Downtown Heritage Conservation District

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About the project

We are doing a heritage conservation district study for downtown Guelph.

In 2021, Council approved the recommendations of the Cultural Heritage Action Plan which included: For Old Downtown, undertake a comprehensive strategy, including community consultation, to direct future cultural heritage conservation efforts and planned change.

The provincial government’s More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, significantly changed the structure of municipal heritage registers. As a result, all properties currently listed on the Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties must be removed by January 1, 2025. About 1,700 properties will lose protections. 120 of these properties located in downtown Guelph.

To protect key cultural heritage resources within downtown Guelph, the City is completing this study to determine the suitability for a heritage conservation district in the commercial core of downtown Guelph.

How to participate

Open house for Downtown Guelph Heritage Conservation District Plan

You’re invited to an open house for Phase 2 of the Downtown Guelph Heritage Conservation District (HCD) project. Please join us on Wednesday, January 29th, 2025, anytime between 4:30 pm and 6:30 p.m. in the Marg Mackinnon Room at City Hall. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Drop in at any time to chat with the project team and provide feedback.

You will learn about:

  • the final Downtown Guelph HCD Study findings,
  • the Statement of District Significance and Heritage Attributes,
  • the Preliminary Statement of District Objectives
  • contributing and non-contributing properties, and
  • the City of Guelph’s Heritage Permit System.

Can't attend the open house? View the presentation review the boards for stations 2&3, stations 4&5 and 6&7 and take the survey below. The survey will take you through the information presented on the boards and provide you space to ask questions and make comments.

Thank you!

Thank you for joining Public Meeting # 2 on February 20, 2024 or for offering your feedback online.

Let us know if you require any accommodations or have any questions by reaching out to Imogen Goldie at downtowndistrict@guelph.ca

About the project

We are doing a heritage conservation district study for downtown Guelph.

In 2021, Council approved the recommendations of the Cultural Heritage Action Plan which included: For Old Downtown, undertake a comprehensive strategy, including community consultation, to direct future cultural heritage conservation efforts and planned change.

The provincial government’s More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, significantly changed the structure of municipal heritage registers. As a result, all properties currently listed on the Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties must be removed by January 1, 2025. About 1,700 properties will lose protections. 120 of these properties located in downtown Guelph.

To protect key cultural heritage resources within downtown Guelph, the City is completing this study to determine the suitability for a heritage conservation district in the commercial core of downtown Guelph.

How to participate

Open house for Downtown Guelph Heritage Conservation District Plan

You’re invited to an open house for Phase 2 of the Downtown Guelph Heritage Conservation District (HCD) project. Please join us on Wednesday, January 29th, 2025, anytime between 4:30 pm and 6:30 p.m. in the Marg Mackinnon Room at City Hall. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Drop in at any time to chat with the project team and provide feedback.

You will learn about:

  • the final Downtown Guelph HCD Study findings,
  • the Statement of District Significance and Heritage Attributes,
  • the Preliminary Statement of District Objectives
  • contributing and non-contributing properties, and
  • the City of Guelph’s Heritage Permit System.

Can't attend the open house? View the presentation review the boards for stations 2&3, stations 4&5 and 6&7 and take the survey below. The survey will take you through the information presented on the boards and provide you space to ask questions and make comments.

Thank you!

Thank you for joining Public Meeting # 2 on February 20, 2024 or for offering your feedback online.

Let us know if you require any accommodations or have any questions by reaching out to Imogen Goldie at downtowndistrict@guelph.ca

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