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2 Whitney Avenue (135 Glen Road) - Application to Erect a Structure in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District - Refusal

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2025-10-08 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on October 8 and 9, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council refuse the proposal to construct a structure on lands subject to an encroachment agreement adjacent to 2 Whitney Avenue, a property within the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, as outlined in the Applicants' Submission by Matthew and Michele McGrath on July 25, 2025.

The vote

Adopt Item · Carried, 23-1

For (23)Alejandra Bravo, Amber Morley, Anthony Perruzza, Ausma Malik, Chris Moise, Dianne Saxe, Frances Nunziata, Gord Perks, Jamaal Myers, James Pasternak, Jon Burnside, Josh Matlow, Lily Cheng, Michael Thompson, Mike Colle, Neethan Shan, Nick Mantas, Olivia Chow, Parthi Kandavel, Paula Fletcher, Rachel Chernos Lin, Shelley Carroll, Stephen Holyday
Against (1)Brad Bradford
Absent (2)Paul Ainslie, Vincent Crisanti
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This report recommends that City Council refuse the proposal to erect a structure on and adjacent to the property at 2 Whitney Avenue under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The subject site is a B-rated property located in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District. The applicant is seeking retro-active approval for the retention and completion of a partially constructed masonry wall, a structure that was erected without a heritage permit.

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All public and private lands within the boundaries of a heritage conservation district are designated under Part 5 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The proposed wall, a substantial portion of which was built prior to the owner of 2 Whitney Avenue stopping work at the City's request, does not comply with the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District Plan, the Official Plan or the Parks Canada Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada. As such, staff recommend that this application be refused.

Staff recommended

The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the proposal to construct a structure on lands subject to an encroachment agreement adjacent to 2 Whitney Avenue, a property within the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, as outlined in the Applicants' Submission by Matthew and Michele McGrath on July 25, 2025.

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