Toronto Preservation Board
The full agenda, as filed
All 13 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.
PB8.1adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 409 Huron Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. Located on the east side of Huron Street, south of Bloor Street, the property comprises a Queen Anne Revival-style detached house that was constructed in 1903. The building was designed by Frederick Henry Herbert, an accomplished architect who practiced in Toronto in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The building forms part of a Victorian streetscape on Huron Street within the Huron-Sussex neighbourhood. It is across the street from 371 Bloor Street West (University of Toronto Schools) and is adjacent to the house at 407 Huron Street, which are respectively listed and designated on the Heritage Register. The subject property was identified for its cultural heritage value in the Heritage Inventory of the University of Toronto St. George Campus Secondary Plan, which was adopted by Council on July 23, 2018. The property was recently listed on the City's Heritage Register in May 2023. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 409 Huron Street and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act on the basis of its design / physical, historical / associative, and contextual values. In March 2023, the City received an Official Plan Amendment (OPA) application in support of a 2019 rezoning application; both are currently under review. The application proposes the construction of a new 90-unit rental building geared towards students which incorporates the house-form building into the new development. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. Designation also enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance. An Heritage Impact Assessment on the subject property was prepared by ERA Architects and submitted in March 2023. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to Planning Act applications that would trigger a Prescribed Event. Section 29 (1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. 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. At the date of this report, City Clerk's has not issued a notice to trigger a Prescribed Event. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act which amended the Ontario Heritage Act and came into effect on January 1, 2023. As of January 1, 2023, Section 29 (1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act unless the property is listed on the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event. The Part IV designation must be in compliance with the Province's amended O. Reg. 9/06 under the Ontario Heritage Act, which is in effect as of January 1, 2023. The revised regulation establishes nine provincial criteria for determining whether a property is of cultural heritage value or interest. 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 subject property meets three criteria.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 409 Huron Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 409 Huron Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report (July 5, 2023) 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 409 Huron Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 409 Huron Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, July 5, 2023, 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.
PB8.2adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 350 Bloor Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value for its design, associative and contextual values. Located at the northeast corner of Bloor Street East and the access ramp to Mount Pleasant Road, the property at 350 Bloor Street East contains a six-storey office building plus a single-storey mechanical penthouse above and partially exposed basement level below. The Modernist building is built into the upper portion of the Rosedale Ravine's south embankment and features an identical expression on its principal south, west and north elevations with its flat roof and precast concrete cladding that creates wedge-shaped columns and deep inset window openings hovering above a recessed, transparent base. The property was built in 1968-1970 to the designs of renowned Modernist architect, John C. Parkin, who is described as "one of Canada's architectural pioneers, hacking out of Toronto's intricate thicket of late-Victorian Englishry a secure niche for the bold, utopian design of the international movement." Parkin also designed 50 Park Road (Ontario Association of Architects Building, 1954), 1150 Eglinton Avenue East (IBM Headquarters, 1968-1971), 200 University Avenue (Sun Life Building, 1958-1961) and as consulting architect at 100 Queen Street West (Toronto City Hall, 1959-1964). The property was identified as a property of potential cultural heritage value in the Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment undertaken in conjunction with the City-initiated Bloor-Yorkville Secondary Plan study (2021). On August 30, 2022, the City received Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application related to the proposed redevelopment of the subject property (File No. 22 172660 STE 11 OZ). The proposal seeks to permit a 63-storey mixed-use building on the subject site containing 675 new dwelling units that incorporates the south, west and north elevations of the existing building. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. The subject property did not have heritage status at the time of writing this report; however, a Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report (CHER) completed by ERA Architects Inc. and dated June 22, 2022 was submitted to support the application. The property is partially located within the Ravine and Natural Feature Protection By-law and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Regulation Limit, as well as the Natural Heritage System in the City's Official Plan (OP). In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to Planning Act applications that would trigger a Prescribed Event. Section 29 (1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. 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 City Clerk issued a complete application notice on September 9, 2022. The property owner has provided a waiver to extend the 90-day timeline established under Bill 108 through August 4, 2023. As such, City Council would need to make a decision at its July 19-21, 2023 meeting to provide sufficient time for City Clerk to issue a notice of intention to designate before the waiver expires. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act amended prescribed event requirements under Section 29 (1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act and came into effect on January 1, 2023. 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 that would trigger a Prescribed Event, the property must be listed in the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event occurring to designate a property. This requirement does not apply to a Prescribed Event that has occurred prior to January 1, 2023. The application currently under review was deemed complete prior to Bill 23 changes to the Ontario Heritage Act coming into force, however, the Part IV designation must be in compliance with the Province's amended O. Reg. 9/06 under the Ontario Heritage Act, which takes effect as of January 1, 2023. The revised regulation establishes nine provincial criteria for determining whether a property is of cultural heritage value or interest. 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 meets four criteria relating to design / physical, historical / associative and contextual values. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 350 Bloor Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 350 Bloor Street East (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (July 5, 2023) 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 350 Bloor Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 350 Bloor Steet East (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (July 5, 2023) 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.
PB8.3adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 33 and 37 Maitland Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value. The subject properties are adjacent to each other and are located mid-block on the south side of Maitland Street between Yonge Street and Church Street in the Church - Wellesley Village. 33 Maitland Street, known as "The Biltmore Apartments," is a three-storey apartment building designed with a brick exterior and Arts and Crafts influences. City Council recently included the property on the Heritage Register on February 7, 2023. The property immediately to the east at 37 Maitland Street is an 1858 house in the style of a Georgian-style villa with Italianate influences. The two-storey house is finished in red brick with buff brick detailing. The property was included on the City of Toronto's Heritage Inventory (now the Heritage Register) in 1974. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the properties at 33 and 37 Maitland Street and determined that each property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act on the basis of the design / physical, historical / associative, and contextual values of each property. As such, each property is a significant built heritage resource. On September 14, 2022, the City received Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications and a Site Plan Control application to permit the redevelopment of the subject site. The proposal is for a 49-storey residential building that incorporates the existing building at 37 Maitland Street and demolishes the three-storey apartment building at 33 Maitland Street. The new development is proposed to include 429 dwelling units, including 36 rental replacement units to offset the lost of units at 33 Maitland Street (The Biltmore Apartments). The Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications are currently the subject of an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) completed by GBCA Architecture dated November 24, 2022 was submitted to support the application. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to Planning Act applications that would trigger a "Prescribed Event." 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 after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice on December 22, 2022. The property owner has provided a waiver to extend the 90-day timeline to August 30, 2023. Council must make a decision at its July 19-21, 2023, meeting to provide sufficient time for the City Clerk to issue a notice of intention to designate before the waiver expires. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act which amended the Ontario Heritage Act and came into effect on January 1, 2023. 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. Both of these two properties each meets three criteria relating to design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual values.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 33 Maitland Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 33 Maitland Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report (June 23, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 37 Maitland Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 37 Maitland Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4, to the report (June 23, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. 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 33 Maitland Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 33 Maitland Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, June 23, 2023, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 37 Maitland Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 37 Maitland Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4, to the report, June 23, 2023, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. 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.
PB8.4adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 137 Bond Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. Constructed in 1855, the property at 137 Bond Street anchors the southeast corner of Bond Street and Gould Street within the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) campus. The property is representative of one of the early periods of development of the McGill estate, otherwise known as Plan 22A. The property, fondly known as O'Keefe House (OKH) by Toronto Metropolitan University students, was initially the residence of William Mathers, a lawyer, and Agnes Mathers, his wife. Named for its association with a subsequent occupant, the prominent brewer Eugene O'Keefe, founding partner and president of the O'Keefe Brewing Company, one of the most successful breweries in Ontario. O'Keefe purchased the property in 1879 and lived there until his death in 1913. He oversaw a series of additions that adapted the building from its original Georgian design into a representative example of the Queen Anne Revival architectural style, which was popular in Toronto in the late-19th century. Successfully adapted into a multi-unit student residence in 1964, O'Keefe House along with Oakham House (1848) located at 35 Gould Street, were two of the primary student residences until the construction of Pitman Hall in 1991. Over the years, this collection of low-rise pre-Confederation era buildings along Gould Street developed into the heart of the TMU campus, and "O'Keefe House" provided a valuable residential centre where students could build a community and fully participate in campus life. The subject property at 137 Bond Street was included on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties (now known as the Heritage Register) on March 5th, 1984. In December 2022, the City received a Site Plan Approval application related to a proposed redevelopment of the subject property to be used as a Student Wellness Centre for the Toronto Metropolitan University with an eight-storey rear addition to the existing three-storey historic building that would involve retention of portions of the structure in situ. The proposed interior space includes multiple floors of examination rooms and office spaces anchored by a central spiral stair and a ground floor lobby waiting area (22 237820 STE 13 SA). In February 2023, the City received a Zoning Review application and a Minor Variance application in April 2023, both related to the same proposed redevelopment as described above (22 242103 STE 13 OZ and 23 131626 STE 13 MV). A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. An Heritage Impact Assessment for 137 Bond Street prepared by EVOQ Architecture and dated April 11, 2023, was submitted to the City to support the application. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act which amended the Ontario Heritage Act and came into effect on January 1, 2023. 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. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 137 Bond Street and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under design and physical, historical and associative, and contextual values. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 137 Bond Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 137 Bond Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report (July 5, 2023) 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 137 Bond Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 137 Bond Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, July 5, 2023, 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.
PB8.5adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 29 Basin Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value under the following criteria: design / physical, historical / associative, and contextual value. The subject property at 29 Basin Street, historically known as the Sun Oil Company Building, is located on the south side of Basin Street east of Bouchette Street, on the north side of the Port Lands' Ship Channel and west of the Turning Basin. The Sun Oil Company Building was completed in 1931 as a two-storey, factory / warehouse structure designed by T.H. Mothershill and Company. Once the main office building for a large industrial site, the subject property was part of the Port Lands' first major phase of modern development during the early twentieth century. 29 Basin Street was listed on the Heritage Register on October 28, 2004. In proximity to several other listed and designated properties, including the Richard L. Hearn Generating Station located directly south across the Ship Channel, the Sun Oil Company Building is an important part of the early twentieth-century industrial history of the Port Lands that will form part of a planned film and television studio campus to be known as the "Basin Media Hub." Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 29 Basin Street and determined that it meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 29 Basin Street has cultural heritage value as an early twentieth-century factory / warehouse type building with Classical Revival design elements, as expressed through its structural grid of cast stone vertical capped piers and horizontal bands, the two large cast stone entablatures upon its façade, its factory / warehouse type windows, and its scale, form, and massing. On March 15, 2023, the City received a Site Plan Application for a proposed redevelopment of the subject property at 75 Basin Street including the municipal addresses of 29, 35, and 41 Basin Street for a film and television studio campus with 59,100 square metres of development with twelve sound stages, production offices, mill and support spaces, vehicular and bicycle parking in an above-grade garage, and associated base camp and backlot facilities. The subject property is proposed to be maintained in situ to be used as offices with no significant alterations planned aside from the removal of the later rear addition which dates to the 1990s. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. On March 15, 2023, an Heritage Impact Assessment was submitted for 29, 35, 41 Basin Street and 75 Basin Street by ERA Architects on behalf of Adamson Associates. 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 at 29 Basin Street meets four criteria related to its design / physical, historical / associative, and contextual value. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 29 Basin Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 29 Basin Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report (June 26, 2023) 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 29 Basin Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 29 Basin Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, June 26, 2023, 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.
PB8.6adopted
35 Kingsway Crescent - Demolition of a Heritage Attribute and a Structure to a Designated Property
This report recommends that City Council grant retroactive approval under Section 34 (1) 1 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the demolition of a heritage attribute, being the removal of the curved wall identified as a designated heritage attribute in the designation by-law for 35 Kingsway Crescent. The wall was damaged and then removed during recent construction activity on the site. To mitigate this loss the proposal is to reconstruct a new wall to match the original using salvaged material. This report also recommends approval under Section 34 (1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the proposed demolition of the existing detached garage. The garage is identified as a heritage attribute in the designation by-law for this property. The garage is in a poor structural condition. To mitigate this loss the proposal is to reconstruct a new detached garage to match the original using salvaged material.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. the demolition of the curved wall of the designated property at 35 Kingsway Crescent, in accordance with Section 34 (1) 1 of the Ontario Heritage Act, subject to the conditions as set out below. b. the demolition of the detached garage at the designated property at 35 Kingsway Crescent, in accordance with Section 34 (1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act, subject to the conditions as set out below. 2. City Council direct that its retroactive consent to the application to demolition of the curved wall of the designated property at 35 Kingsway Crescent, under Part IV, Section 34 (1) 1 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to demolish the detached garage at the designated property at 35 Kingsway Crescent, in accordance with Part IV, be subject to the following conditions: a. that a curved wall be constructed as shown in the plans and drawings prepared by Gren Weis Architect and Associates, dated June 9, 2023 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. b. that a detached garage be constructed as shown in the plans and drawings prepared by Gren Weis Architect and Associates., dated June 9, 2023 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. c. Final building permit drawings for the new curved wall be consistent with the plans and drawings by Gren Weis Architect and Associates, dated June 9, 2023 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. d. Final building permit drawings for the new detached garage be consistent with the plans and drawings by Gren Weis Architect and Associates, dated June 9, 2023 to the satisfaction of 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 approve: a. the demolition of the curved wall of the designated property at 35 Kingsway Crescent, in accordance with Section 34 (1) 1 of the Ontario Heritage Act, subject to the conditions as set out below. b. the demolition of the detached garage at the designated property at 35 Kingsway Crescent, in accordance with Section 34 (1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act, subject to the conditions as set out below. 2. City Council direct that its retroactive consent to the application to demolition of the curved wall of the designated property at 35 Kingsway Crescent, under Part IV, Section 34 (1) 1 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to demolish the detached garage at the designated property at 35 Kingsway Crescent, in accordance with Part IV, be subject to the following conditions: a. that a curved wall be constructed as shown in the plans and drawings prepared by Gren Weis Architect and Associates, dated June 9, 2023 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. b. that a detached garage be constructed as shown in the plans and drawings prepared by Gren Weis Architect and Associates., dated June 9, 2023 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. c. Final building permit drawings for the new curved wall be consistent with the plans and drawings by Gren Weis Architect and Associates, dated June 9, 2023 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. d. Final building permit drawings for the new detached garage be consistent with the plans and drawings by Gren Weis Architect and Associates, dated June 9, 2023 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
PB8.7adopted
On July 2, 2021, Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications were submitted for the properties at 294 - 298 Sherbourne Street which proposed to construct a 10-storey student residence with 7-storey tower element stepped back 3 metres from a 3-storey podium on vacant, non-contributing designated properties within the Garden District Heritage Conservation District. On December 13, 2021, Heritage Permit applications were submitted to erect the above-noted structure on 294 - 298 Sherbourne Street. On January 14, 2022, the applicant appealed the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications due to Council not making a decision within the time frame in the Planning Act. On April 6, 2022, the applicant appealed Council's refusal of the Heritage Permit application under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act to the Ontario Land Tribunal (the "OLT"). On June 12, 2023, the owner submitted a with-prejudice settlement offer (the "Settlement Offer") with respect to its appeals. The Settlement Offer includes a new Heritage Permit application under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act to alter the on-site heritage resource located at 300 Sherbourne Street, which property was acquired by the owner and incorporated into a new development proposal and conservation strategy. This report has been prepared in consultation with staff from City Planning, including Heritage Planning. This report deals specifically with matters related to the Toronto Preservation Board and requested alterations under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A further report from the City Solicitor will be prepared in consultation with staff to provide further advice and detail with regard to the Revised Proposal under the Planning Act. The sole focus of this Report is the requested alterations pursuant to Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The City Solicitor requires further directions for upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal proceedings relating to the Official Plan Amendment, Zoning and Heritage appeals.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 27, 2023) from the City Solicitor if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 27, 2023) 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 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.
PB8.8adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve alterations and authorize an amendment of the Heritage Easement Agreement for the designated heritage property at 60 Mill Street, known as Rack House D. Alterations proposed through the subject development application were previously approved by City Council under the Ontario Heritage Act and the Planning Act, to implement an Interim Decision and Order issued by the Ontario Land Tribunal to permit the construction of a 31 storey hotel building on the subject site. The approved application consisted of the alteration and retention of the existing Rack House D elevations as a podium. Since Council granted its approval, construction access considerations have led to a change to the approved conservation strategy. The proposed change comprises the panelization of 9 bays of the west elevation, with the southern-most bay retained in-situ. The north elevation will continue to be dismantled and reconstructed with modifications as originally proposed, using a mix of salvaged and new materials, with the eastern-most bay retained in-situ. Panelization will allow access to excavate the site, allowing for the construction of the development that was approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal. As the revised conservation differs from the previously approved alterations, Council approval is needed to revise the alteration approval under the Ontario Heritage Act and to amend the Heritage Easement Agreement.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council consent to the application to alter the designated property at 60 Mill Street, with conditions, under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and with such alterations substantially in accordance with the Heritage Impact Assessment dated June 1, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and Conservation Plan dated June 1, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, subject to the following conditions: a. prior to issuance of the Tribunal's final Order in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the property at 60 Mill Street, the owner shall: 1. Amend the Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 60 Mill Street in accordance with the Heritage Impact Assessment dated June 1, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and Conservation Plan dated June 1, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. b. prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 60 Mill Street, the owner shall: 1. provide final site plan drawings that are substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan and which are to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. 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. 3. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. provide a Signage Plan 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 60 Mill Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the owner shall: 1. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 3. provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a USB flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. d. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 1.c.2. above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement, registered on the title for the heritage property at 60 Mill Street, Instrument Number AT6156421, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the amendment of the Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 60 Mill Street.
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 60 Mill Street, with conditions, under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and with such alterations substantially in accordance with the Heritage Impact Assessment dated June 1, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and Conservation Plan dated June 1, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, subject to the following conditions: a. prior to issuance of the Tribunal's final Order in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the property at 60 Mill Street, the owner shall: 1. Amend the Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 60 Mill Street in accordance with the Heritage Impact Assessment dated June 1, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and Conservation Plan dated June 1, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. b. prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 60 Mill Street, the owner shall: 1. provide final site plan drawings that are substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan and which are to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. 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. 3. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. provide a Signage Plan 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 60 Mill Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the owner shall: 1. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 3. provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a USB flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. d. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 1.c.2. above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement, registered on the title for the heritage property at 60 Mill Street, Instrument Number AT6156421, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the amendment of the Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 60 Mill Street.
PB8.9amended
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage property at 551 Mount Pleasant Road (including the active entrances at 549, 553 and 555 Mount Pleasant Road) under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act in connection with a Site Plan application on the subject property, and that Council grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement. The property at 551 Mount Pleasant Road contains a three-storey theatre constructed in 1927. The property is designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation, under all three categories of design and physical, historical and associative and contextual values. The building was added to the City of Toronto's Heritage Register by City Council on May 28, 1984 and recommended for designation by City Council on September 28, 2022. The proposed Site Plan Control and Heritage Permit applications include the retention of the western (primary) elevation of the theatre along Mount Pleasant Road, conserving the building's two-storey massing and Edwardian Classical three-bay façade. To accommodate a new live theatre space, the existing third storey is proposed to be expanded with a contemporary addition that steps back from and projects above the principal elevation. The building will extend toward the rear property line on Hadley Road, creating a rehearsal / community space, back of house facilities, a mechanical room, an electrical room and a loading zone. A Heritage Impact Assessment describing proposed conservation and mitigation measures designed to reduce the impact of the proposed addition was prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated November 2, 2022, revised January 30, 2023. On June 15, 2023, the applicant prepared an addendum to the Heritage Impact Assessment which confirms the treatment of the subject property's heritage attributes. The proposed development also requires approval from the Committee of Adjustment to permit the expansion of a legal non-conforming use as a theatre / entertainment / place of assembly use is not permitted in the Residential zone that applies to the east half of the site, and to permit variances from the Commercial Retail zoning standards that apply on the west half of the site. On May 25, 2023, application A0195/23NY was heard by the Committee of Adjustment, North York Panel. The application was deferred by the Panel. The application was considered by the Committee of Adjustment, North York Panel, on June 22, 2023, and was again deferred.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council consent to the application to alter the designated heritage property at 551 Mount Pleasant Road under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for the reasons stated in the report, dated June 23, 2023, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, with such alterations to be substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated January 30, 2023, prepared by Hariri Pontarini Architects and NORR Architects and Engineering Ltd. and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated November 2, 2022, revised January 30, 2023, with an addendum dated June 15, 2023 on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with an approved Conservation Plan and drawings satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the following conditions: a. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the property located at 551 Mount Pleasant Road, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage attributes to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 551 Mount Pleasant 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 Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide evidence of conformity with the City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in approved Heritage Impact Assessment for 551 Mount Pleasant Road prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated November 2, 2022, revised January 30, 2023, with an addendum dated June 15, 2023, with the following revisions to be incorporated to the conservation strategy and related drawings, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning as follows: i. Conserve the 'teardrop' forms on the extant stone capitals at the north and south edges of the building's principal façade. ii. Conserve the original plaster ceiling with details of the sun, stars, flowers, and astrological symbols through recasting of the ceiling in a prominent location on the interior of the theatre. 3. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 551 Mount Pleasant Road in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan and revised drawings required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 4. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan. 6. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.b.5, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work, exterior lighting and signage and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the approved Conservation, Lighting, Signage and Interpretation Plans, and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 551 Mount Pleasant Road in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. 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 551 Mount Pleasant Road.
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 heritage property at 551 Mount Pleasant Road under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for the reasons stated in the report, dated June 23, 2023, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, with such alterations to be substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated January 30, 2023, prepared by Hariri Pontarini Architects and NORR Architects and Engineering Ltd. and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated November 2, 2022, revised January 30, 2023, with an addendum dated June 15, 2023 on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with an approved Conservation Plan and drawings satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the following conditions: a. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the property located at 551 Mount Pleasant Road, the owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage attributes to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 551 Mount Pleasant 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 Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide evidence of conformity with the City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in approved Heritage Impact Assessment for 551 Mount Pleasant Road prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated November 2, 2022, revised January 30, 2023, with an addendum dated June 15, 2023, with the following revisions to be incorporated to the conservation strategy and related drawings, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning as follows: i. Conserve the stone detailing on the extant piers, including the 'teardrop' forms on the capitals and the stone detailing of the concentric planes on the north entrance surround. ii. Conserve the original plaster ceiling with details of the sun, stars, flowers, and astrological symbols in the entrance lobby in their current locations, generally. 3. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 551 Mount Pleasant Road in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan and revised drawings required in Recommendation 1.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 4. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan. 6. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.b.5, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work, exterior lighting and signage and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the approved Conservation, Lighting, Signage and Interpretation Plans, and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 551 Mount Pleasant Road in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. 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 551 Mount Pleasant Road.
PB8.10adopted
On November 16, 2021, Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications were submitted proposing a 31-storey mixed-use building with ground floor retail uses and 340 residential dwelling units at 225 - 229 Queen Street East and 120 - 134 Sherbourne Street. Alterations were proposed to the built heritage resources on the site. On July 14, 2022, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal, citing City Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the prescribed timelines of the Planning Act. City Council stated its intention to designate the properties at 229 Queen Street East and 120 - 122 Sherbourne Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act at its meeting of August 15, 2022. On February 7 and 8, 2023, City Council directed the City Solicitor to oppose the applications at the Ontario Land Tribunal. On May 11, 2023, the applicant filed a revised Zoning By-law Amendment application proposing a 45-storey mixed-use building with ground floor retail uses, and 516 residential dwelling units. The focus of this Report is on the requested alterations pursuant to Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The City Solicitor requires further directions for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled to commence on November 14, 2023. Given imminent procedural filing dates set out in the Procedural Order, and other deadlines addressed in Confidential Attachment 1, this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix "A", Confidential Appendix "B", and Confidential Appendix "C", to the report (June 28, 2023) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 28, 2023) 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 the Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix "A", Confidential Appendix "B", and Confidential Appendix "C", to this report from the City Solicitor, 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.
PB8.11adopted
383 and 387 Sherbourne Street - Request for Direction Report
The properties and 383 and 387 Sherbourne Street are designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the Cabbagetown Northwest Heritage Conservation District. The properties support the historic character of the area. On July 26, 2021, a Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted for a new 49­storey apartment building with 483 units at 383 and 387 Sherbourne Street. A Rental Housing Demolition application has been submitted to permit the demolition of 32 existing residential rental units located at 383 Sherbourne Street. On January 26, 2022, the Applicant appealed the application to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the 90-day time frame in the Planning Act. The focus of this Report is on the requested alterations pursuant to Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The City Solicitor requires further directions for the ongoing Ontario Land Tribunal matter. Given procedural filing dates, and other deadlines addressed in Confidential Attachment 1, this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1, and Confidential Appendices "A", "B" and "C" to the report (June 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information, 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 in Confidential Attachment 1, and Confidential Appendices "A", "B" and "C" to the Report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the Report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information, which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
PB8.12received
50th Anniversary of the City of Toronto’s Heritage Register
The Program Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning will give a presentation to the Toronto Preservation Board on 50th Anniversary of the City's Heritage Register.
The Toronto Preservation Board: 1. Received the presentation from the Program Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, on the 50th Anniversary of the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for information.
PB8.13amended
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 29, 2023 until the the end of the 2022-2024 term of City Council and until a successor is appointed.
The Toronto Preservation Board: 1. Elected Julia Rady as Vice-Chair of the Toronto Preservation Board, effective July 13, 2023 for a term consistent with Council and until a successor is appointed.