Notice of Intent to Designate Seven Properties

Cobourg, ON (July 2, 2026) – The Town of Cobourg has undertaken a review of the Municipal Heritage Register and intends to designate seven properties that are of architectural and historical value or interest, pursuant to the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 0.18, Part IV. 

Background
Over the past 18 months, the Town’s planning staff, in partnership with the Cobourg Heritage Advisory Committee, have been working to review and offer heritage designation to several property owners listed as having heritage interest on the Town’s Heritage Register.

Under the Province’s Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, all properties that are “listed” (but not yet designated) on a municipal heritage register must be designated within a two-year period ending January 1, 2027. Properties that are not designated by that date must be removed from the register. If a listed property is removed from the Heritage Register due to this deadline it cannot be re-listed for a period of five years and the Town would have no mechanism to prevent demolition or detrimental alterations to that property.

Notices of Intent to Designate
Additional information for each property regarding the reasons for designation; the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest; the description of Heritage Attributes; how to obtain further information and, the process for objection, is contained in each of the Notices below:

• 540 King Street East
• 195 Queen Street
• 202 Green Street
• 234 Perry Street
• 235 Albert Street
• 265 Walton Street
• 370 Walton Street 

About Heritage Designation 
Cobourg is committed to identifying and protecting places in our community that have significant cultural heritage value through the designation of properties under the Ontario Heritage Act. 

Designation is intended to:

• Formally acknowledge the property’s importance to the community; and
• Provide tools to prevent demolition or major exterior alterations that would remove or diminish its cultural heritage value.

Designation does not mean that changes cannot be made to the property or that the Town can require you to make changes. Exterior alterations are reviewed by the Town and evaluated against a description of the property’s heritage attributes to ensure they are compatible with its heritage character and existing heritage policies. The designation by-law will identify specific heritage attributes, providing clarity on how the heritage character of the property will be managed and maintained in the future. Interior alterations can be made without heritage review, as is the case for non-designated properties in Cobourg.

Notice of Objection
Any person who objects to the above noted Council’s intention to designate shall, within 30 days after the publication of this notice, serve on the Clerk of the Town of Cobourg, a Notice of Objection setting out the reason for the objection and all relevant facts. The last day to submit the Notice of Objection is 1 AUGUST 2026.

Service may be made digitally by email to clerk@cobourg.ca or blarmer@cobourg.ca or by delivery personally to the Town Clerk or by Regular Mail at the following address:

Brent Larmer, Clerk
Corporation of the Town of Cobourg
55 King Street
Cobourg ON  K9A 2M2

Obtaining Additional Information
Additional information about Heritage Planning at the Town of Cobourg may be obtained by contacting Heritage Planning Town staff by e-mail at planninginfo@cobourg.ca.

A Notice of Objection may only be served to the Clerk of the Town of Cobourg as stated above.

Dated this 2nd Day of July, 2026.

Brent Larmer, Clerk
The Corporation of the Town of Cobourg
55 King Street
Cobourg, Ontario K9A 2M2
E-mail: clerk@cobourg.ca
            blarmer@cobourg.ca