Approve the demolition request of the structure at 7119 Tecumseh Road, pursuant to section 34 of the Heritage Act, subject to the applicant(s)/owner(s) properly removing and relocating the following heritage attributes to a storage location, to be confirmed and identified by Lakeshore Administration prior to commencing demolition;
- Round arched transom window over the entrance on the façade;
- Viable windows, or windows with the least deterioration;
- Belfry and bell;
- Pinnacles/spirelet;
- Corinthian columns located throughout the nave and upper gallery;
- Painted bible verse, cross and roundels are painted onto plain pressed tin/sheet metal panels;
- A selection of the best-preserved brick and stone masonry units;
- Foundation masonry units and voussoirs and keystone detailing around openings;
- Limestone cross on the church’s façade;
- Date stone;
- Wooden exterior brackets;
- Pressed tin/sheet metal ceiling tiles;
- Decorative cornice with dentils and egg-and-dart patterning located throughout the nave and upper gallery;
- Curved pressed tin/sheet metal arcade spanning between the nave’s Corinthian columns; and
- Columns, balustrade and brackets at the gallery.
Endorse the recommended procedures and attributes to be salvaged listed above and further described in the scoped peer review memo completed by WSP, dated December 1, 2022 and attached to the Demolition Request of Designated Heritage Property 7119 Tecumseh Rd, Church of the Annunciation report presented at the December 13, 2022 Council meeting;
Direct Administration to advertise to the community, local organizations, salvage companies and other interested parties of the heritage attributes available for donation; and
Direct Administration to bring a report for Council to consider a plan, including financial implications, for any unclaimed heritage attributes that are in good condition that Lakeshore would want to store or relocate within the community.