Designating 297 Hunter Street West despite a notice to demolish
General Committee makes recommendations; City Council makes the final decision.
This motion was defeated at General Committee, so it was not among the committee’s recommendations to Council.
Councillor Votes
Full Resolution Text
That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report IPGPL26-045, dated August 4, 2026, of the Commissioner of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth Management as follows: a) That Council acknowledges receipt of a notice of intention to demolish the building at 297 Hunter Street West issued pursuant to subsection 27(9) of the Ontario Heritage Act R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18; b) That the recommendation of the Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (PACAC) that Council designate the property at 297 Hunter Street West as a heritage property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18 being of “cultural heritage value or interest” be received; and, c) That Council take the following actions to designate the property at 297 Hunter Street West as a heritage property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18 being of cultural heritage value or interest: i. Serve Notice of Intention to Designate 297 Hunter Street West and provide public notice of that intention in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality as per the Ontario Heritage Act R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18, s.31 (3); ii. Serve the owner of the property to be designated and the Ontario Heritage Trust with a Notice of Intention to Designate as per the Ontario Heritage Act R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18, s.21 (3).