Larco demolished an above ground parking garage behind the Chateau Laurier that was built in 1969. Now the owners of the hotel are planning to excavate land to build a 5-storey underground parking facility with 385 spaces. One storey equals about 14 feet, therefore the parking garage will be 70 feet below the surface. It will take several months to conduct an archaeological investigation or a dig on the land.
Larco's plan to build an addition to the Chateau is inconsistent with the 2014 Provincial Policy Statement, Under the Planning Act:
Part V: Policies - 2.6 Cultural Heritage and Archeology
2.6.1. Significant built heritage resources and significant cultural heritage landscapes shall be conserved.
2.6.2. Development and site alteration shall not be permitted on lands containing archeological resources or areas of archeological potential unless significant archaeological resources have been conserved.
2.6.3. Planning authorities shall not permit development and site alteration on adjacent lands to protected heritage property except where the proposed development and site alteration has been evaluated and it has been demonstrated that the heritage attributes of the protected heritage property will be conserved.
2.6.4. Planning authorities should consider and promote archeological management plans and cultural plans in conserving cultural heritage and archeological resources.
2.6,5. Planning authorities shall consider the interests of Aboriginal communities in considering cultural heritage and archeological resources.
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Archeological digs were conducted on the LeBreton Flats and on nearby Parliament Hill, Ottawa.
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