Heritage Permit

A Heritage Permit is required for any alteration, construction or demolition affecting the cultural heritage values identified within a By-Law that designates individual properties under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act). Similarly, a Heritage Permit is also required for exterior alterations to structures and property, including construction and demolition, for any property located within the boundaries of a Heritage Conservation District, as designated by By-Law under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act. You may find out whether your property is designated via the City of Hamilton’s Heritage Planning website or by contacting Heritage staff. There is no fee for a Heritage Permit.

For further information please see the Guide to Heritage Permit Brochure.

All Heritage Permit applications, with the exception of those for the Cross-Melville Heritage Conservation District in Dundas, are reviewed at the monthly meetings of the Heritage Permit Review Subcommittee of the Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee (HMHC). Meetings start at 5:00 pm, and are held at Hamilton City Hall (71 Main Street West).

Heritage Permit applications are due at 4:30 pm, ten days prior to the Subcommittee meeting. The application deadlines and meeting dates for 2012 are as follows:

Applications in the Cross-Melville Heritage Conservation District in Dundas are reviewed by the Cross-Melville Heritage Conservation District Advisory Committee before being forwarded  to the Heritage Permit Review Sub-committee. The application deadlines and meeting dates for 2012 are as follows: 

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