Appeal of heritage designation by-law dismissed save for minor historical corrections to the statement of value.
The appellant appealed a municipal by-law designating a historic former town hall as a property of cultural heritage value under the Ontario Heritage Act.
The appellant argued he did not receive notice of the intention to designate and raised structural concerns about the building.
The Tribunal rejected the appellant's evidence regarding lack of notice and found the structural engineering evidence irrelevant to the heritage designation.
Relying on the uncontested expert heritage evidence provided by the municipality, the Tribunal found the property met the prescribed criteria for designation.
The appeal was allowed in part only to amend the by-law's statement of cultural heritage value to correct historical inaccuracies, and was otherwise dismissed.
OLTOntario Land TribunalAug 7, 2025
