West Main Street / Stouffville Junction HCD Plan

Overview

The Heritage Conservation District Plan for West Main Street / Stouffville Junction, the residential district west of downtown Stouffville, prepared by MHBC for the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville in June 2024. It takes in Harold and Rupert Avenues, Sunset Boulevard and Main, Second, Charles, William, Albert, Edward, Victoria and Clarke Streets, with heritage attributes including railway-era worker's housing and Late Victorian, Gothic Revival and Ontario cottage styles. Part II sets guidelines for alterations, additions, infill, demolition and landscapes; Part III lists exempt alterations. One of the Town's three district plans.

What it covers

• PART I – HCD Framework
• 1.0 Introduction
• 1.3 Who should use this District Plan?
• 2.0 District Significance, Heritage Attributes and Objectives
• 2.2 Statement of District Significance
• 2.3 List of heritage attributes
• PART II – Policies and guidelines for managing change
• 3.3 Cultural heritage impact assessments
• 4.0 Alterations to contributing properties
• 5.0 Additions to contributing buildings
• 6.0 Alterations and additions to other properties
• 7.0 Infill development
• 8.0 Demolition and removal of buildings and structures
• 9.0 Landscape conservation and design guidance for private property
• 10.0 Landscape conservation guidance for the public realm
• 11.0 Guidelines related to accessibility
• 12.0 Guidelines related to energy conservation and sustainability
• 13.0 Lands adjacent to heritage conservation districts
• PART III - Exempt alterations and classes of alterations
• 14.0 Exempt alterations
• 14.4 Emergency work
• PART IV - Glossary
• Appendix A
• Illustration of contributing properties