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- • is
Oak Bay's official list of buildings and sites identified
as having heritage value or character
• provides formal recognition for historic places
• is a planning tool for integrating heritage conservation activities into
Oak Bay's other
land use planning
processes
• must be adopted by a local government resolution, and therefore has legal
status
- • put
a limit on the changes a heritage property owner may make
to his or her historic place
• constitute designation or any other type of formal protection of an historic
place and
does not, in
itself, allow
for long term
protection or
prevent demolition
of a building
• require agreement from a heritage property owner to include a historic place
as a register listing
• create any financial liability for or financially obligate Oak Bay's
local government
in any way
- • provide
certainty about what resources constitute the heritage
of Oak Bay and,
 through
Council endorsement, publicly validate
the value of listed properties
• enhance Oak Bay's appreciation of the identity and character of our community
• provide a means of informing property owners and prospective buyers of
a property's heritage
value
• provide a tool for determining eligibility for heritage programs and
incentives
• facilitate public access to heritage information
• facilitate the integration of heritage conservation into community planning
and play
a role in enhancing community sustainability
• assist municipal building department staff with the identification and
- proactive
management of our community's heritage resources
•
allow the municipality to consider and, if necessary, undertake
protective action such as temporarily withholding demolition
permits and building and development approvals, ordering
heritage inspections, or monitoring changes in properties
through a licensing and permit application process
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FREE
PDF Brochure - "Researching Your Older Oak Bay
Home"
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