Community Heritage Register: Wording for Forms and Reports

Following is sample wording for a nomination form:

Thank you for nominating a heritage site for the Community Heritage Register.

Heritage sites and features can be anything that has heritage value, including buildings, structures, landscapes, industrial sites, trees, streetscapes, and community events.

The information you provide will allow us to consider the heritage site for inclusion on the heritage register.

1. Name and location of the heritage site/feature:
2. Description of the heritage site/feature; this can include age, construction and material, scale and style, and condition:
3. Description of the heritage site/feature’s significance; this can include its age and setting; its history and cultural associations with people, groups or events; its architectural and aesthetic elements:
4. Who is the owner of the site?
5. What does this heritage site/feature mean to you and the community?
6. Please provide photographs and other supporting information.

Thank you for your submission of the Community Heritage Register. We look forward to reviewing your information as we consider your nomination for inclusion on the Community Heritage Register.

Please return this form to_______.

Name of nominator, address and contact information. Date of submission.

Recommendation and Resolution

Local government staff may use the following language for a recommendation when preparing a report to mayor and council. The report may also include (but not limited to) background information about the Community Heritage Register, consent information from the property owners, policy analysis, strategic priorities, and summary.

Recommendation(s)

2. THAT the following properties, as identified by the [local government] Community Heritage Commission, be added to the [local government] Heritage Register:
   1. Property 1
   2. Property 2
   3. Property 3… and so on
3. THAT Council authorize Administration to proceed with the legislated notification in accordance with Section 598 of the Local Government Act.

The following sample wording may be used by a council to establish a Community Heritage Register or to add to the register:

THAT the [local government] Community Heritage Register, including the statements of significance, be adopted by Council pursuant to Section 598 of the Local Government Act.

AND THAT staff be authorized to submit all the required documentation to BC Heritage Branch.

Certified correct in accordance with the Community Charter.

________________________________

City Clerk

Confirmed on the ________Day of __________ [year].

______________________________

Mayor

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This guide provides an overview of the Community Heritage Register through research and commentary. Application of this heritage conservation tool is not prescriptive, as it can be adapted to each situation. Local governments and regional districts wanting to implement the heritage conservation tools should seek legal counsel as required.

SPECIAL NOTE: It is intended this guide will develop through community input. If you have best practices and case studies that would benefit this guide, please contact Heritage BC.