ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: December 19, 1997

Author/Local: Proft/D’Agostini

CC File No. 5052

TO:	Standing Committee on Planning & Environment
FROM:	Director of City Plans
SUBJECT:	Amendments to Vancouver Heritage Register

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RECOMMENDATION

A.THAT the Vancouver Heritage Register, dated August 1986, be amended by deleting the addresses of demolished buildings listed in Appendix A.

B.THAT the Vancouver Heritage Register, dated August 1986, be amended by deleting the addresses of trees removed listed in Appendix B.

C. THAT the Vancouver Heritage Register, dated August 1986, be amended to change the addresses listed in Appendix C.

D.THAT the Vancouver Heritage Register, dated August 1986, be amended to add the publicly nominated heritage buildings listed in Appendix D with the exception of 1316 West 11th Avenue.

GENERAL MANAGERS COMMENTS

The General Manager of Community Services RECOMMENDS approval of A, B, C and D.

COUNCIL POLICY

On September 23, 1986, Council resolved that the Vancouver Heritage Register (formerly the Vancouver Heritage Inventory) be kept up to date and that amendments be referred to Council on an annual basis.

PURPOSE

This report recommends that Council adopt amendments to the Vancouver Heritage Register including the deletion of demolished buildings and trees that have been removed and address changes for consistency of by-law administration. Also recommended in this report is the addition of publicly nominated buildings to the Heritage Register.

BACKGROUND

The Vancouver Heritage Inventory (VHI) was adopted by Council in August 1986. In December 1994, Council approved the VHI to be continued as the Vancouver Heritage Register (VHR) under the provisions of new provincial legislation. Council last amended the Register on September 12, 1996. This report includes amendments to the Register from July 1, 1996 to December 31, 1997 thereby bringing the VHR up to date as of the end 1997.

To summarize the extent of heritage activity, a total of 21 buildings were protected in the last year and a half since the Register was last updated. During this period a total of 14 buildings were designated and 7 more sites were protected through Heritage Revitalization Agreements (HRA). For comparison, for the two-year period prior (1995-1996), 26 buildings were designated or protected.

DISCUSSION

Deletions From the Vancouver Heritage Register

A review of Permits and Licenses data indicates that demolition permits for 12 buildings listed on the Register were issued between July 1, 1996 and December 31, 1997. A list of demolished buildings and their evaluation category is attached as Appendix A. The loss during 1997 represents 0.1% of buildings on the Register. For comparison, in both 1995 and 1996, 0.6% of buildings on the Register were demolished.

Heritage Trees

When the Heritage Register was adopted by Council in 1986, it included trees, as well asother non-building resources, in an effort to be as comprehensive as possible. The list of trees has not been updated since then. However, the recent formation of the Landscape Review and Tree By-law Group within the Planning Department, has provided the necessary resources and in-house expertise to do such work.

During 1997, a survey of the 41 trees listed on the Heritage Register was completed by the Landscape Review and Tree By-law Group. The survey found that 8 trees (1 on city property and 7 on private property) had been removed. The trees on City property are normally protected as these trees are under the jurisdiction of the Park Board. The Park Board policy is to retain healthy trees where possible. In contrast, there is no protection for the Heritage Register trees on private property. The trees that have been removed since 1986 are listed in Appendix B.

The Landscape Review and Tree By-law Group has already taken steps to flag sites with Heritage Register trees on the City’s computer street address system that is used to issue permits. Although this does not provide any explicit protection for these trees, it alerts staff and the owner to the importance of these trees and informs the permit process. Landscape Review and Tree By-law staff will proceed to examine ways of providing further protection to Heritage Register trees, as well as identifying other significant trees in the City. An upcoming report to Council covering a proposed "Tree Trust" will begin to address part of this work program and implementation.

Address Changes

A number of address changes have taken place since the Heritage Register was last amended by Council. In order to maintain consistency with Permits and Licenses data, it is recommended that Council amend the Heritage Register by adopting the address changes listed in Appendix C. The updates will reflect address changes made between July 1996 and December 1997.

Building Nominations

When the Heritage Register was adopted in 1986, Council supported a public nomination process whereby buildings could be nominated for addition to the Register. A total of 16 buildings (including 8 Recent Landmarks) were added to the Register by Council in 1996. In 1995, Council added 6 buildings and in 1994, Council added 21 buildings (including 11 Recent Landmarks) and one public work.

Over the latter half of 1996 and throughout 1997, staff and the Vancouver Heritage Commission have reviewed buildings that were publicly nominated. These nominations were reviewed according to existing criteria which includes architectural, historical and contextual significance, as well as the remaining integrity of the resource. Of the 12 buildings nominated, 8 are considered to be of sufficient heritage value to be listed on theVancouver Heritage Register. These are listed in Appendix D. All the buildings with the exception of the Banfield Apartments (discussed below) were nominated for inclusion on the Register by their owners. All the owners of the buildings recommended for addition were informed in writing of the implications of being listed on the Register in advance of this report going to Council.

The Heritage Commission has reviewed the evaluations for the public nominations listed in Appendix D and support their inclusion of the Heritage Register.

The recommended changes to the Register can be summarized as follows:

	Buildings on Register June 1996	Buildings Demolished in latter half of 1996 and through 1997	Buildings Added to Register July 1996-December 1997	Buildings Remaining on Register December 1997
"A" Buildings	249	-	1	250
"B" Buildings	1,129	6	6	1129
"C" Buildings	785	6	-	779
Total	2,163	12	7	2,158

Banfield Apartments - 1336 West 11th Avenue

This building has been nominated for inclusion on the Heritage Register by the tenants of the building. A development application DE402493 which proposes to demolish the Banfield Apartments and the neighbouring Rose Court will be considered by the Development Permit Board on January 12, 1998. A review of the heritage value of the Banfield was completed by staff and it was determined that the building had sufficient merit to qualify for addition to the Register in the ‘B’ evaluation category. However, staff are recommending against adding the building to the Heritage Register because the issue of the heritage value of the building did not come to light until redevelopment plans for the site were well underway and after the development application was submitted. This approach is consistent with Council’s past practice to not add publicly nominated buildings that are the subject of redevelopment. The owners of the property, Polygon Developments, were notified and have objected to listing the building on the Heritage Register.

CONCLUSION

This report recommends that the Vancouver Heritage Register be amended to deletedemolished buildings and removed trees and to reflect changes that have occurred to the City’s street files. The report also recommends that buildings that have been nominated by the public be added to the Register with the exception of the Banfield Apartments.

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APPENDIX A

LISTING OF DEMOLISHED BUILDINGS TO BE DELETED FROM THE VANCOUVER HERITAGE REGISTER

ADDRESS SPECIFICS

EVALUATION GROUP B

2846 Birch Street

558 Granville Street

520 Richards Street

569 East 22nd Avenue

508 East 50th Avenue

3344 West 27th Avenue

EVALUATION GROUP C

2950 Laurel Street St. George’s Church

2038 West 7th Avenue

2042 West 7th Avenue

2032 West 7th Avenue

2024 West 7th Avenue

821 West 19th Avenue

APPENDIX B

LISTING OF TREES TO BE DELETED FROM THE

VANCOUVER HERITAGE REGISTER

ADDRESS SPECIFICS

790 West 6th AvenueWeeping Willow

650 West 11th AvenueOriental Plane Tree

4507 West 13th AvenueButternut

3599 Cambie StreetPin Oak

6503 Cypress StreetSouthern Magnolia

5239 Joyce StreetWestern Catalpa

6287 Macdonald Street Cucumber Tree

3305 Point Grey RoadRoyal Paulownia

APPENDIX C

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LISTING OF ADDRESS CHANGES FOR BUILDINGS ON THE

VANCOUVER HERITAGE REGISTER

REVISED ADDRESSSPECIFICSORIGINAL ADDRESS

415-429 Abbott Streetsee 106 W. Hastings 415-439 Abbott Street

157 Alexander Street149-157 Alexander Street

1940 Arbutus2091-2095 W. 4th Avenue

780 Beatty Street760-780 Beatty Street

835 Beatty Street837 Beatty Street

151-189 E. Broadway 151-175 E. Broadway

2600 E. Broadway2650 E. Broadway

231-235 Cambie Streetsee 301-321 W. Cordovasupplemental address

110 Carrall Streetsee 1-7 Alexander Streetsupplemental address

210-212 Carrall Street208-212 Carrall Street

336 Carrall Streetsee 1-15 E. Hastings supplemental address

425 Carrall Street2 W. Hastings Street

441-449 Carrall Streetsee 3-5 w. Pendersupplemental address

1710-1718 Commercial Dr.1710-1712 Commercial 1710-1712 Commercial Dr.

1710-1718 Commercial Dr.1714-1718 Commercial 1714-1718 Commercial Dr.

1558 Comox Street1558-1560 Comox Street

1560 Comox Street1558-1560 Comox Street

411-415 W. Cordova Street411-425 W. Cordova Street

555-579 Dunsmuir Street555-599 Dunsmuir Street

427 Glen Drive427-445 Glen Drive

441 Glen Drive427-445 Glen Drive

445 Glen Drive427-445 Glen Drive

433-445 Gore Avenue433-447 Gore Avenue

1721 Grant Street1701-1723 Grant Street

1723 Grant Street1701-1723 Grant Street

524 Granville Street522-526 Granville Street

526 Granville Street522-526 Granville Street

734-742 Granville Street736 Granville Street

916-920 Granville Street916-924 Granville Street

1123-1125 Granville Street1123-1127 Granville Street

3084-3086 Granville Streetsee 1483 &1484 W. 15thsupplemental address

863 Hamilton Street857 Hamilton Street

1201 -1211 Hamilton Streetsee 1202-1216 Homersupplemental address

20-26 E. Hastings Street20-28 E. Hastings Street

APPENDIX C

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LISTING OF ADDRESS CHANGES FOR BUILDINGS ON THE

VANCOUVER HERITAGE REGISTER

REVISED ADDRESSSPECIFICSORIGINAL ADDRESS

2 West Hastings Streetsee 425 Carrall supplemental address

106 W. Hastings Street100 W. Hastings Street

150 W. Hastings Street148-150 W. Hastings Street

504 Hawks Avenue504-516 Hawks Avenue

508 Hawks Avenue504-516 Hawks Avenue

512 Hawks Avenue504-516 Hawks Avenue

516 Hawks Avenue504-516 Hawks Avenue

515 Hawks Avenue507-521 Hawks Avenue

521 Hawks Avenue507-521 Hawks Avenue

1202-1216 Homer Street1200-1214 Homer Street

230 Jackson Avenue230-248 Jackson Avenue

236 Jackson Avenue230-248 Jackson Avenue

242 Jackson Avenue230-248 Jackson Avenue

248 Jackson Avenue230-248 Jackson Avenue

767 Kingsway761-767 Kingsway

1492 Nanton Avenue1490-1492 Nanton Avenue

1893-1895 Nelson Street1895 Nelson Street

1004-1008 Nicola Streetsee 1460 Nelson 1004-1026 Nicola Street

1014-1026 Nicola Street1004-1026 Nicola Street

2911 Ontario Street2911-2919 Ontario Street

2915 Ontario Street2911-2919 Ontario Street

2191 Ontario Street2911-2919 Ontario Street

3048 Ontario Street3044 Ontario Street

124 E. Pender Street122 E. Pender Street

291-299 E. Pender 291-297 E. Pender

3-5 W. Pender Street1-9 W. Pender Street

122-124 Powell Street122-126 Powell Street

181 Roundhouse MewsRoundhouse C. Centre1222 Pacific Boulevard

535-547 Seymour Street541-547 Seymour Street

576-578 Seymour Street574-578 Seymour Street

111-191 Smithe Streetsee 896 Cambiesupplemental address

502-504 Victoria Drive502-524 Victoria Drive

506-508 Victoria Drive502-524 Victoria Drive

512-514 Victoria Drive 502-524 Victoria Drive

518-520 Victoria Drive 502-524 Victoria Drive

522-524 Victoria Drive 502-524 Victoria Drive

APPENDIX C

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LISTING OF ADDRESS CHANGES FOR BUILDINGS ON THE

VANCOUVER HERITAGE REGISTER

REVISED ADDRESSSPECIFICSORIGINAL ADDRESS

603-621 Victoria Drive601-621 Victoria Drive

431 Vernon Drive431-445 Vernon Drive

437 Vernon Drive431-445 Vernon Drive

445 Vernon Drive431-445 Vernon Drive

122 Water Street114 Water Street

137-141 Water Street139-141 Water Street

328-332 Water Street324-332 Water Street

339-341 Water Street335-339 Water Street

345-347 Water Street341-347 Water Street

401 E. Waterfront Road50 Dunlevy (north foot)

1704 E. 1st Avenuesee 1700 Commercialsupplemental address

1704-1708 E. 1st Avenuesee 1700-Commercial Dr.supplemental address

2689 W. 3rd Avenuesee 1842 Stephens supplemental address

2091-2095 W. 4th Avenuesee 1940 Arbutussupplemental address

2904-2908 W. 4th Avenue2902-2908 W. 4th Avenue

3020-3028 W. 5th Avenue3020 W. 5th Avenue

2374-2378 W. 5th Avenue2376-2378 W. 5th Avenue

2473-2475 W. 6th Avenue2475 W. 6th Avenue

1483 W. 15th Avenue3084-3086 Granville Street

1485-1487 W. 15th Avenue3084-3086 Granville Street

APPENDIX D

LISTING OF PUBLIC NOMINATIONS TO BE ADDED

TO THE VANCOUVER HERITAGE REGISTER

ADDRESSSPECIFICS

EVALUATION GROUP A

6450 Cedarhurst StreetTwizell Residence

EVALUATION GROUP B

6925 Churchill Street

2487 Franklin StreetSt. David’s Church

679 East Georgia Street

2104 East 19th Avenue

4389 West 3rd Avenue

4011 West 39th Avenue

LISTING OF PUBLIC NOMINATIONS NOT PROPOSED FOR ADDITION

TO THE VANCOUVER HERITAGE REGISTER

EVALUATION GROUP B

*1316 West 11th AvenueBanfield Apts.

* objection received from owner

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