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A former gas station in Westboro once owned by Pierre Trudeau’s father is now one step closer to being a designated heritage site, despite the objections of the property owner.
Council’s planning committee Tuesday reaffirmed the built-heritage subcommittee’s decision to grant heritage designation to the cottage-like building at 70 Richmond Rd. because of its architecture, location and historical value. Opened in 1934, it is possibly the city’s earliest example of a drive-in gas station.
Both Heritage Ottawa and the Island Park Community Association supported the proposal at Tuesday’s meeting, but not the property owner.
Carl Furney of FoTenn Consultants Inc. — representing owners Main & Main Developments of Toronto — told the committee his client opposes the heritage designation and recommends structural and environmental assessments before making a decision. The developer has previously said that the parking lot is contaminated, and there might also be contamination underneath the building.
“It’s very hard to look at any adaptive reuses,” Furney said Tuesday. “We feel that it’s premature, at this point, to designate.”
Duff Mitchell of the Island Park Community Association said his board wishes to support the developer’s efforts while still maintaining the cultural heritage value of the site.
If passed by city council next month, the heritage designation would only apply to the building’s exterior and location, so the interior could be changed. The building sits at the back of a small parking lot, and one of the options suggested at the meeting was to move the building closer to the street corner and build a multi-use complex behind it.
If Main & Main wanted to move the building to a different spot on the lot, it would need council’s approval.
The matter will go to council for final approval on Sept. 9.
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Council’s planning committee Tuesday reaffirmed the built-heritage subcommittee’s decision to grant heritage designation to the cottage-like building at 70 Richmond Rd. because of its architecture, location and historical value. Opened in 1934, it is possibly the city’s earliest example of a drive-in gas station.
Both Heritage Ottawa and the Island Park Community Association supported the proposal at Tuesday’s meeting, but not the property owner.
Carl Furney of FoTenn Consultants Inc. — representing owners Main & Main Developments of Toronto — told the committee his client opposes the heritage designation and recommends structural and environmental assessments before making a decision. The developer has previously said that the parking lot is contaminated, and there might also be contamination underneath the building.
“It’s very hard to look at any adaptive reuses,” Furney said Tuesday. “We feel that it’s premature, at this point, to designate.”
Duff Mitchell of the Island Park Community Association said his board wishes to support the developer’s efforts while still maintaining the cultural heritage value of the site.
If passed by city council next month, the heritage designation would only apply to the building’s exterior and location, so the interior could be changed. The building sits at the back of a small parking lot, and one of the options suggested at the meeting was to move the building closer to the street corner and build a multi-use complex behind it.
If Main & Main wanted to move the building to a different spot on the lot, it would need council’s approval.
The matter will go to council for final approval on Sept. 9.
afeibel@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/adamfeibel
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