Item - 2023.NY9.4
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023 with amendments.
- This item was considered by North York Community Council on November 14, 2023. It is being forwarded to City Council without recommendations. It will be considered by City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023.
- See also NY8.20
NY9.4 - 55 Yeomans Road - Inclusion on the Heritage Register
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 6 - York Centre
City Council Decision
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:
1. City Council include the property at 55 Yeomans Road on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 1 to the report (September 21, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
2. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to continue to work with the leadership of the Beth David Synagogue and any future potential or actual property owner to advise on potential adaptive-reuse of the property, and identify possible support for repair and restoration through the Toronto Heritage Grant Program should the property become designated.
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-240145.pdf
Communications (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/comm/communicationfile-172995.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That:
1. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to continue to work with the leadership of the Beth David Synagogue and any future potential or actual property owner to advise on the flexibility of heritage designation on future use and advising funds available for maintaining heritage properties; that such, a working group to convene with the local Councillor by spring-summer 2024 to discuss any and all updates on the status of the property and future of the synagogue and whether the heritage designation should be reviewed.
Vote (Amend Item) Dec-14-2023 5:09 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - NY9.4 - Pasternak - Motion 1 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 24 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 2 | Members that were absent are Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson |
That City Council adopt the following recommendation in the report (September 21, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:
1. City Council include the property at 55 Yeomans Road on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 1 to the report (September 21, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
Vote (Amend Item) Dec-14-2023 5:11 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - NY9.4 - Carroll - Motion 2 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 24 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Jaye Robinson, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are James Pasternak |
| Total members that were Absent: 1 | Members that were absent are Anthony Perruzza |
That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council reconsider Item NY9.4 headed "55 Yeomans Road - Inclusion on the Heritage Register".
Vote (Reconsider Item) Dec-15-2023 11:35 AM
| Result: Carried | Two-Thirds Required - NY9.4 - Carroll - Motion 2 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 22 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are Anthony Perruzza |
| Total members that were Absent: 3 | Members that were absent are Chris Moise, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson |
That City Council delete the part added by Motion 1 by Councillor James Pasternak and replace it with the following:
1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to continue to work with the leadership of the Beth David Synagogue and any future potential or actual property owner to advise on potential adaptive-reuse of the property, and identify possible support for repair and restoration through the Toronto Heritage Grant Program should the property become designated.
Vote (Amend Item) Dec-15-2023 11:36 AM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - NY9.4 - Carroll - Motion 3 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 23 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 3 | Members that were absent are Chris Moise, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson |
4a - 55 Yeomans Road - Inclusion on the Heritage Register
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-240146.pdf
NY9.4 - 55 Yeomans Road - Inclusion on the Heritage Register
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Without Recs
- Ward:
- 6 - York Centre
Community Council Recommendations
The North York Community Council:
1. Forwarded item NY9.4 to City Council without recommendation.
Origin
Summary
This report recommends that City Council include the property at 55 Yeomans Road on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for its cultural heritage value and interest.
Located on the northeast corner of Danby Avenue and Yeomans Road, south of Sheppard Avenue West, west of Bathurst Street, the subject property at 55 Yeomans Road comprises a Modernist style synagogue, known as the Beth David B’nai Israel Beth Am Synagogue, completed in 1959 to the designs of celebrated modernist Canadian architect Irving Grossman and artist Graham Coughtry.
The Beth David B'nai Israel Beth Am Synagogue was identified in the North York Modern Inventory in 1997.
The property at 55 Yeomans Road has been researched and evaluated by staff using the criteria prescribed in Ontario Regulation 9/06 and meets one or more of the provincial criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest and is believed to be of cultural heritage value or interest.
A municipal heritage register may include properties that have not been designated but Council believes to be of "cultural heritage value or interest", and that meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining whether they are of cultural heritage value or interest. The Ontario Heritage Act (the Act) now also limits listing to a period of two years.
Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan's Heritage Policies. The listing of non-designated properties on the municipal heritage register also extends interim protection from demolition and provides an opportunity for City Council to determine whether the property warrants conservation through designation under the Act should a development or demolition application be submitted.
On January 1, 2023, amendments to the Act through the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) came into effect. Under the Act, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and / or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application, properties must be listed on the Heritage Register prior to Part IV designation and before the occurrence of a "Prescribed Event". Heritage Impact Assessments are required for development applications that affect listed properties.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-240145.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/comm/communicationfile-172995.pdf
Speakers
Greg Tugg, Beth David
Motions
That item NY9.4 be forwarded to City Council without recommendation.
4a - 55 Yeomans Road - Inclusion on the Heritage Register
Origin
Summary
At its meeting on October 10, 2023, the Toronto Preservation Board considered Item PB10.2 and made recommendations to City Council.
Summary from the report (September 21, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:
This report recommends that City Council include the property at 55 Yeomans Road on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for its cultural heritage value and interest.
Located on the northeast corner of Danby Avenue and Yeomans Road, south of Sheppard Avenue West, west of Bathurst Street, the subject property at 55 Yeomans Road comprises a Modernist style synagogue, known as the Beth David B’nai Israel Beth Am Synagogue, completed in 1959 to the designs of celebrated modernist Canadian architect Irving Grossman and artist Graham Coughtry.
The Beth David B’nai Israel Beth Am Synagogue was identified in the North York Modern Inventory in 1997.
The property at 55 Yeomans Road has been researched and evaluated by staff using the criteria prescribed in Ontario Regulation 9/06 and meets one or more of the provincial criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest and is believed to be of cultural heritage value or interest.
A municipal heritage register may include properties that have not been designated but Council believes to be of "cultural heritage value or interest", and that meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining whether they are of cultural heritage value or interest. The Ontario Heritage Act (the Act) now also limits listing to a period of two years.
Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan's Heritage Policies. The listing of non-designated properties on the municipal heritage register also extends interim protection from demolition and provides an opportunity for City Council to determine whether the property warrants conservation through designation under the Act should a development or demolition application be submitted.
On January 1, 2023, amendments to the Act through the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) came into effect. Under the Act, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and / or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application, properties must be listed on the Heritage Register prior to Part IV designation and before the occurrence of a "Prescribed Event". Heritage Impact Assessments (HIA) are required for development applications that affect listed properties.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-240146.pdf