Clarington Heritage Committee

Purpose

The Clarington Heritage Committee (CHC) is a volunteer advisory committee established by Council following the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act. 

The CHC assists the Municipality to identify, review, discuss and make recommendations to Council on properties and issues of cultural heritage, value and interest. 

Committee members are bound by the by-law appointing the Committee and its Terms of Reference.

Terms of reference

• Clarington Heritage Terms of Reference (PDF)

Composition

Committee members are appointed for the same four year term as Council.

Minimum of five members, maximum of 12, including: Council representative; Newcastle Village and District Historical Society representative; Museum representative; architectural historian; building/design specialist; and up to a maximum of seven area residents from each ward.

Frequency of meetings

Monthly, the third Tuesday of the month (unless there is a Special Meeting), except July, August or December

Remuneration

These are volunteer positions.

Committee contact

David Addington, Planner II, Planning Services
905-623-3379 ext. 2419

Clarington Heritage website

• Learn more about the Clarington Heritage Committee on the Clarington Heritage website.

Minutes

• View minutes of the Clarington Heritage Committee

History

In 1977, the Council of the former Town of Newcastle appointed its first Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) passing By-law 77-6 which established the LACAC "to advise and assist Council on all matters relating to Parts IV and V of The Ontario Heritage Act." Part IV of the Act refers to the designation of individual heritage buildings of historic or architectural value and Part V refers to the designation of heritage districts.

In 1998, the LACAC determined that its mandate should be specifically detailed in a by-law approved by Council. Arising out of Report PD-4-99, By-law 99-1 was passed to detail the governance of LACAC. In 2006, By-law 2006-079 repealed By-law 99-1.

Between 2002 and 2006, the Ontario Heritage Act underwent several changes. As a result, the Heritage Committee's role was expanded to advise Council on cultural heritage matters beyond the designation of buildings and districts as determined by Council, and the Province provided greater criteria and guidelines. Details of these changes can be found in Report PSD-063-05 and Report PSD-039-06.