Item - 2022.SC33.23

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council include the property at 14 Scotswood Road on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 3 to the report (May 24, 2022) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.

This report recommends that City Council include the property at 14 Scotswood Road on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. The property has been researched and evaluated by staff using the criteria prescribed by the Province through Ontario Regulation 9/06. The property at 14 Scotswood Road has been determined to meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest for designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, which the City applies when assessing properties for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register.

The subject property is situated on the south side of Scotswood Road with Marchington Circle to its north, east, and west and Orlando Boulevard to its south. It contains West Ellesmere United Church, which consists of a church building and Christian Education Centre that are interconnected through a T-shaped building. The church building was constructed in 1958 and the Christian Education Centre in 1961-2 and both were designed by the prolific Canadian architectural firm of Craig and Zeidler.

Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies.

At its meeting on June 14, 2022, the Toronto Preservation Board considered Item PB35.10 and made recommendations to City Council.

Summary from the report (May 24, 2022) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:

This report recommends that City Council include the property at 14 Scotswood Road on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. The property has been researched and evaluated by staff using the criteria prescribed by the Province through Ontario Regulation 9/06. The property at14 Scotswood Road has been determined to meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest for designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, which the City applies when assessing properties for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register.

The subject property is situated on the south side of Scotswood Road with Marchington Circle to its north, east, and west and Orlando Boulevard to its south. It contains West Ellesmere United Church, which consists of a church building and Christian Education Centre that are interconnected through a T-shaped building. The church building was constructed in 1958 and the Christian Education Centre in 1961-2 and both were designed by the prolific Canadian architectural firm of Craig and Zeidler.

Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies.