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This is a VERY sad day for the St Lawrence neighbourhood and anyone who values heritage. The LPAT has, in essence, eviscerated the Heritage Conservation District Plan.
Here is the Order:
ORDER
[56] The Tribunal therefore allows the appeal in part against By-law No. 1328-2015 of the City of Toronto and pursuant to s. 41(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Tribunal directs the municipality to amend the by-law in the following manner:
(1) Revise the boundaries of the HCD Plan to capture the 10 original blocks, to the District, together with the portions of the civic reserve lands that speak to the original intended use of these lands, such that the westerly boundary is formed by the easterly limits of Victoria Street to the west, Berkley Street to the east, Adelaide Street to the north, and the Esplanade to the south from Scott Street extending along the Esplanade to Jarvis Street and then continuing along Front Street to Berkley Street;
(2) Delete section 3.4 dealing with Character Sub-Areas;
(3) Delete policies prescribing step backs, street wall heights and angular planes in 5.1.5, 5.1.6, 5.1.7, 5.1.17, 5.17.4, and 5.15.5; together with all associated mapping and illustrations
(4) Revise the mandatory and directive language of the guidelines to more appropriately reflect suggested direction in the guidelines;
(5) Revise the Transition policies in Appendix D to the By-law to capture the revised list of properties to which transition shall apply when the Final Order issues;
(6) Revise Objective 5 to clarify the reference to street wall height, as opposed to traditional height;
(7) Revise Section 4 - Implementation to guide the understanding as to which
policies are mandatory as opposed to non-mandatory;
(8) Revise all policies having to do with signage to be guidelines as opposed to mandatory policies;
(9) Revise the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value and Interest to include and reflect the contribution of the Fourth Period of Significance to the District.
The full Decision is not yet posted on the LPAT site. The actual Plan as proposed is at: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2015.TE12.11
Here is the Order:
ORDER
[56] The Tribunal therefore allows the appeal in part against By-law No. 1328-2015 of the City of Toronto and pursuant to s. 41(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Tribunal directs the municipality to amend the by-law in the following manner:
(1) Revise the boundaries of the HCD Plan to capture the 10 original blocks, to the District, together with the portions of the civic reserve lands that speak to the original intended use of these lands, such that the westerly boundary is formed by the easterly limits of Victoria Street to the west, Berkley Street to the east, Adelaide Street to the north, and the Esplanade to the south from Scott Street extending along the Esplanade to Jarvis Street and then continuing along Front Street to Berkley Street;
(2) Delete section 3.4 dealing with Character Sub-Areas;
(3) Delete policies prescribing step backs, street wall heights and angular planes in 5.1.5, 5.1.6, 5.1.7, 5.1.17, 5.17.4, and 5.15.5; together with all associated mapping and illustrations
(4) Revise the mandatory and directive language of the guidelines to more appropriately reflect suggested direction in the guidelines;
(5) Revise the Transition policies in Appendix D to the By-law to capture the revised list of properties to which transition shall apply when the Final Order issues;
(6) Revise Objective 5 to clarify the reference to street wall height, as opposed to traditional height;
(7) Revise Section 4 - Implementation to guide the understanding as to which
policies are mandatory as opposed to non-mandatory;
(8) Revise all policies having to do with signage to be guidelines as opposed to mandatory policies;
(9) Revise the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value and Interest to include and reflect the contribution of the Fourth Period of Significance to the District.
The full Decision is not yet posted on the LPAT site. The actual Plan as proposed is at: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2015.TE12.11
