Julia Smith

The appellant appealed the City of Richmond Hill's by-law designating a property as being of cultural heritage value or interest under the Ontario Heritage Act.

The parties reached a settlement and presented proposed amendments to the by-law at a settlement hearing.

Based on uncontroverted expert heritage planning evidence, the Tribunal found the property met the prescribed criteria for designation and that the proposed amendments were appropriate.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal in part to amend the by-law in accordance with the settlement.

The appellants appealed a municipal by-law designating their property as having cultural heritage value or interest under the Ontario Heritage Act.

The City presented expert heritage planning evidence demonstrating the property met four criteria under O.Reg 9/06, including design value as a Picturesque Gothic Revival home and historical association with an early settler family.

The self-represented appellants challenged the historical and architectural findings using secondary research.

The Tribunal preferred the City's expert evidence, found the property met the required criteria for designation, and dismissed the appeal.