Toronto Preservation Board
The full agenda, as filed
All 4 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
81 Isabella Street - Inclusion on the Heritage Register
This report recommends that City Council include 81 Isabella Street (including entrance address 83 Isabella Street) on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for its cultural heritage value and interest according to the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) found in Attachment 1. The subject property at 81 Isabella Street is located on the south side of Isabella Street between Church Street and Jarvis Street in the Church-Wellesley neighbourhood. It contains an early-20th century brick apartment building, known as The Merlan, designed by architect Norman Alexander Armstrong and constructed in 1927. A location map and current photograph of the property are found in Attachment 1. The property recommended for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register has been researched and evaluated by staff using the criteria prescribed in Ontario Regulation 9/06 and meets one or more of the provincial criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest and is believed to be of cultural heritage value or interest. On January 1, 2023, amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act (the Act) through the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) came into effect. Under the Act, as amended, a municipal heritage register may include properties that have not been designated but Council believes to be of "cultural heritage value or interest", and that meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining whether they are of cultural heritage value or interest. The Act now also limits listing to a period of two years. 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, properties must be listed on the heritage register prior to Part IV designation and before the occurrence of a prescribed event. 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. The listing of non-designated properties on the municipal heritage register under the Act also extends interim protection from demolition and provides an opportunity for City Council to determine whether the property warrants conservation through designation under the Act should a development or demolition application be submitted. Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies. Heritage Impact Assessments (HIA) are required for development applications that affect listed properties.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council include 81 Isabella Street (including entrance address 83 Isabella Street) on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (October 17, 2024) 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 81 Isabella Street (including entrance address 83 Isabella Street) on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachment 1 to the report, October 17, 2024 from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
PB24.2adopted
The owner of 50 Eglinton Avenue West appealed Council's refusal of its Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for 50-90 Eglinton Avenue West and 17-41 Henning Avenue to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT"). The amendments to the Zoning By-law proposed 46 and 58 storey mixed use buildings on 50-90 Eglinton Avenue West, with approximately 1,206 residential dwelling units and non-residential uses at-grade and a 34 storey residential building on the Henning Avenue properties, with approximately 373 residential dwelling units. The focus of this report is the owner's application under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act which requests City Council's consent to alterations to the designated property at 50 Eglinton Avenue West. Council requires the advice of the Toronto Preservation Board in respect of matters which may impact a designated heritage property.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report (October 29, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix "A" to this report (October 29, 2024) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report (October 29, 2024) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix "A" to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.
PB24.3adopted
In September 2023, the applicant submitted an application for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment for 2079-2111 Yonge Street, 9-11, 21, and 31 Hillsdale Avenue East and 12-18 Manor Road East to permit a 29-storey mixed-use building with 486 residential units and 2,000 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. The designated heritage building at 2111 Yonge Street was proposed to be partially retained with alterations. On March 20, 2024, City Council refused the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications and the applicant appealed City Council's decision on the application to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT). The focus of this report is the owner's application under Section 33 and 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act which requests City Council's consent to alterations and demolition of a heritage attribute to the above noted properties. Council requires the advice of the Toronto Preservation Board in respect of matters which may impact a designated heritage property. This advice will be considered. The City Solicitor requires further direction with respect to upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal proceedings and this matter can not be deferred.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report (October 23, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report (October 23, 2024) from the City Solicitor and Confidential Appendix A, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report (October 23, 2024) 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 this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor and Confidential Appendix A, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report 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.
PB24.4adopted
The owner has filed an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal with respect to its Zoning By-law Amendment application and Heritage Permit applications under Section 33, Section 34(1)1 and Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the subject property at 38 Walmer Road (including entrance address at 188 Lowther Avenue). The Zoning By-law Amendment, Site Plan application and Heritage Permit applications sought permission for the proposed redevelopment of the subject property with a 20-storey mixed-use building, containing 162 dwelling units and 1,950 square metres of non-residential GFA, including retail space, a community commercial use and a space for the Walmer Road Baptist Church congregation as a place of worship. The proposal included retention of the Sanctuary building with the demolition and alteration of some heritage attributes, along with the demolition of the Sunday School and Memorial buildings. The City Solicitor requires further directions for upcoming OLT proceedings relating to the heritage alteration appeals.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report (November 6, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix "A", and Confidential Appendix "B", if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report (November 6, 2024) 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 Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix "A", and Confidential Appendix "B", if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report 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.