DEMOLITION REQUEST COMMITTEE – MINUTES – 216th meeting held on May 28, 2024 at 4:32 p.m.

CONSIDERING THAT a request to demolish a vacant, single-family main residential building has been submitted for the property located at 184, chemin Eardley;

CONSIDERING THAT the existing main building, constructed in 1940, has no recognized heritage value and is not identified in the document Ville de Gatineau — Inventaire du patrimoine bâti — 2008;

CONSIDERING THAT the applicant states the building is in poor condition and requires restoration work estimated at $243,600;

CONSIDERING THAT the preliminary program for the reuse of the cleared land aims for the construction of 444 housing units in three buildings to be completed in three phases, all part of an integrated residential and mixed-use project;

CONSIDERING THAT there are no active complaints regarding the deterioration of neighborhood quality of life concerning the building to be demolished, but the building is currently boarded up;

CONSIDERING THAT the construction project constituting the preliminary program for the reuse of the cleared land must be approved by the council under the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005 and that its design, still in development, may lead to the need for the council to grant minor variances to the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020;

CONSIDERING THAT the construction project must be approved by the council under the Règlement relatif aux usages conditionnels numéro 506-2005, as each building will contain more than 100 housing units;

CONSIDERING THAT the Demolition Review Committee (CDD) may set the conditions necessary for the issuance of a demolition certificate;

CONSIDERING THAT before rendering its decision, the Committee took into account all evaluation criteria listed in Article 22 of Règlement numéro 900-2021;

CONSIDERING THAT no opposition was received following the publication of the public notice of demolition on May 15, 2024;

CONSIDERING THAT this Committee is convinced of the appropriateness of the complete demolition of the building, given the public interest and the interest of the parties;

AND RESOLVED THAT this Committee approves, under the Règlement visant à régir la démolition d’immeubles sur le territoire de la Ville de Gatineau numéro 900-2021, the demolition of the residential building located at 184, chemin Eardley, conditional upon:

• The approval of the construction project constituting the program for the reuse of the cleared land under the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005; • The granting, by the council, of a conditional use for any building intended to be occupied by 100 or more housing units under the Règlement relatif aux usages conditionnels numéro 506-2005; • The granting, by the council, of minor variances to the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020, if required; • The simultaneous issuance of the building permit for the construction project and the authorization certificate for the demolition work.

CONSIDERING THAT a request to demolish a residential main building containing one dwelling, currently occupied, has been submitted for the property located at 9, rue Omer-Lahaie;

CONSIDERING THAT the existing main building, constructed in 1940, has no recognized heritage value and is not identified in the document Ville de Gatineau – Inventaire du patrimoine bâti – 2008;

CONSIDERING THAT the photographic support, produced by the applicant and filed in July 2023, reveals no significant deterioration of the building targeted for demolition and that the applicant states the building structure is adequate, the building is well-maintained, and it requires no restoration;

CONSIDERING THAT there are no active complaints regarding the deterioration of neighborhood quality of life concerning the building to be demolished;

CONSIDERING THAT the building has retained all of its original architectural components of interest, that the Service de l’urbanisme et du développement durable (SUDD) confers a strong heritage value upon it, and that it is a property currently being evaluated for inclusion in the new traditional built heritage inventory;

CONSIDERING THAT the preliminary program for the reuse of the cleared land consists of building three two-story residential buildings totaling approximately 15 housing units;

CONSIDERING THAT a program for the reuse of the cleared land that allows for the preservation of the building without proceeding with its demolition is possible;

CONSIDERING THAT the construction project constituting the proposed program for the reuse of the cleared land must be the subject of an approval request by the municipal council, under the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005, targeting integrated residential and mixed-use projects and the extension of a street, and that it will require minor variances to the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020;

CONSIDERING THAT the Demolition Review Committee (CDD) may set the conditions necessary for the issuance of a demolition certificate;

CONSIDERING THAT before rendering its decision, the Committee took into account all evaluation criteria listed in Article 22 of Règlement numéro 900-2021;

CONSIDERING THAT before rendering its decision, the Committee took into account the oppositions received following the publication of the public notice of demolition on May 15, 2024;

AND RESOLVED THAT this Committee refuses, under the Règlement visant à régir la démolition d’immeubles sur le territoire de la Ville de Gatineau numéro 900-2021, the demolition of the detached single-family home located at 9, rue Omer-Lahaie.