Item - 2016.PB17.14

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

1.  City Council include the property at 1x Audley Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.

2.  City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1x Audley Street (The Schindler Company of Canada Ltd. building) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance (Reasons for Designation): 1x Audley Street attached as Attachment 3 to the report (September 27, 2016) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division.

3.  If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with Section 29(6) of 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.

4.  If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board.

5.  If the designation is 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 property at 1x Audley Street (The Schindler Company of Canada Ltd. building) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and include the property on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. 

Located on the north-west corner of Audley Street and Newcastle Street, in the Mimico neighbourhood, this property contains a one-storey brick-clad industrial building completed in 1923 and known as The Schindler Company of Canada Ltd.

Following research and evaluation, it has been determined that the property at 1x Audley Street meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for its design, associative and contextual value. 

The inclusion of the property at 1x Audley Street on the City's Heritage Register and its designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act would identify the property's cultural heritage values and heritage attributes. 

Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies. Designation enables City Council to review alterations to the site, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition