Item - 2015.TE12.11

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1.  In accordance with Section 41 of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council designate by by-law the area shown on Attachment No. 1 to the report (October 19, 2015) from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning Division, as the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District.

2.  City Council adopt by by-law the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District Plan, dated October 2015, as the district plan for the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District, attached as Attachment No. 5 to the report (October 19, 2015) from the Director of Urban Design, City Planning Division.

3.  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.

4.  City Council support the preparation of a second Heritage Conservation District plan for the identified area to the south of the proposed St. Lawrence Plan boundary, with designation at a later date, when it has been identified as a priority.

The Toronto and East York Community Council requested the Director, Urban Design, City Planning Division, to meet with ERA Architects Inc., and affected concerned property owners, and report directly to City Council for its meeting on December 9 and 10, 2015, if there are any wording or technical changes required to amend the by-law.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 10, 2015, and notice was given in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act.

This report recommends that City Council designate the area referred to as the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood, identified in the map, as a Heritage Conservation District (HCD) and adopt an HCD Plan by by-law under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act.

The study of the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood, for designation as a HCD was led by Heritage Preservation Services and its consultant, Fournier Gersovitz Moss Drolet Architects (FGMDA).  Heritage Preservation Services staff have reviewed the HCD Plan to ensure it was prepared in accordance with provincial legislation and Heritage Conservation Districts in Toronto: Procedures, Policies and Terms of Reference.

The Toronto Preservation Board November 5, 2015, considered a report (October 19, 2015) from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning Division, regarding Designation of the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Speakers:
Suzanne Kavanagh, President, St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association
Benjamin Larson, Hunter and Associates

Communications:
(October 29, 2015) E-mail from David S. Crawford (PB.Supp.PB9.2.1)
(November 4, 2015) Letter from Michael Stewart, Goodmans LLP (PB.Supp.PB9.2.2)
(November 4, 2015) Letter from Adam J. Brown, Sherman Brown Barristers and Solicitors (PB.Supp.PB9.2.3)
(November 4, 2015) Letter from Suzanne Kavanagh, President, St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association (PB.Supp.PB9.2.4)