:45,080 --> 01:05:49,120 On the screen is a diagram that demonstrates that even on our small slots in the town 474 01:05:49,120 --> 01:05:53,160 a walkway along the side, the house is possible and development will still be functional 475 01:05:53,160 --> 01:05:58,580 while reducing negative impacts on adjacent homeowners through improved stormwater management. 476 01:06:01,230 --> 01:06:06,330 Now as part of the learning project staff undertook a review of the existing zoning regulations 477 01:06:06,330 --> 01:06:10,870 in the town's three residential heritage conservation districts, as you hear, where it's old 478 01:06:10,870 --> 01:06:13,530 Oakville for a second street interfogger road. 479 01:06:13,870 --> 01:06:19,670 Public consultation was done through an online survey in 2023 in open house in May 2025. 480 01:06:22,640 --> 01:06:26,360 The goal of this review was to determine if changes could be made to the existing zoning 481 01:06:26,360 --> 01:06:31,000 regulations to provide more clarity and simplicity and to ensure that regulations align 482 01:06:31,000 --> 01:06:33,320 with the plan and guidelines for each each CD. 483 01:06:34,160 --> 01:06:37,940 Five zoning regulations were included in the review, which was the building height, which 484 01:06:37,940 --> 01:06:40,560 is the distance between the established grade and the top of the dwelling. 485 01:06:40,560 --> 01:06:45,140 Front yard setback, the distance between the front line and the house. 486 01:06:45,600 --> 01:06:49,820 Interior side yard setbacks is the distance between the side line and the house. 487 01:06:50,000 --> 01:06:55,560 The flankage yard setbacks is the distance between a side line, beside a road and the house. 488 01:06:55,740 --> 01:07:00,140 Then finally, residential flare area ratio, which is really about the volume of the house. 489 01:07:02,920 --> 01:07:09,680 Through the review, it was determined that separate site-specific regulations through special provisions for appropriate for each of the HCDs. 490 01:07:09,680 --> 01:07:21,360 This resulted in updates to Special Prevision 11 for the old Oak Village CD, Special Prevision 12 for 1st and 2nd Street, and the creation is Special Prevision 450 for Trafalgar Road, each CD. 491 01:07:22,020 --> 01:07:29,980 The details of each of these Special Previsions can be found attached to the memo under item 5.1 to the up-to-date agenda, or by looking at by-law. 492 01:07:30,000 --> 01:07:46,400 2020-608. The regulations included in the special provisions considered the broader changes proposed to all the zones across the town. Opportunities for consistency across the HCDs, as well as conformity with the Heritage Conservation District guidelines. 493 01:07:48,000 --> 01:07:50,140 My first example is building height. 494 01:07:50,880 --> 01:07:55,440 It's now more consistent across all of the HDDs with a maximum height for a sloped roof 495 01:07:55,440 --> 01:07:56,560 of 9 meters. 496 01:07:57,340 --> 01:08:02,920 Whereas for example, an old O-FIL is previously 10.5 at the midpoint, so that's kind 497 01:08:02,920 --> 01:08:06,860 of resolved as I think it was a very consistent issue where you have existing homes that 498 01:08:06,860 --> 01:08:11,580 are much lower heights and to become more consistent with our guidelines, we've implemented 499 01:08:11,580 --> 01:08:12,380 that across. 500 01:08:14,700 --> 01:08:22,220 Next is our front yard setbacks within the HV's front yards are now going to be determined by the average of each yard of budding the same road, 501 01:08:22,580 --> 01:08:25,460 established by the nearest dwelling on each side, plus one meter. 502 01:08:26,220 --> 01:08:30,160 So the intent there is to recognize existing setbacks of heritage structures, 503 01:08:30,640 --> 01:08:38,100 encouraging a variety of setbacks and ensure new buildings are setback farther from the previous building to minimize impact on adjacent heritage buildings. 504 01:08:38,100 --> 01:08:45,760 It's another way that we're aligning our guidelines to a second of have it set back and that's going to be happening at the zoning level. 505 01:08:47,620 --> 01:08:53,300 With our side-daird setbacks, we have a new approach where it's based off of the size of the lot. 506 01:08:53,920 --> 01:08:56,400 So it's the width that's going to be determining your side-daird. 507 01:08:56,900 --> 01:08:59,400 But it's not just the simple side-daird, but it's an aggregate. 508 01:08:59,880 --> 01:09:07,500 So you can have, if you have a minimum requirement of 2.4 meters on each side, you have an minimum aggregate of 7.2 509 01:09:07,500 --> 01:09:17,880 between the both that's going to result in a variety of side yards, not as much of that cookie cutter conformity, but it's really going to align with the character of the HCDs. 510 01:09:21,770 --> 01:09:28,090 Next for residential flurry, the percentage has been updated to be based on the lot area rather than just the number of stories. 511 01:09:28,650 --> 01:09:34,190 The intent of this is to better recognize existing building sizes and allow for buildings proportional to the lot. 512 01:09:34,750 --> 01:09:39,810 The area of the garage is also included in the calculation to better represent the volume of the home. 513 01:09:41,110 --> 01:09:45,250 One great thing with this approach is that in the first and second 514 01:09:45,250 --> 01:09:48,750 street, it didn't previously have an RFA requirement, and under the 515 01:09:48,750 --> 01:09:51,790 partial provision, it's now included to the better align with the guidelines. 516 01:09:57,050 --> 01:09:59,790 On this screen includes a diagram demonstrating how residential 517 01:09:59,790 --> 01:10:04,170 floor areas calculated based on the area of each floor. The ratio is 518 01:10:04,170 --> 01:10:09,090 calculated by dividing the number, that number, the calculation of 519 01:10:09,090 --> 01:10:12,730 all the floors by the area of the law. And as far as garages, the approach 520 01:10:12,730 --> 01:10:17,230 has been updated, toned wide, to regulate the width of the garage within the first three 521 01:10:17,230 --> 01:10:22,610 meters of the entrance rather than the area. The intent of regulating garages was to 522 01:10:22,610 --> 01:10:26,790 reduce the dominance and the impact of the garage on the front of the home so that we've 523 01:10:26,790 --> 01:10:32,130 updated our regulations to really achieve that goal. And then including it in the RFA allows 524 01:10:32,130 --> 01:10:38,990 us to assess and evaluate the overall massing of the home more effectively. And so now you 525 01:10:38,990 --> 01:10:41,670 have that previous permission for garage areas 526 01:10:41,670 --> 01:10:43,690 now included in your RFA requirement. 527 01:10:45,430 --> 01:10:47,110 And so this should allow for a bit more flexibility 528 01:10:47,110 --> 01:10:49,590 for residents in terms of how they want to lay out 529 01:10:49,590 --> 01:10:53,030 the interior, as long as the outside is appropriately designed. 530 01:10:53,710 --> 01:10:56,370 Again, this further aligns with our guidelines. 531 01:10:58,990 --> 01:11:02,090 I had my name's Catherine of my contact information 532 01:11:02,090 --> 01:11:04,130 on the screen if you have any questions 533 01:11:04,130 --> 01:11:07,030 as you navigate the updates, please feel free to reach out. 534 01:11:07,030 --> 01:11:10,690 And I'm very pleased to see where this landed. Thank you. 535 01:11:11,330 --> 01:11:16,410 Chief, thank you very much, Catherine. I mean, right off the bat, we've got the height issue. 536 01:11:16,590 --> 01:11:23,430 Which was one that has often caused difficulties for us. And the setbacks, too. 537 01:11:23,730 --> 01:11:28,890 You know, it's good to allow us to be able to have staggered, not just a straight line, 538 01:11:29,430 --> 01:11:32,870 and to be able to enforce that, but then zoning as well as heritage requirements. 539 01:11:32,870 --> 01:11:39,870 On the residential floor area you talked, you mentioned volume before. I mean, volume to me would include height. 540 01:11:41,230 --> 01:11:53,830 You know, there's a ten-foot ceiling or an eight-foot ceiling, but I don't think you mean volume is just simply the square, the square meter of the ground floor and of the second floor and of the third floor or whatever if it's habitable. 541 01:11:54,130 --> 01:11:58,970 That added together would be the residential floor area, right? 542 01:11:59,630 --> 01:12:01,130 Through your chair, that is correct. 543 01:12:01,350 --> 01:12:04,790 That's a much better element terms way of describing it, I think. 544 01:12:05,450 --> 01:12:09,330 As you will find that you have a lot of different regulations that combine 545 01:12:10,190 --> 01:12:12,670 to address the massing of a home, so you're correct. 546 01:12:12,970 --> 01:12:16,590 It's the combination of the height, it's the combination of the residential floor area, 547 01:12:16,950 --> 01:12:21,730 and things like lock coverage and setbacks that all work together for what your building is going to be. 548 01:12:22,330 --> 01:12:23,730 But you're correct in that assessment. 549 01:12:24,310 --> 01:12:26,010 That's great. That's great. 550 01:12:26,010 --> 01:12:31,930 I mean, any questions of casting branches, I mean, this is good stuff, and I think, from what I'm hearing and what I'm reading, 551 01:12:32,610 --> 01:12:35,030 the proof of the pudding will be in the eating. 552 01:12:35,650 --> 01:12:41,370 But it sounds as if a lot of thought has been given to make this easier for us to deal with unapply. 553 01:12:42,370 --> 01:12:43,170 Okay, Super Jerry. 554 01:12:44,090 --> 01:12:46,330 Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just wanted to say my favorite. 555 01:12:46,970 --> 01:12:51,910 One of these elements is that one meter set back from the existing buildings. 556 01:12:51,910 --> 01:12:59,830 previously we've gone towards to the existing setbacks of existing buildings and what happens 557 01:12:59,830 --> 01:13:05,470 is with some of these contemporary additions. The houses are more imposing than the traditional 558 01:13:05,470 --> 01:13:11,590 full vernacular housing. So they do stand out much more prominently than the heritage fabric. 559 01:13:11,890 --> 01:13:17,870 And so this is very nice to see that one meter setback from the existing. I think that's very creative. 560 01:13:17,870 --> 01:13:19,230 Thank you. 561 01:13:19,230 --> 01:13:19,690 It's great. 562 01:13:20,130 --> 01:13:20,310 Thank you. 563 01:13:20,610 --> 01:13:25,410 And I wanted to one last thing through chair is that Carolyn Vince Lightenhorse previously worked 564 01:13:25,410 --> 01:13:26,010 here. 565 01:13:26,490 --> 01:13:31,230 I had a huge hand in this and I do want to recognize her if she has the opportunity to 566 01:13:31,230 --> 01:13:36,170 tune in to today that she did do a lot of work leading up to this and we've had a lot of great 567 01:13:36,170 --> 01:13:41,390 expertise from staff that have led into this so I wanted to recognize that as well. 568 01:13:41,610 --> 01:13:42,530 Thank you. 569 01:13:42,810 --> 01:13:47,850 Yes, it was one of our dreams a lot of years ago that heritage would actually be in 570 01:13:47,850 --> 01:13:54,130 integrated into the planning process and integrated into building and integrated into zoning. 571 01:13:54,810 --> 01:14:00,250 And it's nice to see the reality of that integration, so that's great. 572 01:14:00,450 --> 01:14:01,690 I commend you on that. 573 01:14:02,090 --> 01:14:03,790 Okay, we only have to receive this. 574 01:14:04,090 --> 01:14:06,710 Sue has given me the motion to receive that. 575 01:14:06,710 --> 01:14:07,770 Nobody's opposed to that. 576 01:14:07,770 --> 01:14:08,490 We've received it. 577 01:14:08,550 --> 01:14:11,050 And thank you very much indeed for your presentation this morning. 578 01:14:11,410 --> 01:14:12,310 It's very helpful. 579 01:14:13,070 --> 01:14:13,590 Very helpful. 580 01:14:13,590 --> 01:14:17,850 So, the date and time of our next meeting is September 22nd. 581 01:14:17,870 --> 01:14:20,650 It'll be right here at the Council Chamber at 930. 582 01:14:21,350 --> 01:14:23,430 Motion to adjourn. That came from Kerry. 583 01:14:23,530 --> 01:14:24,490 Thank you very much. 584 01:14:24,970 --> 01:14:27,190 I don't know if you were just as fraction too slow. 585 01:14:28,410 --> 01:14:29,930 But no one's opposed to that motion. 586 01:14:30,150 --> 01:14:33,170 So, the motion is carried and the meeting is adjourned. 587 01:14:33,310 --> 01:14:35,850 And thank you again, everybody, for the gift of your time today.