Heritage Incentives

Delta Council has authorized staff to negotiate incentives with applicants for development affecting properties on Delta's heritage inventories, in order to preserve the heritage features. The incentives are negotiated on a site-by-site basis, subject to the conditions set out below:

Possible incentives include:

• Reduced Building Code standards,
• Zoning relaxations, i.e. minor variances,
• Extra density or uses,
• Reduced development standards or charges, and
• Reduced application fees

Conditions

The award of an incentive would be subject to the following conditions:

• The improvements being compatible with the heritage features and with the character and context of the neighbourhood,
• The heritage property being legally protected, i.e. subject to a heritage covenant, a heritage revitalization agreement, in a schedule of a heritage conservation area or municipally designated (see Heritage Protection for details), and
• For larger incentives, proof of the financial necessity of the incentive may be required.

Incentives are negotiated by staff, in consultation with the Delta Heritage Advisory Commission, and approved by Council.

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