October 8, 2024 Heritage Advisory Committee

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 12, 2024 Special Meeting

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
6. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE

7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
7.1 Correspondence 
7.2 Petitions
7.3 Presentations – None

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 Case HRTG-2024-00687: Request to Include 1300 Oxford Street, Halifax in the Registry of Heritage Properties for the Halifax Regional Municipality [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That the Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:

1.    Set a date for a heritage hearing to consider the inclusion of the subject property in the Registry of Heritage Property for the Halifax Regional Municipality; and

2.    Approve the request to include 1300 Oxford Street, Halifax, in the Registry of Heritage Property for the Halifax Regional Municipality, as shown on Map 1 of the staff report dated September 18, 2024, as a municipal heritage property under the Heritage Property Act.

9.1.2 Case HRTG-2023-01467: Substantial Alteration to the municipally registered heritage property at 1262 Bedford Highway, Bedford [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That the Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council approve the proposed substantial alteration to 1262 Bedford Highway, Bedford, which includes the rehabilitation and conservation of the circa 1855-58 Classical Vernacular style residence known as ‘Honeycote’.

9.1.3 Case HRTG-2023-01426: Substantial Alteration to the municipally registered heritage property at 86 Ochterloney Street, Dartmouth [PDF] [Large Size 15 Mb]
- Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That the Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council approve the proposed substantial alteration to 86 Ochterloney Street, Dartmouth, which includes the rehabilitation and conservation of the vernacular Gothic Revival style residence built circa 1863.

9.1.4 Case HRTG-2023-00650 – [Supplementary Report] Proposed Demolition of a Municipally Registered Heritage Property at 1259 South Park Street, Halifax [PDF]
- Staff Report dated January 31, 2024 [PDF] [Large Size 26 Mb]

- Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That the Heritage Advisory Committee:

1.    Rescind the motion passed on February 27, 2024 as item 9.1.3; and,

2.    Recommend that Halifax Regional Council:

a.    Set a public hearing date to consider the proposed demolition of the registered heritage property and contributing heritage resource at 1259 South Park Street, Halifax, in accordance with Attachment G of the staff report dated January 31, 2024 and By-law H-700 (the Schmidtville Heritage Conservation District By-law);

b.    After the public hearing, approve the application by the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth under the Heritage Property Act to demolish the registered heritage property at 1259 South Park Street, Halifax, subject to the following conditions:

i.    The stone masonry wall on the northern boundary of the subject property must be retained in-situ;

ii.    The original 1846 stone foundations of the Cemetery Keeper’s House (1259 South Park Street) must be retained in-situ and daylighted (made visible to the public);

iii.    Interpretive signage explaining the heritage significance of the foundations must be installed by the applicant near the foundations;

iv.    Any columbaria or other structures to be erected on the property must be built within and/or around the foundations without removing or unduly obscuring the foundations; and

v.    The applicant must comply with Schmidtville HCD By-law requirements for a Certificate of Appropriateness for any new buildings or structures, including columbaria; and,

c.    Direct the Heritage Officer to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness in accordance with the Schmidtville Heritage Conservation District Plan and By-law  for the demolition of the contributing heritage resource.  

9.2 COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES – NONE

10. ADDED ITEMS

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – December 11, 2024

12. ADJOURNMENT   

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated October 2, 2024 re: Requests for Presentation to Heritage Advisory Committee – NONE [PDF]

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Simon Ross-Siegel, Legislative Assistant, at rosssis@halifax.ca or 902-292-3962.

To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca
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