Toronto Preservation Board
The full agenda, as filed
All 6 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.
PB24.1adopted
10 and 10A Dawes Road - Request for Direction Report
The purpose of this report is to seek further instruction in relation to a development application for a site that contains heritage resources, and a related ongoing appeal at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal ("LPAT").
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 10 and 10A Dawes Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 10 and 10A Dawes Road (Reasons for Designation) attached as Public Appendix "D" to the report (April 28, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are objections in accordance with 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 City Council's decision on the designation of the property. 5. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 28, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 6. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A, Confidential Appendix B, Confidential Appendix C, to the report (April 28, 2021) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, only at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 7. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 28, 2021) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential, as it contains advice which is subject to litigation and solicitor-client privilege.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 10 and 10A Dawes Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 10 and 10A Dawes Road (Reasons for Designation) attached as Public Appendix "D" to the report (April 28, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are objections in accordance with 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 City Council's decision on the designation of the property. 5. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 28, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 6. 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 (April 28, 2021) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, only at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 7. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 28, 2021) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential, as it contains advice which is subject to litigation and solicitor-client privilege.
PB24.2adopted
Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register- 79 and 81 Granby Street
This report recommends that City Council include the properties at 79 and 81 Granby Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for their cultural heritage value. Located on the south side of Granby Street, between Church and Yonge Streets, the two, semi-detached residential properties at 79 and 81 Granby Street were built in 1891. The pair is a representative example of semi-detached Victorian-era dwellings designed in the Toronto Bay-and-Gable architectural style. The recommendation contained in this report is in response to a request by Toronto East York Community Council (TEYCC) at its meeting on October 10, 2019, that the Cultural Heritage Evaluation June 4, 2019 report - 79 and 81 Granby Street, item TE9.13, be referred back to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services for a review of the McGill-Granby Village Residents' Association's independent heritage consultant's study of the subject properties. The original June 4, 2019 report was in response to City Council's request on December 4, 2018 (Motion MM1.7) that the Senior Manager of Heritage Preservation Services "initiate a study of the formally nominated properties at 79 and 81 Granby Street and to report back regarding designation within the first quarter of 2019." Following review of the original heritage evaluation, the Residents' Association's independent heritage study, and further research and evaluation undertaken according to Ontario Regulation 9/06 (the provincial criteria to determine cultural heritage value or interest and prescribed for municipal designation that the City also applies to properties being assessed for its Heritage Register), staff have determined that the properties at 79 and 81 Granby Street have cultural heritage value under all three categories of design, association and context. 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 Toronto and East York Community Council that: 1. City Council include the properties at 79 and 81 Granby 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 (April 21, 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 properties at 79 and 81 Granby 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 (April 21, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
PB24.3amended
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 625 Church Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value for its design, associative and contextual values. Located on the east side of Church Street between Charles Street and Isabella Street in the Church and Bloor neighbourhood, the property at 625 Church Street contains the Traders Building, which was constructed in 1956 for the Traders Finance Corporation and designed by the architectural firm of Marani and Morris. The six storey plus penthouse office building is a fine and representative example of the Neo-Georgian architectural style, and is part of a larger context within the Church and Bloor neighbourhood comprised of corporate office buildings, many designed by Marani and Morris, built during the pre- and post-World War II period. The Traders Building is historically linked with buildings located within the neighbourhood, including the Confederation Life, Manufacturers Life, and Crown Life Insurance Buildings, and is visually linked to the Crown Life Building, located at 120 Bloor Street East at the northwest corner of Church Street. Following research and evaluation undertaken according to Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation, it has been determined that the property at 625 Church Street merits designation under Part IV Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its design, associative and contextual value. Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations for the property, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.
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 625 Church Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 625 Church Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (April 21, 2021) 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 bills in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are objections in accordance with 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 to designate the property.
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 625 Church Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 625 Church Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (April 21, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bills in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are objections in accordance with 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 to designate the property.
PB24.4adopted
Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - 103 Heath Street West
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the listed property at 103 Heath Street West (James Hobbs House) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. The subject property at 103 Heath Street West is situated on the south side of Heath Street West, between Yonge Street and Avenue Road. It contains a two and a half storey, late Victorian-era, red brick house constructed in c.1892. The building is amongst the earliest houses built on this section of the south side of Heath Street West in the late 19th century, representing the earliest period in the historical evolution of the street and the Deer Park Neighbourhood. The James Hobbs House is among the few surviving houses developed as part of Registered Plan 365 in the early 1880s-1890s. Two of the other earliest dwellings located in this section of the south side of Heath Street between Yonge Street and Avenue Road (55 and 59 Heath Street West) are already included on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register, and 59 Heath Street (the only other remaining dwelling on the street designed in Toronto's quintessential Bay-and-Gable style) is further protected with Part IV designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. Upon Council's decision to include the property on the City's Heritage Register in March 2021, Heritage Planning staff have undertaken further research and evaluation and determined that the heritage property at 103 Heath Street West meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under all three categories of design, associative and contextual values. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations for the property, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.
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 103 Heath Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 103 Heath Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (April 21, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council. 4. If there are objections in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the proposed designation to the Conservation Review Board. 5. 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 to designate the property.
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 103 Heath Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 103 Heath Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report, April 21, 2021, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council. 4. If there are objections in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the proposed designation to the Conservation Review Board. 5. 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 to designate the property.
PB24.5adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the listed heritage property at 685 Queen Street East 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. Located on the south side of Queen Street East between the East Don Roadway and Broadview Avenue, the property at 685 Queen Street East, contains the Dr. John B. Fraser office and residence. Constructed in 1903-4, the two-and-a-half storey, brick-clad, hipped and gable-roofed, house-form building is an early example of the medical office-residence typology and is a fine blend of the Richardsonian Romanesque and Edwardian Classical styles. In 1938, the property was converted to contain six apartments and in 1976 it became part of the Riverdale Co-operative Housing Inc. and now provides nine affordable rental housing units. The property contributes architecturally as well as typologically to the eclectic mix of late-19th and early-20th century commercial and residential properties which characterize the historic Queen Street East streetscape. The property was included on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in 2016. It is located within the study area of the Council authorized Riverside - Queen Street East Heritage Conservation District study. Following city staff's research and evaluation under Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation, it has been determined that the property at 685 Queen Street East merits designation under Part IV Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its design, associative and contextual value. The designation of the Dr. John B. Fraser House, at 685 Queen Street East, would identify all of the property's cultural heritage values and heritage attributes which shall be conserved. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations for the property, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition. This report also recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the property at 685 Queen Street East in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to alter the property to allow for the construction of a rear five-storey addition in connection with a Site Plan Approval application. The conservation strategy proposed for the heritage property retains and rehabilitates the original portion of the building and integrates it into the new development.
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 685 Queen Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 685 Queen Street East (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (April 21, 2021) 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. 3. If there are objections in accordance with 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 to designate the properties. 5. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 685 Queen Street East, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a five-storey addition on the lands known municipally in 2021 as 685 Queen Street East, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated February 24, 2021, prepared by Kirkor Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) dated February 24, 2021, prepared by GBCA Architects, both 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 685 Queen Street East the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 685 Queen Street East substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 24, 2021, prepared by Kirkor Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) dated February 24, 2021, prepared by GBCA Architects, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.a.2. below 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 685 Queen Street East prepared by GBCA Architects dated February 24, 2021, 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. above 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. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 685 Queen Street East, 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. above 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. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 5.b.2. 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, 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 685 Queen Street East 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 a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 685 Queen Street East.
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 685 Queen Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 685 Queen Street East (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report, April 21, 2021, from the Senior Manager, Heritage 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. 3. If there are objections in accordance with 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 to designate the properties. 5. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 685 Queen Street East, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a five-storey addition on the lands known municipally in 2021 as 685 Queen Street East, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated February 24, 2021, prepared by Kirkor Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) dated February 24, 2021, prepared by GBCA Architects, both 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 685 Queen Street East the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 685 Queen Street East substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 24, 2021, prepared by Kirkor Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) dated February 24, 2021, prepared by GBCA Architects, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, 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 685 Queen Street East prepared by GBCA Architects dated February 24, 2021, 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. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 685 Queen Street East, 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. 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 685 Queen Street East 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 a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 685 Queen Street East.
PB24.6received
Preservation Panel Minutes
The Toronto Preservation Board received the following Minutes, for information: 1. Toronto and East York Preservation Panel from the meeting held on February 15, 2021. 2. Toronto and East York Preservation Panel from the meeting held on March 29, 2021. 3. Toronto and East York Preservation Panel from the meeting held on April 12, 2021. 4. North York Community Preservation Panel from the meeting held on March 22, 2021. 5. Scarborough Community Preservation Panel from the meeting held on March 18, 2021. 6. Scarborough Community Preservation Panel from the meeting held on May 4, 2021.