Heritage Conservation Districts (Part V)

Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act allows municipalities to recognize and protect neighbourhoods, rural landscapes, main streets, or other areas of special cultural heritage value that have a cohesive sense of time and place. Designated heritage districts often enjoy a renewed cultural and economic vitality not only because district designation highlights their special values but also because they are protected from decay and the intrusion of incompatible structures. Although each district is different, many share common characteristics. Heritage Conservation Districts may have: A concentration of heritage buildings, sites, structures, and cultural landscapes Visual coherence through the use of building scale, mass, height, material, proportion, colour that convey a sense of time and place A distinctive character that allows them to be distinguished from neighbouring areas Accuracy : No known issues with the dataset. Update Frequency : As required Contact : For more information, please visit Heritage Conservation Districts or contact Heritage Planning .

Publisher

City of Ottawa

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Catalogue metadata updated

2025-07-29