Heritage Policies in the Regional Official Plan
The Regional Official Plan will guide the Region of Waterloo in directing growth and change over the next 20 years. Cultural heritage policies are included in the third chapter of this document.
Arts, Culture and Heritage Master Plan
This report includes recommendations and strategies for identifying, protecting, promoting and investing in arts, culture and heritage resources in Waterloo Region. This plan was accepted by Regional Council in October, 2002.
Archaeological Master Plan
This report includes an assessment of local archaeological resources, a summary of planning policies for known archaeological resources, map detailing the locations of known resources, and an investigation into the creation of an archaeological facility. The plan was accepted by Regional Council in 1989.
Regionally Significant Heritage Resources |
The Region of Waterloo has evaluated and recognized a number of regionally significant heritage resources across the region. An Implementation Guidelines for Conserving Regionally Significant Heritage Resources has been developed to help municipal staff, developers, property owners and the public better understand the policies included in the Regional Official Plan (ROP).
In the fall and winter of 2017/2018 Regional Cultural Heritage Staff are engaging and consulting with the public and stakeholders for two Cultural Heritage Implementation Guidelines:
- The Cultural Heritage Landscape Conservation Implementation Guideline; and,
- The Conserving Regionally Significant Cultural Heritage Resources Implementation Guideline.
If you would like a copy of these draft documents and/or to provide comments during the review process, please contact: Roxanna Nazarowicz at RNazarowicz@regionofwaterloo.ca.
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Cultural Heritage Landscape Conservation
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The Region of Waterloo has developed an Implementation Guideline for Cultural Heritage Landscape Conservation, which provides guidance to development applicants, the Regional Heritage Planning Advisory Committee (HPAC), Municipal Heritage Advisory Committees (MHAC), and Regional and Area Municipal staff, in the conservation of significant Cultural Heritage Landscapes (CHLs) in Waterloo Region.
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Scenic Roads and Special Character Streets
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This document, prepared in 2011 with the support of the Heritage Planning Advisory Committee (HPAC), is a supplement to the Context Sensitive Regional Transportation Design Guidelines. It provides additional guidance and support to Regional staff when planning, designing, constructing and maintaining sections of Regional transportation corridors that have been identified as Special Character Streets or Scenic Roads.
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