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This is a Heritage Site/Place
If it is not already, consider formalizing the place’s heritage status. This is typically done by listing it on a Heritage Register (or creating one if none exist in your community) or adding it to another existing heritage list, such as a Heritage Inventory. Different jurisdictions have different processes for accepting nominations or approving additions to their heritage lists. Heritage status can also be achieved through a Conservation Covenant, a Heritage Designation bylaw, a Heritage Revitalization Agreement - all of which provide legal protection of the place. It could also be added to a Schedule of protected properties in a Heritage Conservation Area if located in one. For more information on Heritage Registers, see Heritage BC’s Community Heritage Register Resource Guide. For more information on the various legal protection tools see Heritage BC’s Heritage Conservation Tools: Resource Guides.
Is this place legally protected?
A Conservation Covenant, a Heritage Conservation Area (HCA) bylaw, a Heritage Designation bylaw and a Heritage Revitalization Agreement (HRA) are the four ways that heritage places can be legally protected and in return, property owners can be compensated with development relaxations and perks. For more information, see Heritage BC’s Covenant Resource Guide, their HCA Resource Guide, their Heritage Designation Resource Guide and/or their HRA Resource Guide.
Condition Assessment
A Condition Assessment is a document that describes the physical condition of a historic place, based on an understanding of construction techniques and materials through time. This report helps to determine what conservation treatment might be applied to each element and may, in some cases, also include recommendations and options for interventions. If a project requires a Heritage Conservation Plan (see HCP), the Condition Assessment can be integrated into that document. However, in some cases, it can be helpful as a stand-alone document to determine scope and feasibility of work before deciding on a conservation approach. It is typically written by a Professional Engineer or another building specialist (such as an Architect or Building Contractor/Inspector), ideally with a specialization in heritage conservation and/or a Professional Member of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP). This document may also be referred to as a Condition Report or a Condition Survey.
Maintenance Plan
A Maintenance Plan is a document that outlines the short-term and longer-term strategies for the upkeep of a heritage place. It may include aspects such as overall guidelines and principles to follow, scheduled inspections, required permits, routine and cyclical cleaning, principles of repairing and replacing material that has been compromised and the keeping of an information file for current and future owners. It is often part of a Heritage Conservation Plan, but it can also be a stand-alone document. It is typically written by a Professional Member of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP).
Heritage Conservation Plan
A Heritage Conservation Plan (HCP) is a substantial document that sets out what is significant about a heritage place and how its heritage value(s) and character-defining elements will be conserved. Following the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, it defines the strategy for conservation interventions as applied to each aspect of the historic place (i.e. preservation, restoration or rehabilitation), with recommendations for its on-going/future use and its maintenance as well. An HCP is informed by the heritage place’s Statement of Significance and, depending on the circumstances, can also include a Condition Assessment and/or a Maintenance Plan. It is typically written by a Professional Member of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP) and includes detailed research resources and a bibliography. It may also be known simply as a Conservation Plan or a Conservation Management Plan.
Protection & Incentives Discussion
In exchange for non-financial incentives (such as development relaxations, perks, variances, including varying use and allowing additional density) a property owner may be inclined to apply legal protection on the heritage property using a Heritage Revitalization Agreement, a Heritage Covenant or a Heritage Designation bylaw. For more information, see Heritage BC’s HRA Resource Guide. Additionally, some jurisdictions offer cash grants for the repair and maintenance of listed heritage properties and some require legal protection in return for these grants.
Heritage Conservation Plan
A Heritage Conservation Plan (HCP) is a substantial document that sets out what is significant about a heritage place and how its heritage value(s) and character-defining elements will be conserved. Following the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, it defines the strategy for conservation interventions as applied to each aspect of the historic place (i.e. preservation, restoration or rehabilitation), with recommendations for its on-going/future use and its maintenance as well. An HCP is informed by the heritage place’s Statement of Significance and, depending on the circumstances, can also include a Condition Assessment and/or a Maintenance Plan. It is typically written by a Professional Member of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP) and includes detailed research resources and a bibliography. It may also be known simply as a Conservation Plan or a Conservation Management Plan.
Heritage Alteration Permit (HAP) Process
A Heritage Alteration Permit (HAP) allows and manages changes to protected heritage properties. A HAP application will need to be submitted and approved prior to any conservation work being done to a legally protected heritage place. Depending on the community, this can involve internal review and approval by planning staff, Community Heritage Commissions/Heritage Advisory Panels, and/or Council.
Statement of Significance (SoS)
A Statement of Significance (SoS) is a document that is written for a place that has been determined to have heritage value, (sometimes following the Heritage Values Assessment process, but in many cases simply based on a community’s formal or informal assumptions about their historic places). It is a concise document that describes the heritage place, its heritage value(s) and identifies the character-defining elements (CDEs) that embody or reflect that heritage value and should be retained in order for that heritage value to remain. Heritage value is determined by assessing the property for aesthetic, cultural, historic, scientific, social, and/or spiritual importance or significance for past, present and future generations. An SoS is a useful document for adding a historic place to a Community Heritage Register, the BC Register of Historic Places and the Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP) (and is required at the provincial and federal level). It is also the starting point for Heritage Alteration Permits, Heritage Conservation Plans, Heritage Designations and Heritage Revitalization Agreements (HRAs). It is typically written by a Professional Member of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP) and includes detailed research resources and a bibliography.
HAP Review
Some local governments will review Heritage Alteration Permits, internally, however, certain local governments may require, at their discretion, a Heritage Alteration Permit (HAP) Review to be conducted by an external heritage professional. This is to ensure that the proposed work is appropriate and following their relevant local heritage policies, as well as, ideally, following the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada.
Implement Heritage Conservation Work
Make sure appropriate permits are obtained for the conservation work, if and where required.
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This is a Heritage Site/Place
If it is not already, consider formalizing the place’s heritage status. This is typically done by listing it on a Heritage Register (or creating one if none exist in your community) or adding it to another existing heritage list, such as a Heritage Inventory. Different jurisdictions have different processes for accepting nominations or approving additions to their heritage lists. Heritage status can also be achieved through a Conservation Covenant, a Heritage Designation bylaw, a Heritage Revitalization Agreement - all of which provide legal protection of the place. It could also be added to a Schedule of protected properties in a Heritage Conservation Area if located in one. For more information on Heritage Registers, see Heritage BC’s Community Heritage Register Resource Guide. For more information on the various legal protection tools see Heritage BC’s Heritage Conservation Tools: Resource Guides.
Is this place legally protected?
A Conservation Covenant, a Heritage Conservation Area (HCA) bylaw, a Heritage Designation bylaw and a Heritage Revitalization Agreement (HRA) are the four ways that heritage places can be legally protected and in return, property owners can be compensated with development relaxations and perks. For more information, see Heritage BC’s Covenant Resource Guide, their HCA Resource Guide, their Heritage Designation Resource Guide and/or their HRA Resource Guide.
Condition Assessment
A Condition Assessment is a document that describes the physical condition of a historic place, based on an understanding of construction techniques and materials through time. This report helps to determine what conservation treatment might be applied to each element and may, in some cases, also include recommendations and options for interventions. If a project requires a Heritage Conservation Plan (see HCP), the Condition Assessment can be integrated into that document. However, in some cases, it can be helpful as a stand-alone document to determine scope and feasibility of work before deciding on a conservation approach. It is typically written by a Professional Engineer or another building specialist (such as an Architect or Building Contractor/Inspector), ideally with a specialization in heritage conservation and/or a Professional Member of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP). This document may also be referred to as a Condition Report or a Condition Survey.
Maintenance Plan
A Maintenance Plan is a document that outlines the short-term and longer-term strategies for the upkeep of a heritage place. It may include aspects such as overall guidelines and principles to follow, scheduled inspections, required permits, routine and cyclical cleaning, principles of repairing and replacing material that has been compromised and the keeping of an information file for current and future owners. It is often part of a Heritage Conservation Plan, but it can also be a stand-alone document. It is typically written by a Professional Member of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP).
Heritage Conservation Plan
A Heritage Conservation Plan (HCP) is a substantial document that sets out what is significant about a heritage place and how its heritage value(s) and character-defining elements will be conserved. Following the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, it defines the strategy for conservation interventions as applied to each aspect of the historic place (i.e. preservation, restoration or rehabilitation), with recommendations for its on-going/future use and its maintenance as well. An HCP is informed by the heritage place’s Statement of Significance and, depending on the circumstances, can also include a Condition Assessment and/or a Maintenance Plan. It is typically written by a Professional Member of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP) and includes detailed research resources and a bibliography. It may also be known simply as a Conservation Plan or a Conservation Management Plan.
Protection & Incentives Discussion
In exchange for non-financial incentives (such as development relaxations, perks, variances, including varying use and allowing additional density) a property owner may be inclined to apply legal protection on the heritage property using a Heritage Revitalization Agreement, a Heritage Covenant or a Heritage Designation bylaw. For more information, see Heritage BC’s HRA Resource Guide. Additionally, some jurisdictions offer cash grants for the repair and maintenance of listed heritage properties and some require legal protection in return for these grants.
Heritage Conservation Plan
A Heritage Conservation Plan (HCP) is a substantial document that sets out what is significant about a heritage place and how its heritage value(s) and character-defining elements will be conserved. Following the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, it defines the strategy for conservation interventions as applied to each aspect of the historic place (i.e. preservation, restoration or rehabilitation), with recommendations for its on-going/future use and its maintenance as well. An HCP is informed by the heritage place’s Statement of Significance and, depending on the circumstances, can also include a Condition Assessment and/or a Maintenance Plan. It is typically written by a Professional Member of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP) and includes detailed research resources and a bibliography. It may also be known simply as a Conservation Plan or a Conservation Management Plan.
Heritage Alteration Permit (HAP) Process
A Heritage Alteration Permit (HAP) allows and manages changes to protected heritage properties. A HAP application will need to be submitted and approved prior to any conservation work being done to a legally protected heritage place. Depending on the community, this can involve internal review and approval by planning staff, Community Heritage Commissions/Heritage Advisory Panels, and/or Council.
Statement of Significance (SoS)
A Statement of Significance (SoS) is a document that is written for a place that has been determined to have heritage value, (sometimes following the Heritage Values Assessment process, but in many cases simply based on a community’s formal or informal assumptions about their historic places). It is a concise document that describes the heritage place, its heritage value(s) and identifies the character-defining elements (CDEs) that embody or reflect that heritage value and should be retained in order for that heritage value to remain. Heritage value is determined by assessing the property for aesthetic, cultural, historic, scientific, social, and/or spiritual importance or significance for past, present and future generations. An SoS is a useful document for adding a historic place to a Community Heritage Register, the BC Register of Historic Places and the Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP) (and is required at the provincial and federal level). It is also the starting point for Heritage Alteration Permits, Heritage Conservation Plans, Heritage Designations and Heritage Revitalization Agreements (HRAs). It is typically written by a Professional Member of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP) and includes detailed research resources and a bibliography.
HAP Review
Some local governments will review Heritage Alteration Permits, internally, however, certain local governments may require, at their discretion, a Heritage Alteration Permit (HAP) Review to be conducted by an external heritage professional. This is to ensure that the proposed work is appropriate and following their relevant local heritage policies, as well as, ideally, following the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada.
Implement Heritage Conservation Work
Make sure appropriate permits are obtained for the conservation work, if and where required.