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.
PB8.1amended
Election of the Chair of the Toronto Preservation Board
Election of the Chair of the Toronto Preservation Board in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures By-law, Appendix A-II, effective August 26, 2019 for a term consistent with Council, and until a successor is appointed.
The Toronto Preservation Board: 1. Elected Sandra Shaul as Chair of the Toronto Preservation Board, effective August 26, 2019 for a term consistent with Council and until a successor is appointed.
PB8.2amended
Election of the Vice-Chair of the Toronto Preservation Board
Election of the Vice-Chair of the Toronto Preservation Board in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures By-law, Appendix A-2, effective August 26, 2019 for a term consistent with Council and until a successor is appointed.
The Toronto Preservation Board: 1. Elected Paul Farrelly as Vice-Chair of the Toronto Preservation Board, effective August 26, 2019 for a term consistent with Council and until a successor is appointed.
PB8.3adopted
Alterations to a Property Designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act - 52 Boswell Avenue
This report recommends that City Council approve the proposed alterations at the existing three-storey detached house-form building at 52 Boswell Avenue. This property is designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the East Annex Heritage Conservation District Study (EAHCD Study). It is a category "X" property, meaning it is "too recent to be given an accurate heritage evaluation" and therefore "…is not of heritage significance at this time." The East Annex Heritage Conservation District Study discourages additions to the front of buildings and says that front yard parking should be avoided. Constructed circa 1962, this house is currently set approximately 6.6 metres back from the front property line along Boswell Avenue. The applicant is proposing additions to the front, rear and roof. The front addition would be 3.05 metres deep and would mean the house would now be set 3.6 metres back from the front property line. The adjacent houses at 54 Boswell Avenue and 50 Boswell Avenue are set back 1.57 metres and 4.42 metres respectively; as a consequence the proposed front addition would be closer to the average front yard setback and would therefore be more in keeping with the existing character and appearance of this part of Boswell Street. The design of the proposed front addition has also been revised to more closely reflect the design of the adjacent houses. The existing house currently has a sloped driveway to an integral garage. Such parking arrangements are discouraged in the East Annex Heritage Conservation District Study because of the impact they have on the front yard gardens and tree coverage. The proposal, which was subject to a minor variance application and approved by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, involves replacing the sloped driveway with a below-grade vehicle lift and to include some additional front yard planting. This is more in keeping with the design guidelines of the East Annex Heritage Conservation District Study. A roof terrace with frosted glass railings and an elevator machine room are proposed to be set more than 6.6 metres and 5.2 metres back, respectively, from the new front main wall of the house. Neither are anticipated to have a significant impact from the public realm. Overall, the proposed alterations would have a minimal impact on the heritage character of this stretch of the north side of Boswell Avenue.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage building at 52 Boswell Avenue, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans prepared by Farrow Partners Inc., dated March 5, 2019 (TLAB drawings regarding roof terrace); June 6, 2019 (Preliminary Project Review application drawings) and July 4, 2019 (Landscape plan), and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any heritage permit for the property at 52 Boswell Avenue, but excluding permits for interior work, repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the applicant provide the following to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; b. The landscape plan hereby approved shall be implemented within one year of the substantial completion of the development hereby approved or such longer period as is acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. Any trees removed, dying, being severely damaged or becoming diseased within two years of planting shall be replaced with trees of similar size and species to those originally required to be planted; c. The car lift shall remain in its below-grade location at all times apart from when in use for moving a vehicle to the below grade garage and when needed above ground for maintenance purposes.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage building at 52 Boswell Avenue, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans prepared by Farrow Partners Inc., dated March 5, 2019 (TLAB drawings regarding roof terrace); June 6, 2019 (Preliminary Project Review application drawings) and July 4, 2019 (Landscape plan), and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any heritage permit for the property at 52 Boswell Avenue, but excluding permits for interior work, repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the applicant provide the following to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; b. The landscape plan hereby approved shall be implemented within one year of the substantial completion of the development hereby approved or such longer period as is acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. Any trees removed, dying, being severely damaged or becoming diseased within two years of planting shall be replaced with trees of similar size and species to those originally required to be planted; c. The car lift shall remain in its below-grade location at all times apart from when in use for moving a vehicle to the below grade garage and when needed above ground for maintenance purposes.
PB8.4adopted
This report recommends that Toronto City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage property located at 39 Commissioners Street, Fire Hall No. 30, to facilitate the Port Lands Flood Protection and Enabling Infrastructure Project, and that Council state its intention to designate the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
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 39 Commissioners Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 39 Commissioners Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment No. 4 to the report dated August 7, 2019 from the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board. 4. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation of the property. 5. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 39 Commissioners Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the relocation of Fire Hall No. 30 within a new City park on the lands known municipally in the 2019 as 39 Commissioners Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated October 20, 2018 and revised July 26, 2019, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated July 26, 2019 and revised August 1, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, all subject to and in accordance with Conservation Plans satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any permit to allow for the initial relocation of Fire Hall No. 30, including a heritage permit or a building permit, the owner shall: 1. Provide a detailed Phase 1 Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 39 Commissioners Street prepared by ERA Architects, dated July 26, 2019 and revised August 1, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Phase 1 Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.a.1 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 Preservation Services. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed adaptive reuse of Fire Hall No. 30 the owner shall: 1. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. 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 Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Preservation Services; 3. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 39 Commissioners Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits to allow for the initial relocation of Fire Hall No. 30 (5.a. above) and permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the owner shall: 1. Provide a detailed Phase 2 Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 39 Commissioners Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated July 26, 2019 and revised August 1, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Phase 2 Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.c.1 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 Preservation Services. d. That prior to a permit for first occupancy the owner shall: 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 Plans and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 39 Commissioners Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 39 Commissioners Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment No. 4 to the report dated August 7, 2019 from the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board. 4. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation of the property. 5. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 39 Commissioners Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the relocation of Fire Hall No. 30 within a new City park on the lands known municipally in 2019 as 39 Commissioners Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated October 20, 2018 and revised July 26, 2019, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated July 26, 2019 and revised August 1, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, all subject to and in accordance with Conservation Plans satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any permit to allow for the initial relocation of Fire Hall No. 30, including a heritage permit or a building permit, the owner shall: 1. Provide a detailed Phase 1 Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 39 Commissioners Street prepared by ERA Architects, dated July 26, 2019 and revised August 1, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Phase 1 Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.a.1 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 Preservation Services. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed adaptive reuse of Fire Hall No. 30 the owner shall: 1. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. 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 Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Preservation Services; 3. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 39 Commissioners Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits to allow for the initial relocation of Fire Hall No. 30 (5.a. above) and permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the owner shall: 1. Provide a detailed Phase 2 Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 39 Commissioners Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated July 26, 2019 and revised August 1, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Phase 2 Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.c.1 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 Preservation Services. d. That prior to a permit for first occupancy the owner shall: 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 Plans and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.
PB8.5amended
This report recommends Council approve the proposed alterations at the existing two-storey house at 1299 Don Mills Road and enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement. The subject property at 1299 Don Mills Road - the George Gray House - is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, comprising a farmhouse built prior to 1894. This application proposes to permit the creation of three new lots for three new detached dwellings and a retained lot for the existing George Gray heritage house, which will be retained in-situ. The new lots would be located at the corner of Don Mills Road and Legato Court, and front onto Don Mills Road for one lot, and Legato Court for the two other lots on the property currently known as 1299 Don Mills Road. The address of 1299 Don Mills Road would be maintained for the existing heritage dwelling, and new addresses for the proposed lots are to be assigned. The proposal is to retain the original house and its 1920s two-storey eastern addition in-situ and to demolish the 1950s single-storey rear additions and the one-storey sunroom at the southwest. A new single-storey addition containing garage and residential space is proposed at the east elevation, along with a two-storey addition at the north, a new single-storey sun room and the alteration of the existing roof height at the existing rear addition. Landscape alterations include lowering the existing fence height along Don Mills Road, allowing for greater visibility of the property's primary western elevation. The proposed alterations would have a minimal impact on the heritage character of the existing building and are considered to be sensitive and appropriate.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the North York Community Council that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage building at 1299 Don Mills Road, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans prepared by Makow Associates Architect Inc., dated June 20, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects, dated June 21, 2019 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 1299 Don Mills Road in accordance with the plans prepared by Makow Associates Architect Inc., dated June 20, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects, dated June 21, 2019 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services 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 1299 Don Mills Road prepared by ERA Architects, dated June 21, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. b. That prior to site plan approval, the owner shall: 1. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and 2. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 1299 Don Mills Road, 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 Preservation Services, the owner shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.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 Preservation Services; 3. 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 Preservation Services to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.c. 3 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 Preservation Services; 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage building at 1299 Don Mills Road, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans prepared by Makow Associates Architect Inc., dated June 20, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects, dated June 21, 2019 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 1299 Don Mills Road in accordance with the plans prepared by Makow Associates Architect Inc., dated June 20, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects, dated June 21, 2019 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services 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 1299 Don Mills Road prepared by ERA Architects, dated June 21, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 1299 Don Mills Road, 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 Preservation Services, the owner shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.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 Preservation Services; 3. 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 Preservation Services to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.b. 3 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 Preservation Services; 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.
PB8.6received
Preservation Panel Minutes
The Toronto Preservation Board received the following Minutes, for information: 1. North York Community Heritage Preservation Panel from the meeting held on May 27, 2019. 2. North York Community Heritage Preservation Panel from the meeting held on June 24, 2019. 3. Scarborough Community Heritage Preservation Panel from the meeting held on August 6, 2019.