Oak BayB次元官网网址檚 is well underway with an official working group.

The Heritage Conservation Area Working Group is set to help inform and guide community discussions to explore options, policies and regulations for formal heritage designation in Oak Bay. The group will inform and engage on thecommunity-led initiative to consider a proposed HCA bordered by Oak Bay Avenue, Beach Drive, Prospect Place, San Carlos Place and York Place.

B次元官网网址淲hile the current and past official community plans have long supported the idea of a Heritage Conservation Area in principle, this will be the first time I know of that the District of Oak Bay will formally consider establishing an HCA,B次元官网网址� said Coun. Kevin Murdoch who will serve as chair of the working group. B次元官网网址淐ouncil identified this initiative B次元官网网址� and the establishing of a process for future applications B次元官网网址� as one of our priorities for 2017-2018. B次元官网网址楶rotecting and preserving the unique character of Oak BayB次元官网网址� is a statement that is widely used; through this working group, and with community input, we hope to create something more concrete from that aspirational statement including recommendations on this application, with recommended policies and regulations related to the creation of a Heritage Conservation Area.B次元官网网址�

HCA Working Group members include: Murdoch; Heather Cochrane of the Heritage Commission; Will King, Advisory Design Panel; Patrick Frey, Advisory Planning Commission; Matt Fairbarns, Parks, Recreation and Culture and resident representatives Barb Grant, Robert Longe and Michael Prince of the proposed area, alongside community-at-large representatives Jean Sparks and Andrew Stinson.

The is bordered by York Place, San Carlos Avenue, a portion of Beach Drive and Oak Bay Avenue, and includes both Prospect Place and Broom Road. It also includes the shoreline of RattenburyB次元官网网址檚 Beach and Haynes Park. Municipal and regional governments can create a Heritage Conservation Area that establishes regulatory guidelines and may list individual properties for protection. It would be Oak BayB次元官网网址檚 first HCA, but there are about 60 in B.C. with several in Victoria.

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