• Owners planning on changes to your designated property, are required to refer to their specific designation by-law and may require Heritage Vaughan Committee recommendation. 

• Each HCDs has a study and plan that guides conservation, alterations, new construction and more.  HCD guidelines are available on this website.
• Within each of Vaughan’s HCDs there are properties that have been identified as “contributing” (to the character of the district) and “non-contributing” (incidental to the district).  Thus, some buildings hold more architectural value than others within the district, and affect the extent of changes that are allowed to the property and adjoining properties (as outlined in each of the HCD’s guidelines).
• Work that alters or changes the appearance of a HCD property requires Heritage Vaughan Committee approval. This approval is often done in tandem with a planning application.

• The City may ask for a Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment as part of a complete application.
• Property owners must provide City Council with at least 60 days’ notice in writing of the intention to demolish or remove the building or structure. This allows the City time to either designate the property to protect it from demolition, or to permit the demolition or removal of the building or structure from the property.
      
Questions? For more information please contact Cultural Heritage staff.