The City of Toronto is proposing to list almost one thousand properties on its Heritage Register pursuant to section 27 of Ontario Heritage Act (Act), impacting the development potential of hundreds of properties across the City.
The listing process
Heritage Preservation Services, the City’s department responsible for assessing and listing properties on the City’s Heritage Register, prepared several reports recommending “batch listing” properties on the basis of planning studies where a preliminary analysis was undertaken as to the heritage potential of properties in the planning area.
A total of 963 properties were considered across six planning study areas which include:
- 165 properties identified in the Danforth Avenue Planning Study (OPA 420);
- 162 properties identified in the Dundas Street West and Roncesvalles Avenue Built Form Study;
- 16 properties identified in the Forest Hill Village Urban Design Guidelines;
- 257 properties identified in the King-Parliament Secondary Plan review;
- 38 properties identified in the Ossington Avenue Planning Study; and,
- 325 properties identified in the Queen Street West Planning Study (OPA 445).
The decisions and associated staff reports that were considered by the Board at its November 30th meeting can be found here and by Toronto and East York Community Council at its December 2nd meeting can be found here. A list of individual properties under each planning study area can be found here. The Board and TEYCC recommended the adoption of all batch listed properties for inclusion on the Register. These recommendations will ultimately go to City Council, which will finally determine such additions.
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