In the Matter of the Ontario Heritage Act
R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 0.18 and
City of Toronto, Province of Ontario

201 Guildwood Parkway (including 191 Guildwood Parkway)

Notice of Decision

Take notice that the Council of the City of Toronto on June 26, 27, 28 and 29 2018, having considered an application to alter a structure designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act for 201 Guildwood Parkway (including 191 Guildwood Parkway) decided among other things, to

1. Approve the alterations to the heritage property at 201 Guildwood Parkway (including 191 Guildwood Parkway), in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the rehabilitation of the existing Building 191 as an arts and cultural facility on the lands known municipally in the year 2018 as 201 Guildwood Parkway (including 191 Guildwood Parkway) with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated October 24, 2017 and revised May 10, 2018, prepared by Taylor Hazell Architects Ltd. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by Taylor Hazell Architects Ltd, dated July 2017 and revised May 2018, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and subject to the following additional conditions:

a. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the property located at 201 Guildwood Parkway (including 191 Guildwood Parkway), the owner shall:

1. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 201 Guildwood Parkway (including 191 Guildwood Parkway), prepared by Taylor Hazell Architects Ltd., dated July 2017 and revised May 2018, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.

2. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.

3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Preservation Services.

4. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.

5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.

b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 201 Guildwood Parkway (including 191 Guildwood Parkway), including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the owner shall:

1. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 201 Guildwood Parkway (including 191 Guildwood Parkway), prepared by Taylor Hazell Architects Ltd., dated July 2017 and revised May 2018, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.

2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.1 and b.1, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.

2. That prior to a permit for first occupancy the owner shall:

a. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.

Appeal to the Conservation Review Board:
The Ontario Heritage Act states that where a Council consents to an application to alter a designated property with certain terms or conditions, or refuses the application, the owner may, within thirty days after receipt of this notice, apply to the Council for a hearing before the Conservation Review Board.

The owner may request a hearing before the Conservation Review Board in this matter, by writing to the City Clerk, Attention: Scarborough Community Council, Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Drive, 3rd floor, Toronto, Ontario, M1P 4N7, by 4.30 p.m. on or before October 12, 2018.

Dated at Toronto this 13 day of September 2018.

Ulli S. Watkiss
City Clerk