Item - 2019.PB10.1

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

1. City Council refuse the issuance of a demolition permit for the heritage property at 206 Russell Hill Road, in accordance with Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

2. If the owner appeals City Council’s decision to refuse the issuance of a demolition permit under Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the heritage property at 206 Russell Hill Road, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the necessary City staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) hearing in opposition to the appeal.

This report recommends that City Council refuse an application to demolish a heritage structure on the property at 206 Russell Hill Road, which is subject to Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Under the Act, if City Council fails to make a decision on the application within 90 days of issuing a Notice of Receipt of the application, the application is deemed to be permitted under Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Based on issuance of the Notice of Receipt, the applicant must be notified of Council's decision by December 1, 2019.