Criteria for Inclusion in the Municipal Registry of Heritage Properties RCOPL-004.00 — full text

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POLICY WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOPL-004.00 CRITERIA FOR THE INCLUSION IN THE MUNICIPAL REGISTRY OF HERITAGE PROPERTIES West Hants Regional Municipality Page 1 of 3 Criteria for Inclusion in the Municipal Registry of Heritage Properties, RCOPL-004.00 The following criteria will be used by the Heritage Advisory Committee of West Hants Regional Municipality in recommending inclusion of a property in the Municipal Heritage Register. Points will be awarded as noted below. Property Name, address and PID: Initial Scoring By: Date: CONTEXT/ENVIRONMENT Landmark Importance as a visual landmark: (15) Symbol of provincial importance (10) Symbol of county or regional importance (5) Symbol of community importance (0) Little or no symbolic value Environment The extent the property contributes to the historical/architectural character of the area: (15) Essential to maintaining the dominant character (10) Important to maintaining the dominant character (5) Compatible with the dominant character (0) Incompatible with the dominant character Integrity (10) On the original site with few or minor exterior alterations (7) On the original site with major exterior alterations (5) Building or structure has been relocated and has minor exterior alterations (0) Building or structure has been relocated and has major exterior alterations HISTORY & CULTURE Continuity (10) Owned, occupied or cared for by descendants of original owner or developer POLICY WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOPL-004.00 CRITERIA FOR THE INCLUSION IN THE MUNICIPAL REGISTRY OF HERITAGE PROPERTIES West Hants Regional Municipality Page 2 of 3 Criteria for Inclusion in the Municipal Registry of Heritage Properties, RCOPL-004.00 Period Building, structure or evident relationship dates from: (automatic) Mi'kmaq (automatic) 1675-1755 Acadian (15) 1756-1800 New England Planter/United Empire Loyalist migration (12) 1801-1840 General development of education & transportation (10) 1841-1900 Age of Sail - rise of coastal communities (7) 1901-1914 Economic development and prosperity (5) 1915-1939 WWI - Interwar (5) 1940+ WWII to present Association Association with the life or activities of a person, group, organization, institution or event that has made a significant contribution to the community, province or nation. (25) Intimately connected to a person, group, event, etc. of primary importance (20) Loosely connected to a person, group, event, etc. of primary importance (15) Intimately connected to a person, group, event, etc. of secondary importance (10) Loosely connected to a person, group, event, etc. of secondary importance (0) No known connection to a person, group, event, etc. of importance ARCHITECTURE Style In comparison to recognized historical building styles the style is considered a: (10) Very rare example or contains a very rare element (7) Rare example or contains a rare element (5) Common example (0) Very common example Construction type/building technology The type of construction or building technology used is considered: (10) Very rare or early example (7) Rare or fairly early example (5) Common example (0) Very common example POLICY WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOPL-004.00 CRITERIA FOR THE INCLUSION IN THE MUNICIPAL REGISTRY OF HERITAGE PROPERTIES West Hants Regional Municipality Page 3 of 3 Criteria for Inclusion in the Municipal Registry of Heritage Properties, RCOPL-004.00 Architect/builder The property is an example of an architect/builder's work that is considered: (20) Very rare or work from an architect/builder of exceptional interest (15) Rare or work from an architect/builder of special interest (5) Common or architect/builder of little interest (0) Very common or architect/builder of no interest or unknown Condition The building's structural condition and state of repair is: (10) Excellent (7) Very good (5) Fair (0) Poor Additional points may be assigned if there is a commitment to repair. TOTAL I, Rhonda Brown, Municipal Clerk of the West Hants Regional Municipality, in the Province of Nova Scotia, do hereby certify that this is a true copy of the Policy as adopted by the Council of the West Hants Regional Municipality at a meeting duly called and held on the 24th day of November, 2020. ___________________________ R. N. Brown Municipal Clerk Adoption Notice to Council: November 13, 2020 Approval: November 24, 2020 Description: Initial approval of the Criteria for Inclusion in the Municipal Registry of Heritage Properties, RCOPL-004.00.