Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee

To pass a Resolution that: The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee adopt the Agenda as amended.

To pass a Resolution that: The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee acknowledges the discussion on Highway and Billboard Signs in Rideau Lakes; WHEREAS By-Law 2015-45 Regulating Signs & Advertising Devices on Private Property is in place; AND NOW THEREFORE recommends to PACA that the Sign By-Law be reviewed and that new sign guidelines be developed in consideration of the Township's cultural heritage appeal; and FURTHER that the Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee be consulted on the draft guidelines.

To pass a Resolution that: The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee (MHAC) acknowledges report HER-2024-02 with regard to the Listed Properties on the Rideau Lakes Official Heritage Register; And FURTHER recognizes that the 139 Listed Properties will be removed from the Rideau Lakes Official Heritage Register as of January 1, 2025, unless a Notice of Intention to Designate has been issued for the property; NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee recommends to Council that Listed Properties that are removed from the Rideau Lakes Official Heritage Register be reclassified as Properties of Interest.

To pass a resolution that: The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee offer a half-day in-person workshop about Social Media for Heritage Societies in Rideau Lakes; WHEREAS Heritage Networking is included in the proposed 2024 MHAC Budget; and FURTHER that the cost be covered as part of the 2024 approved MHAC Budget.

To pass a Resolution that: The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee (MHAC) acknowledges report HER-2024-03 with regard to the designation of municipal properties in Newboro.

To pass a Resolution that; The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee approves and adopts the Minutes of the MHAC Meeting held January 18, 2024.

To pass a Resolution that: The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee (MHAC) acknowledges report HER-2024-01 with regard to the Building Permit Application received for the demolition of the addition on the building located at 33 Drummond Street in Newboro, which is on the Rideau Lakes Official Heritage Register as a Listed Property; and WHEREAS the application has been reviewed by Development Services and adheres to all requirements for the issuance of a demolition permit; NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee recommends to Council that the proposed demolition project described on the application for 33 Drummond Street, Newboro, presents no concerns regarding the property’s cultural heritage value.