Item - 2019.PB2.8

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

1. City Council include the property at 64 Wellesley Street East on the City of Toronto’s Heritage Register.

2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 64 Wellesley Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 64 Wellesley Street East (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (January 15, 2019) from the Senior Manager, Urban Design/Heritage, City Planning Division.

3. If there are no objections to the designation, 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 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 include the property at 64 Wellesley Street East on the City of Toronto’s Heritage Register and state its intention to designate the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.  Located on the north side of Wellesley Street between Yonge and Church streets, the property contains a five-storey apartment building that was completed in 1931 according to the designs of Toronto architect J. E. H. Paisley.

Following research and evaluation it has been determined that the property at 64 Wellesley Street East meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial 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 64 Wellesley Street East on the City’s Heritage Register and its designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act would identify all the property’s cultural heritage values and heritage attributes.

Properties on the Heritage Register will be maintained and conserved 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.