Item - 2025.PH22.11

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. In consideration of the objection made under subsection 27(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council continue to include the property at 1751 Bayview Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.

This report responds to a notice of objection received by the City of Toronto under Section 27 (7) of the Ontario Heritage Act (the "OHA") from the property owner of 1751 Bayview Avenue objecting to the inclusion of the subject property on the City's Heritage Register.

Located on the east side of Bayview Avenue between Eglinton Avenue East and Parkhurst Boulevard, in the Leaside-Bennington neighbourhood, the property at 1751 Bayview Avenue contains a two-storey, brick-clad, residential apartment building constructed in the mid-1930s.

On December 18, 2024, City Council adopted the staff report NY19.12 that included the grouping of similar properties at 1747, 1751, 1759, 1763, 1767, 1771, 1773, and 1775 Bayview Avenue on the City's Heritage Register.

The Ontario Heritage Act establishes a process whereby owners can object to a property's listing on the Heritage Register and, should they do so, a subsequent decision on the listing must be made by the municipality. Owners can object to listings at any time.

Chapter 103 of the Toronto Municipal Code establishes the process for Council consideration of objections to properties included on the Heritage Register. City Council must be made aware of such objections on a routine basis so that they may consider the matter and render a final decision. Once Council has decided on the objection, the Ontario Heritage Act requires that the owner of the property must be notified of Council's decision within 90 days. Council's decision on objections to listing is final and is not subject to appeal.

In the first quarter of 2025, the City received one notice from property owners objecting to the inclusion of one property on the Heritage Register, that being 1751 Bayview Avenue.

Following a review of the objection to listing submitted for this property, staff are of the opinion that the property at 1751 Bayview Avenue holds cultural heritage value. Staff recommend that Council continue to include this property on the Heritage Register.

At its meeting on May 27, 2025 the Toronto Preservation Board considered Item PB32.3 and made recommendations to City Council.

Summary from the report (May 12, 2025) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:

 
This report responds to a notice of objection received by the City of Toronto under Section 27 (7) of the Ontario Heritage Act (the "OHA") from the property owner of 1751 Bayview Avenue objecting to the inclusion of the subject property on the City's Heritage Register.

Located on the east side of Bayview Avenue between Eglinton Avenue East and Parkhurst Boulevard, in the Leaside-Bennington neighbourhood, the property at 1751 Bayview Avenue contains a two-storey, brick-clad, residential apartment building constructed in the mid-1930s.

On December 18, 2024, City Council adopted the staff report NY19.12 that included the grouping of similar properties at 1747, 1751, 1759, 1763, 1767, 1771, 1773, and 1775 Bayview Avenue on the City's Heritage Register.

The Ontario Heritage Act establishes a process whereby owners can object to a property's listing on the Heritage Register and, should they do so, a subsequent decision on the listing must be made by the municipality. Owners can object to listings at any time.

Chapter 103 of the Toronto Municipal Code establishes the process for Council consideration of objections to properties included on the Heritage Register. City Council must be made aware of such objections on a routine basis so that they may consider the matter and render a final decision. Once Council has decided on the objection, the Ontario Heritage Act requires that the owner of the property must be notified of Council's decision within 90 days. Council's decision on objections to listing is final and is not subject to appeal.

In the first quarter of 2025, the City received one notice from property owners objecting to the inclusion of one property on the Heritage Register, that being 1751 Bayview Avenue.

Following a review of the objection to listing submitted for this property, staff are of the opinion that the property at 1751 Bayview Avenue holds cultural heritage value. Staff recommend that Council continue to include this property on the Heritage Register.