IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE
ACT
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND
CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
18 PORTLAND STREET
NOTICE
OF DECISION
The
Decision of Council of the City of
Toronto, among other matters, regarding the application under the
Ontario Heritage Act is as follows:
1. City Council refuse the issuance of a
demolition permit for the heritage property at 18 Portland Street, in
accordance with Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
2. If the owner appeals City Council’s decision to refuse the issuance
of a demolition permit under Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the
heritage property at 18 Portland, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and
the necessary City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in
opposition to the appeal.
IF YOU WISH TO APPEAL TO THE ONTARIO LAND TRIBUNAL:
Notice of an appeal of the decision of City
Council on the application to demolish or remove a building and/or structure on
the Property may be served on the City Clerk, Attention: Administrator,
Secretariat, City Clerk's Office, Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor West, 100 Queen
Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2N2.; Email: hertpb@toronto.ca within thirty days of February 14, 2023, which is March 16, 2023.
A Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out the reasons for the objection to the decision;
(2) set out the reasons in support of the objection to the decision; and
(3) be accompanied by the fee prescribed under the Ontario Land Tribunal Act, 2021, in the amount of $1,100 for each appeal payable by certified cheque or money order to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario.
If you wish to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal
(OLT) or request a fee reduction for an appeal, forms are available from the
Ontario Land Tribunal website at https://olt.gov.on.ca/appeals-process/forms.
Who Can File An Appeal:
Only the owner of the
Property subject of the application under Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage
Act may appeal the decision of Council of the City of Toronto to the Ontario
Land Tribunal under Part IV, Section 34.1 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The
appeal may only be made where City Council has consented to an application to demolish
or remove a building and/or structure on a property with certain terms or
conditions, or refuses the application to demolish or remove the building
and/or structure on a property.
Getting Additional Information:
Further information in respect of the Decision
of Council of the City of
Toronto on the matter is available from the City of
Toronto at:
https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2023.TE2.17
Dated at the City of Toronto on February 14, 2023.
John D. Elvidge
City Clerk