Item - 2021.SC23.3

Scarborough Community Council recommends that: 

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 3315 Midland Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Revised Statement of Significance: 3315 Midland Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the supplementary report (March 30, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.

2. If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council.

3. If there are objections in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the proposed designation to the Conservation Review Board.

4. 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 to designate the property.

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 3315 Midland Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 

The subject property is located on the east side of Midland Avenue at the north-east corner with South Shields Avenue in the Agincourt neighbourhood and contains a one-and-a-half storey house dating to c. 1875. 

In 2006, City Council listed the property at 3315 Midland Avenue, containing a house historically known as the George L'Amoreaux farm house (c.1875), on the City of Toronto's Inventory of Heritage Properties (now known as the Heritage Register).  The property has been identified as having archaeological potential in accordance with the City of Toronto's Archaeological Master Plan.

Following research and evaluation, it has been determined that the property at

3315 Midland Avenue meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its design, associative and contextual value. 

The owner of the property at 3315 Midland Avenue has submitted a Notice of Intention to demolish a listed heritage property under the Ontario Heritage Act.  The application is incomplete.    

In accordance with Official Plan Heritage Policies, properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained. Designation enables City Council to review alterations to the site, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.

At its meeting on November 30, 2017, the Toronto Preservation Board considered Item PB27.4, a report (November 15, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - 3315 Midland Avenue.

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 3315 Midland Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 

The subject property is located on the east side of Midland Avenue at the north-east corner with South Shields Avenue in the Agincourt neighbourhood and contains a one-and-a-half storey house dating to c. 1875. 

In 2006, City Council listed the property at 3315 Midland Avenue, containing a house historically known as the George L'Amoreaux farm house (c.1875), on the City of Toronto's Inventory of Heritage Properties (now known as the Heritage Register).  The property has been identified as having archaeological potential in accordance with the City of Toronto's Archaeological Master Plan.

Following research and evaluation, it has been determined that the property at 3315 Midland Avenue meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its design, associative and contextual value. 

The owner of the property at 3315 Midland Avenue has submitted a Notice of Intention to demolish a listed heritage property under the Ontario Heritage Act.  The application is incomplete.    

In accordance with Official Plan Heritage Policies, properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained. Designation enables City Council to review alterations to the site, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.

The purpose of this report is to provide minor revisions to the Statement of Significance (Attachment 3) and the Research and Evaluation Report (Attachment 4) as a result of new historical information about the property received and to provide current photographs of the property (Attachments 2 and 4).  Theses revisions do not alter the conclusions of the original report that the property is of cultural heritage value which was deferred by Scarborough Community Council on June 6, 2018.