Toronto Preservation Board
The full agenda, as filed
All 9 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.
PB25.1adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the former Dominion Radiator Company factory complex properties at 358-360 Dufferin Street (including structure address at 350 Dufferin Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance and description of heritage attributes found in Attachment 1. The subject properties are located south of Queen Street West on the west side of Dufferin Street between Milky Way Lane and Melbourne Avenue in South Parkdale. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2. The properties at 358-360 Dufferin Street comprise part of the Dominion Radiator Complex, a Late-Victorian era industrial compound defined by factory and office buildings grouped around an open, central courtyard. The prominent Toronto architect, E.J. Lennox, is attributed to the design and/or expansion of buildings on the site during Dominion Radiator's ownership (1889-1907). The Mixing & Core Oven Buildings, Foundry Building and red brick industrial chimneys, along with the central courtyard defined by the large footprint built components, constitute a cultural heritage landscape that facilitated heavy industrial manufacturing and contributed to the historic character of Parkdale following the easing of industrial zoning restrictions in the area in the late-19th century. Staff have determined that the properties at 358-360 Dufferin Street have cultural heritage value and meet 5 of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 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 July 1, 2021, Section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days of a "Prescribed Event". The properties at 358-360 Dufferin Street are subject to a Prescribed Event. On August 31, 2022, the City received Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan applications related to the proposed redevelopment of the subject property (22 198105 STE 04 OZ and 22 198104 STE 04 SA). A Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report (CHER) and Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) authored by ERA Architects and dated July 15 and 19, 2022 respectively were submitted in support of the application and conclude that the properties at 358-360 Dufferin Street have cultural heritage value and meet the criteria under Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The City Clerk sent a Notice of Complete Application on October 13, 2022. The owner provided a waiver until January 31, 2025 to extend the time limit for Council to make a decision. In order to meet prescribed timelines under the Ontario Heritage Act, Council must make a decision at its December 17-19, 2024 meeting to provide sufficient time for the City Clerk to issue a notice of intention to designate before the waiver expires.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 358-360 Dufferin Street (including structure address at 350 Dufferin Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 358-360 Dufferin Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (November 14, 2024) 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 properties at 358-360 Dufferin Street (including structure address at 350 Dufferin Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 358-360 Dufferin Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (November 14, 2024) 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.
PB25.2adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 94 Cortleigh Boulevard 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 1. The subject property at 94 Cortleigh Boulevard is located between Avenue Road and Cortleigh Boulevard in the Lytton Park neighbourhood. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2. The property at 94 Cortleigh Boulevard comprises a substantial two-storey house constructed in 1914 on an oversized lot. The rear of the property includes a portion of the ravine which crossed the area from north to south. Inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, the house is finished in rustic red brick, stone detailing, and has half-timbered gables. An extended roof slope bisects and distinguishes the main façade, which also features a prominent stone porch. The property was commissioned for professional interior decorator, William Weeks, and is among the earliest to be developed in this portion of Lytton Park. Staff have determined that the property at 94 Cortleigh Boulevard has cultural heritage value and meets four of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 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. The property was listed on the City's Heritage Register on July 19, 2023. A Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report (CHER) authored by ERA Architects and dated August 29, 2024 was submitted to Heritage Planning and similarly concludes that the property at meets four of the nine criteria under Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 94 Cortleigh Boulevard under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 94 Cortleigh Boulevard (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1, to the report (November 13, 2024) 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 94 Cortleigh Boulevard under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 94 Cortleigh Boulevard (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1, to the report (November 13, 2024) 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.
PB25.3adopted
53 Strachan Avenue - Inclusion on the Heritage Register
This report recommends that City Council include 53 Strachan Avenue (including entrance addresses 715, 801, 805 A, 805, and 805 B Wellington Street West) 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 53 Strachan Avenue is located on the southeast corner of Strachan Avenue and Wellington Street West, immediately north of the Lakeshore West rail corridor. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property are found in Attachment 1. The subject property contains a three-storey, late-nineteenth century, brick factory/warehouse type building that extends one full block along Wellington Street West, east of Strachan Avenue. Constructed between 1888 and 1901, the property was the site of John B. Smith and Sons, which was considered one of the largest lumber planing mills in nineteenth century Canada. The company operated at the property for almost 80 years, until 1967. The city-owned property was identified in 2014 as having potential heritage value as part of a heritage survey conducted through the South Niagara Planning Strategy. Another nearby former industrial site, the National Casket Company Factories at 89-109 Niagara Street, is designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. 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 53 Strachan Avenue (including entrance addresses 715, 801, 805 A, 805, 805 B Wellington Street West) on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (November 13, 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 53 Strachan Avenue (including entrance addresses 715, 801, 805 A, 805, 805 B Wellington Street West) on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (November 13, 2024) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
PB25.4adopted
This report recommends that City Council include 1747, 1751, 1759, 1763, 1767, 1771, 1773, and 1775 Bayview Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for their cultural heritage value and interest according to the Listing Statements (Reasons for Inclusion) found in Attachments 1 to 7. City Council directed the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to prioritize the research and evaluation of the heritage potential properties south of 1779 - 1787 Bayview Avenue, and including 1747 - 1749 Bayview Avenue, for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register no later than November 2024. The eight properties are located on the east side of Bayview Avenue, south of Eglinton Avenue East and north of Parkhurst Boulevard in the Leaside-Bennington neighbourhood. A location map and current photograph of each heritage property is found in Attachments 1 to 7. The eight subject properties form part of a group of ten contiguous, two-storey, purpose built fourplex properties of similar design, two of which are designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. Constructed in the mid-1930s, the properties are associated with Henry H. Talbot, a Mayor of Leaside (1938 - 1947) and property developer, and with the architect W. Breden Galbraith. The eight subject properties recommended for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register have been researched and evaluated by staff using the criteria prescribed in Ontario Regulation 9/06 and meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest and are 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. 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 1747, 1751, 1759, 1763, 1767, 1771, 1773, and 1775 Bayview Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statements (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachments 1 to 7 to the report (November 14, 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 1747, 1751, 1759, 1763, 1767, 1771, 1773, and 1775 Bayview Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statements (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachments 1 to 7 to the report (November 14, 2024) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
PB25.5adopted
The proposal to alter the heritage property has been made in conjunction with the submission of Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications and involves integrating the church and the cemetery into a new affordable housing complex comprised of a new L-shaped building with 12-storey and 6-storey components. In addition, the demolition of the post-war additions to the historic church building is also proposed. A community garden and a publicly accessible playground will be introduced on the property and the former church will be used as a community gathering space for residents.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council consent to the application to alter the designated property at 2102 Lawrence Avenue East in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a new building with 12-storey and 6-storey components with the alterations to the designated heritage property being substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings prepared by KPMB Architects dated July 19, 2024 and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated August 1, 2024, 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, Urban Design, City Planning and subject to conditions set out in Recommendation 3 below. 2. City Council consent to the demolition of the post-war additions on the north and west sides of the historic church building in accordance with Section 34 (1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of the new residential structure and related landscaped areas, substantially in accordance with the Stage 1 Archaeological Resource Assessment of 2102 Lawrence Avenue East prepared by ASI Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Services, dated July 18, 2022, plans and drawings prepared by KPMB Architects dated July 19, 2024 and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated August 1, 2024, all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, all subject to an in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, and subject to conditions set out in Recommendation 3 below. 3. City Council direct that its consent to alter the designated property at 2102 Lawrence Avenue East under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to the demolition of a building, being the postwar additions on the north and west sides of the historic church building on the subject designated heritage property under Part IV, Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act, are also subject to the following conditions: a. the related site-specific Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations have been enacted by City Council and have 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, Urban Design, City Planning; b. 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 2102 Lawrence Avenue East substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings prepared by KPMB Architects dated July 19, 2024 and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated August 1, 2024, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 3.b.2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and 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 2102 Lawrence Avenue East prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated August 1, 2024, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; c. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 2102 Lawrence Avenue 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. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 3.b.1 above; 2. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 3.b.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; 3. 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; 4. provide a Lighting Plan for the heritage building on 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; 5. provide a Landscape Plan for the subject property to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and 6. 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, Urban Design, City Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan; and d. prior to the issuance of any permit involving subsurface impacts within the limits of Zion Wexford Cemetery, including a demolition permit or heritage permit, such as may be required by the demolition of the north post-war addition, or repairs to foundations of the historic church building at 2102 Lawrence Avenue East, the owner shall: 1. provide written confirmation to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning that the owner has retained a consultant archaeologist, licensed by the Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism, to undertake a Stage 2 Archaeological Assessment and/or Stage 3 Cemetery Investigation, and to implement the recommendations of this assessment (i.e., preservation, documentation, avoidance), as directed by the recommendations of the Stage 1 Archaeological Resource Assessment of 2102 Lawrence Avenue East, prepared by ASI Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Services, dated July 18, 2022, and entered into the Ontario Public Register of Archaeological Reports; e. prior to the issuance of the first above-grade permit for all or any part of the property at 2102 Lawrence Avenue 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. submit a copy of all relevant assessment report(s) as an Acrobat PDF file, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and 2. ensure no demolition, construction, grading or other soil disturbances shall take place within the limits of the Zion Wexford Cemetery prior to confirmation in writing by the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning that all archaeological licensing and technical review requirements have been satisfied; and f. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 3.c.6 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; and 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. 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 2102 Lawrence Avenue East in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 5. 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 2102 Lawrence Avenue East.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council consent to the application to alter the designated property at 2102 Lawrence Avenue East in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a new building with 12-storey and 6-storey components with the alterations to the designated heritage property being substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings prepared by KPMB Architects dated July 19, 2024 and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated August 1, 2024, 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, Urban Design, City Planning and subject to conditions set out in Recommendation 3 below. 2. City Council consent to the demolition of the post-war additions on the north and west sides of the historic church building in accordance with Section 34 (1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of the new residential structure and related landscaped areas, substantially in accordance with the Stage 1 Archaeological Resource Assessment of 2102 Lawrence Avenue East prepared by ASI Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Services, dated July 18, 2022, plans and drawings prepared by KPMB Architects dated July 19, 2024 and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated August 1, 2024, all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, all subject to an in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, and subject to conditions set out in Recommendation 3 below. 3. City Council direct that its consent to alter the designated property at 2102 Lawrence Avenue East under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to the demolition of a building, being the postwar additions on the north and west sides of the historic church building on the subject designated heritage property under Part IV, Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act, are also subject to the following conditions: a. the related site-specific Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations have been enacted by City Council and have 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, Urban Design, City Planning; b. 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 2102 Lawrence Avenue East substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings prepared by KPMB Architects dated July 19, 2024 and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated August 1, 2024, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 3.b.2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and 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 2102 Lawrence Avenue East prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated August 1, 2024, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; c. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 2102 Lawrence Avenue 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. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 3.b.1 above; 2. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 3.b.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; 3. 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; 4. provide a Lighting Plan for the heritage building on 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; 5. provide a Landscape Plan for the subject property to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and 6. 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, Urban Design, City Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan; and d. prior to the issuance of any permit involving subsurface impacts within the limits of Zion Wexford Cemetery, including a demolition permit or heritage permit, such as may be required by the demolition of the north post-war addition, or repairs to foundations of the historic church building at 2102 Lawrence Avenue East, the owner shall: 1. provide written confirmation to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning that the owner has retained a consultant archaeologist, licensed by the Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism, to undertake a Stage 2 Archaeological Assessment and/or Stage 3 Cemetery Investigation, and to implement the recommendations of this assessment (i.e., preservation, documentation, avoidance), as directed by the recommendations of the Stage 1 Archaeological Resource Assessment of 2102 Lawrence Avenue East, prepared by ASI Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Services, dated July 18, 2022, and entered into the Ontario Public Register of Archaeological Reports; e. prior to the issuance of the first above-grade permit for all or any part of the property at 2102 Lawrence Avenue 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. submit a copy of all relevant assessment report(s) as an Acrobat PDF file, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and 2. ensure no demolition, construction, grading or other soil disturbances shall take place within the limits of the Zion Wexford Cemetery prior to confirmation in writing by the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning that all archaeological licensing and technical review requirements have been satisfied; and f. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 3.c.6 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; and 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. 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 2102 Lawrence Avenue East in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 5. 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 2102 Lawrence Avenue East.
PB25.6adopted
This report recommends that City Council designate the area referred to as Teiaiagon- Baby Point as a Heritage Conservation District ("HCD"), identified on the map in Attachment 1 to this report, and adopt the Teiaiagon-Baby Point Heritage Conservation District Plan by by-law under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act. The designation of Teiaiagon-Baby Point (the "District") as a Heritage Conservation District and adoption of the Heritage Conservation District Plan will manage change within the District to conserve and maintain the area's cultural heritage value through the implementation of contextual place-based policies and guidelines. The study of Teiaiagon-Baby Point for designation as an Heritage Conservation District was led by Heritage Planning staff, with EVOQ Architecture Inc., and was initiated in 2016 on Council direction. The 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 District, located along the Humber River, is a significant area in the City and has cultural heritage value based on thousands of years of Indigenous settlement and use, archaeological resources and burials, natural features, and association with Indigenous ways of knowing and being. The District has historic and associative value as part of the ancestral lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and as the historic location of Teiaiagon, a mid-to-late seventeenth century Haudenosaunee village. Baby Point was also part of the larger Humber Valley Surveys designed by the Home Smith Company in the early 20th century. The District is a designed cultural heritage landscape, based on its landscape features, street pattern, and built form which reflect the Garden Suburb design. The Garden Suburb is also reflected in its homes that date from the Home Smith building period (1911-1941), during which design restrictions were put in place to protect the character of the neighbourhood. The District encompasses 222 properties. For all Heritage Conservation Districts adopted following January 1, 2023, as per Regulation 569/22 of the Ontario Heritage Act, at least 25 percent of the properties within the defined area must meet two or more of the nine criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest. In the proposed Teiaiagon-Baby Point Heritage Conservation District, at least 75 percent of the properties satisfy two or more of the criteria. In addition to community consultation over several years and an effective outreach program with urban Indigenous communities, Heritage Planning staff undertook extensive engagement with First Nations and Métis communities with rights and interests in the area throughout the Heritage Conservation District Plan project. This engagement built upon the initial support from the Six Nations of the Grand River and the Huron-Wendat Nation for the development of a Heritage Conservation District in this area. In October 2024, Heritage Planning staff hosted a final meeting with representatives from the Six Nations of the Grand River. At this meeting, attendees from the Six Nations of the Grand River provided positive feedback on the nation's involvement throughout the project and provided verbal support for the adoption of the Heritage Conservation District Plan and designation of Teiaiagon-Baby Point as a Heritage Conservation District.
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 report (November 15, 2024) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, as the Teiaiagon-Baby Point Heritage Conservation District. 2. City Council adopt by by-law the Teiaiagon-Baby Point Heritage Conservation District Plan as the District Plan for the Teiaiagon-Baby Point Heritage Conservation District, attached as Attachment 5 to the report (November 15, 2024) 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 Teiaiagon-Baby Point Heritage Conservation District Plan, attached as Attachment 5 to the report (November 15, 2024) 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 Teiaiagon-Baby Point 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 15, 2024) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, as the Teiaiagon-Baby Point Heritage Conservation District. 2. City Council adopt by by-law the Teiaiagon-Baby Point Heritage Conservation District Plan as the District Plan for the Teiaiagon-Baby Point Heritage Conservation District, attached as Attachment 5 to the report (November 15, 2024) 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 Teiaiagon-Baby Point Heritage Conservation District Plan, attached as Attachment 5 to the report (November 15, 2024) 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 Teiaiagon-Baby Point 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.
PB25.7amended
This report recommends that City Council designate the area referred to as West Queen West as a Heritage Conservation District ("HCD"), identified on the map in Attachment 1 to this report, and adopt the West Queen West (the "District") Heritage Conservation District Plan by by-law under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act (the "OHA"). The designation of West Queen West as a Heritage Conservation District and adoption of the Heritage Conservation District Plan will manage change within the District to conserve and maintain the area's cultural heritage value through the implementation of contextual, placed-based policies and guidelines. The study of West Queen West for designation as a Heritage Conservation District was led by Heritage Planning staff and was initiated in 2015 on Council direction. The West Queen West 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 proposed West Queen West Heritage Conservation District reflects the early development and western expansion of Toronto. The portion of Queen Street within the District was originally an extension of the historic Lot Street, the base concession line dividing the military Garrison Reserve to the south and Park Lots to the north. As an early example of main street commercial development in Toronto, the District conveys a defined sense of place, with most of its buildings constructed from the 1880s to the 1920s. The District boasts a high concentration of late-19th and early-20th century commercial buildings, showcasing a variety of architectural styles of the period. The District also has a rich tradition of community and civic activity, anchored by landmarks buildings. The District encompasses 330 properties. For all Heritage Conservation Districts adopted following January 1, 2023, as per Regulation 569/22 of the Ontario Heritage Act, at least 25 percent of the properties within the defined area must meet two or more of the nine criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest. In the proposed West Queen West Heritage Conservation District, at least 72 percent of the properties satisfy two or more of the criteria.
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 report (November 13, 2024) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, as the West Queen West Heritage Conservation District. 2. City Council adopt by by-law the West Queen West Heritage Conservation District Plan as the District Plan for the West Queen West Heritage Conservation District, attached as Attachments 5 and 6 to the report (November 13, 2024) 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 West Queen West Heritage Conservation District Plan, attached as Attachments 5 and 6 to the report (November 13, 2024) 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 West Queen West 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 13, 2024) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, as the West Queen West Heritage Conservation District. 2. City Council adopt by by-law the West Queen West Heritage Conservation District Plan as the District Plan for the West Queen West Heritage Conservation District, attached as Attachments 5 and 6 to the report (November 13, 2024) 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 West Queen West Heritage Conservation District Plan, attached as Attachments 5 and 6 to the report (November 13, 2024) 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 West Queen West 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.
PB25.8adopted
Weston (Phase 2) Heritage Conservation District Study - Final Report
The purpose of this final report is to summarize the findings of the Weston (Phase 2) Heritage Conservation District (HCD) Study ("the Study") conducted by City staff, and to recommend that the Toronto Preservation Board endorse staff's recommendation that the Study not proceed to the Plan Phase because the study area does not meet the provincial criteria to merit Part V designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. On January 31, 2018, City Council adopted item PG25.4 directing that a Heritage Conservation District study be initiated for the Weston (Phase 2) HCD Study Area as identified on the map in Attachment 1 to this report. In June 2019, City staff initiated a study of the Weston (Phase 2) study area to determine whether it merited designation under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). The study followed the Council-adopted Heritage Conservation Districts in Toronto: Procedures, Policies and Terms of Reference and used the Provincial criteria (updated in 2023) required to determine if a district is of cultural heritage value or interest. On January 1, 2023, the Province's proposed amendments to the OHA through the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) came into effect. For Heritage Conservation Districts, per Regulation 569/22 of the OHA, at least 25 per cent of the properties within the defined area must satisfy two or more of the nine criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest. City staff have determined that the Weston (Phase 2) study area consisting of 254 properties does not meet the minimum threshold of 25 per cent of the properties meeting two or more of the nine criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest, and therefore does not meet the Provincial criteria for determining a district's cultural heritage values. Although City staff have concluded that the Weston (Phase 2) study area does not merit conservation through an HCD Plan, staff identified 20 properties that merit further research and evaluation to determine their cultural heritage value or interest as identified in Attachment 7 - Properties Recommended for Further Research and Evaluation. These properties were all constructed prior to 1910 and are contextually related to the early development history of the former Village of Weston. All the properties also have design or physical value as rare, unique, representative or early examples of an architectural style, and some have historical or associative value for their associations with a prominent former resident of Weston.
The Toronto Preservation Board: 1. Received for information the report (November 18, 2024) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, entitled Weston (Phase 2) Heritage Conservation District Study - Final Report. 2. Endorsed the list of heritage potential properties recommended for further research and evaluation in Attachment 7 - Properties with Potential Cultural Heritage Value Recommended for Further Research and that staff bring forward recommendations for any properties that merit inclusion on the City's Heritage Register.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. The Toronto Preservation Board receive for information the report (November 18, 2024) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, entitled Weston (Phase 2) Heritage Conservation District Study - Final Report. 2. The Toronto Preservation Board endorse the list of heritage potential properties recommended for further research and evaluation in Attachment 7 - Properties with Potential Cultural Heritage Value Recommended for Further Research and that staff bring forward recommendations for any properties that merit inclusion on the City's Heritage Register.
PB25.9adopted
This report recommends that City Council amend the 1992 former City of North York By-law 31874 designating the City-owned property at 2489 Bayview Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to revise the Reasons for Designation to describe the site's cultural heritage value and attributes in accordance with Ontario Regulation 9/06, to amend the legal description to include the entirety of the historic 20-acre property, and to protect the archaeological sites known as the Whitney Site (AkGu-77) and the Whitney 2 Site (AkGu-82). Located on the east side of Bayview Avenue, south of York Mills Road, the property at 2489 Bayview Avenue, known as Windfields Estate, is a significant cultural heritage landscape containing the original 20-acre estate of late Canadian business magnate, E. P. Taylor, where the Main House and adjacent Stables, Gatehouse, three Workers' Cottages, Garage, Potting Shed and Greenhouse are placed in a landscaped setting. Developed in the 1930s-1940s on rolling fields that remained largely rural into the 1950s, the estate is one of the earliest residential enclaves to be built in the area following the extension of Bayview Avenue north of Eglinton in 1929 and responds directly to the natural features of its site alongside Wilket Creek - an open channel, second order tributary to the West Don River. In 1986, the Taylor family bequeathed the property at 2489 Bayview Avenue to the former City of North York. The built components and landscaped grounds of the historic Windfields Estate have been tenanted and adaptively-reused by the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) since 1988 - a bequest of E.P. Taylor and gesture befitting his long-term patronage of the arts. In addition to the leased portion of the property, part of the 20-acre parcel is now operated as City parkland (Windfields Park) identified municipally as 2451 Bayview Avenue. Parks staff maintain the parkland grounds, as well as the Garage building that forms part of the historic grouping of auxiliary buildings. Part of the subject property was designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in 1992 (By-law 31874). In 2010, the legal description was amended by By-Law No. 872-2010 to include the property containing the Gatehouse and additional landscaped areas associated with the original estate. The designated portion of the property is now located within City of Toronto parkland known as Windfields Park (2451 Bayview Avenue) and is publicly accessible via the Wilket Creek Trail running along the southern portion of the property from Bayview Avenue to Wilket Creek. The eastern boundary of the property is within a Toronto Regional Conservation Authority (TRCA) regulated area. The property also encompasses the Whitney Site (AkGu-77) and the Whitney 2 Site (AkGu-82), which have been identified and registered for their archaeological potential. The CFC is currently negotiating the terms of their lease renewal at 2489 Bayview Avenue with the City. A requirement of their lease renewal terms at this designated property entails entering into a Heritage Easement Agreement (HEA) with the City; however, the designating By-law 31874, as amended by By-law 872-2010, lacks sufficient identification and protection of the cultural heritage value of the property under the Ontario Heritage Act. Staff is recommending amendment to replace Schedule "B" in the 1992 designation by-law (31874) with the Revised Reasons for Designation, appended as Attachment 2 to this report, to identify the cultural heritage values and heritage attributes of the entire property in accordance with Ontario Heritage Act Regulation 9/06. Staff is also recommending amendment to the legal description for the designating by-law, appended as Attachment 3 to this report, which will replace Schedule "A" of By-law 872-2010, so that it is consistent with the attributes identified in the Revised Reasons for Designation (Attachment 2). Following amendment to the designation, staff will negotiate an HEA with CFC, the tenant, and register it on the property.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to amend By-law 31874, as amended by By-law 872-2010, which designates the property at 2489 Bayview Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, pursuant to Section 30.1(2) of the Ontario Heritage Act substantially in accordance with Attachment 2, Statement of Significance (Revised Reasons for Designation): 2451 and 2489 Bayview Avenue appended to the report (November 15, 2024) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the proposed amendment to By-law 31874, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council amending By-law 31874 under Part IV, Section 30.1(2) 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 amend By-law 31874, as amended by By-law 872-2010, which designates the property at 2489 Bayview Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, pursuant to Section 30.1(2) of the Ontario Heritage Act substantially in accordance with Attachment 2, Statement of Significance (Revised Reasons for Designation): 2451 and 2489 Bayview Avenue appended to the report (November 15, 2024) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the proposed amendment to By-law 31874, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council amending By-law 31874 under Part IV, Section 30.1(2) of the Ontario Heritage Act.