Alteration to Heritage Properties and Authority to Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement - 1974-1978 Weston Road, 1984-1986 Weston Road and 3-5 Little Avenue

The site is irregularly shaped and is comprised of the consolidation of nine properties. The west portion of the development site (1974-1978, 1980, 1984-1986 Weston Road, 1, 3 and 5 Little Avenue) is located within the Weston Phase 1 Heritage Conservation District (HCD), designated under Part V of the Heritage Conservation Act. This application proposes to amend the Official Plan, the former City of York Zoning By-law No. 1-83 and City-Wide Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 to permit a mixed-use development including two tall buildings with heights of 35 and 29-storeys that are connected by a 8-storey podium that has a 2-3 storey base element. The proposed 8-storey podium would incorporate three of the identified heritage structures (1974-1978 Weston Road, 1984-1986 Weston Road and 3 Little Avenue) on the site, retaining the properties within the base of the podium. The buildings at 1980 Weston Road and 5 Little Avenue (which are also in the Weston Phase 1 HCD) are proposed to be demolished.

Architects, dated April 20, 2022 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following conditions: a. That the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That the owner: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 1974-1978 Weston Road, 1984-1986 Weston Road and 3-5 Little Avenue substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 28, 2022, prepared by Graziani Corazza Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Goldsmith Borgal Ltd. Architects, dated April 20, 2022, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 1974-1978 Weston Road, 1984-1986 Weston Road and 3-5 Little Avenue, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal Ltd. Architects, dated April 20, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Recommendation b.1. and 2. above are required to be satisfied prior to the introduction of the bill for any Zoning By-law Amendment related to the property, unless other legal mechanisms are utilized so as to satisfy the City Solicitor that no Building Permit will be issued until such time as the Owner has entered into the Heritage Easement Agreement and registered the agreement on title. In any case, the Conservation Plan must be accepted and the Heritage Easement Agreement must be entered into and registered no later than December 9, 2022, or such later date as may be agreed by the owner and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning in writing, failing which this condition will be determined to be unfulfilled. c. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 1974-1978 Weston Road, 1984-1986 Weston Road and 3-5 Little Avenue, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 1974-1978 Weston Road, 1984-1986 Weston Road and 3-5 Little Avenue, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building(s) as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 1.b.1. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upward indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage properties, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a USB flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.3, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 1974-1978 Weston Road, 1984-1986 Weston Road and 3-5 Little Avenue in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the properties at 1974-1978 Weston Road, 1984-1986 Weston Road and 3 Little Avenue.