REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: August 17, 2016 Report No. DEV-16-056
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
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Removal of the English Inn property, but not the Heritage Designated Building (the actual English Inn excluding the north wing), from the Heritage Registry.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council remove the English Inn property, but not the Heritage Designated Building, from the Heritage Registry.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Esquimalt Heritage Policy
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Removal of the English Inn property from the Heritage Registry except for the Heritage Designated portion of the English Inn itself, will support Council's Strategic Priority to "encourage a resilient and diverse economic environment", particularly to, "Ensure processes for business and development are clear and consistent".
BACKGROUND:
The English Inn site was put on the Heritage Registry on May 28, 2012 (Schedule "A"). On November 4, 2013 Council adopted bylaw No. 2807 (Schedule "B") that designated the exterior of the English Inn excepting the northern wing as Heritage Designated Building.
Council has approved zoning for the property that will allow it to be redeveloped. In order to prepare the site for redevelopment several existing buildings need to be demolished. These include Ann Hathaway's cottage, the north wing of the English Inn, and two or three additional buildings that in the past have been used for staff accommodation. The portion of the English Inn that is designated as a heritage building pursuant to Bylaw No. 2807 will not be demolished and therefore not removed from the Heritage Registry. The removal of the balance of the property from the Heritage Registry is necessary in order to facilitate the efficient redevelopment of the site.
Section 49 of the Development Applications Procedures and Fees Bylaw No. 2791, 2012 states that:
49. A building official must withhold t...
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