City committee approves plan to demolish rest of Magee House
Posted Oct 9, 2018 03:21:00 PM.
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The City of Ottawa Planning Committee is approving an application to demolish what remains a designated heritage property at 1119 Wellington St. W.
Magee House is a Hintonburg landmark, which partially collapsed in July.
Following the collapse, the city removed unsafe elements of the house.
A follow-up engineering report recommended demolishing the rest of the building by late November because conservation cannot be carried out safely.
The approved recommendations require protecting and storing some of the original stone, to be incorporated in any future development of the site. A commemorative panel about Magee House would also be required.
The committee also approved a building to replace the heritage house demolished at 227 MacKay St. in New Edinburgh.
City Council had granted approval in October 2017, to temporarily remove the house from its foundation. Council also approved an addition on the home, to be added after it was replaced on the new foundation.
The house was moved to the rear yard so work on the deteriorating foundation could be completed, but rather than relocating the house to the new foundation as required, the house was instead demolished, without the necessary heritage and demolition permits.
The planned replacement house is identical to the design that council approved in October 2017.
The committee directed city staff to petition the Province of Ontario to increase fines for those who contravene the Ontario Heritage Act.
Items approved at Tuesday's Planning Committee meeting will go to council on Wednesday, October 10.
