Toronto Preservation Board
The full agenda, as filed
All 5 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.
PB23.1adopted
The purpose of this report is to seek further instruction in relation to a development application for a site that contains several heritage resources, and a related ongoing appeal at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal ("LPAT").
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A, Confidential Appendix B and Confidential Appendix C, to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix "A", Confidential Appendix "B" and Confidential Appendix "C", to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
PB23.2adopted
The purpose of this report is to seek further instruction in relation to a development application for a site that contains a heritage resource that has been identified at 100 Simcoe Street and a related ongoing development appeal at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal ("LPAT"). An LPAT Case Management Conference has been scheduled for May 3-4.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the instructions in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B, and C, if adopted by City Council, with the balance of the Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the instructions in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices "A", "B", and "C" if adopted by City Council, with the balance of the Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
PB23.3adopted
Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register- 60 Birmingham Street
This report recommends that City Council include the property at 60 Birmingham Street (including an active entrance address at 175 New Toronto Street) on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for its cultural heritage value. The subject property is situated on the north side of Birmingham Street, east of Islington Avenue, south of New Toronto Street, and west of Dwight Avenue. It is the site of the former Campbell Soup Company, Limited, of Canada, plant and is comprised of a complex of structures that were constructed from 1931-c.2000s (Figure 3). Campbell Soup Company, Limited, of Canada, continued to own and occupy the plant until 2019. It was designed by the prolific Toronto architectural firm Mathers & Haldenby, and the principal (south) elevation of the manufacturing building fronting Birmingham Street is a representative example of a factory-style building fashioned in the Art Deco style. In 1944, Mathers & Haldenby designed an eastern addition to the manufacturing building in the Art Deco style and continued to design additions to the complex until the early-1970s. Following further research and evaluation, it has been determined that the property at 60 Birmingham 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. A Site Plan Approval application was submitted on June 4, 2020 and is currently under review. Two community consultations were held on September 29, 2020. City staff have dialogued with the applicant and their consultants in identifying the cultural heritage value of the large industrial building complex. Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the EtobicokeYork Community Council that:: 1. City Council include the property at 60 Birmingham Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 3 to the report (March 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council include the property at 60 Birmingham Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 3 to the report (March 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
PB23.4adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the listed heritage property at 425 Cherry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, approve the alterations proposed for the heritage property in connection with a proposed development of the subject property and grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the subject property. The property at 425 Cherry Street contains the former Palace Street School/Cherry Street Hotel. Built in 1859 as a single-storey "free" school to serve the former St. Lawrence Ward, Palace Street School was one of the earliest purpose-built schools constructed by the Toronto Board of Education. It was subsequently expanded with a second storey in 1869 prior to being sold in 1889, when a three storey addition was constructed and the building was converted for use as a hotel. In 1920, a three storey addition was added on the east façade, and the building was converted for office and warehouse use. In 1965, the Canary Grill relocated from Dundas Street West and University Avenue, operating out of the former hotel's first floor and remaining open until 2007. Through the latter half of the 20th century the building was used for a wide range of purposes, including manufacturing, creative uses, and studio apartments. The building is a representative example of the Jacobean and Queen Anne Revival architectural styles, and is associated with a number of significant people and organizations in the history of Toronto. It is a local landmark within the West Don Lands Neighbourhood as a gateway into the new mixed-use community, and is contextually linked to other properties within the area that reflect the neighbourhood's history and evolution from a working-class ward, to a railway and industrial district and up to the present day. The development of an Indigenous Hub is proposed for 425 Cherry Street (also known as Block 10) of the West Don Lands, which is bounded by Front Street East to the north, Cooperage Street to the east, Mill Street to the south and Cherry Street to the west. A portion of the proposed development involves a new 13-storey building that connects to the east wall of the Palace Street School/Cherry Street Hotel and projects over the roof of the warehouse portion of the building. The impacts of the proposed development are appropriately mitigated through the overall conservation strategy.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 425 Cherry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 425 Cherry Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (March 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, 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. 3. If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board. 4. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation of the property. 5. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 425 Cherry Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a residential tower incorporating the heritage building on the lands known municipally in the year 2021 as 425 Cherry Street, 409 and 475 Front Street East with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated December 11, 2020, prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated June 24, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 425 Cherry Street the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 425 Cherry Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 11, 2020, prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared ERA Architects Inc., dated June 24, 2019, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City 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 consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 425 Cherry Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated June 24, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. 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, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 5. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 6. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 7. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 425 Cherry 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, Urban Design, City Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.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, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. 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, Urban Design, City Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 3. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, 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 CD 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, Urban Design, City Planning. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 5.b.2, 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, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 6. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 425 Cherry Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 7. 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 425 Cherry Street.
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 425 Cherry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 425 Cherry Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (March 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, 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. 3. If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board. 4. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation of the property. 5. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 425 Cherry Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a residential tower incorporating the heritage building on the lands known municipally in the year 2021 as 425 Cherry Street, 409 and 475 Front Street East with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated December 11, 2020, prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated June 24, 2019, 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 additional conditions: a. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 425 Cherry Street the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 425 Cherry Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 11, 2020, prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared ERA Architects Inc., dated June 24, 2019, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.a.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 consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 425 Cherry Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated June 24, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. 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. 5. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. 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. 7. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 425 Cherry 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 shall: 1. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.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. 2. 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, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 3. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, 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 CD 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. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 5.b.2, 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. 6. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 425 Cherry Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 7. 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 425 Cherry Street.
PB23.5received
Preservation Panel Minutes
The Toronto Preservation Board received the following Minutes, for information: 1. North York Community Preservation Panel from the meeting held on February 22, 2021.