Item - 2023.TE4.24
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on May 10, 2023 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Toronto and East York Community Council on April 12, 2023 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on May 10, 2023.
- See also 2023.PB4.10
TE4.24 - 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 Charles Street West; 11, 13 Irwin Avenue; 10 Isabella Street, 145 St. Luke Lane and 750 and 756 Yonge Street - Inclusion of 11 Properties on the Heritage Register
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- 11 - University - Rosedale, 13 - Toronto Centre
City Council Decision
City Council on May 10, 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:
1. City Council include the following 11 properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachments 1 through 6 to the report (March 2, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:
5 Charles Street West
7 Charles Street West (including 7A Charles Street West)
9 Charles Street West (including 9A Charles Street West)
11 Charles Street West
13 Charles Street West
11 Irwin Avenue
13 Irwin Avenue
10 Isabella Street (including 12 Isabella Street)
145 St Luke Lane
750 Yonge Street
756 Yonge Street
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-235401.pdf
Communications (Community Council)
24a - 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 Charles Street West; 11, 13 Irwin Avenue; 10 Isabella Street, 145 St. Luke Lane and 750 and 756 Yonge Street - Inclusion of 11 Properties on the Heritage Register
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-235465.pdf
TE4.24 - 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 Charles Street West; 11, 13 Irwin Avenue; 10 Isabella Street, 145 St. Luke Lane and 750 and 756 Yonge Street - Inclusion of 11 Properties on the Heritage Register
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- 11 - University - Rosedale, 13 - Toronto Centre
Community Council Recommendations
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:
1. City Council include the following 11 properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachments 1 through 6 to the report (March 2, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:
5 Charles Street West
7 Charles Street West (including 7A Charles Street West)
9 Charles Street West (including 9A Charles Street West)
11 Charles Street West
13 Charles Street West
11 Irwin Avenue
13 Irwin Avenue
10 Isabella Street (including 12 Isabella Street)
145 St Luke Lane
750 Yonge Street
756 Yonge Street
Origin
Summary
This report recommends that City Council include 11 properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for their cultural heritage value and interest.
The 11 properties being recommended for inclusion on the Register are as follows:
5 Charles Street West Toronto Centre - Ward 13
7 Charles Street West (including 7A Charles Street West) Toronto Centre - Ward 13
9 Charles Street West (including 9A Charles Street West) Toronto Centre - Ward 13
11 Charles Street West Toronto Centre - Ward 13
13 Charles Street West Toronto Centre - Ward 13
11 Irwin Avenue Toronto Centre - Ward 13
13 Irwin Avenue Toronto Centre - Ward 13
10 Isabella Street (including 12 Isabella Street), Toronto Centre - Ward 13
145 St Luke Lane Toronto Centre - Ward 13
750 Yonge Street (including 750A Yonge Street) University-Rosedale - Ward 11
756 Yonge Street University-Rosedale - Ward 11
All of the 11 properties recommended for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register have been researched and evaluated by staff using the criteria prescribed in Ontario Regulation 9/06 and all of the properties meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest and are believed to be of cultural heritage value or interest.
The recommended properties were identified as contributing properties in the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District (HCD) Plan, adopted by City Council on March 10, 2016 (currently under appeal). The recommended properties include a grouping of Romanesque mixed-use buildings on Charles Street West, a pair of semi-detached house form buildings on Irwin Avenue, a Second Empire building on Isabella Street, a commercial laneway building, and two mixed-use buildings on Yonge Street.
On January 1, 2023, amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act (the Act) through the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) came into effect. Under the Act as amended, 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 Act now also limits listing to a period of two years.
As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application that would trigger a Prescribed Event, the property must be listed in the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event occurring to designate a property. This requirement does not apply to a Prescribed Event that has occurred prior to January 1, 2023.
A "Prescribed Event" is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act.
Currently none of the recommended properties are subject to an application under the Planning Act. The 11 recommended properties were selected to allow Council to consider their inclusion on the Heritage Register prior to a Prescribed Event occurring.
Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies. Heritage Impact Assessments (HIA) are required for development applications that affect listed properties.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-235401.pdf
Communications
Speakers
Tom Giancos, KingSett Capital
Motions
24a - 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 Charles Street West; 11, 13 Irwin Avenue; 10 Isabella Street, 145 St. Luke Lane and 750 and 756 Yonge Street - Inclusion of 11 Properties on the Heritage Register
Origin
Summary
At its meeting on March 23, 2023, the Toronto Preservation Board considered Item PB4.10 and made recommendations to City Council.
Summary from the report (March 2, 2023) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:
This report recommends that City Council include 11 properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for their cultural heritage value and interest.
The 11 properties being recommended for inclusion on the Register are as follows:
5 Charles Street West Toronto Centre - Ward 13
7 Charles Street West (including 7A Charles Street West) Toronto Centre - Ward 13
9 Charles Street West (including 9A Charles Street West) Toronto Centre - Ward 13
11 Charles Street West Toronto Centre - Ward 13
13 Charles Street West Toronto Centre - Ward 13
11 Irwin Avenue Toronto Centre - Ward 13
13 Irwin Avenue Toronto Centre - Ward 13
10 Isabella Street (including 12 Isabella Street), Toronto Centre - Ward 13
145 St Luke Lane Toronto Centre - Ward 13
750 Yonge Street (including 750A Yonge Street) University-Rosedale - Ward 11
756 Yonge Street University-Rosedale - Ward 11
All of the 11 properties recommended for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register have been researched and evaluated by staff using the criteria prescribed in Ontario Regulation 9/06 and all of the properties meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest and are believed to be of cultural heritage value or interest.
The recommended properties were identified as contributing properties in the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District (HCD) Plan, adopted by City Council on March 10, 2016 (currently under appeal). The recommended properties include a grouping of Romanesque mixed-use buildings on Charles Street West, a pair of semi-detached house form buildings on Irwin Avenue, a Second Empire building on Isabella Street, a commercial laneway building, and two mixed-use buildings on Yonge Street.
On January 1, 2023, amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act (the Act) through the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) came into effect. Under the Act as amended, 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 Act now also limits listing to a period of two years.
As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and / or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application that would trigger a Prescribed Event, the property must be listed in the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event occurring to designate a property. This requirement does not apply to a Prescribed Event that has occurred prior to January 1, 2023.
A "Prescribed Event" is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan
Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and / or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act.
Currently none of the recommended properties are subject to an application under the Planning Act. The 11 recommended properties were selected to allow Council to consider their inclusion on the Heritage Register prior to a Prescribed Event occurring.
Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies. Heritage Impact Assessments (HIA) are required for development applications that affect listed properties.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-235465.pdf