Item - 2021.TE24.20

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Approved the application to demolish the 2-storey detached dwelling for 99 Oxford Street, with the following conditions:

a. That the applicant for the demolition permit construct and substantially complete the new building to be erected on the site of the residential property to be demolished not later than two years from the day demolition of the existing residential property is commenced;

b. That on failure to complete the new building within the time specified in Subsection C(5)(a), the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector's roll, to be collected in like manner as municipal taxes, the sum of $20,000 for each dwelling unit contained in the residential property in respect of which the demolition permit is issued and that such sum shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land in respect of which the permit to demolish the residential property is issued; and

c. Any new building proposed for the property at 99 Oxford Street should be designed to respect the historic scale, form and massing of its context within this part of Oxford Street. The owner is strongly encouraged to submit drawings for the proposed new building to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning for review prior to the submission of a Building Permit application to ensure that the design of the replacement building respects the character and appearance of this part of Oxford Street which is within the historic Kensington Market. The Owner should also ensure that the Building Permit drawings reflect the design recommendations of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.

This staff report is about a matter for which the Toronto and East York Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision.

In accordance with Section 33 of the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Ch. 363, Article 6 "Demolition Control," the application for the demolition of an existing 2-storey detached dwelling at 99 Oxford Street (Application No. 16 251606 DEM 00 DM) is being referred to the Toronto and East York Community Council for consideration. Toronto Building received an objection from the community with concerns of any potential herage value of the property. A building permit for a replacement SFD building has been issued.