After taking May off, Heritage Guelph is returning to the virtual committee meeting room with a new agenda that will look at a couple of different matters. There will be an update about a couple of heritage designation files, plus a report about a potential demolition in the city’s heritage district, and the committee will also learn how they might be able to do more to advance the work of future designations.

NOTE #1: If you would like to delegate to one of the items at the meeting, get in touch with the committee liaison before Friday June 9 at noon at jack.mallon [at] guelph.ca or by calling 519-837-5616, ext 3872. 

NOTE #2: This meeting will take place virtually on Cisco Webex. You can find the link on the agenda page for this meeting on the City’s website.

12 Forbes Avenue: Proposed Demolition of a Non-heritage Structure Designated Under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act – Simple proposition: a homeowner wants to demolish an accessory building, but the request is complicated by the fact that this property is in the Brooklyn and College Hill Heritage Conservation District. Heritage staff have analyzed the prominence of the building and concluded that it’s a non-heritage structure. Now the committee has to approve the demolition.

Heritage Designation Consultation Process – Following up on a note from the April meeting, staff bring forward this report to establish a process for members of the committee. The report outlines how staff will update committee about ongoing designation projects, the ways that committee members can help contribute to research, resources to familiarize themselves with Guelph history, and co-ordinating on gaps in research.

331 Clair Road East: Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report – This is the site of the old James Hanlon farmhouse, which was built by James in 1864. In 2012, a Cultural Heritage Resource Impact Assessment was prepared when Reid’s Heritage Homes, who own the 4.29-acre property and were looking at redevelopment, which included a townhouse development and the preservation of the old farmhouse as a single-family home. Heritage staff are bringing a draft statement of significance and a determination of cultural heritage for the committee’s commentary.

131 Ontario Street: Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report – Like the Hanlon farmhouse report, this is another cultural heritage evaluation and draft statement of significance and determination of cultural heritage value. This subject here is Tytler Public School in the Ward, which is the final of four priority heritage properties that staff are trying to get designations for, and it’s the only one that hasn’t been sent to council yet for approval.

SEE THE COMPLETE AGENDA ON THE City of Guelph WEBSITE HERE.