Minutes Confirmed – June 30, 2010

1.                  City Council approve awards for the 2010 Toronto Heritage Grant Program for the 12 heritage properties in the City of Toronto, as set out below, to assist in funding the scope of restoration work generally described in Attachment No. 1 of this report, in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the Toronto Heritage Grant Program previously approved by City Council:

a.         76 Amelia Street, house, $7,250;

b.                  1 Austin Terrace, museum, $15,250;

c.                   114 Bedford Road, house, $10,000;

d.                  21 Elm Avenue, house, $10,000;

e.                   2 Gloucester Street, commercial building, $25,000;

f.                   44 King Street West, institutional building, $27,500;

g.                  6 Laurier Avenue, house, $2,500;

h.                  100 McCaul Street, institutional, $25,000;

i.                    56 Queen Street East, institutional, $30,000;

j.                    32 Spruce Street, house, $5,000;

k.                  7 Winchester Street, house, $10,000; and

l.                    80 Winchester Street, institutional building, $42,500.

2.         The use of the grant awards outlined in Recommendation 1 of this report, be limited to only the proposed restoration work approved by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and that issuing of the grant award be subject to the grant recipient satisfying all conditions as set out in the Letter of Understanding between the City and the grant recipient.

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Planning and Growth Management Committee that:

1.                  City Council direct staff to report back to Toronto City Council with a completed Policies and Terms of Reference and for Designating HCDs in Toronto after scheduling community consultations for interested parties, and the public at large, to obtain their comments and feedback regarding the draft document; and

2.         City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to expand the notification guidelines to include adjacent property owners, neighbouring resident groups and Local Business Improvement Associations.

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that:

1.         City Council repeal By-law 587-2010 being a by-law to designate the Kingswood Road South Heritage Conservation District and adopt the Kingswood Road South Heritage Conservation District Plan;

2.         City Council designate by by-law the area shown on Attachment 1 as the Kingswood Road South Heritage Conservation District, in accordance with Section 41 of the Ontario Heritage Act;

3.         City Council adopt by by-law the Kingswood Road South Heritage Conservation District Plan, dated June 5, 2009, as the District Plan for the Kingswood Road South Heritage Conservation District, for use by property owners, City staff, advisory committees and City Council when making decisions regarding matters set out under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act;

4.         If there are any objections to the by-law under Section 41 of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Solicitor to appear before the Ontario Municipal Board to defend the by-law; 

5.         Until such time as the new by-law designating the area as the Kingswood Road South Heritage Conservation District comes into force or is repealed, City Council direct that all properties within the proposed Kingswood Road South Heritage Conservation District, be listed on the City's Inventory of Heritage Properties, unless already designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act; and

6.         City Council direct that the height limit and minimum lot frontages in the zoning by-law be reviewed and amended as necessary to more closely match the guidelines in the Kingswood Road South Heritage Conservation District Plan.

Due to a previous error of notification, this report recommends that City Council repeal the existing By-law 587-2010 and designate anew the Kingswood Road South area as a Heritage Conservation District and recommend the adoption of the District Plan by by-law, as required under the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA).  The District Plan was prepared by E.R.A. Architects and was community led.  Heritage Preservation Staff (HPS) have reviewed the Plan and believe the Plan meets the requirements of the OHA.

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Planning and Growth Management Committee that:

1.         City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 279-283 Yonge Street, substantially in accordance with Drawings W1.0-1, W2.0-2a, W2.00-3a, W2.0-4a and W2.0-6a dated June 11, 2010, W2.0-1 dated August 15, 2006,  W2.0-2, W2.0-3 and W2.0-4 dated September 21, 2009, all prepared by Kramer Design Associates, date stamped received by Heritage Preservation Services June 6, 2010, and on file with the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and the  Heritage Impact Assessment, “279–283 Yonge Street, Signage Proposal Review / Heritage Impact Assessment, January 27, 2008 revised October 5 2009, June 15 2010” (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., date stamped received by Heritage Preservation Services June 6, 2010 on file with the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, subject to the following conditions:

a.                   Prior to the issuance of a sign permit for roof-top signs on the heritage property located at 279-283 Yonge Street, including a permit for the demolition/removal of existing signs and erection of new signs, the owner shall provide the following to the satisfaction of the Manger, Heritage Preservation Services:

i.          sign permit construction drawings;

ii.         final signage plan, heritage interpretation plan and lighting plan for the exterior of the heritage building;

iii.        heritage conservation drawings and specifications for heritage conservation work to implement the conservation plan referenced in the Heritage Impact Assessment, to be prepared by a qualified heritage consultant; and

iv.        Letter of Credit, in a form and an amount satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, to secure all work included in the Heritage Impact Assessment;

 b.                Prior to the release of the Letter of Credit, the owner shall provide the following to the satisfaction of the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services:

i.          a notice of substantial completion for the heritage conservation work, signed by the Heritage Consultant; and

ii.         implementation of the heritage interpretation plan.

2.         Such approval be conditional on the necessary amendment to Chapter 694, Signs, General, of the City of Toronto Municipal Code being approved by City Council.

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Etobicoke York Community Council that:

1.         City Council approve the alterations to the property at 200 Annette Street, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings prepared by Michael Hatch Designs Ltd. dated July 2010, date stamped and received by the City Planning on July 7, 2010 and the Heritage Impact Assessment titled, “200 Annette Street, Toronto, Ontario”, prepared by William N. Greer, Heritage Consultant, dated January 2010, all on file with the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, subject to the owner:

a.         Prior to Site Plan Approval:

i.          providing a Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, detailing all restoration, repair and new construction work associated with the project, including a condition assessment of the exterior masonry by a qualified heritage masonry specialist with recommendations for its conservation and an estimate of costs associated with all conservation work, to the satisfaction of the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and

ii.          entering into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 200 Annette Street with the City;

b.         Prior to the issuance of any building permit for 200 Annette Street, including a permit for the demolition, excavation and/or shoring on the subject property:

i.          providing a Letter of Credit in a form and an amount satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to secure all conservation work set out in the Conservation Plan;

ii.          providing building permit drawings, including plans, elevations, details and specifications to the satisfaction of the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and

iii.         providing a landscape plan to the satisfaction of the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services;

              c.       Prior to the release of the Letter of Credit:

i.          providing a certificate of project completion prepared by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the conservation work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and has maintained an appropriate standard of conservation.

2.         City Council state its intention to designate the property at 200 Annette Street (Annette Street Baptist Church) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act;

3.         If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bills in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act;

4.         If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the proposed designation to the Conservation Review Board;

5.         If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council’s decision on the proposed designation of the property;

6.         City Council grant authority for the execution of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the property; and

7.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement.

This report recommends that City Council approve the proposed alterations to the heritage property at 200 Annette Street, the former Annette Street Baptist Church.  This report further recommends the designation of this property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

The applicant has applied for Committee of Adjustment and Site Plan approvals to convert the existing place of worship into eight residential condominium units.

This report addresses the application to adaptively reuse the church structure as a residential condominium.  The proposed alterations are necessary to accommodate the new use of the building and the project retains the original structure of the church.  The majority of the construction would occur within the existing shell and floor plate of the building with the exception of the north elevation where extensive alterations would be made.

The two main street elevations will retain their important characteristics while undergoing alterations to incorporate new windows and doors.  The north elevation will be altered to provide windows, dormer windows, small decks and covered parking constructed within the existing brick buttresses.  The east elevation will be altered to provide additional floor and window area at the upper level but is located out of street view by the presence of the east tower.

The owner is currently undertaking masonry cleaning and conservation work under the supervision of their heritage consultant. 

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the North York Community Council that:

1.                  City Council include the property at 3180 Bathurst Street (Asbury and West United Church, 1958) on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties.

2.                  City Council state its intention to designate the property at 3180 Bathurst Street (Asbury and West United Church, 1958) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

3.                  If there are objections to the designation in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bills in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

4.                  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.

5.                  If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council’s decision on the designation of the property.

6.                  City Council grant authority for the execution of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the property.

7.                  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement.

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that:

1.                  City Council state its intention to designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, St. Matthew’s Lawn Bowling Clubhouse in its new location in Riverdale Park as shown on Attachment Nos. 1-3 of this report;

2.                  If there are no objections to the proposed designation of the property referred to in Recommendation 1, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act;

3.                  If there are objections to the proposed designation of the property referred to in Recommendation 1, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the proposed designation to the Conservation Review Board for submission of a report to City Council for its final decision;

4.         City Council state its intention to repeal By-law No. 357-2006 under Part IV, Section 31 of the Ontario Heritage Act, being the designation of the property at 548 Gerrard Street East pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act, which was the original site of the St. Matthew’s Lawn Bowling Clubhouse prior to the relocation of the clubhouse to Riverdale Park in 2009;

5.         If there are no objections to the proposed repeal of By-law No. 357-2006 as contemplated in Recommendation 4, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council repealing By-law No. 357-2006 pursuant to Part IV, Section 31 of the Ontario Heritage Act;

6.         If there are objections to the proposed repeal of By-law No. 357-2006 as contemplated in Recommendation 4, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the proposed repealing by-law to the Conservation Review Board for submission of a report to City Council for its final decision;

7.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to delete By-law No. 357-2006 from the title of the former site; and

8.         City Council authorize and direct City officials to take necessary action to give effect to the foregoing in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, including the giving of notice and updating the register of properties with cultural heritage value or interest as applicable. 

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that:

1.         City Council approve the alterations to the designated heritage property at 558 Gerrard Street East (Governor’s House), substantially in accordance with the Select Plans and Drawings (Appendix II) of the Heritage Impact Assessment for 558/562 Gerrard Street East, Don Jail Governor’s House, Toronto, Ontario, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects, dated April 2010, subject to the following conditions:

a.         Prior to the issuance of any building permits for the proposed alterations, including a permit for demolition, excavation and/or shoring, the owner/ applicant shall provide:

i.          a Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant (“Heritage Consultant”) to the satisfaction of the Manager of Heritage Preservation Services, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out  in the Heritage Impact Statement for the Don Jail Governor’s House prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects, dated April 2010, that describes in detail all proposed conservation work and the methods and materials to be used in undertaking the conservation work as well as photographic documentation of the as-found condition of the Governor’s House. The Conservation Plan shall include the significant deficiencies as outlined in the report prepared by ERA Architects Inc., Condition Assessment Report, Governor’s House, Gatekeeper’s House and St. Matthew’s Lawn Bowling Club, 548 and 558 Gerrard Street East, October 4, 2005 as updated July 21, 2009;

ii.          a final Landscape Plan to the satisfaction of the Manager of Heritage Preservation Services that also illustrates the parkland directly adjacent to the Governor’s House and that identifies the limit of lands leased to the Philip Aziz Centre;

iii.        a Letter of Credit in a form and an amount satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to secure all work included in the Conservation Plan, with the exception of the amount previously secured pursuant to other applicable agreements with the City toward correction of the significant deficiencies as set out in this report; and

iv.         building permit drawings including plans and elevations as well as specifications for the heritage conservation work to be prepared by the Heritage Consultant, to the satisfaction of the Manager of Heritage Preservation Services;

b.         Prior to the release of the Letter of Credit to secure the conservation work, the owner/applicant shall provide a notice of substantial completion signed by the Heritage Consultant to the satisfaction of the Manager of Heritage Preservation Services, for the heritage conservation work included in the Conservation Plan; and

c.         The owner/applicant shall undertake archaeological monitoring of the property during construction in order to document any buried landscape features that may still exist, and shall contact the Ministry of Culture and the City of Toronto Heritage Preservation Services Unit immediately in the event that deeply buried archaeological remains are encountered.

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that:

1.         City Council include the following properties on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties:

a.         2 Glen Road;

b.         4 Howard Street;

c.         8 Howard Street;

d.         32 Howard Street;

e.         34 Howard Street;

f.          601 Sherbourne Street;

g.         605 Sherbourne Street; and

h.         607 Sherbourne Street.

2.         City Council state its intention to designate the following properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act:

a.         1 Edgedale Road;

b.         3 Edgedale Road;

c.         5 Edgedale Road;

d.         7 Edgedale Road;

e.         9 Edgedale Road;

f.          11 Edgedale Road;

g.         1 Glen Road;

h.         2 Glen Road;

i.          7 Glen Road;

j.          9 Glen Road;

k.         4 Howard Street;

l.          8 Howard Street;

m.        21 Howard Street;

n.         23 Howard Street;

o.         25 Howard Street;

p.         27 Howard Street;

q.         29 Howard Street;

r.          31 Howard Street;

s.          32 Howard Street;

t.          33 Howard Street;

u.         34 Howard Street;

v.         35 Howard Street;

w.        76 Howard Street;

x.         601 Sherbourne Street;

y.         603 Sherbourne Street;

z.         605 Sherbourne Street; and

aa.        607 Sherbourne Street.

3.         If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorized the City Solicitor to introduce the bills in Council designating the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

4.         If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designations to the Conservation Review Board.

5.         If the designations are 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 designations of the properties.

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that:

1.         City Council adopt the revised Reasons for Designation as set out in Attachment Nos. 4-6 of this report; and

2.         Upon receipt of the owners’ withdrawal of their notice of objection, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce a bill in Council with the amended Reasons for Designation as set out in Attachment Nos. 4-6, designating the properties 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 following properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act:

a.                   212 King Street West (Union Building);

b.                  220 King Street West (Nicholls Building);

c.                   266 King Street West (Reid Building);

d.                  276 King Street West (Gillett Building);

e.                   284 King Street West (Anderson Building); and

f.                   322 King Street West (Eclipse Whitewear Building);

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 bills in Council designating the properties 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 designations to the Conservation Review Board;

4.         If the designations are 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 designations of the properties;

5.         City Council amend City of Toronto By-law 512-75 for the property at 260 King Street West to revise the Reasons for Designation in accordance with the 2005 amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act;

6.                  Should the owner appeal the amending of the designating by-law, City Council authorize the City Clerk to refer the proposed amendment to the Conservation Review Board;

7.                  Should the owner appeal the amending of the by-law, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend at the Conservation Review Board in support of the proposed amendment; and

8.                  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to take such necessary steps to implement the foregoing. 

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that:

1.         City Council state its intention to partially repeal City of Toronto By-law 468-91 under Part IV, Section 31 of the Ontario Heritage Act, designating the properties at 50 St. Joseph Street (Cloverhill Wing, St. Michael’s College) and 1, 3 and 5 Elmsley Place pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act, to remove the references to the portions of the site legally described as Plan 66R-16274, Parts 2, 3, 12 and 13, from Schedules “A” and “C”.

2.         If there are no objections to the proposed partial repeal of By-law 468-91, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council partially repealing the by-law pursuant to Part 31 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

3.         If there are objections to the proposed partial repeal of By-law 468-91, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the proposed repealing by-law to the Conservation Review Board for submission of a report to City Council for its final decision.

4.         If the partial repeal of By-law 468-91 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 partial repeal of By-law 468-91.

5.         City Council amend By-law No. 468-91 under Section 30 of the Ontario Heritage Act to revise the Reasons for Designation to explain the cultural heritage value or interest of the properties and describe their heritage attributes.

6.         It the owner does not object to the amending of By-law No. 468-91, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council amending By-law No. 468-91 pursuant to Part IV, Section 30 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

7.         Should the owner appeal the amending of By-law 468-91, City Council authorize the City Clerk to refer the proposed amendment to the Conservation Review Board for submission of a report to City Council for its final decision.

8.         If the amending of By-law 468-91 is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend at the Conservation Review Board in support of the proposed amending of By-law 468-91.

9.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to take such necessary steps to implement the foregoing.

The Province is conducting a review of the Provincial Policy Statement, 2005 (PPS). The PPS sets out the Ontario government’s policy direction for land use planning and development. The PPS supports the provincial goal of strong, livable and healthy communities.  The Province is requesting input on how the PPS is working and whether any changes are needed to the PPS to protect provincial interests and to make sure that the PPS is adequately addressing emerging land use issues.  The North York Community Preservation Panel requests that the Chair of the Toronto Preservation Board write a letter on behalf of the Board to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing asking that “the Minister consider stronger placement for Cultural Heritage Resources and Archaeology, including tiered content for the Policy comparable to other parts of the Provincial Policy Statement".

a.         North York Community Preservation Panel:

            i.          Minutes of the meeting held on June 14, 2010; and

b.         Etobicoke York Community Preservation Panel:

            i.          Minutes of the meeting held on June 14, 2010.

c.         Scarborough Community Preservation Panel:

            i.          Minutes of the meeting held on June 8, 2010.