"Almost all 3,600 listed heritage properties in Toronto including several national historic sites, and the Gibraltar Point lighthouse are about to lose their protection against demolition and redevelopment, because of a section in the province's More Homes Built Faster Act, heritage experts say. The act, passed in 2022 to ease the housing crunch, gives municipalities until Jan. 1, 2027 to upgrade all properties on their heritage lists to full heritage designation, which protects the structures against arbitrary demolition."
"Heritage experts warn that only a handful of the city's 3,600 listed heritage buildings can be given full designation by the end of this year, since each property requires months of research, culminating in its own bylaw, which needs to be passed by city council. The Gibraltor Point lighthouse, on Hanlan's Point, completed in 1808, is one of the oldest structures in the city. It is listed as a heritage site, but not yet fully designated."
A provision in the More Homes Built Faster Act requires municipalities to upgrade all properties on heritage lists to full designation by Jan. 1, 2027 or drop them from the registry. Full designation protects sites against demolition and redevelopment. The act was passed in 2022 to address the housing shortage. Each property requires months of research and a dedicated bylaw approved by city council, making the deadline difficult to meet. Only a small number of the city's listed heritage buildings can be fully designated before the cutoff. Several national historic sites and the Gibraltar Point lighthouse face loss of protection.
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