IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND

CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

170 MERTON STREET

 

NOTICE OF DECISION

 

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Toronto on June 24 and 25, 2026, has considered an application under Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act to demolish or remove, or permit the demolition or removal of a heritage attribute of the Property designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the Property municipally known as 170 Merton Street.  

 

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 consent to the application to demolish, by way of deconstruction and salvage, the terrace at the designated property at 170 Merton Street, under Part IV, Section 34(1)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Heritage Impact Assessment Addendum dated March 31, 2026 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning all satisfactory to 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 heritage attribute(s) 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 June 30, 2026, which is July 30, 2026.

 

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 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 heritage attribute(s) with certain terms or conditions or refuses the application to demolish or remove the heritage attribute(s) of 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.TE33.20.

 

Dated at the City of Toronto on June 30, 2026.

 

John D. Elvidge

City Clerk