Summary#
Montréal city council unanimously set its position in favour of adopting the Pointe-Claire part of the agglomeration’s pre-1940 heritage-building inventory. This decision sets Montréal’s position; the agglomeration council makes the final decision at a later meeting. The stated goal is to meet a legal requirement to inventory heritage buildings.
- The part covers 486 buildings in the City of Pointe-Claire.
- If adopted, the listed buildings would be considered heritage buildings under the Loi sur l’aménagement et l’urbanisme and subject to relevant rules in municipal demolition and building-occupancy and maintenance bylaws, according to city staff.
- The inventory is being completed in parts for the agglomeration’s different territories.
What it means for you#
- Owners of listed Pointe-Claire buildings: This city council decision does not itself complete the adoption. If the agglomeration council adopts the inventory, the buildings would have heritage status under the planning law and be subject to relevant municipal rules. The materials do not set out the specific requirements for each building.
- Other residents and the public: City staff say the inventory details are expected to be published as open data eventually. This decision does not set a publication date.
Money#
The inventory work was funded through an agreement with Quebec’s Ministry of Culture and Communications (MCC), with up to $5,000,000 in MCC assistance and an equal contribution from Montréal for the agglomeration-wide inventory.
- The materials do not give the cost for Pointe-Claire’s 486 buildings or identify any additional cost from this decision.
What is unclear#
- What specific rules will apply to each listed building under the municipal demolition and building-occupancy and maintenance bylaws.
- When the inventory details will be published as open data.
- How much of the overall inventory funding was used for Pointe-Claire.
Case for#
- City staff say the inventory is required by provincial law. Completing it in parts allows the agglomeration to adopt sections as they are ready.
- The inventory identifies 486 buildings in Pointe-Claire as having heritage value.
Case against#
- A possible concern is that the inventory has legal consequences for listed buildings, but the materials do not explain the specific rules owners will face.
- The materials do not give the cost of this part of the inventory or say when the information will be publicly available.