Notice of Intention to
Designate
Arndt’s Machine Shop as a
Municipal Historic Resource
Recommendation:
That Executive Committee recommend
to City Council:
1. That a Notice of Intention to
Designate a Municipal Historic
Resource, as outlined in Attachment
1 of the February 9, 2009, Planning
and Development Department report
2009PLU110 be served to the owner
of the property occupied by Arndt’s
Machine Shop located at 10310 - 81
Avenue NW, in accordance with
Section 26 of the Historical
Resources Act.
2. That the funding of $37,797.10 for
this project be provided from the
Heritage Reserve Fund.
Report Summary
The action recommended in this
report initiates the process of
designating a heritage building at the
owner’s request as a Municipal
Historic Resource in accordance with
the Alberta Historical Resources Act.
Report
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Arndt’s Machine Shop is on the
Inventory of Historic Resources in
Edmonton and merits designation
under City Policy C-450B - “A Policy
to Encourage the Designation and
Rehabilitation of Municipal Historic
Resources in Edmonton.” The
property is currently owned by
Dayanandan and Selvanayigee
Naidoo.
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On January 20, 2009, the owners
completed the application
requirements to have the Arndt’s
Machine Shop designated as a
Municipal Historic Resource under
the provisions of City Policy C-450B.
Any future restoration will meet the
Standards and Guidelines for the
Conservation of Historic Places in
Canada.
Policy
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The Municipal Historic Resource
Designation of Arndt’s Machine Shop
complies with and advances the
goals of City Policy C-450B.
Budget/Financial Implications
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Upon completion of the project
phases as outlined in Attachment 5,
the owner will be paid up to
$37,797.10 as a rehabilitation
incentive from the Heritage Reserve
Fund. This funding scheme is based
on 50% of the total cost of the
restoration work.
Should the owner receive funding
from the Alberta Historical
Resources Foundation for
restoration work, the owner will only
receive up to 33% of the allocated
funding from the Historic Resource
Management Program.
The cost for the restoration work is
$75,594.20; however, the owner is
completing a great deal of additional
work on the building to upgrade it
and convert it to a family restaurant.
ROUTING – Executive Committee, City Council | DELEGATION – P. Ohm/O. Elgalali
WRITTEN BY – L. Collins | February 9, 2009 – Planning and Development Department2009PLU110
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Notice of Intention to Designate Arndt’s Machine Shop as a Municipal Historic
Resource
Justification of Recommendation
1. Issuance of a Notice of Intention to
Designate and subsequent approval
of the designation bylaw will give
Administration the authority to ensure
that the building is restored and
maintained in accordance with sound
principles of conservation.
2. Rehabilitation incentive funds will be
available from Internal Order #
174101 Heritage Reserve Fund.
Attachments
1. Notice of Intention to Designate
Arndt’s Machine Shop as a Municipal
Historic Resource
2. Location of Arndt’s Machine Shop
3. Photograph of Arndt’s Machine Shop
4. Statement of Significance for Arndt’s
Machine Shop
5. Description of City Funded
Restoration Work on Arndt’s
Machine Shop
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Attachment 1
Notice of Intention to Designate Arndt’s Machine Shop as a Municipal Historic
Resource
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DESIGNATE ARNDT’S MACHINE SHOP AS A
MUNICIPAL HISTORIC RESOURCE
HISTORICAL RESOURCES ACT
Section 26 H.R.A., R.S.A. 1980, c.H-8, as amended
TO:
1393532 Alberta Ltd. (Dayanandan & Selvanayigee Naidoo)
26, 52224 Range Road 231
Sherwood Park, AB
T8B 1N3
Notice is hereby given that sixty (60 days) from the date of service of this Notice, The
Municipal Council of the City of Edmonton intends to pass a Bylaw that the site legally
described as:
Plan Number I, Block 51, Lot Numbers 5 & 6
Excepting thereout all mines and minerals.
and located at 10131 - 81 Avenue NW and containing the original circa 1928 building
known as Arndt’s Machine Shop located on the site be designated a MUNICIPAL
HISTORIC RESOURCE under Section 26 of the Historical Resources Act, as amended
from time to time.
AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT the Municipal Council of the City of Edmonton
has appointed the General Manager of the Planning and Development Department to
implement matters arising from the issuance of the Notice of Intention to Designate a
Municipal Historic Resource.
DATED this
day of
2009.
________________________________
General Manager
Planning and Development Department
Agent for the City of Edmonton
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Report: 2009PLU110 Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Location of Arndt’s Machine Shop
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Report: 2009PLU110 Attachment 2
Attachment 3
Photographs of Arndt’s Machine Shop
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Report: 2009PLU110 Attachment 3
Attachment 4
Statement of Significance for Arndt’s Machine Shop
Description of Historic Place
Arndt’s Machine Shop is a large one storey industrial building with Moderne influences
built during the 1940s. The building is located in a small industrial area in Ritchie on
Edmonton’s south side.
Heritage Value
Arndt’s Machine Shop is significant for its architectural, contextual and historical values.
Arndt’s Machine Shop is architecturally significant as a good example of a modern light
industrial building of this era. This building shows influences of the Moderne style in its
smooth stucco exterior and curved parapet. The corner pilasters and parapet conceal
the corrugated steel barrel roof common in industrial buildings.
The Machine Shop is historically significant for its association with the long term owner,
Ted Arndt and the continued industrial development in the Ritchie area. Arndt first
purchased and developed this land in the 1920s as a blacksmith shop. He operated the
blacksmith shop on this site until the 1940s when it became Arndt’s Machine Shop. The
Machine Shop likely benefited from the oilfield development in the late 1940s and this
success likely permitted Arndt to build this new shop in the late 1940s.
Arndt’s Machine Shop is contextually significant for its place in a larger grouping of
industrial and commercial buildings along this strip in the Ritchie neighbourhood.
Located directly south of Old Strathcona’s Whyte Avenue, this area had a much
stronger industrial focus, in contrast to the commercial nature of Whyte Avenue. The
proximity of this small industrial area to the Canadian Pacific Railway Station was also
strategic for shipping and receiving.
Character Defining Elements
The character defining elements as expressed in the form, massing and materials of
this one-storey commercial building include:
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bowed parapet;
barrel roof of corrugated steel;
stucco finish;
square pilasters at the corners of the front façade; and
original nine light wooden windows
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Report: 2009PLU110 Attachment 4
Attachment 5
Description of City Funded Restoration Work on Arndt’s Machine Shop
Phase
Description of City Funded Work
Total Cost
1.
Exterior Repair: Restucco entire front
façade and sides of building in a smooth,
white stucco finish that is historically
accurate.
$46,820.00
Amount
Allocated
$23,410.00
2.
Windows: Repair and restore all existing
windows and storm windows. Construction of
new historically accurate storm windows to
match the existing and construction of one
new window to match historic window profile.
Re-cut a whole in the east façade and
reinstall missing window.
Sub total
10% Contingency(if necessary)
Total
$21,902.00
$10,951.00
$68,722.00
$ 6,872.20
$75,594.20
$34,361.00
$ 3,436.10
$37,797.10
Note: Should the owner receive restoration funding from the Alberta Historical
Resources Foundation, the total grant will be reduced to up to 33% ($25,198)
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Report: 2009PLU110 Attachment 5