Steveston Village Heritage Conservation Program

Under Section 614 of the Local Government Act, a municipality may designate an area as a heritage conservation area in order to provide long-term protection to the heritage character of the area in its entirety. All properties located within a designated heritage conservation area are subject to the conservation requirements (regardless of whether it is a protected heritage property or not) and applicable heritage policies and design guidelines, set out by the local government.

Richmond's Steveston Village was designated as a heritage conservation area in 2009. Steveston Village is valued for the extent of its historic character and intrinsic heritage values which are seen less in individual buildings than in the cumulative effect. The special heritage features and character of Steveston Village are identified in the Steveston Village Conservation Strategy.

Moncton Street in Steveston (ca 1908) - City of Richmond Archives 1978-0005-00019

Identified Heritage Properties within the Heritage Conservation Area

The City's 2041 Official Community Plan identifies properties that are to be protected heritage properties within the Steveston Village Heritage Conservation Area. These properties are considered to significantly embody the heritage character of Steveston. Proposed alterations to these properties will be reviewed and considered on the merits of their conservation of heritage values. The map below shows the boundaries of the Steveston Village Heritage Conservation Area as well as the identified heritage resources to be protected; which includes 17 protected heritage buildings and five other types of resources such as docks and landscape features.

Note: Full size map available in Planning Bulletin 03 below.

Steveston Village Heritage Conservation Grant Program

The Steveston Village Heritage Conservation Grant Program was established in 2009 to provide financial assistance to property owners for conserving the exterior of identified heritage buildings in the Steveston Village Heritage Conservation Area.  The maximum funding amount per identified heritage building is $260,000, across two categories of grants:

• Planning Project Grants can provide up to $10,000 per property, up to 100% of eligible expenses, for engaging a heritage consultant and developing necessary planning documents for heritage conservation.
• Conservation Project Grants can provide up to $150,000 per property, up to 50% of eligible expenses for physical conservation work.
  • Additional funding for Conservation Project Grants of up to $100,000 can be available for exceptional heritage conservation projects.
  • For a registered non-profit society, Conservation Project Grants can provide up to 75% of eligible expenses, to the same overall funding maximums.

Additional details can be found in the following bulletin.

Planning 03- Steveston Village Heritage Conservation Grant Program

For further information, please contact:

Policy Planning
6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond,
British Columbia, V6Y 2C1 CommunityPlanning@richmond.ca 604-276-4207 604-276-4052