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Contributing Properties Policies andGuidelinesfor 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.1 andResources District Boundary 6.18 6.17 6.16 6.15 6.14 6.13 6.12 6.11 6.10 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 a c c R c d a d e c S e S e R Parks and Parking and Front YardLandscaping Windows and Massing Maintenance Understanding A R ntrances, PorchesandBalconies xterior Walls xisting Part rchaeological haracter ontributing and ignage torefronts lteration ode ombined Properties rchitectural istrict Boundary oofs estoration emolition emoval and C ompliance S O ub- pen C IV S R irculation D tyles A R elocation
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9 INTRODUCTION | GARDEN DISTRICT HCD PLAN 10 INTRODUCTION | GARDEN DISTRICT HCD PLAN CITY OF TORONTO NOVEMBER 2016 as wellindividual conservation districtunderPart properties andareas-thisincludesdesignationasaheritage conserve the A heritage areas. is actingtoensuretheongoingconservationofsignificant development andplace-making widely understoodtobeanimportantcomponentofsustainable spaces ofitsover2.5millionresidents. streets, ravinesandparks,aswellthetraditionscultural and landscapesofitsextensiveneighbourhoodsystem,main Toronto's diverseculturalheritageisreflectedinthebuiltform conserve andenhanceourunique historicneighbourhoods. provide contextual,place-based heritage conservationdistricts arevaluedfortheirabilityto conservation districtsisa The identification,evaluationanddesignationofheritage City's ownOfficialPlan. demonstrate compliancewithprovincialplanningpolicyand the the publicinterest,haveregardtoprovincialinterests,and and planningoutcomes;enhancecivicengagement;protect economic development;positivelyinfluence valued fortheirabilitytostrengthenbusinessareas;leverage equitable placeforpresentandfuturegenerations. and appealof rich historyandwhichcontinuetocontributethelivability that enablethe H achieve asmandatedby reflects thecommongoalsthatallCitydepartmentsstriveto ensures thattheregulatoryprocessis Site andAreaSpecificPoliciesZoningBy-lawamendments development ofSecondaryPlans,OfficialPlanamendments, H the Preservation and 1.1 rangeofregulatorytoolsavailabletothe eritage conservationdistrictsareavaluableregulatorytool eritage O
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INTRODUCTION | GARDEN DISTRICT HCD PLAN 12 INTRODUCTION | GARDEN DISTRICT HCD PLAN CITY OF TORONTO NOVEMBER 2016 • • proposed. properties withinthe • T 1.3 T • • • properties beyondroutine undertaken withoutapermit. to proactivelymakeimprovementsor
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heritage conservationdistrictplan.2005,c.6,s.31. committee isconsultedwithrespecttotheproposed municipal heritagecommitteeundersection28,the if thecouncilofmunicipalityhasestablisheda proposed heritageconservationdistrictplan;and at leastonepublicmeetingisheldwithrespecttothe to thepublic; district plan,includingacopyoftheismadeavailable information relatingtotheproposedheritageconservation ity's procedureoftwocommunityconsultationsduringthe P ublic y C E C ngagement ity's website,andtoprovidefeedback onsulta A s draftsofthe O tion ctober 31st,2016inorder
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provincial legislation. Garden These consultationsresultedinfurtherrefinementstothe N on A consulted throughouttheproject. 16th, 2015meeting. conducted inthetwoweekperiodfollowing required greaterclarity. on by thestudyteam. the Garden feedback fromattendeesregardingtheproposedboundaryof meeting providedanopportunityfortheprojectteamtogain who wereidentifiedashavinganinterestinthearea.The project atpreviousmeetingsaswellindividualsandgroups February 6,2014forthosewhohadexpressedaninterestinthe undertaken todate. was heldon to introducetheprojectcommunity. HCD StudyPhase.ThefirstmeetingwasheldonJune24,2013 T ofCommunityConsultations Summary the draftGarden contents. feedback onthestructureanddirectionof was conductedonFebruary24,2015togaincommunity D meeting onJuly17,2014wherethe provide deputationatthe consultation opportunities,thepublicwasabletoattendand creation ofthe the teaminidentifyingareaswhere direction waspresentedandcommunityfeedbackassisted hree communityconsultationmeetingswereheldduringthe draftofthePlanwasreleasedforpublicreviewandcomment ovember 18,2016. uring the O N ctober 31,2016foraperiodof3weeksendingon ovember 16,2015inordertoobtaincommunityinputon D istrict A HCD nother communityconsultationmeetingwasheld D S istrict eptember 24,2013topresentanddiscusswork HCD HCD Planphaseacommunityconsultationmeeting D istrict HCD Plan. A Planforclarityandconsistency with I communityworkshopwasheldon ndividual communitystakeholderswere , andtoidentifyissuesaddressinthe A HCD dditional stakeholdermeetingswere T I n additiontotheabovecommunity oronto Plan. H T eritage PreservationBoard HCD he policies policy
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INTRODUCTION | GARDEN DISTRICT HCD PLAN 14 INTRODUCTION | GARDEN DISTRICT HCD PLAN CITY OF TORONTO NOVEMBER 2016 T indigenous culturalheritageis notjustaremnantofthepast. into theemergingurbanfabric. useful transportationroutesthat overtimebecameincorporated topography betweenthe D Lake of Lake indigenous groups. evolved outofalandscapethatwasoriginallyinhabitedby T 1.5.2 the potentialtoencounteradditional 20th centuryurbandevelopmenthassinceremovedorlimited the earlyindigenouspresencein during archaeologicalassessmentsatAllanGardensconfirm The presenceoflithicflakesfromthecreationstonetools settlement andactivity. the District,havebeenfilledorburiedasaresultofhuman 1984). the Lake valleys, modifyingthenaturalharbourarea,andextending of Torontoconsiderablyovertime.Thisincludesfillingin activity intheareahaschangedphysiographiccharacteristic by theshelterof Toronto isdefinedbythelakefrontharbourthatwascreated different partsoftheregion,andsectionthatcharacterizes that coveredthearea. named the extends from T of abroadphysiographicregionknownasthe T 1.5.1 C I D D T 1.5 nc. oday, theMiziwe Biik he his regionispartofthelowlandaroundLake he Garden he followingtextisadaptedfromthehistoricoverviewof ity's website. istrict istrict asfoundintheGarden avenport C T
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ntario andnorthernlakesystems. H S O istoric istorical watercourses,suchasMossPark O Indigenous Heritage The PhysiographicContext tudy ( ntario, wasacarryingplaceandtraderoutebetween ntario shoreline( R I T roquois Plainafterthepost-glacialLake D oad (outsidethe oronto, andtheGarden istrict, locatedwithinthe N S iagara to eptember 2014)preparedbyM T O T he areaof oronto T A vervie here arevariationsinthelandscape boriginal T H renton. umber and C hapman andPutnam192-193, I D sland. istrict) followedthenatural D I T n theGarden istrict oronto, onthenorthshore T E w he physiographicregionis mployment and S D archaeological resources archaeological D D ettlement andhuman istrict withinit,has istrict, however19th- C H on ity of eritage T rade routeslike R ivers andmade D T I O roquois Plain. oronto, ispart istrict H C ntario, and B onservation C T C I Planning raining roquois reek within HCD , . William as earlythe1820s. owned bytheJarvisfamily(Lot6)and H Neighbourhoods 1.5.3 C culture in during watermainconstructionfrom2013-2016called“ A and culturalservicestothe R C G. W. A provided accesstotheMossParkestatehouse. Moss Park,afterhisnorthern extensive landscapingofthegrounds. family establishedthemselvesattheestatein1829,beginning A ventures, of customs.Withtheseappointmentsandothercapitalist appointed thefirstpostmasteroftown,andcollector S the earlysurveysof part ofasectionParkLotssetasideforwealthycitizensin My called " 2002). House Stories;CommonwealthHistoricResourceManagement included Pembroke ( in 1855fortheMossPark to therearof lots. as and theareasetasideforhorticultural gardenslaterknown plan providedfor69lotsbetween theMossParkestatehouse S S C anada atmorethan90squaremetres. llan Gardensalargemural,paintedonconstructionfencing entre, fter inheritingthesouthportionofParkLot5fromhisfather, llan’s grandbrickestatehousebeganin1827andthe cottish immigrantandarrivedinYork1795. treet, treet and istorically, theentireGarden esource aerwent A R llan Gardens.Lanewayswere included toprovideaccess elations” representscontemporaryFirst A
A A S llan subdividedthe A A llan's Lane"(nowknownas lanewayontheeasternedgeofMossPark herbourne Development ofResidential nishnawbe llan purchasedParkLot5in1819. A T C H C oronto, andisoneofthelargestoutdoormuralsin llan amassedalargefortune. entre inthe arlton ouse S S tories). S S treet. H treet andWilton treet, aneastwardextensionofGerrard ealth N D orth-south laneways ranbetweenthe T istrict provideongoingcommunity own ofYork.ParkLots5and6were H E T property e registeredtheplanofsubdivision T C state, duringhistermasmayor he MossPark oronto andthe ity's indigenouscommunity. S D cotland birthplace( istrict neighbourhoodwas betweenpresent-dayQueen S C herbourne A rescent. llan namedtheestate C onstruction of E A state subdivision N llan family(Lot5) A N ative Women’s llan wasa ations lifeand T H S he subdivision e was treet), C aerwent A E A llan state ll I n the same. duplexes androwhousesina mix ofbrickandframeremained density ofthearea,withamixsingledetachedhouses, replaced withothersofasimilarfootprint,buttheoverall between 1880and1903,someexistingbuildingswere A and askatingrinkwaslocatedinthecentreoflot. D constructed ontheMossPark again fewmajorchangeswithinthe Between the1880sandturnofcentury,therewere on Pembroke C Undeveloped landwasstillavailableonthenorthsideofWilton S Pembroke were anumberofsingledetachedhousesorduplexesalong By 1880mostofthelotsin existed asearly1867( from the George By 1872,a boys’ home had V as seenontheW Jarvis and A R Gardens, whichopenedin1860( H donated aportionoftheMossPark G.W. and Wilton intersected withthesebehindthelotsfrontingonGerrard Pembroke properties frontingonGeorge fewmorebuildingsappearedonvacantorsubdividedlots rescent ( treet. Buildingswereeitherofframeconstructionorbrick. icinity, butthemajorityofareahadnotyetbeenbuilton. numberofstructureswereconstructedonthesubdivided undas esource Management,2002). orticultural A llan, honouringhisfather’spassionforhorticulture, S S T treet, where treet by1884frontingonGeorgeand D oronto PublicLibrarycollectionsuggestthatthis S S A C undas treet, treet and llan lotsby1858(particularlyalongJarvis rescent ( S S ociety forapublicgarden,nowknownas treet. S S S Boulton herbourne treet), andtherewerestillafewvacantlots D S S herbourne eaton undas T oronto A been constructed on the east side of tlas ofthe H S S S E ouse standsnow.Photographs treet). D treet andPembroke treet, George state southofpresentday istrict hadbeenbuilton. C R S ommonwealth treet. eference Library2014). E D state landstothe istrict. C ity of E ast-west laneways R S esidences were T treet and S oronto and huter H istoric S treet, and S S T treet, A treet), oronto S llan huter T S here treet D the 1924Fire Key changesinthe building forms. T buildings intoalargerapartment mid-riselocatedtotherear. Lanes project,incorporatedthe 19thcenturyhouse-form 19th centurystructures,whileothers,likethe are scatteredthroughoutthe H D T density housingwithhigherapartmenthousing. S sectors ofthe through clearanceandredevelopmentwereadoptedinseveral 20th centuryurbanrenewalschemestoprovidepublichousing middle classindividualsandfamilies.Beginninginthemid- family homesweredividedintoapartmentsforworkingor I changed thesocialandeconomicfabricof T along Jarvisand Up untiltheendof19thcentury, building. providing alargeareaofopenspaceschoolyardaroundthe George fronting onPembroke alternatives tothe and BartonMeyers,wasanimportant initiativeinproposing than theearlierGothic during thistime,differentandmoresimplifiedinappearance influenced bytheEdwardianClassicismstylewereconstructed similarly tothelatterdecadesof19thcentury. D 1.5.4 style buildings,butstillwithsimilar earlier structures. structures wereconstructedasinfillonlargerlots,andreplaced n theGarden he his canbeseeninanumberofdevelopmentstheGarden he aftermathoftheFirstWorldWarand outh andMossPark. uke ofYorkschool(nowÉcoleÉlémentaireGabrielle- igh-rise andmid-riseapartmentbuildingscomplexes istrict, andespeciallyintheadjacentMossParkdevelopment. evelopment intheearlydecadesof20thcenturyoccurred S herbourne Lanesproject,ledby architects
S 20th Century Development 20th Century treet, replacingseveral19thcenturyproperties,and I D D nsurance Plan,withthe1929constructionof istrict, andmanyotherareas,wealthysingle on S A demolition herbourne D D numberofterracesonvernacularor istrict, suchas istrict continuedafterthepublicationof S R T treet withtherearyardextendingto his resultedinthereplacementoflow- evival, ofhistoricbuildings thatwas D S istrict. Manyofthesereplaced treets, northof I talianate and R setbacks T egent Park oronto’s wealthylived C anada’s cities. , massingand S D S S econd epression herbourne huter A N .J. orth and N ew D E S iamond R mpire treet. oy), 15
INTRODUCTION | GARDEN DISTRICT HCD PLAN 16 INTRODUCTION | GARDEN DISTRICT HCD PLAN CITY OF TORONTO NOVEMBER 2016 challenged byhomelessness, substance abuseandprostitution. I T of area wherechangeappearedlikelyandinthenearfuture”( H George requirements. Muchofthe compatible withroominghouseandlowincomeresidential applications wouldbeevaluatedastowhethertheywere higher densitydevelopmentscouldbepermitted,rezoning encouraged byupholdingtheexistingzoning,andwhilesome provided thatemphasizingtheexistinghousingstockshouldbe R it feasibletorelocate. dependent onhostelsandotherinstitutionswhichmaynotfind Particularly vulnerableindividualswerenotedasheavily special needs,eitherhadtochangetheirservicesorrelocate. institutions, especiallythosecateringtowardsindividualswith the existingbuildingstockandurbanrenewaldevelopments. to anareawithincreasedpopulationdensityaccommodated in of thecentury,transitioningfromwealthysingle-familyhousing change thathadoccurredinthisareaof provision for a numberofresidentswereforcedtoleavetheareawithno the areabecauseofreplacementhousingcosts. District areaandotherslikeitwerehavingdifficultystayingin accommodations andthatresidentsintheMossPark/Garden noted asteadydeclineinsuitablehousingforroominghouse not suitableforlargefamiliesorsinglelodgers. in andneartheGarden that despitetheurbanrenewalhadoccurredinareas I density ofhousingwhilestillretainingthecharacterstreet. associated withurbanrenewal. t alsodescribesthe n the1970s,a he eadquarters andJarvis ecommendations ofthe T oronto PlanningBoard,1970). T oronto PlanningBoardreportillustratestheconsiderable S treet ( relocation S C eaton ity of D istrict's transformationintoanarea T H assistanceunderexistingprogramsand D oronto PlanningBoardreportnoted ouse) andtheGrand S istrict, thereplacementhousingwas T treet areawereconsideredtobe“soft oronto PlanningBoardinthe1970s D istrict, exceptforblocksalong T he projectallowedforsimilar T oronto sincetheturn H otel/ T A he reportalso s aresult, RC MP C ity that arereflectiveofthe19thcenturysubdivision. heritage fabricandhistoriclandscapestreetscapepatterns to the dwellings inolderbuildings. single residentialdwellingsorupscalecondominium/apartment rooming housesandapartments,whileotherpartscontain welfare concerns.Muchoftheareacontainssocialhousing, homelessness, drugandalcoholuse,prostitutionsocial dedicated tohelpingthearea’scontinuedchallengeswith of theareacontainahighconcentrationsocialservices T he D istrict nowcontainsamixoftwohistoricpatterns.Parts D istrict, thereremainsahighconcentrationofbuilt D espite the20thcenturychanges 2.0
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Legislative and Policy Framework | garden district hcd plan 18 Legislative and Policy Framework | garden district hcd plan CITY OF TORONTO NOVEMBER 2016 • C contains provisionsrelatingtotheestablishmentofsuch. establish heritageconservationdistrictswheretheirofficialplan Province. UnderPart • of assist municipalitiesintheidentificationanddesignation produced bytheMinistryof T 2.1.1 OntarioHeritage Toolkit in T 2.1 plans, identify provides guidanceonhowto conduct by the T objectives. determine districtboundaries, andprepareastatementof http://www.mtc.gov.on.ca/en/heritage/heritage_toolkit.shtml A protection and • • requirements ofan Part and designationofheritageconservationdistricts. •
he he keypieceoflegislationthatgovernsheritageconservation his Planmeetstherequirementsofan ity of mended 2005),whichwascreatedtosupport O HCD ntario isthe O a descriptionofthe conservation district;and the statedobjectivesandmanagingchangeinheritage the interiorofanystructureorbuildingon conservation districtandofpropertiesinthedistrict; that areminorinnatureandtheownerof policy to becarriedoutonanypartofthe the heritageconservationdistrictmaycarryoutorpermit 31. without obtainingapermitundersection42.2005,c.6,s. a statementexplainingthe the areaasaheritageconservationdistrict; a statementoftheobjectivestobeachievedindesignating a descriptionofthe interest oftheheritageconservationdistrict; V ntario ntario O , OHA T s intheircommunities. S ntario oronto's ection 41.1(5),ofthe statements, T . H he toolkitcanbeaccessedatthe followinglink: eritage eritage cultural heritage value heritage cultural preservation O Official Plan Official ntario ntario H HCD T V eritage oolkit oolkit ofthe guidelines Plan: alterations attributes heritage H eritage eritage ofheritageresourcesinthe T is abestpracticedocument supportsidentification,evaluation ourism, OHA OHA T cultural heritage value heritage cultural he A andproceduresforachieving municipalitiesareenabledto ct ( ct orclassesof A O liststhefollowingas and ntario ntario C ct OHA HCD ulture and HCD property heritage attributes heritage oftheheritage ) studiesand H ( Planasprovided eritage eritage RSO conservation , otherthan alterations 1990, S property property port to T oolkit oolkit or T in he
, , , 2.2 strengthen on an both onadevelopmentsiteandwhereisproposed S policies T maintenance resources archaeological PP made onorafterthatdate. I character andplace-making. the economicvalueofbuiltheritage resourcesindefining urban heritageconservationand culturalplanning,recognizing to economicdevelopment.Bothpolicystatementssupport PP provincial landuseplanningdecisionstobeconsistentwiththe resources and development. on mattersofprovincialinterestrelatedtolanduseplanning public healthandsafetyefficientresilientdevelopment. alongside thepursuitofotherprovincialinterests,including the protectionofbuiltheritage, Like PPS2005,thecurrentprovidesspecificdirectionfor protection ofthese(togetherwithother)resources. and socialwell-beingareconsideredtobedependentonthe S term economicprosperityPolicy1.7.1(c)similarlyrelatesthe resources andculturalheritageresources,cansupportlong features thathelpdefinecharacter,includingbuiltheritage well-designed builtform,culturalplanningandconserving encouraging a‘senseofplace’throughthepromotion development andprosperity.Policy1.7.1(d)statesthat T and archaeology. O t iseffective he he PP tatement ection 3ofthe ntario’s long-termeconomicprosperity,environmentalhealth, S S 2014requiresthatculturalheritageand . Provincial Policy Policy Provincial
T P adjacent he PP S appliedtoeachsituation. rovincial connectsheritageconservationtoeconomic (identifiedaskeyprovincialinterests)beconserved , 2005(PP policies S andenhancementofdowntownsmainstreets A isintendedtobereadinitsentiretywithrelevant
pril 30,2014andappliestoplanningdecisions property Planning Planning T anddefinitionsrelatingtoculturalheritage he S S 2005). Planning Planning tatement, 2014 tatement, . P andareasofarchaeologicalpotential, T A he changesinthecurrentPP I ct olic t replacesthe , anditprovides cultural heritage landscapes heritage cultural A ct ct y S requires municipaland (PP tatement Provincial Policy Policy Provincial S ) isissuedunder archaeological archaeological policy direction S
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." character oftheneighbourhood,including was underreview. Official PlanandZoningBy-lawAmendmenttore-designate O D A T N I R N S 2.3 building, the I designated Mixed-Use 3.1.5 (3): designation of The CityofTorontoOfficialPlan(theOP)addressesthe O heritage buildings,structuresandlandscapes(4.1.5).Whilethe HCD n theareaasawhole, nstitutional he majorityofthe partment eaton n February3,2016,the undas eighbourhoods thatwillreinforcetheexistingphysical evitalization Project. eighbourhoods to P A protected bybeingdesignatedunderthe and archaeologicalsitesthatarepubliclyknownwillbe properties, including property 3) heritage buildingorstructureonadesignated I Mixed Use what ispermittedintheZoningBy-lawforlandsdesignated 21) Additionalgrossfloorareamaybepermittedinexcess of nstitutional policies ct and/orincludedonthe plan(3.1.5.21.e): e) wherethe H D for thatdistrict. OFFICIAL H eritage istrict, theproposeddevelopment conformstothe eritage propertiesof H S ouse (locatedat295-349George treet thatispartofa N permitadditionalgrossfloorarea(GFA)forlands A eighbourhoods inthe new development new A C reas foralotcontainingconservedheritage A E HCD reas, onservation ast, whichisdesignatedMixed-Use reas or property s andtheauthorityof D
I R plan nstitutional aspartoftheGeorge istrict isdesignated egeneration A A H A reas, t thetimeofwriting,application eritage partment C iswithina O ity receivedanapplicationfor new development new D cultural heritage value heritage cultural P permitsdevelopmentin istrict planand/orany H A mustconformtoanyapplicable eritage partment C onservation A O N reas, P, withtheexceptionof eighbourhoods fora H R eritage egister. N N E eighbourhoods and mployment conservation S eighbourhoods or O treet) from providedthat: ntario OHA D C istricts onservation orinterest in H guidelines A S eritage reas. S ection A of treet reas,
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Legislative and Policy Framework | garden district hcd plan 20 Legislative and Policy Framework | garden district hcd plan CITY OF TORONTO NOVEMBER 2016 public workswithinor the schoolplaygroundofÉcoleÉlémentaireGabrielle- spaces inthearea,including SAS designated areasinthe Garden mutually supportiveto Character areasidentifiedin SASP 82aredistinctfromand of culturalheritagevalueinthe managementofchange. built formcharacterandprovidedirectionontheconservation D provide directiononwheretallbuildingsarepermitted.Garden SAS A of thedistricts’ be allowedontheseopenspaces. public realm public policies is toestablisha strategy forthe which developedaspartofaninter-divisionalrevitalization SAS Queen bounded byJarvis C Site andSpecificPolicy82(SASP82)wasadoptedbyToronto 2.3.1 Siteand Area Specific Policy 82 T realm 82 limitstallbuildingswithinidentifiedcharacterareaswith assessed througha impacts ofthesechangesmayberequiredtodescribedand they areretainedinaccordancewithrespective affordable housing;and neighbourhoods andheritageresources;provisionofadditional can beaccommodated,whileprovidingprotectionforstable 199) requirethatproposed he revised2015 llan GardensandMossPark. ity istrict P 82alsorecognizestheimportanceofparksandopen P 82characterareasarebasedonlandusefunctionsand P 82isaresultofthe C enhancementsincludeestablishinga"greenlink"between ouncil onMarch3,2015. S toprovidetransition HCD D treet istrict anchorsinthearea,withnonetnewshadowsto Plancharactersub-areas E ast. cultural heritage values heritage cultural HCD D policy owntown O S P H Plan. treet, policies eritage frameworkthatdirectswheregrowth adjacent character sub-areas Official Plan Official public realm public C D E alterations arlton owntown ast area. A I forheritageconservation( mpact llan Gardens,MossParkand to T adjacent he policyareaisgenerally S R HCD treet, . ecommendations for enhancements. A E T , developmentand/or ssessment. are basedonheritage and ast Planning he purposeof s ensurethe
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for the the for Guidelines ofheritageresources withinthe s in in s guidelines address C T T onservation of of onservation oronto: Procedure, Policies Policies Procedure, oronto: oronto) S C ofthedistrictand alterations tandards and Guidelines Guidelines and tandards onservation of of onservation I OHA andproceduresfor forthe t wasdeveloped HCD HCD HCD wasadoptedby andapproaches. S isthebenchmark requirementsset ection 2– Planandthe I n addition, s inthecity. T HCD thatthe oronto H istoric istoric OHA Planto: HCD H HCD istoric istoric C forthe HCD ity asa s s Zone (OR);DundasStreetEast,whichiszonedCommercial and MossPark,whicharezoned zoned as Under zoningby-law438-86,the R zoned as C T 2.4 writing, thisapplicationwasunderreview. require permittingtheuseofacrisiscarefacility. Under zoningby-law438-86,site-specificrezoningwould areas zonedas and acommunityservicehub. living beds,emergencyshelteraffordablehousingunits institutional buildingtoreplacetheexisting Official PlanandZoningBy-lawAmendmenttopermitanew O Mixed-Use Park District(G);andDundasStreetEast,whichiszoned Under zoningby-law569-2013,the being applicablewherethereisaconflict. considered tobeineffect,withthemorestringentoftwo new andpreviouszoningby-law(zoning438-86)are such, forthepurposeofissuingbuildingpermits,both by-law wasunderappealatthe 295-349 George exception of: he harmonizedzoningby-law569-2013wasenactedby ouncil onMay9,2013. esidential ( n February3,2016,the
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Legislative and Policy Framework | garden district hcd plan 22 Legislative and Policy Framework | garden district hcd plan CITY OF TORONTO NOVEMBER 2016 G a detailedlandusehistoryofthe Background change thatmayaffectthem. and studiedpriortoanyformofdevelopmentorlanduse is toensurethatarchaeologicalsitesareadequatelyconsidered Management Plan of TorontoCity 2.5.1 Archaeological 2.5 A disturbance. negative effectsoftheproposed redevelopmentand/orsoil Mitigation of archaeological remainsandtodevelopanyrequired S A extensive investigationmayberequired(Stage3Site-Specific A some formoftestexcavationisrequired( resources archaeological assessment andevaluationprocessisundertaken( incorporate areasofarchaeologicalpotential,ittriggersan T potentially discretedeposits. over timeandthereforeconstituteanarrayofoverlappingbut are theproductofavarietychangesinuse,orassociation, of occupationoralong-termcontinuityuse,whileothers and complexity,someofwhicharerelatedtosignificantperiods concentrations ofinterrelatedfeaturesconsiderablescale to as identifies specificareasofknownarchaeologicalsitesreferred generic Provincialcriteria. archaeological potentialthanispossiblethroughapplicationof is amoredetailedmeansofidentifyinggeneralareas T and topredictthedegreewhich specific featuresofpotentialarchaeologicalinterestorvalue In caseswheretheStage1studyconfirmsthatsignificant may stillsurvive. ypically, whenredevelopmentisproposedforanylandsthat he tage 2worktoevaluatetheculturalheritagevalueof ssessment), butoftenitispossibleattheconclusionof ssessment). uidelines C A ity of rchaeologically pplicable T S oronto’s D tudy andProperty I evelopment f theresultsoftestispositive,more A S rchaeological ManagementPlan ensitive S maybepresentona T tudies I mpacts tominimizeoroffsetthe he intentofthemanagementplan T he managementplanalso A I property nspection). reas ( archaeological resources archaeological ,P ASA lans inordertoidentify S tage 2Property s). T his beginswith property T hese represent
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types and data. Theidentificationofthemostappropriateform been recovered(“salvaged”)andtheinterpretationofthose comparative analysesofthearchaeologicaldatathathave monitoring andexcavationworkonsiteisfollowedby with the regulatory authoritiesandmustbecarriedoutinaccordance their agentsandcontractors,theplanningapprovals consulting archaeologist,thedevelopmentproponentand S or somecombinationoftheseapproaches. excavation, salvageandrecordingpriortoconstruction, monitoring duringconstructionorextensivearchaeological measures toavoidthearchaeologicalremains, Mitigation strategiesmayconsistofplanninganddesign within an applications, butadditionalapplicationtypesmightbereviewed process generallytakesplaceinthecontextofdevelopment and applicableprovincialregulations. tage 4mitigationrequirescloseconsultationbetweenthe C HCD ity of alterations Planarea.Foralistofdevelopment/ T oronto requiringassessmentsee A rchaeological ManagementPlan T his overallassessment A rchaeological S ection 10.1. alteration
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Statement ofObjectives 23 Statement of Objectives | Garden District HCD Plan 3.0 Statement of objectives N A The overall objective of the Garden District HCD Plan is the Specific objectives of this Plan are set out below. Although the D pL C
H protection, conservation and management of its heritage following objectives are numbered, the numeric sequence does ICT
R attributes and contributing properties so that the District's not establish a priority among the objectives. T S I cultural heritage value is protected in the long-term. The cultural heritage value of the District consists of its historic, RDEN D
A contextual, design, social and community values. The heritage
| G attributes of the District include its built form, public realm and ves archaeological resources. cti e j b f O o t OBJECTIVES emen 1. Conserve, maintain, and enhance the cultural heritage value 9. Ensure complementary alterations to contributing
Stat of the District as expressed through its heritage attributes, properties and prevent the removal of heritage attributes contributing properties, character sub-areas, public realm, from contributing properties within the District. and archaeological resources. 10. Ensure that new development and additions conserve 2. Conserve, maintain and enhance the overall soft- and enhance the cultural heritage value of the District in landscaped, residential streetscape character of the District general, as well as the character sub-area in which it is with generous front yard setbacks and a collection of located, particularly with respect to scale, public realm and 2-3 storey house-form buildings displaying a range of the general pattern of the built form. architectural styles. 11. Ensure that archaeological resources are protected. 3. Conserve, maintain and enhance Garden District as a 12. Encourage high quality architecture in the design of cultural heritage landscape in the City, as characterized new development, additions and alterations that is by Allan Gardens, a designed-landscape anchor to the complementary to the District's cultural heritage value. residential neighbourhood to the south, which has historic 13. Conserve and enhance views of contributing properties and physical connections to Moss Park as its southern from the public realm, and specific views and vistas that landscaped terminus. contribute to an understanding of the District's cultural 4. Conserve, maintain and enhance Pembroke Street as heritage value. a green connection and central access between Allan 14. Conserve, support and enhance the social, cultural and Gardens and Moss Park. community values of the District as a socially inclusive 5. Conserve the legibility of the District's period of neighbourhood with a history of innovative community and significance, between 1850 to 1930, as expressed through social services. the District's heritage attributes. 15. Ensure development and alterations adjacent to the District 6. Conserve the physical form, scale and architectural conserve the District's cultural heritage value. features of the range of residential architectural styles of 16. Honour and commemorate the area's Indigenous heritage. contributing properties found in the District, including (but not limited to) Second Empire, Bay and Gable, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque, Edwardian, Figure 3: (opposite page) Excerpt from the 1860s Tremaine's Map of the County of York, Canada West showing the extent of the built up area of the City of Toronto at the time. Classicism, and vernacular. The Garden District HCD, highlighted in green, is characterized by the Moss Park Estate 7. Conserve and enhance contributing properties, Part IV and is depicted as one of the prominent landscapes in the City, along with the University grounds (now forming a portion of the University of Toronto Campus and Queen's Park), designated properties and listed properties. Union Station, and Clarence and Victoria squares. The layout of the Moss Park Estate as 8. Conserve the predominant scale and built form pattern in a residential neighbourhood bookended by Allan Gardens to the north and Moss Park to each character sub-area. the south is parallel to the "dumb bell" design scheme that characterized the relationship
CITY OF TORONTO NOVEMBER 2016 of Clarence and Victoria Squares as two parks connected by Wellington Street as a landscaped residential corridor. 24 4.0
District Significance 4.2 4.3 4.1 s d H tatement of eritage escription of A ttributes C H ultural istoric Place H eritage V alue 25 District significance | Garden District HCD Plan 26 DISTRICT SIGNIFICANCE | GARDEN DISTRICT HCD PLAN CITY OF TORONTO NOVEMBER 2016 4.1 built institutionalbuildings. in adaptivelyre-usedresidentialpropertieswithsomepurpose- commercial properties. adaptively re-usedforcommercialusewithsomepurpose-built S 19th andearly20thcenturyresidentialproperties. two publicparks: characterized asaresidentialneighbourhoodbookendedby onto Pembroke facing ontooneorbothsidesofthesestreets,aswell S E D located within T contemporary buildings,locatedwithinadefinedstreetgrid. a mixofbuildingsinvaryingarchitecturalstyles,aswell to thesouth. anchored by was plannedinthemid-19thcenturyasaresidentialenclave district thathasarichhistoryofsocialinclusion. estate landstothesouth. ( Figure 4:" T S ast tothesouth,George he Garden treet treet totheeast. istrict isboundedby ource: he Garden
D T E V oronto PublicLibrary) ast, initiallyaresidentialstreet,containsmanyhouses escription illa lotsfor D D A T istrict istrict llan GardenstothenorthwithMossPark T he Garden oronto's downtowneastneighbourhood. S S ale ontheMossPark treet and A T llan GardenstothenorthandMossPark he H HCD eritage C D S arlton istrict iscomprisedofproperties isa ome institutionalusesarealsofound D T S
D istrict of he Garden treet tothewestand T undas C he Garden cultural heritage landscape heritage cultural onservation S H treet tothenorth,Queen E state ofG.W. HCD istoric S treet primarilycontainslate D istrict isanevolved D istrict E A D ast. llan istrict ( P E T sq, HCD he S lace herbourne T D oronto", 1855 HCD D undas displays istrict is ) is that S T treet he 4.2 V William represents thegrowthanddevelopmentof Garden central access,remainslegibleandintactintheGarden residential streetthentoanextensionof neighbourhood tothenorth.Wilton setting, whileaccommodatingthedevelopmentofaresidential portions oftheMossParkestatelandsinitspicturesque landscape whereMossPark Park estatehousesituatedwithina19thcenturypicturesque based landscapedesigner, Park to thesouth.Prior1855planofsubdivision,Moss a remnantportionofthepicturesqueMossParkestatelands – an upscaleresidentialenclavesituatedbetweentwolandscapes landscape traditions,thedesignintentforsubdivisionwas Browne. half ofParkLot5),totheplanssurveyorJohn lands. with thefoundationofneighbourhoodbuilton T the uncoordinatedplansofindividuallandownerswithin century, asanumberofestatesweresubdividedaccording to Moss Park the north,andMossPark,connectedbyPembroke A T community parkwithactive,andrecreationaluses. from 19thcenturypicturesqueestatelandstoaneighbourhood a commercialthoroughfare. 1855 plan,acurvedroad(Wilton early as1819andwasonceknown" as alanewayandaccesstotheMossParkestatehouse once flowedthrough.SherbourneStreethadhistoricallyserved he Garden oday, theoriginaldesignandhistoricrelationshipbetween llan Gardens,whichanchorstheresidentialneighbourhoodto alue A llan Gardens,aformallandscapedgardentothenorthand
E S state waslaidoutc1829byBelgium-born,Brooklyn- T D he neighbourhoodwaslaidoutin1855whenGeorge tatement A I istrict hascontextualvalueaspartoftheoriginal llan subdividedtheMossPark nformed byG.W. E D state lands. istrict HCD
hashistoricandassociativevalue T of he 1855lotpatternofthe A A T ndré Parmentier,withtheMoss C C llan's passionfor oday's MossParkhasevolved reek, atributaryof ultural C rescent) framedtheremnant C rescent evolvedintoa A E llan's Lane". D state (thesouthern undas H C E eritage ity inthe19th nglish S T O addle treet A wnsworth S nishnawbe D treet asthe I istrict n the E D C ast as istrict. reek,
century residentialhouse-formbuildings. D T walkways andsoftlandscapedfrontyardsisstilllargelyintact. many oftheoriginalexamples ofarchitecturalstyleshavebeen D those decades,newconstructionslowedthroughtheGreat redevelopment withinthe of differentstylesillustratesperiodicwavesgrowthor E Bay andGable, architectural styles,suchasGothic S commercial buildingshavebeenconstructedalong institutional use. streets havebeenadaptivelyre-usedforcommercialand residential buildings,particularlyalong wide rangeofarchitecturalstylesfoundinthe T buildings fromthestreetswithsoft-landscapedfrontyards. Figure 5:Pembroke and lanewayplan,frontyard access totherearofproperties. district, Pembroke yards andstreettreecanopyalongtheresidentialspineof the northandMossParktosouth,withlandscapedfront renewal andchange,the notable featurewithintheGarden green connectionbetweenthetwoparks.Lanewaysarealsoa of subdivision,includesthegenerous A street gridestablishedthroughasystemof100-acreparklots. he designvalueoftheGarden dwardian his treet featureoftheGarden epression inthe1930sand WorldWar istrict isprimarilycomposedoflate19thandearly20th complements E ast. C T lassicism andvernaculardesign. he S treet lookingsouthtoMossPark I talianate, D I n addition,anumberofpurpose-built istrict includesexamplesofvarious thelandscapedsettingof S treet, servingasthecentralaccessand D D istrict, arisingfromthe1855plan R D istrict’s historicpatternofstreet omanesque istrict between1850and1930. setbacks D D istrict isrepresentedinthe D espite evidenceofconstant istrict, historicallyproviding R evival, , buildingorientation, setbacks D R undas andGerrard evival, Queen A numberofthe S II A econd T era. llan Gardensto D ofresidential he presence istrict. A D E s aresult, undas mpire, T A he nne, A fter Protestant womenfor"thetrainingand type in T in H S 5-acre portionoftheGardensto the E for thecity. social servicesinthecity,manyofthemrepresentingfirsts D site of opened tothepublic. cultural andrecreationpursuitsinTorontosinceitwasfirst Gardens hascontinuedtobeasignificantopenspaceforcivic, District involvesitssocialandcommunitysignificance.The A contribute toasenseofcoherencewithinthe commonalities withrespecttoheight,massingandplanthat evident inthe neighbourhood. retained overtime, project ontheeastsideof the 19thcentury. commitment tosocialservices intheGarden the area,including 5 and14. boys notconvictedofcrime"whowerebetweentheages H H he state, isoneoftheearliestexamplesprivatedonorshipto ociety in1861fromhisMossPark nother orticultural istrict hasplayedahistoricroleinprovidingcommunityand ome campus,isoneofthesurvivingremindersstrong ome. C C anada, transferredtheselandstothe T ity forpublicparks.GeorgeW. oronto Boys' S T O eaton he contributing ntario, foundedin1859byagroupofbenevolent T he Boys' A A llan S llan Gardens,originallypartoftheMossPark D H ociety, foundedin1834andoneoftheearliest istrict, mostofthebuildingssharebuiltform ouse) wastheoldestsocialagencyofits A S S lthough numerousarchitecturalstylesare chool, openedin1910aspartoftheBoys' H herbourne Lanes,a1970sadaptive re-use contributing H ome (demolishedin1958andthecurrent factortothe ome drewothersocialinstitutionsto S alvation S herbourne tothehistoriccharacterof A rmy andtheFeganBoys' cultural heritage value heritage cultural A T E oronto llan donatedtheoriginal state lands. S maintenance treet, southofGerrard C ity in1888. H D D orticultural istrict since istrict. T he ofdestitute T A oronto llan ofthe 27
DISTRICT SIGNIFICANCE | GARDEN DISTRICT HCD PLAN 28 DISTRICT SIGNIFICANCE | GARDEN DISTRICT HCD PLAN CITY OF TORONTO NOVEMBER 2016 schemes. Figure 6: preservation S the yearbefore infill housingschemetobeconstructedinthecity.Constructed Street, isapublichousingdevelopmentandknownasthefirst wide-spread herbourne Lanesmarkedapivotalmomentinthe D undas S movementandprovidedanalternativetothe demolition treet andGeorge O ntario involvedinmid-centuryurbanrenewal S treet in1923( H eritage A S ource: ct wasenactedin1975, C ity of T oronto C ity's A rchives) T before theestablishmentof reflecting thelivingheritageofpeoplethatlivedonland E number ofinstitutionsfocusedonsocialgoals. T and First École ÉlémentaireGabrielle- the oronto. mployment and he A D ll istrict continuestoservethecommunitybywayofa S aints N ations artworkhaveprominentplacesinthe C hurch- T raining. First C ommunity R oy andMiziweBiik T N own ofYork,nowthe ations communitycentres C entre, S eaton T A hese include H boriginal ouse, C D ity of istrict, expressed bythefollowing • • • • • • T 4.2 he
cultural heritage value heritage cultural public street; and walkwayconnectionbetweenfrontentrancesthe front-yards, orientationofbuildingsfrontingtothestreet, T created bylandscapedfront-yardsandstreettreecanopy; T doors, entrances,porches,balconies,andstorefronts. and architecturaltreatmentofroofs,materials,windows, A E architectural styles,including(butnotlimitedto) T between 1850and1930; 20th-centuries thatdemonstratetheperiodsofgrowth variety ofarchitecturalstylesfromthe19th-andearly- semi-detached andduplexhouse-formbuildingsina D T properties, generousbuilding the curvein of the1855MossPark T Moss Parktothesouth; between theopenspacesof T HERITAGE Moss Park; access andgreenconnection between landscaped front-yards and as thelow-scale,residentialspine ofthe he Pembroke he soft-landscapedstreetscapecharacterofthe mpire, BayandGable,Gothic he collectionofbuildingsrepresentingadiversity he pre-dominantlow-riseresidentialcharacterofthe he remnantstreetandlandscapepatternsrepresentative he orientationoftheresidentialneighbourhoodsituated nne, istrict, including2-3storeysingledetached,rowhouse, R omanesque, D undas S
treet attributes S E character sub-area character oftheGarden treet, lanewaystotherearof dwardian heritage attributes heritage E state planofsubdivisionincluding tree canopy, providing a central A llan Gardenstothenorthand setbacks R C evival, lassicism, andvernacular, D istrict A , softlandscaped I llan Gardensand talianate, Queen , whichfunctions D : istrict, linedwith HCD is D S istrict econd • • • • • • •
evidence ofbothpre-contactandhistoric history, reflectingtheevolutionofToronto. Gardens andMossPark; T T T T garages facingthestreet;and T throughout theDistrict; reused house-formbuildingsorpurpose-built T N some purpose-builtcommercialbuildings; re-used house-formbuildingsforcommercialuse,and street tocommercialthoroughfare,withamixofadaptively illustrates theevolutionofstreetfromaresidential alignment thatrunsthroughtheheartof buildings orientedtowardstheparks; Park respectively,withlow-scaleresidentialhouse-form a primarilyresidentialcharacter. that functionastheeastandwestedgesof function asedgestoopenspaces he Georgeand he he Gerrardand he he absenceoffront-yardparkingandthe he communitysupportinstitutionsthatoccupyadaptively- orth-south viewswithinthe archaeological resources archaeological D undas S treet S S herbourne streets huter streets character sub-area character inthe D istrict terminatingat character sub-areas character A llan GardensandMoss D character sub-areas character istrict thatprovide , markedbyacurved E uro- D istrict, which C D anadian istrict with , which A llan
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