Item - 2017.PB24.2

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

1.  Receive the report (June 14, 2017) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning entitled Proceeding from Study to Plan Phase for the Proposed West Queen West and Parkdale Main Street Heritage Conservation Districts, for information.

2.  Endorse the preparation of the West Queen West Heritage Conservation District Plan.

3.  Endorse the preparation of the Parkdale Main Street Heritage Conservation District Plan.

4.  Endorse the establishment of a Community Advisory Group prior to the commencement of each of the Heritage Conservation District Plans, with such committees to be comprised of a diverse and representative sample of property owners, residents and community organizations within and adjacent to the proposed Plan areas.

5.  Endorse the identification and preliminary evaluation of any potential heritage conservation district in or around the Parkdale Residential area, and that staff bring forward a recommendation to authorize any potential heritage conservation district, following consultation with the community and local Councillor's office.

Pourya Nazemi, Heritage Planner, Heritage Preservation Services, City Planning, and Dima Cook, Consultant, EVOQ Architecture, (formerly FGMDA Architecture) gave a presentation on the West Queen West Heritage Conservation District Study.

This report recommends that the Toronto Preservation Board endorse City Planning's decision to proceed from the Study Phase to the Plan Phase of the proposed West Queen West and Parkdale Main Street Heritage Conservation Districts (HCDs).

In February 2016, City staff initiated a study of Queen Street West between Bathurst Street and Roncesvalles Avenue to be considered for designation under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as a potential heritage conservation district (HCD). FGMDA Architects was retained to undertake the study. This study followed the Council-adopted Heritage Conservation Districts in Toronto: Procedures, Policies and Terms of Reference. The designation of the two proposed HCDs and individual Part IV properties will provide a policy framework that could better ensure the long-term conservation of the study areas' cultural heritage values, integrity and heritage resources.

The purpose of this report is to summarize the findings of the HCD Study and make recommendations for the creation of two HCD plans for the West Queen West and Parkdale Main Street HCDs.