Item - 2017.PB24.1

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

1.  City Council, in accordance with Section 41 of the Ontario Heritage Act, designate by by-law the area shown on Attachment 1 to the report (June 14, 2017) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District.

2.  City Council adopt by by-law the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan as the district plan for the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District, attached as Attachment 5 to the report (June 14, 2017) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3.  If there are any appeals to the by-law under Section 41 of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with the City's outside counsel and any other appropriate City staff and/or outside consultants to appear before the Ontario Municipal Board to defend the by-law.

Alex Corey, Heritage Planner, Heritage Preservation Services gave a presentation on Designation of the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act.

This report recommends that City Council designate the area referred to as King-Spadina as a Heritage Conservation District (HCD) and adopt the King-Spadina HCD Plan by by-law under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act. The designation of King-Spadina as an HCD and adoption of the HCD Plan will manage change within the district to conserve the area's cultural heritage value through the implementation of contextual policies and guidelines.

The study of King-Spadina for designation as an HCD was led City Staff and was initiated in 2013 on Council direction. The King-Spadina HCD study process and the HCD Plan have been prepared in accordance with provincial legislation and Heritage Conservation Districts in Toronto: Procedures, Policies and Terms of Reference.