Notice of Intention to Amend Designation Bylaw and Heritage Easement Agreement
IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT AND IN THE MATTER OF the lands in the City of Burlington known municipally as 38 Frontier Tr.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Burlington intends to amend the designation bylaw and heritage easement agreement for the above-noted property.
Purpose and Effect of Amendment
The purpose of amending the heritage designation By-law 44-2009 and Heritage Conservation Easement Agreement (“HEA”), Instrument No. HR1518674 is to remove references to the heritage designated house at 38 Frontier Tr., which caught fire in July 2020 and was demolished, and to limit the designation to a surviving historically significant structure on the property known as the “Woodhill Ice House”.
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest
The property at 38 Frontier Tr. supports a one-storey stone ice house building. It is dug into the escarpment and was built in 1833 by advocate, statesman and agriculturalist Adam Fergusson. It has architectural and historical value. Heritage attributes include the position of the building, rubblestone construction, gable roofed form and other exterior features.
For more information and a full statement, contact heritage@burlington.ca.
Description of Property
38 Frontier Tr. (CON 2 EF PT LOTS 3,4,5); City of Burlington, Regional Municipality of Halton.
More information on the proposed designation amendment is available for viewing in the Clerks Department, First Floor, City Hall, 426 Brant St., during regular business hours or can be requested electronically by contacting heritage@burlington.ca.
Notice of Objection
Any person may, within 30 days after the date of the publication of this notice, serve written notice of objection to the proposed designation, together with a statement for the objection and all relevant facts to:
Mr. Kevin Arjoon, City Clerk, The Corporation of the City of Burlington, 426 Brant St., P.O. Box 5013 Burlington, On, L7R 3Z6.
Dated at the City of Burlington this 14th day of February, 2023.