IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE
ACT
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND
CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
1909 YONGE 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 the application to alter
the designated property at 1909 Yonge Street, with conditions, under Section 33
of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for alterations to the designated heritage
property, being substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated
December 4, 2025, prepared by Core Architects Inc. on file with the Senior
Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by GBCA
Architects dated October 2, 2025, on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage
Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan
completed to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and
subject to the conditions as set out below:
a. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the
property at 1909 Yonge Street, 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. Amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the
property at 1913 Yonge Street, substantially in accordance with the plans and
drawings dated December 4, 2025, prepared by Core Architects Inc, and on file
with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and the Heritage Impact Assessment
prepared by GBCA Architects dated October 2, 2025, subject to and in accordance
with the Conservation Plan required in Part 1.a.2. below 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 consistent with the conservation strategy set out
in the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by GBCA Architects, dated October 2,
2025, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
3. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications
for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation
Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 above, 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 an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the
satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter implement
such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
5. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager,
Heritage Planning.
6. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property,
including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8” x 10” colour photographs
with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a
flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map,
elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor
plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the
Senior Manager, Heritage 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 to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan
and Interpretation Plan.
b. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in
Recommendation 1.a.7 above, 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 Plan and Interpretation Plan 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 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 31, 2026, which is April 30, 2026.
A Notice of Appeal 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.
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.
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=2026.TE29.20.
Dated at the City of Toronto on March 31, 2026.
John D. Elvidge
City Clerk