Item - 2016.PB15.8

The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that:

1.  City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 54A, 56 and 58 Scollard Street and 1315 Bay Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 54A, 56 and 58 Scollard Street and 1315 Bay Street (Reasons for Designation), attached as Attachment 3 to the report (May 11, 2016) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division.

 

2.  If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

 

3.  If there are objections to the designations in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board.

 

4.  If the designations are referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation of the property.

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 54A, 56 and 58 Scollard Street and 1315 Bay Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.  The properties, which were listed on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties (now known as the Heritage Register) in 1974, contain a group of row houses dating to 1890.

Following research and evaluation, staff have determined that the properties meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.  The designation will help to ensure that all of the cultural heritage values and attributes of the properties are identified and conserved.