In Bill 108 the plan is to:…

In Bill 108 the plan is to:

Create a consistent and binding appeals process by:
• Requiring that municipal decisions related to heritage designations and alterations be appealable
to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), and that LPAT orders on such appeals be binding.

The problem with doing this is:

• It would take away local communities' right to say what is important to them, what parts of the
past the community values and wishes to pass on to future generations.
• It would give this authority to the Local Planning Appeals Tribunal (LPAT), who can undo the work
of democratically elected councils — and the Municipal Heritage Committees and trained heritage
planning staff who support them. LPAT will have the final say on approving, revoking or amending
heritage protection bylaws.
• Compounding the problem: No current LPAT members have any background in heritage.Nor are
they required to have heritage expertise or an understanding of the values of the community they
are judging.
• We don't need this radical departure.The current regulations 9/06 and 10/06 work.They provide
criteria that help ensure communities are objective and consistent across Ontario. The specialist
Conservation Review Board (CRB) reviews municipalities' work and provides an expeditious, low-
cost alternative to lengthy LPAT appeals.Don't change a rule book that's working.