To avoid the continued loss…

To avoid the continued loss of beautiful buildings (commercial and residential) in Toronto, and their replacement with ones which are uninspired at best and eyesores at worst, I believe any law dealing with proposed demolition to ANY building should include necessity for any proposal to demolish to go through a municipal process whereby the city decides whether that building should be designated Heritage if it isn't already, and if the decision is affirmative the development application should be stopped there.

I also think it should be far MORE difficult and expensive for developers to apply to demolish heritage buildings.

Finally, I think that when demolishing any old building for redevelopment, there should be incentive to keep parts of the facade as part of the new project. Furthermore, I think that there should be a requirement to use materials similar in colour and texture to those of demolished buildings when residents feel that that those materials and colours contribute to the style and personality of a neighbourhood/area.