DEMOLITION REQUESTS COMMITTEE – MINUTES – 219th meeting held on September 17, 2024 at 4:32 p.m.
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11. Demolition of a commercial building – 8-10, rue de Leduc – Hull-Wright District – Steve Moran
Questions, answers, and comments were formulated, concerning among other things:
- Urban revitalization in the downtown area is encouraged. The promenade du Portage has suffered greatly from the pandemic;
- The project analysis contains 123 pages, and the preliminary land reuse program occupies only one. It is answered that the City has no control over the documents submitted by the applicant. It is also specified not to confuse the preliminary land reuse program with the detailed project that will be presented to the Comité consultatif d’urbanisme and the municipal council. The preliminary land reuse program only sets out the intentions;
- The Conseil local du patrimoine suggested preserving the facade of the former printing house at 8-10, rue Leduc;
- The portion of the building at 119, promenade du Portage that faces the promenade du Portage will be preserved;
- The opinion of the Conseil local du patrimoine was requested, and it recommends adding a condition to the approval of the demolition, namely that the brick on the rear part of the building at 119, promenade du Portage be recycled, ideally in the project itself, once the expertise of its physical qualities has confirmed its possible reuse.
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CONSIDERING THAT a request to demolish a two-story industrial main building has been submitted for the property located at 8-10, rue Leduc;
CONSIDERING THAT the existing main building, constructed in 1950, is identified in Appendix 6 of the document Ville de Gatineau – Inventaire du patrimoine bâti – 2008 as a building of potential heritage interest;
CONSIDERING THAT the building is located within the site du patrimoine du Portage and that demolitions of buildings in this sector are subject to By-law number 2611 establishing the site du patrimoine du Portage.
CONSIDERING THAT the building is in an advanced state of disrepair and requires maintenance work estimated between $2,180,000.00 and $2,485,000.00, according to an assessment prepared by the firm Solroc Inc.;
CONSIDERING THAT the preliminary land reuse program consists of consolidating the lands of 8-10, rue Leduc, 119, promenade du Portage, and 150, rue Wellington, in order to build a 16-story mixed-use building containing 291 units and commercial space on the ground floor;
CONSIDERING THAT site decontamination work is planned by the preliminary land reuse program and that, as permitted by By-law number 900-2021 governing the demolition of buildings, the simultaneous issuance of the building permit for the replacement project approved by the municipal council and the certificate of authorization for the demolition work will not be necessary since traces of contaminants are present under the building and its demolition is required for the execution of the land decontamination work;
CONSIDERING THAT the construction project constituting the preliminary land reuse program must be subject to approval by the council pursuant to By-law number 2611 establishing the site du patrimoine du Portage and pursuant to the By-law respecting site planning and architectural integration programs number 505-2005;
CONSIDERING THAT the construction project constituting the proposed preliminary land reuse program must also be subject to a discretionary process that will require authorization by the municipal council in order to authorize the number of stories proposed by the project;
CONSIDERING THAT the construction project constituting the preliminary land reuse program must be subject to approval by the council pursuant to the By-law respecting conditional uses number 506-2005, because the project will contain more than 100 units;
CONSIDERING THAT the Demolition 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 By-law number 900-2021;
CONSIDERING THAT before rendering its decision, the Committee took into account the oppositions received following the publication of the public demolition notice on September 4, 2024;
CONSIDERING THAT the Conseil local du patrimoine was consulted at its meeting on September 16, 2024, since the request concerns a heritage building, and it formulated a favorable opinion;
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, pursuant to the By-law to regulate the demolition of buildings on the territory of the Ville de Gatineau number 900-2021, the demolition of the industrial building located at 8-10, rue Leduc.
ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
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8. Demolition of a single-family home – 8, chemin Lattion – Aylmer District – Steven Boivin
Questions, answers, and comments were formulated, concerning among other things:
- The demolitions carried out without prior authorization for the dwellings at 2, 4, and 6, chemin Lattion were performed by a previous owner. This situation does not cause any prejudice to the current owner.
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CONSIDERING THAT a request to demolish the two-story, detached single-family residential building, currently vacant, has been submitted for the property located at 8, chemin Lattion;
CONSIDERING THAT the existing main building, constructed in 1974, has no recognized heritage value and is not identified in the document Ville de Gatineau — Inventaire du patrimoine bâti — 2008;
CONSIDERING THAT the construction project constituting the proposed land reuse program aims for the construction of a new eight-story residential building containing 99 units;
CONSIDERING THAT the construction project constituting the proposed land reuse program could be subject to the approval by the council of minor variance(s) to Zoning By-law number 532-2020;
CONSIDERING THAT the Demolition 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 By-law number 900-2021;
CONSIDERING THAT before rendering its decision, the Committee took into account the oppositions received following the publication of the public demolition notice on September 4, 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, pursuant to the By-law to regulate the demolition of buildings on the territory of the Ville de Gatineau number 900-2021, the demolition of the two-story single-family home at 8, chemin Lattion, conditional upon:
- The granting, if required, by the municipal council of minor variance(s) to Zoning By-law number 532-2020;
- The simultaneous issuance of the building permit for the replacement project and the certificate of authorization for the demolition work.
ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
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10. Demolition of a single-family home – 81, rue Morin – Hull-Wright District – Steve Moran
Questions, answers, and comments were formulated, concerning among other things:
- The former owner is still listed on the assessment roll, as the transaction took place very recently. A delay may be necessary to update the information on the assessment roll;
- It is estimated that the demolition of the building will free up space and improve services offered to people experiencing homelessness.
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CONSIDERING THAT a request to demolish a two-story, detached single-family home, currently vacant, has been submitted for the property located at 81, rue Morin;
CONSIDERING THAT the main building in question, constructed in 1952, has no heritage value and is not identified in the document Ville de Gatineau – Inventaire du patrimoine bâti – 2008;
CONSIDERING THAT a complaint file is currently active regarding the deterioration of the quality of life in the neighborhood concerning the building to be demolished;
CONSIDERING THAT the restoration costs are $550,000, which appear high according to the Service de l’urbanisme et du développement durable, but reasonable based on the state of the building visible in the submitted photographs, particularly following a fire that occurred in November 2023;
CONSIDERING THAT the preliminary land reuse program provides that the land will be leveled and grassed, and that access will be restricted by means of a fence, a hedge, or an embankment;
CONSIDERING THAT the Demolition 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 By-law number 900-2021;
CONSIDERING THAT before rendering its decision, the Committee took into account the oppositions received following the publication of the public demolition notice on September 4, 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, pursuant to the By-law to regulate the demolition of buildings on the territory of the Ville de Gatineau number 900-2021, the demolition of the two-story single-family home located at 81, rue Morin, conditional upon:
- Leveling and grassing the land after the demolition and installing a fence, a hedge, or an embankment on the land bordering rue Morin and rue Marie-Le Franc, in accordance with Article 40 of Construction By-law number 504-2005.
ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
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12. Demolition of an industrial building – 195B, boulevard de l’Aéroport – Rivière-Blanche District – Jean Lessard
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CONSIDERING THAT a request to demolish a one-story, detached industrial building has been submitted for the property located at 195B, boulevard de l’Aéroport;
CONSIDERING THAT the existing main building, constructed in 1992, has no recognized heritage value and is not identified in the document Ville de Gatineau — Inventaire du patrimoine bâti — 2008;
CONSIDERING THAT no complaint file is active regarding the deterioration of the quality of life in the neighborhood concerning the building to be demolished;
CONSIDERING THAT the preliminary land reuse program aims to build a new two-story, detached industrial building on one of the new lots created from lot 1 373 000;
CONSIDERING THAT the projected uses are authorized in the industrial zone In-03-121;
CONSIDERING THAT the construction project constituting the proposed land reuse program could require the granting by the council of minor variance(s) to Zoning By-law number 532-2020;
CONSIDERING THAT the Demolition 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 By-law number 900-2021;
CONSIDERING THAT before rendering its decision, the Committee took into account the oppositions received following the publication of the public demolition notice on September 4, 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, pursuant to the By-law to regulate the demolition of buildings on the territory of the Ville de Gatineau number 900-2021, the demolition of the one-story industrial building located at 195B, boulevard de l’Aéroport, conditional upon:
- The authorization, if required, by the municipal council of minor variance(s) to Zoning By-law number 532-2020;
- The simultaneous issuance of the building permit for the replacement project approved by the municipal council and the certificate of authorization for the demolition work.
ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY