Eligible Projects
Eligible restoration, enhancement, or renovation costs for incentives include the following:
- Repair or replacement of roofs or foundations;
- Sealing to weather;
- Stabilization and/or installation of additional bracing;
- Repair or reproduction of doors and windows;
- Repair or replacement of cladding;
- Returning the exterior to its original appearance as per photographic evidence or other research as appropriate;
- Painting, where it can be demonstrated as a conservation activity;
- Interpretive signage and/or other publicly available interpretive media;
- Alterations that bring a structure into compliance with current bylaws in order to resolve a legal non-conforming status but do not impact the heritage values or character defining elements;
- Procurement of materials to undertake any of the above; and
- Procurement of skilled labour to undertake any of the above.
Non-eligible projects include the following:
- Projects where a government is the applicant;
- Cyclical repair such as cosmetic repainting and landscaping;
- Private purchase of land or structures;
- Projects that have already commenced or are already complete;
- Projects on properties that have received funding under this bylaw within the last five (5) calendar years;
- Restoration or redevelopment that does not conform with the Zoning Bylaw, Heritage Management Plan and the Design Guidelines for Historic Dawson; and the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada. Exceptions may be made for structures that are demonstrated to be legal non-conforming and meet the criteria for alterations to a legal non-conforming structure as per the Municipal Act.
- Projects on properties with outstanding property tax or compliance infractions with respect to any municipal bylaw.