Item - 2019.NY10.3
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on November 26, 2019 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the North York Community Council on November 5, 2019 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on November 26, 2019.
NY10.3 - Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - Laird in Focus - 96 Laird Drive, 180 Laird Drive and 20 Research Road
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Ward:
- 15 - Don Valley West
City Council Decision
City Council on November 26 and 27, 2019, adopted the following:
1. City Council include the following properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register:
a. 96 Laird Drive;
b. 180 Laird Drive; and
c. 20 Research Road.
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-139035.pdf
Communications (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ny/comm/communicationfile-98926.pdf
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/cc/comm/communicationfile-99390.pdf
3a - Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - Laird in Focus - 96 Laird Drive, 180 Laird Drive and 20 Research Road
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-139449.pdf
Attachment to the Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board - Letter (October 17, 2019) from Philip Evans, Principal, ERA Architects Inc.
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-139474.pdf
Attachment to the Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board - Letter (October 17, 2019) from Carol Burtin Fripp, Co-President, Leaside Property Owners Association Incorporated
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-139489.pdf
NY10.3 - Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - Laird in Focus - 96 Laird Drive, 180 Laird Drive and 20 Research Road
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 15 - Don Valley West
Community Council Recommendations
North York Community Council recommends that:
1. City Council include the following properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register:
a. 96 Laird Drive;
b. 180 Laird Drive; and
c. 20 Research Road.
Origin
Summary
This report recommends that City Council include the properties at 96 Laird Drive, 180 Laird Drive and 20 Research Road on the City of Toronto Heritage Register. The properties are located on the west side of Laird Drive between Vanderhoof Avenue and Millwood Road and the north side of Research Road.
As part of the Laird in Focus Planning Study, City Planning initiated a Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment (CHRA) to ensure that all properties of cultural heritage value or interest were appropriately identified, understood and conserved as part of an up-to-date planning framework. The three properties identified for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register, along with the four properties already listed on Laird Drive highlight the 1920s -1940s as a period of significance in the development of Leaside, when many finely crafted buildings were constructed as part of the Town of Leaside's growth. Together, the six properties on Laird Drive enrich the understanding of the area's sense of place and demonstrate the continued importance of this historic commercial and industrial spine for Leaside's growth and prosperity. The property on Research Road is one of the rare surviving structures representing Leaside's major contribution to Canada's military in both world wars.
All of these properties meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation, which the City also applies when assessing properties for its Heritage Register.
Properties on the City's Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-139035.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ny/comm/communicationfile-98926.pdf
Motions
3a - Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - Laird in Focus - 96 Laird Drive, 180 Laird Drive and 20 Research Road
Origin
Summary
This report recommends that City Council include the properties at 96 Laird Drive, 180 Laird
Drive and 20 Research Road on the City of Toronto Heritage Register. The properties are
located on the west side of Laird Drive between Vanderhoof Avenue and Millwood Road and
the north side of Research Road.
As part of the Laird in Focus Planning Study, City Planning initiated a Cultural Heritage
Resource Assessment (CHRA) to ensure that all properties of cultural heritage value or interest were appropriately identified, understood and conserved as part of an up-to-date planning framework. The three properties identified for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register, along with the four properties already listed on Laird Drive highlight the 1920s -1940s as a period of significance in the development of Leaside, when many finely crafted buildings were constructed as part of the Town of Leaside's growth. Together, the six properties on Laird Drive enrich the understanding of the area's sense of place and demonstrate the continued importance of this historic commercial and industrial spine for Leaside's growth and prosperity.
The property on Research Road is one of the rare surviving structures representing Leaside's
major contribution to Canada's military in both world wars.
All of these properties meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for
municipal designation, which the City also applies when assessing properties for its Heritage
Register.
Properties on the City's Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-139449.pdf
Attachment to the Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board - Letter (October 17, 2019) from Philip Evans, Principal, ERA Architects Inc.
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-139474.pdf
Attachment to the Letter from the Toronto Preservation Board - Letter (October 17, 2019) from Carol Burtin Fripp, Co-President, Leaside Property Owners Association Incorporated
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-139489.pdf