Item - 2024.PB18.3

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that:

1. City Council refuse the alterations to the designated heritage property at 135 Roxborough Drive, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for alterations including the painting of the masonry on the sides of the two-storey house as outlined in the letter by Goodmans LLP dated February 23, 2024.

2. If the owner appeals City Council’s decision to refuse the application to alter the heritage property at 135 Roxborough Drive under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Solicitor and the appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing to oppose the appeal.

Amir Nissan, Planner, Urban Design, Heritage Planning, City Planning gave a presentation on 135 Roxborough Drive - Alterations to a Designated Heritage Property in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District.

This report recommends that City Council refuse the alterations to the designated heritage property at 135 Roxborough Drive under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

The is a C-rated property located in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District (HCD). The applicant is requesting approval for the painting of the masonry on the east and west facades of the two-storey house. These alterations do not comply with the policies in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District Plan or the Parks Canada Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada (the official document guiding planning and conservation of heritage properties in the City of Toronto). As such staff are recommending that this application is refused.