Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - 324 Old Yonge Street - by Councillor Jaye Robinson, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle

These elaborate mansions are defined by lots with large frontages and setbacks, circular driveways and expansive landscaped grounds. The property at 324 Old Yonge Street is important in supporting the historic character of York Mills and is a representative example of a Georgian Revival style house and sits in a sequence of mansions of a similar grandeur, type, and architectural style, which are defined by lots with large frontages and setbacks, circular driveways and expansive landscaped grounds, including the adjacent listed property located at 384 Old Yonge Street, with which it shares a similar typology and Georgian Revival exterior. Three other surviving adjacent properties are listed or designated on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act gives municipalities the authority to maintain and add to a publicly accessible heritage register. City Council must consult with its municipal heritage committee before a property that has not been designated under Part IV is added or removed from the municipal register. Following further research and evaluation, it has been determined that 324 Old Yonge Street meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, which the City of Toronto also applies when evaluating properties for its Heritage Register. The Toronto Preservation Board considered this matter at its meeting on January 29, 2021 and adopted the recommendation for the property to be included on the City's Heritage Register. Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies. A Committee of Adjustment Application for Consent was submitted on May 19, 2020 is currently under review. The building is vacant.