The Toronto Preservation Board recommends that: 

1.  City Council include the property at 505 Balliol Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.

2.  City Council state its intention to designate the property at 505 Balliol Street  under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 505 Balliol Street  (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (January 25, 2018) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division.

3.  If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council.

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.

Marybeth McTeague, Heritage Planner, Heritage Preservation Services did a staff presentation on 505 Balliol Street.

This report recommends that Toronto City Council state its intention to designate the property at 505 Balliol Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and include the property on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. 

The property, located on the south side of Balliol Street between Mount Pleasant Road and Bayview Avenue in the Davisville neighbourhood contains the Page House and Grocery Store, a classic, one-and-a-half storey, 19th-century Ontario house, completed by 1889 and adapted to function as a neighbourhood store from 1924-1951.

Following research and evaluation it has been determined that the property at

505 Balliol Street meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its design, associative and contextual value. 

The current owner of the property at 505 Balliol Street has applied for permits to demolish the existing single family dwelling and construct a new, two-storey single family dwelling on the property. 

Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with Official Plan Heritage Policies. Designation enables City Council to review alterations to the site, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.