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POLICY TITLE:
Heritage Building
Incentive Policy 7
POLICY NUMBER:
• 4 .48
EFFECTIVE DATE:
January 1, 2017
ORIGIN:
Community Development
Advisory Committee
ADOPTED BY COUNCIL ON:
December 12, 2016
AMENDED DATE:
HERITAGE BUILDING INCENTIVE POLICY
1. PURPOSE
1.1
To promote heritage preservation by encouraging the rehabilitation of Designated
Heritage Properties in the community and encouraging economic development
by rehabilitation of commercial facades to Heritage Buildings in the Main Street
Saskatchewan Main Street Zone.
2. GENERAL POLICY
2.1 This policy will be evaluated annually.
2.2 This policy is established under the authority of Section 28(a) of The Heritage
Property Act and Section 262(4) of The Cities Act and applies to Municipal Tax
for Designated Heritage Properties and Municipal and School Tax for Heritage
Buildings in the Main Street Zone.
2.3 This Policy is intended for property owners of;
a) Designated Heritage Properties located within the City of Melfort and,
b) For existing Heritage Buildings that are located in the Main Street Zone:
2.4 The Heritage Incentive Policy is meant to provide property owners a
development incentive to:
a) Extend the effective life and/or ensure the structural integrity of Designated
Heritage Properties located in the City of Melfort and,
b) Stimulate economic development of the Main Street Zone through
rehabilitation of commercial facades of Heritage Buildings.
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3. DEFINITIONS
3.1 Definitions
a) Heritage Building
Any Municipal Heritage Property or Provincial Heritage Property and any
building within the Melfort Main Street Zone that is forty years of age or older.
b) Main Street Zone
Area recognized by the Main Street Saskatchewan Program. Refer to the
attached map.
4. INCENTIVE
4.1 Property owners of Heritage Buildings that have not received a Heritage Building
Incentive within the past 5 years can apply.
4.2 The property owner of any Heritage Building who completes approved upgrades
will qualify for the following incentive:
a) Designated Heritage Buildings will be granted a tax abatement equal to 25%
of the eligible costs, up to a maximum of $5,000.00 or 3 years Municipal Tax
abatement on assessment, whichever is less. In all cases the property owner
will continue to be responsible to pay the base tax and the education tax.
b) Heritage Buildings in the Main Street Zone will be granted a tax exemption
equal to 25% of the eligible costs, up to a maximum of $10,000.00 or 3 years
Municipal and School Tax exemption on assessment, whichever is less. In all
cases the property owner will continue to be responsible to pay the base tax.
4.3 The Incentive provided under this policy may be stacked with incentives provided
through programs offered by Municipal, Provincial and Federal Governments.
5. APPLICATION
5.1 Applicants must submit an application form and project budget, accompanied by
a building permit application that includes detailed plans and drawings of the
proposed repairs and upgrades, to the Community Services Department for
review and recommendation.
5.2 Applications that conform to this policy will be forwarded to the following
committees for review:
a) Designated Heritage Properties to the Heritage Advisory Committee to
ensure the rehabilitation work outlined conforms to the Standard and
Guidelines for Historic Buildings.
b) Heritage Buildings in the Main Street Zone, to the Melfort Business
Revitalization Corp. who will review all facade upgrades to ensure the work
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outlined complies with the Main Street Visioning Report Standards and
Guidelines.
5.3 Approved applications will receive written confirmation of approval. Eligible costs
include: materials, contracted labour, engineering and architectural design fees.
Cost of preparing and submitting the application, including any consulting fees,
are the sole responsibility of the applicant.
In all cases, incentives will be granted once the upgrades have been finished and the final
building inspection has been completed. The tax abatement will commence on January 1St of
the year following granting of the incentive.
* Council reserves the right to approve each incentive package individually and to customize
incentives to any specific project.
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City of Melfort
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City of Melfort
Application To Access Heritage Incentive Policy
Any property owner that wishes to access the Heritage Incentive Policy will be required to
complete and submit the following Application along with a project budget and building permit
issued by the City of Melfort.
Once the application is received by the Community Development Manager or the Department of
Community Services, it will be reviewed to determine whether the scope of the proposed
upgrades are eligible for the Heritage Incentive Policy and if so, it will be presented to the
Heritage Advisory Committee for their recommendation.
Should the request be approved, the Community Development Manager or Director of
Community Services shall provide a letter to the property owner indicating what costs are
eligible under the policy.
***PLEASE PRINT***
Property Owner:
Mailing Address:
Phone Number: Fax Number:
E-mail Address:
Civic Address of Building:
Designated Heritage Property: Yes No
Main Street Zone Heritage Building: Yes No
Estimated year of original construction:
Estimated Upgrade Costs:
Proposed Construction Start Date:
Estimated Construction Completion Date:
Description of Upgrades:
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Declaration of Applicant
of the
(Name of Applicant — Please Print) (Municipality)
in the Province of Saskatchewan, solemnly declare that all the above statements contained
within the Application are true, and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to
be true, knowing that it is the same force and effect as if made under oath, and by virtue of "The
Canada Evidence Act".
Dated: Signature:
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For Office Use Only
Date Application Received:
Application Reviewed By:
Attachments included (i.e. Building Permit, Drawings and Plans, Quotes or Estimates, Project
Budget etc.):
Approved: ❑ Comments:
Rejected or ❑ Reasons specified:
Delayed:
Committee ❑ Conditions specified:
Approval
Copied to ❑ Comments:
Finance:
Date Application Finalized:
Notification will be forwarded to the property owner on the status of his/her application.
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