Canada’s Charlottetown council recently voted against putting a temporary 45-day heritage designation on the property at 1B West St., going against a heritage department request, reports The Guardian.
The Guardian writes:
A controversial attempt by the Charlottetown heritage department to have a house in the city’s downtown temporarily declared a heritage property without the owner’s consent has failed…
The heritage department applied for the 45-day status because, it argued, the proposed renovations posed a major risk to the building’s distinct character. The city has done this once before..
Charlottetown city council voted 8-2 on April 9 to start the process of making 10 Prince St. a permanent heritage asset…. the homeowners brought a lawyer and principal from Coles Associates Ltd. The lawyer… broke down the heritage department’s claims… the engineer… outlined the need for major renovations…. went over the structural issues … with the foundation, dry rot and the entire building should be raised up to avoid tide water….
Laurel Palmer Thompson, city planner, disagreed….
