Boyle Street McCauley ARP DC1 (Area 12) Northwest McCauley

 

8.4.20.1.  Background

The Rehwinkel Parsonage was designated by Bylaw 13679 as a Municipal Historic Resource on June 29, 2004.

Alterations to the Rehwinkel Parsonage must conform to the provisions of the Municipal Designation Bylaw 13679.

8.4.20.2.  General Purpose

To accommodate a limited range of uses for the Rehwinkel Parsonage and develop sensitive site development regulations to ensure that development will be consistent with the designation of the Rehwinkel Parsonage as a Municipal Historic Resource.

8.4.20.3.  Area of Application

The west portion of Lot 1 and southwest portion of Lot 2, Block 35, Plan D, located at 11004 - 96 Street NW, the Rehwinkel Parsonage, McCauley, as shown on Schedule ”A” of this Bylaw, adopting this Provision.

8.4.20.4.  Uses

a)    Child Care Services

b)    Minor Home-Based Businesses

c)    Religious Assembly

d)    Single Detached Housing

e)    Fascia On-premises Signs

8.4.20.4.  Development Regulations

a)    The maximum building Height shall not exceed 10.0 m nor 2 ½ Storeys.

b)    Within the Rehwinkel Parsonage, the Religious Assembly Use is limited to administrative offices and rectories, manses, dormitories, convents, monasteries, and other residential Uses directly associated with the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.

c)    Any additions to the Rewinkel Parsonage must be sympathetic in style or materials or both to the satisfaction of the Development Officer in consultation with the Heritage Planner.

d)    Separation Space shall be provided in accordance with Section 48 of the Zoning Bylaw.

e)    Signs shall be developed in accordance with Schedule 59H of the Zoning Bylaw and in consultation with the Heritage Planner.

8.4.20.5.  Development Regulations - Heritage

The Development Officer and the Heritage Planner shall have regard for the following guidelines when reviewing a Development Permit application:

a)      The Rehwinkel Parsonage, and the land on which it is situated, has been designated a Municipal Historic Resource as per Bylaw 13679 on June 29, 2004.  All ’Regulated Portions’ identified in Bylaw 13679 shall be maintained and kept.

b)       Heritage requirements pertaining to the Rehwinkel Parsonage structure and any future development must conform to the requirements of City of Edmonton Designation Bylaw 13679, Policy C-450A’s General Guidelines for Rehabilitation (Appendix I to this Bylaw), and the Federal ”Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada”.

Appendix I

General Guidelines for Rehabilitation 

The General Guidelines for Rehabilitation (the Guidelines) are intended to assist in applying accepted principles and practices to conservation, which are drawn from Parks Canada’s ”Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada”.

City of Edmonton Policy C-450A requires that the standards and guidelines be used to ensure that all rehabilitation work is interpreted correctly and that the resource’s character defining elements and historic significance is maintained.  The guidelines help ensure that those elements that make the resource significant are kept and enhanced while allowing it to adapt to changing circumstances.  The following guidelines and the referenced standards shall apply to the Rehwinkel Parsonage, a designated Municipal Historic Resource.

 

Compatible Uses

Wherever possible, the uses proposed for a Historic Resource shall be compatible with the existing building such that only minimal changes are required to the building.  The use of a Historic Resource for its original purpose is desirable.

Original Character

The original distinctive qualities and character of the Historic Resource shall not be destroyed.  The removal or alteration of any historical materials or features shall be avoided whenever possible.

Historic Period

The Historic Resource should be recognized as a product of its own time.  Alterations which are not based on historical fact or which recreate an earlier or a later appearance shall be discouraged.

Witness to Change

Changes to the Historic Resource may have occurred over time.  These alterations are evidence of the history and development of the building.  Because this evolution may have acquired significance in its own right, alterations, which are significant to the original building, should be recognized and respected where indicated.

Style and Craftsmanship

Distinctive stylistic features and examples of skilled craftsmanship of the Historic Resource shall be preserved and treated sensitively.

Repair and Replacement

Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced whenever possible.  Where replacement is necessary, the new material should match the original as to material composition, colour, texture, design, etc.  The repair or replacement of architectural features shall be based on sound knowledge of the original characteristics of the feature.  Such knowledge shall be based on historical or pictorial evidence and not upon conjecture.

Cleaning

In all cases, surface cleaning shall be undertaken with the gentlest means available.  Sandblasting and other cleaning methods that damage historic buildings shall not be undertaken.

Reversibility of Intervention

When the introduction of new elements or materials are necessary to stabilize or preserve an Historic Resource, alterations shall be undertaken such that the new materials, should they fail, may be removed at a later date without damage to the original fabric of the Historic Resource.  Where this is not possible (i.e., use of epoxy or other permanent interventions) only those methods and materials which have been thoroughly tested and found satisfactory in situ, shall be used.

Recording

Prior to undertaking any alterations, particularly in cases where alterations may threaten the building fabric (underpinning, moving structures), the applicant shall provide a complete and accurate record of the architectural features of the Historic Resource.  Measured drawings and photographs of details may prove invaluable if major features are damaged or lost during the subsequent repair work.  Any historic resource which is the subject of an application to unsympathetically alter or demolish such resource shall be professionally recorded.

Original Construction Details

In some historic structures, poor construction details or inappropriate materials resulted in rapid deterioration of certain building elements.  In these instances, accurate reconstruction of the original detail will inevitably result in the failure of the element.  Therefore, reconstruction should be undertaken in such a fashion as to duplicate the original appearance as closely as possible while using details based on sound construction practice.

Codes

At no time should the life and safety of occupants of a Historic Resource be deemed of lesser importance than the preservation of the original fabric of the resource.  The required life and safety standards are those required by the current Alberta Building Code.  However, notwithstanding these Code requirements, where the essential character of the structure is threatened by changes for Code reasons, every effort shall be made to achieve an equivalent safety standard by alternate means so as to minimize the impact on the historic fabric.

Rehabilitation

Prior to undertaking any rehabilitation work, the scope of work and a schedule of alterations should be prepared.  This schedule should include phasing of alterations where necessary due to program or budget restrictions.  The type and timing of both short and long term maintenance work shall also be included.

Signs

As a general rule signs should be limited to signs which were originally present on the building.  In instances where new uses or interpretative functions dictate the use of additional signs, these new elements should be integrated into the general design of the project.  The size, typeface, graphics, and materials should be chosen to suit the period of the Historic Resource wherever possible.  Avoid installing new signs such that the repair, replacement, or removal of the signs damages the original fabric of the structure.

Alterations and Additions to Historic Resources

Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not diminish the overall historic character of the resource and such design is compatible with the size, scale, colour, material and character of the resource, neighbourhood or environment.