Heritage Conservation Covenant

A Heritage Conservation Covenant is an agreement that protects part or all of a heritage property. It is negotiated the owner of a heritage property and registered on title of the land. A conservation covenant can apply to either a natural or built feature. The owner signs the covenant with either the City or another interested party such as a heritage society. However, unlike an HRA, a conservation covenant cannot vary other City by-laws and regulations such as zoning. It is most useful where no changes to a property or building are proposed to take place, and the owner wishes to enter into a covenant with the City to ensure long-term protection.

Publisher

City of New Westminster

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Catalogue metadata updated

2026-08-31