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CITY OF VANCOUVER ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT |
Date: |
November 3, 2004 | |
Author: |
Yardley McNeill | |
Phone No.: |
7582 | |
RTS No.: |
4291 | |
CC File No.: |
5051 | |
Meeting Date: |
November 16, 2004 |
TO: |
Vancouver City Council |
FROM: |
Director of Current Planning |
SUBJECT: |
Heritage Designation - 2728 Pandora Street |
RECOMMENDATION
A. THAT Council approve the designation of 2728 Pandora Street, listed on the Vancouver Heritage Register in the "C" category, as Protected Heritage Property.
B. THAT Council commend the building owners for designating their property as a condition of participating in the Vancouver Heritage Foundation's Restore It and True Colours programs.
GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
The General Manager of Community Services RECOMMENDS approval of Recommendations A and B.
COUNCIL POLICY
Heritage Policies and Guidelines state, in part, that:
The City's long-term goal is to protect through voluntary designation as many resources on the Vancouver Heritage Register as possible.
PURPOSE
This report seeks Council's approval for the designation of 2728 Pandora Street as protected heritage property under the Vancouver Charter. This building is listed in the "C" category on the Vancouver Heritage Register. The building owners are requesting heritage designation on a voluntary basis as part of the Vancouver Heritage Foundation's Restore It and True Colours program for 2004.
BACKGROUND
The Vancouver Heritage Foundation is nearing completion of its second round of annual grants for its Restore It program, and its sixth round of annual grants for its True Colours program. The Foundation provides funding and expertise to homeowners for restoration and painting the outside of heritage homes in a manner authentic to the period in which the house was built. Municipal heritage designation is one of the Foundation's conditions of receiving either of its grants. This house is a recipient of this year's Restore It grants, and was subsequently awarded a True Colours grant. As a condition of receiving this funding from the Foundation the owners are now seeking Council approval to designate.
DISCUSSION
Heritage Value: The house at 2728 Pandora Street, identified as the Campbell House, is listed in the "C" category on the Vancouver Heritage Register (Site Map, Appendix A), (Photograph, Appendix B). This two and a half storey wood frame house has both architectural and historical significance. It is a late Craftsman house built in 1927, a simpler style than earlier Craftsman houses featuring a half-width porch with decorative rough stucco and dentils in the two front gables. It is central to a cluster of five houses built between 1908 and 1928. The Restore It grant has assisted in restoring the front porch to its original appearance. Under the True Colours grant, the house has been painted in a colour scheme authentic to its period.
Compatibility with Community Planning Objectives: The house is located in the RS-1 Zoning District. Heritage designation of 2728 Pandora Street supports the general intent of the RS-1 District Schedule to maintain the single family residential character.
Zoning Considerations: The house is currently occupied as a single family residence. This is permitted under RS-1 zoning. There are existing non-conforming conditions pertaining to the zoning that will be made legal through heritage designation, including density, building height, building depth, and setbacks for the front, rear and west side yards. There is no development application for this site.
CONCLUSION
An important long-term heritage policy of the City is to protect heritage resources through voluntary designation. The owners of 2728 Pandora Street have agreed to the heritage designation of this house as a condition of participating in the Restore It and True Colours programs administered by the Vancouver Heritage Foundation. Designation will protect this heritage house from inappropriate alterations and demolition in the future. It is therefore recommended that Council designate 2728 Pandora Street as Protected Heritage Property.
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APPENDIX A
Site Map
APPENDIX B
Photograph
