Downtown Whitby Heritage Conservation District Study

Downtown Whitby includes the largest number of significant heritage buildings in the Municipality.  These include residential dwellings, commercial and institutional structures.

Heritage district designation in Downtown Whitby would provide the community with an important tool for ensuring the integrity and sustainability of the area's unique cultural resources.

The intent of a Heritage Conservation District (HCD) Plan is to manage and guide future change in Downtown Whitby, through adoption of the plan with policies and design guidelines, which together seek to conserve, protect, and enhance the area's special character.

The study is conducted in two phases:

Phase One - To examine the heritage significance of properties across the Downtown Whitby Study Area and determine if the designation of a Heritage Conservation District within this area is warranted, desirable, and supported by the community.

Phase Two - If Council decides to proceed with the designation process, an HCD Plan must be prepared, pursuant to Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act for lands that are within the HCD area. 

*The Town is currently conducting Phase One of the Study.

Phase 1

Phase 1 Recommendation Report

• Notice of Public Meeting

• Consultant's Executive Summary for the Whitby HCD Phase 1 study

• Werden's Plan Neighbourhood District - Proposed Boundaries with municipal addresses

• Perry's Plan Neighbourhood District - Proposed Boundaries with municipal addresses

• Four Corners Commercial District - Proposed Boundaries with municipal addresses

• Planning Staff Report PL 47-13

• Council Resolution for Next Steps of HCD Study

Public Information Session #2

Public Information Session #2 - January 23, 2012

• Notice of Public Information Session #2
• Presentation from the Public Information Session #2
• Consultant's Executive Summary
• Consultant's HCD Phase 1 Report (Display Panels)
• Comment Card
• Request further notification

 

Public Information Session #1

Public Information Session #1 - May 9, 2012

• Notice of Public Information Session #1
• Presentation from the Public Information Session #1
• Report from the Public Information Session #1
• Comment Sheet from the Public Information Session #1
• Display Panels 1 to 6 from the Public Information Session #1
• Display Panels 7 to 12 from the Public Information Session #1
• Heritage Conservation Districts Observations by Others

Break out Group Reporting, by Facilitator

• Gould Room - Facilitator - Maria McDonnell
• Gould Room - Facilitator - Owen Scott
• Regal Room - Facilitator - Christopher Borgal
• Theatre - Facilitator - Paul Dilse

Matters of Interest raised at the May 9, 2012 Public Information Session

• Relation between Heritage Conservation District Designation and Land Use Planning
• Differences between Part IV and V Designation under the Ontario Heritage Act
• Differences among Buildings in a Heritage Conservation District
• Process of Creating a Heritage Conservation District
• Relative Importance of Downtown Whitby
• Heritage Conservation Districts that are in Commercial Land Use and about the Four Corners in Particular
• Deciding the Policies and Guidelines in the Heritage Conservation District Plan
• Types of Proposals Requiring Heritage Review
• Length of Time in Processing an Application for a Heritage Permit
• Properties Outside a Heritage Conservation District
• Lot Severance in a Heritage Conservation District
• Design of New Houses in a Heritage Conservation District
• Property Value
• Property Insurance
• Financial Incentives
• Longevity of a Heritage Conservation District Plan  

 

Staff Reports 

• Staff Report PL 61-11 - Terms of Reference
• Staff Report CS 7-12 - Selection of Consultant

 

Other Information of Interest

Planning for Historic Areas - Prepared by Paul Dilse, Heritage Planning Consultant and Maria McDonnell, Manager of Downtown Development, Experience Our Downtowns Spring & Summer 2012

Heritage Conservation Districts - A Guide To District Designation Under the Ontario Heritage Act

Heritage Districts Work! - Prepared by The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario

Heritage Designation and Property Values: Is there an Effect? - Prepared by Robert Shipley, University of Waterloo

Downtown Whitby Community Improvement Plan, 2004

CAUSE Report, 1999 

Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport

Insurance and Heritage Properties

Façade Improvement Grant Program

Heritage Tax Rebate Program

 

Contact Information

Email to Heritage

Phone: 905.430.4306

Voicemail Line: 905.430.4347

Fax: 905.668.7812

 

Comment Sheet

Become an Interested Party to receive future notification of the Study