Heritage Façade Rehabilitation Program
$50,000.00
Grant
Description:
The Heritage Façade Rehabilitation Program provides grants of up to $50,000 for the rehabilitation and seismic stabilization of the façades of registered heritage buildings.
Comments on Funding:
This program is available to assist owners and tenants with the costs of rehabilitating heritage building facades. The program covers 50% of costs up to a maximum of $50,000 per principal facade. A principal facade faces onto a primary street.
Rolling deadline
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
1. Aprivately owned commercial and non-commercial (including non-profit operated) constructed primarily of unreinforced masonry, citywide.
2. Buildings listed on the Vancouver Heritage Register are automatically eligible. Council may add buildings to the Register if they meet the City’s evaluation criteria.
3. Properties must be subject to a covenant under section 219 of the Land Title Act that relates to the conservation of heritage property as specified by sec 206(2) of the Vancouver Charter.
4. The property owner must not be in arrears in payment of property taxes.
5. The applicant must complete the work in accordance with the approved permit, and must
comply with all heritage conservation standards, design guidelines, policies, bylaws or complementary standards and provisions that apply before the City disburses any grant to the applicant.
6. The City will not consider retroactive funding for work completed prior to submission of the grant application.
Application Steps:
Applicants must:
1. Review the Policies and Procedures PDF file.
2. Review the Step-by-Step Guide on Preparing to Complete the Application Form PDF file.
3. Complete the application form.
You have the option to save your progress by clicking “save and continue” on the top-right corner of the survey.
Documentation Needed:
Application must submit:
1. A completed application form
2. A cover letter describing the proposed work
3. Statement of Significance for the building,
4. Conservation Plan outlining conservation procedures,
5. Architectural drawings and coloured renderings accurately describing the existing, condition and proposed work,
6. A minimum of 3 competitive cost estimates of the proposed work.
Other Things to Note:
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