IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE
ACT
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND
CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
505 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
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 approve the demolition of the designated heritage property at 505
University Avenue in accordance with Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act
as part of a reconstruction and commemoration strategy for the site
substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by BDP Quadrangle
Architects, June 12, 2025 and submitted in conjunction with the Heritage Impact
Assessment, dated August 22, 2025 prepared by GBCA Architects, and on file with
the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to the conditions as set out
below.
2. City Council direct that its consent to the
application to demolish the designated heritage property at 505 University
Avenue, in accordance with Part IV, Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act
is also subject to the following conditions:
a. that the related Official Plan
Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments have come into full force and effect;
b. prior to the issuance of an
Ontario Land Tribunal order in connection with the Official Plan Amendment and
Zoning By-law Amendment appeals for the property at 505 University Avenue, the
owner shall provide a detailed Reconstruction and Commemoration Plan prepared
by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the
reconstruction and commemoration strategy set out in the Heritage Impact
Assessment dated August 22, 2025, prepared by GBCA Architects, to the
satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City
Planning;
c. prior to the issuance of an
Ontario Land Tribunal order in connection with the Official Plan Amendment and
Zoning By-law Amendment appeals for the property at 505 University Avenue, the
owner shall enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the
property at 505 University Avenue substantially in accordance with plans and
drawings prepared by BDP Quadrangle Architects, dated June 12, 2025, and
submitted in conjunction with the Heritage Impact Assessment, dated August 22,
2025 prepared by GBCA Architects, and in accordance with the Reconstruction and
Commemoration Plan required in Recommendation 2.b. to the satisfaction of the
Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, including
execution and registration of this agreement, to the satisfaction of the City
Solicitor;
d. prior to the issuance of any
permit for all or any part of the property at 505 University Avenue, 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, Urban Design, City
Planning, the owner of the subject property shall:
1. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications
for the reconstruction keyed to the approved Reconstruction and Commemoration
Plan required in Recommendation 2. b. above, including a detailed 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, Urban Design, City Planning;
2. provide full documentation of the existing heritage property at 505
University Avenue including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8 by 10
inch colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one
(1) digital set on a memory stick in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed
to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all original
drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager,
Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning;
3. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the
satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City
Planning and thereafter shall implement such plan to the satisfaction of the
Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning;
4. 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, Urban
Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such a plan to the
satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning;
5. submit a Signage Plan to the
satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City
Planning;
6. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property,
satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City
Planning;
7. 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, Urban Design, City
Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Reconstruction and
Commemoration Plan and Interpretation Plan;
e. prior to the release of the
Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 2.d.7 above, the owner shall:
1. provide a letter of
substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant,
confirming that the required reconstruction and commemoration work and the
required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the
Reconstruction and Commemoration Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an
appropriate standard of work has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of
the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City 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 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 (30)
days of October 28, 2025, which is November 27, 2025.
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=2025.CC33.5.
Dated at the City of Toronto on October 28, 2025.
John D. Elvidge
City Clerk