Mr. Prell introduced the application.
Mr. Gower noted that this was a difficult proposal as the ideas were generally against the Heritage guidelines and had been raised at the roundtable but they had merit. He asked how in the future the Committee could go around breaking or recommending that a guideline be ignored for a project.
Councillor Oosterhof noted that the project would be complementary to the area. He asked what the roundtable had discussed regarding the property that the Committee should be made aware of. Mr. Prell stated that the property would need a Heritage Impact Statement (HIS) and that the property was now more prominent in the community due to the change in the highway alignment.
The Chair provided an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions.
Don Taylor noted that he had been at the roundtable and that it had been a good discussion regarding the project. He asked for clarification on if the applicants were to raise the house. He stated that raising the home would change the appearance of the home and that any changes to the foundation should be done in limestone and not concrete.
In response to the public comments Mikaela Hughes, Applicant, stated that the HIS was progressing well and would be included in future proposals. She noted that the home was very simple in design. She confirmed that if the home was raised the new sections of the foundation would be done in limestone. She explained that any raising would only be done to ensure that the wooden siding was at least eight inches off the ground. She further stated that the terrain would be regraded for better drainage.