Toronto Preservation Board
The full agenda, as filed
All 8 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
PB12.1adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 66 Chares Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. The property at 66 Charles Street East is located on the north side of Charles Street East to the west of Church Street. Constructed in 1872 and remodeled in the Second Empire style by builder and property developer Arthur Coleman in 1886, the property bears a strong resemblance to the adjacent properties at 62-64 Charles Street East which were constructed by Arthur Coleman and Thomas Smith in 1884. Together with the neighbouring Part IV Designated properties at 62-64 Charles Street East, 628 Church Street, and 634-636 Church Street, the property at 66 Charles Street East forms part of a group of late nineteenth and early twentieth century residential structures that anchor the northwest corner of Church Street and Charles Street East. Between 1904 and 1910, the property was the home of noted cartoonist, journalist, poet, and lecturer John Wilson Bengough. Declared a National Historic Person by the Government of Canada in 1938, a commemorative plaque was installed at the property in 1983 by Parks Canada. The property continued to function as a residence until 1974 when it was purchased by lawyer Gerald Sternberg and converted to offices by 1980. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 66 Charles Street East and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under the criteria for Design / Physical, Historical / Associative, and Contextual value. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. A Committee of Adjustment application for a Minor Variance to convert the existing two-and-one-half-storey detached residential building at 66 Charles Street East into an 11-storey apartment building was submitted on September 6, 2023. The project will retain the main section of the existing residential structure and construct a nine-storey rear addition above and behind the rear third of the main structure. The first storey of the existing structure will be converted into an entrance lobby, while the second and third storeys will be converted into residential suites A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. A Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Philip Goldsmith dated November 3, 2023 was submitted as part of the Committee of Adjustment application. City staff recommend that to ensure the conservation conditions of a Site Plan that it be done through designation of the property under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act which amended the Ontario Heritage Act and came into effect on January 1, 2023. As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and / or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application that would trigger a Prescribed Event, the property must be listed in the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event occurring to designate a property. This requirement does not apply to a Prescribed Event that has occurred prior to January 1, 2023. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. Designation also enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 66 Charles Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 66 Charles Street East (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning: 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 66 Charles Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 66 Charles Street East (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, November 16, 2023, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning: 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
PB12.2adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 171 Lowther Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance and description of Heritage Attributes found in Attachment 3. Located on the south side of Lowther Avenue between Walmer Road and Dalton Street, 171 Lowther is located within the West Annex neighbourhood. Constructed between 1901 and 1902, the three-storey house-form building is designed in a mix of the Queen Anne Revival and Edwardian Classicism styles. Staff have determined that the property at 171 Lowther Avenue meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under the categories of design / physical and contextual values. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and / or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application that would trigger a Prescribed Event, the property must be listed in the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event occurring to designate a property under Section 29(1.2)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The property was listed on the City's Heritage Register on July 19, 2023. The City received a notice from the property owner objecting to the inclusion of the subject property on the Heritage Register. Following a review of the objection, staff are of the opinion that the property 171 Lowther Avenue holds cultural heritage value. On November 6, 2023, the Toronto Preservation Board recommended to the Planning and Housing Committee that City Council continue to include the property at 171 Lowther Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. That report will be considered by Planning and Housing Committee on November 30, 2023 and together with this report at City Council at its meeting on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023. An Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for the properties at 171-175 Lowther Avenue has been submitted, but not yet deemed complete. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 171 Lowther Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 171 Lowther Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning: 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 171 Lowther Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 171 Lowther Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, November 16, 2023, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning: 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
PB12.3adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 2111 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. Located at the southeast corner of Yonge Street and Hillsdale Avenue East, two blocks south of Eglinton, the subject property comprises a square two-storey mixed-use building with ground floor commercial with residential above. Originally constructed for Charles Murphy to house his business, Charles Murphy & Sons Hardware, the building was constructed in two phases between 1906-1912 and 1924-1940, while the store operated at this location until 1940 in the Davisville neighbourhood. The brick clad building is topped by a decorative pressed metal cornice and parapet and has a modified two-storey commercial storefront with decorative pressed metal cornice which extends across the entirety of the Yonge Street (principal) elevation and wraps around the west corner of the Hillsdale Avenue East (north) elevation. The property at 2111 Yonge Street is in the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan Area and the Midtown in Focus planning study area. City Council included the subject property at 2111 Yonge Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register on October 2, 2017. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 2111 Yonge Street and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under the categories of design / physical and contextual values. In September 2023, the City received Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for the properties at 2079-2111 Yonge Street, 9-11, 21, 31 Hillsdale Avenue East and 12-18 Manor Road East. The applications propose a 29-storey mixed-use building. All of the properties within the development site are proposed to be demolished, except for the building at 2111 Yonge Street, which will be integrated into the base of the development. A Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated November 8, 2023, was submitted to the City on November 10, 2023. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to Planning Act applications that would trigger a Prescribed Event. Section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. A "Prescribed Event" is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and / or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act. A complete application notice has not been issued yet. If the City Clerk's notice is issued on November 24, 2023, Council must make a decision at its February 6-8, 2024 meeting to provide sufficient time for the City Clerk to issue a notice of intention to designate prior to February 16, 2024. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act which amended the Ontario Heritage Act and came into effect on January 1, 2023. As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and / or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application that would trigger a Prescribed Event, the property must be listed in the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event occurring to designate a property. This requirement does not apply to a Prescribed Event that has occurred prior to January 1, 2023. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 2111 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 2111 Yonge Street (Entrance Addresses at 1 and 5 Hillsdale Avenue East) (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 23, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 2111 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 2111 Yonge Street (Entrance Addresses at 1 and 5 Hillsdale Avenue East) (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, November 23, 2023, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
PB12.4adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 309 Cherry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance and description of Heritage Attributes found in Attachment 3. Located in the Port Lands at the southeast corner of Cherry Street and Villiers Street, the subject property at 309 Cherry Street is approximately bounded by Cherry Street to the east, Villiers Streets to the north, and Commissioners Street to the south. The subject property contains two detached buildings: the first building was constructed in 1920 and the second was constructed in 1941. The first building on the property at 309 Cherry Street is a two-storey institutional building constructed in 1920 as a banking hall and offices for the Bank of Montreal; it was designed by the esteemed architectural firm Darling & Pearson in the Classical Revival style. Toronto Harbour Commissioners leased the property to the Bank of Montreal for a period of 21 years; however, few new industries had moved to the area by 1925 and by 1926 the Bank of Montreal ceased operations at this location. Separated by a laneway to the south, the second building on the subject property is a two-to-four-storey industrial building constructed in 1941 as an oil storage warehouse for Canadian Oil Companies Ltd (formerly misidentified as the William McGill and Company building). It was designed by the architect N. A. Armstrong and represents a vernacular industrial building with noticeable features of the Art Moderne style. By 1942, the Canadian Oil Companies leased the former Bank of Montreal building for their offices and continued to use both buildings until the mid-1960s when the company was purchased by Shell Canada, a subsidiary of the British oil and gas company Shell. The former Bank of Montreal building was added to the City's Inventory of Heritage Properties (now, Heritage Register) on August 18, 1976. The former Canadian Oil Companies warehouse was added to the City's Heritage Register on February 11, 2003; however, it was misidentified as the William McGill and Company building. Staff researched the subject property, and the two buildings were evaluated individually and collectively against the criteria prescribed in Ontario Regulation 9/06. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. Staff have determined that the property at 309 Cherry Street meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under design / physical, historical / associative, and contextual values, the attributes of which are reflected in the Statement of Significance (Attachment 3). On March 16, 2023, the City received a consolidated revised Zoning By-law Amendment application for two previously submitted and appealed Zoning By-law Amendment applications (16 271912 STE 30 OZ and 12 131809 STE 30 OZ). The consolidated Zoning By-law application resubmission is related to the proposed redevelopment of the subject property for two building blocks comprised of two towers (39-storeys and 47-storeys) on individual U-shaped, multi-storey (8-11-storey) podiums with residential and commercial uses. The new development will be bound by Cherry Street, Villiers Street, Commissioners Street, and the proposed future Foundry Street (west of and parallel to Munition Street). The application proposes the retention of the three elevations and structural elements of the former Bank of Montreal and adaptive re-use of the former Canadian Oil Companies warehouse in situ for commercial use; however, the precise degree of retention of this structure has yet to be determined and is the subject of further discussions with the applicant. Additionally, on November 15, 2021, the City received a Draft Plan of Subdivision application (21 234718 STE 14 SB) related to the same proposed redevelopment as described above. City Clerks issued a complete application notice for the Draft Plan of Subdivision application on March 4, 2022. On March 24, 2022, a waiver was provided extending the 90 days time period in which City Council must make a decision regarding Part IV designation in respect to the above noted applications under the Ontario Heritage Act until March 2023 which was further extended to March 31, 2024. In order to meet prescribed timelines under the Ontario Heritage Act, Council must make a decision at its March 20, 2024 meeting to provide sufficient time for the City Clerk to issue a notice of intention to designate before the waiver expires. The Prescribed Event occurred on this property before January 1, 2023, therefore, Section 29(1.2) 1 of the Ontario Heritage Act does not apply to require the property be included in the City's Heritage register prior to Council stating the notice of intention to designate on this property. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 309 Cherry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 309 Cherry Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning: 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 309 Cherry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 309 Cherry Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, November 16, 2023, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning: 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
PB12.5amended
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street and the demolition of the building on the property at 47 Huntley Street with an entrance address of 2 Linden Street. The application proposes the redevelopment of the site which includes the addition of two new residential towers. All the heritage buildings on the site will be conserved and incorporated into the new development, with the exception of the building on the east side of the property at 47 Huntley Street, known as 2 Linden Street, which is proposed to be demolished. The proposed development is consistent with the relevant provincial and municipal policies, except for the removal of the building at 2 Linden Street. Despite this removal, staff are of the opinion that the cumulative impacts to the heritage resources on the site are appropriately mitigated through the overall conservation strategy.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. the alterations to the heritage properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of two new tall buildings on the subject lands with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 24, 2023 prepared by Arcadis/IBI Group Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated November 14, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below. b. the demolition of the existing building on the designated heritage property at 2 Linden Street, in accordance with Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a new public park in connection with the approval of two new tall buildings on the subject lands substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 24, 2023 prepared by Arcadis/IBI Group Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated November 14, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to, and in accordance with, the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to conditions as set out below. 2. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the designated properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to the demolition of a heritage building of the designated heritage property at 2 Linden Street, under Part IV, Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions: a. prior to any Ontario Land Tribunal Order issued in connection with the related Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 24, 2023 prepared by Arcadis/IBI Group Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated November 14, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2. a. 2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street dated August 16, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council for the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 2,16 and 18 Linden Street, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendments to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16 and 18 Linden Street, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16 and 18 Linden Street will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its 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. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16 and 18 Linden Street, including research into and representation of unique associative values for each heritage property in addition to significant area themes, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 2, 16 and 18 Linden Street, 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, as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner of the subject property shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 2.a.1 above. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, and such Amendments to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.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. 4. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards 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 and Interpretation Plan. 5. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage building at 2 Linden Street 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 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; and d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 2.c.4 above, 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. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. the alterations to the heritage properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of two new tall buildings on the subject lands with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 24, 2023 prepared by Arcadis/IBI Group Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated November 14, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below. b. the demolition of the existing building on the designated heritage property at 2 Linden Street, in accordance with Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a new public park in connection with the approval of two new tall buildings on the subject lands substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 24, 2023 prepared by Arcadis/IBI Group Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated November 14, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to, and in accordance with, the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to conditions as set out below. 2. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the designated properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to the demolition of a heritage building of the designated heritage property at 2 Linden Street, under Part IV, Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions: a. prior to any Ontario Land Tribunal Order issued in connection with the related Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 24, 2023 prepared by Arcadis/IBI Group Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated November 14, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2. a. 2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street dated August 16, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council for the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 2,16 and 18 Linden Street, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendments to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16 and 18 Linden Street, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16 and 18 Linden Street will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its 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. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16 and 18 Linden Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 2, 16 and 18 Linden Street, 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, as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner of the subject property shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 2.a.1 above. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, and such Amendments to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.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. 4. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards 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 and Interpretation Plan. 5. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage building at 2 Linden Street 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 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; and d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 2.c.4 above, 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. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street.
PB12.6adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage property at 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East which is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The subject designated heritage property is located on the south-east corner of Yonge Street and King Street East and contains a 15-storey building known as the Canadian Pacific Railway Building constructed in 1911-13 to the design of Darling & Pearson. The proposed development has been submitted in connection with applications for amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law and Site Plan Approval and involves the construction of a 21-storey residential tower that will partially enclose the existing building's south and east elevations. A new six-storey addition including a mechanical penthouse atop the heritage resource is also proposed. The proposed development is consistent with the existing policy framework and proposes an overall conservation strategy that conserves the entirety of the significant heritage resource.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East, in accordance with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new 21-storey tower on the lands known municipally as 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated July 11, 2023, prepared by ERA and Partisans, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), dated October 26, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That the related 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 prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated July 11, 2023, prepared by ERA and Partisans, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), dated October 26, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution 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 the properties at 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East the owners shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plans required in Recommendation 1.b. 2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describe how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such a plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning. 3. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, 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 the work described in the Site Plan application, 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 as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City of Toronto required in Recommendation 1.b.1 for property at 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East, including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Have provided a detailed Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2. 3. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plans 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. 4. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards 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, Lighting and Interpretation plans. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.4, 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, Lighting and Interpretation Plans 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. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East, in accordance with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new 21-storey tower on the lands known municipally as 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated July 11, 2023, prepared by ERA and Partisans, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), dated October 26, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That the related 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 prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated July 11, 2023, prepared by ERA and Partisans, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), dated October 26, 2023, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution 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 the properties at 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East the owners shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plans required in Recommendation 1.b. 2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describe how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such a plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning. 3. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, 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 the work described in the Site Plan application, 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 as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City of Toronto required in Recommendation 1.b.1 for property at 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East, including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Have provided a detailed Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2. 3. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plans 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. 4. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards 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, Lighting and Interpretation plans. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.4, 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, Lighting and Interpretation Plans 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. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 69 Yonge Street and 3 King Street East.
PB12.7adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage property at 600 King Street West under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in connection with the development of the subject site and grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property. The report also recommends that City Council approve the demolition of a small outbuilding at the rear of 600 King Street West under Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The development site, which is located at the north-east corner of the intersection of King Street West and Portland Street, is designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. It contains a four-and-a-half-storey brick-clad building that was constructed in 1901 to the designs of architects Chadwick & Beckett, in the Edwardian Classical style for the Beatty Manufacturing Company Ltd. In conjunction with the related Zoning By-law Amendment application, the proposal seeks to retain the heritage building and construct a 5-storey addition above it. The resultant 9-storey building would rise to 36.5 metres (excluding the mechanical penthouse) and retain the existing restaurant and social club uses while adding a small hotel component and some office space. A single storey building at the rear of the site, which is not of heritage value, is also proposed to be demolished. Staff are of the opinion that the entire proposal conserves the heritage property at 600 King Street West and is consistent with the existing policy framework. The heritage impacts of the development proposal are appropriately mitigated through the overall conservation strategy.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. The alterations to the designated heritage property at 600 King Street West, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 9-storey (plus mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 8, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 16, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below. b. The demolition of a single storey rear outbuilding of the designated heritage property at 600 King Street West, in accordance with Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 9-storey (plus mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 8, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 16, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below 2. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the designated property at 600 King Street West under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to the demolition of a building, being the single storey rear outbuilding of the designated heritage property at 600 King Street West, under Part IV, Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also 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 prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 600 King Street West substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 8, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 16, 2023, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution 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 the property at 600 King Street West prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 16, 2023, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Withdraw their appeal(s) of the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan, and if not an appellant, but rather a party to such appeals, the owner shall withdraw as a party and not seek any party or participant status on the appeals, or advise the City Solicitor, in writing, that they shall not object to the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan and only maintain a monitoring brief of the hearing on the merits. c. That prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the property located at 600 King Street West, the subject owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its 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. 4. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Submit a Signage 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 property at 600 King Street West, 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 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 2.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 2.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 and Interpretation Plan. 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. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the property at 600 King Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 600 King Street West.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. The alterations to the designated heritage property at 600 King Street West, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 9-storey (plus mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 8, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 16, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below. b. The demolition of a single storey rear outbuilding of the designated heritage property at 600 King Street West, in accordance with Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a 9-storey (plus mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 8, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 16, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below 2. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the designated property at 600 King Street West under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to the demolition of a building, being the single storey rear outbuilding of the designated heritage property at 600 King Street West, under Part IV, Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also 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 prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 600 King Street West substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 8, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 16, 2023, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution 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 the property at 600 King Street West prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 16, 2023, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Withdraw their appeal(s) of the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan, and if not an appellant, but rather a party to such appeals, the owner shall withdraw as a party and not seek any party or participant status on the appeals, or advise the City Solicitor, in writing, that they shall not object to the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan and only maintain a monitoring brief of the hearing on the merits. c. That prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the property located at 600 King Street West, the subject owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its 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. 4. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Submit a Signage 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 property at 600 King Street West, 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 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 2.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 2.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 and Interpretation Plan. 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. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the property at 600 King Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 600 King Street West.
PB12.8adopted
This report recommends that City Council designate the area referred to as Cabbagetown Southwest as a Heritage Conservation District ("HCD"), identified on the map in Attachment 1 to this report, and adopt the Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District Plan by by-law under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act. The designation of Cabbagetown Southwest (the "District") as an Heritage Conservation District and adoption of the Heritage Conservation District Plan will manage change within the District to conserve the area's cultural heritage value through the implementation of contextual policies and guidelines. The study of the District for potential designation as an Heritage Conservation District was led by Heritage Planning staff and was initiated in 2015 on Council direction. The Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District Study process and the Heritage Conservation District Plan have been prepared in accordance with provincial legislation and Heritage Conservation Districts in Toronto: Procedures, Policies and Terms of Reference.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council, in accordance with Section 41 of the Ontario Heritage Act, designate by by-law the area shown on Attachment 1 to the revised report (December 6, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, as the Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District. 2. City Council adopt by by-law the Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District Plan as the District Plan for the Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District, attached as Revised Attachment 5 to the revised report (December 6, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District Plan, attached as Revised Attachment 5 to the revised report (December 6, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, as deemed necessary by and at the sole discretion of the City Solicitor in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and to ensure that such stylistic and technical changes are reflected within the Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District Plan's policies, guidelines, schedules, appendices and maps. 4. If there are any appeals to the by-law under Section 41 of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with the City's outside counsel and any other appropriate City staff and / or outside consultants to appear before the Ontario Land Tribunal to defend the by-law.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council, in accordance with Section 41 of the Ontario Heritage Act, designate by by-law the area shown on Attachment 1 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, as the Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District. 2. City Council adopt by by-law the Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District Plan as the District Plan for the Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District, attached as Attachment 5 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District Plan, attached as Attachment 5 to the report (November 16, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, as deemed necessary by and at the sole discretion of the City Solicitor in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and to ensure that such stylistic and technical changes are reflected within the Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District Plan's policies, guidelines, schedules, appendices and maps. 4. If there are any appeals to the by-law under Section 41 of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with the City's outside counsel and any other appropriate City staff and / or outside consultants to appear before the Ontario Land Tribunal to defend the by-law.