Heritage Register
The Port Moody Heritage Register was established in August 2003 by a resolution of Council. A Heritage Register is an official list of properties identified by a local government as having heritage significance. Extensive research is compiled for each Register listing and written in the form of a Statement of Significance (or SOS). A Statement of Significance consists of the following three components:
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a description of the historic place – explains the general character of the historic place;
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heritage value of the historic place – explains why the historic resource is valuable;
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a list of the character defining elements - describes the physical elements of heritage value
The Heritage Register is a planning tool to assist property owners and local governments in determining heritage value and identifying how individual properties can contribute to broader community heritage planning objectives. Local governments are authorized to withhold (delay) demolition and building permits for buildings listed on a Register for a maximum of 60 days. This allows municipalities the time to make provisions to relocate the building to another site or to salvage building materials. A Register does not provide legal protection (such as designation) but enables the monitoring of proposed changes to heritage properties.
At present, the Port Moody Heritage Register consists of 65 property listings and two area listings (Moody Centre residential and Moody Centre commercial areas).
Advantages to being on a register include eligibility for federal, provincial or local grants (if applicable) as well as eligibility for building code equivalencies. Buildings listed on the Port Moody Heritage Register also receive an etched bronze plaque identifying the property.
For more information send email to: Planning & Development@cityofportmoody.com or call 604-469-4582.
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