IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE
ACT
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND
CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
50 MERTON STREET
NOTICE OF DECISION
The
decision of City Council, among other matters, regarding the application under
the Ontario Heritage Act is as follows:
1. City Council approve:
a. The alterations to the designated heritage
property at 50 Merton Street, in
accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the
construction of a 45-storey mixed-use building, with such alterations substantially in accordance
with the plans and drawings dated November 23, 2023 prepared by Hariri Pontarini and on file with the Senior
Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by GBCA, dated November 30, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager,
Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan
satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions
as set out below.
b. The
demolition of a three-storey rear wing and northern half of
the front-wing's east elevation of the
designated heritage property at 50 Merton Street in accordance with Section 34(1) 1 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the
construction of a 45-storey mixed-use building, substantially in accordance with the plans and
drawings dated November 23, 2023 prepared by Hariri Pontarini and on file
with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment
prepared by GBCA, dated November 30, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to
and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager,
Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below.
2. City Council direct that its consent to the
application to alter the designated heritage property at
50 Merton Street, in accordance with Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario
Heritage Act, and its consent to the demolition of a heritage attribute, being
the rear wing of the designated heritage property at 50 Merton Street, under
Part IV, Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the
following conditions:
a. That the related Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed
alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and
effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by
the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with
the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning;
b. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law
Amendment by City Council, the owner shall:
1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property
at 50 Merton Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings
dated November 23, 2023 prepared by Hariri Pontarini,
and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact
Assessment (HIA), dated November 30, 2023, prepared by GBCA, all on file with
the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to and in accordance with the
Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.2, to the satisfaction of the
Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the
satisfaction of the City Solicitor.
2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified
heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation
strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the property at 50
Merton Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
c. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the
property located at 50 Merton Street the owners shall:
1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the
approved Conservation Plans required in Recommendation 2.b. 2 to the
satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
2. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describe how the exterior of
the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage
character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and
thereafter shall implement such a plan to the satisfaction of the Senior
Manager Heritage Planning.
3. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the
satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall
implement such plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage
Planning.
4. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property,
satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for the work described in
the Site Plan application, including a heritage permit or a building permit,
but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for
the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager,
Heritage Planning, the owner shall:
1. Have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City of
Toronto required in Recommendation 2.b.1 for property at 50 Merton Street
including registration on title of such agreement, to the satisfaction of the
City Solicitor.
2. Have provided a detailed Conservation Plan required in Recommendation
2.b.2.
3. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications
for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation
Plans required in Recommendation 2.b.2, including a description of materials
and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage
consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
4. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing,
in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager,
Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation,
Lighting and Interpretation plans.
e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in
Recommendation 2.d.4, the owner shall:
1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified
heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the
required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the
Conservation, Lighting and Interpretation Plans and that an appropriate
standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the
Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
2. Provide
replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to
the
satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
IF YOU WISH TO APPEAL
TO THE ONTARIO LAND TRIBUNAL:
Notice of an appeal of the decision of City
Council on the application to alter the Property or the application to demolish
or remove a building and/or structure on the Property may be served on the City
Clerk, Attention: Registrar Secretariat, City Clerk's Office, Toronto City
Hall, 2nd Floor West, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2N2.; Email:
RegistrarCCO@toronto.ca within thirty days
of March 26, 2024, which is April 25, 2024.
A Notice of Appeal of the decision of City Council on the application to
alter the Property under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act must:
(1) set out the reasons for the objection to the decision; and
(2) set out the reasons in support of the objection to the decision.
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.
A Notice of Appeal of the decision of City Council on the application to
demolish or remove a building and/or structure on the Property under Section 34 of
the Ontario Heritage Act 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 may appeal the decision of Council of the City of Toronto to the
Ontario Land Tribunal under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act,
and only where City Council has consented to an application to alter a
property with certain terms or conditions or refuses the application to alter
a property.
Only the owner of the
Property 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,
and only 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=2024.TE11.13
Dated at the City of Toronto on March 26, 2024.
John D. Elvidge
City Clerk