NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING: A PROPOSED HOUSEKEEPING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

22 June 2026

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

A PROPOSED HOUSEKEEPING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

affecting all lands throughout the Township of Essa

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Essa will hold a Public Meeting on the 29th day of June 2026, at approximately 6:00 p.m. at the Essa Administration Centre, 5786 County Road No. 21, located two (2) kilometres east of Baxter, just west of County Road No. 56 (7th Line), to consider proposed Zoning By-law Amendments under the Planning Act.

THE PURPOSE of this Public Meeting is to introduce proposed Amendments to the Zoning By-law in accordance with Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., c.P.13, and to hear comments and review written submissions from the public and other plan review agencies.

THE PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT would affect those lands described as listed below, being 1):

  1. 8800 Smith Road

Currently zoned ‘Environmental Protection (EP)’. The proposed amendment would change the zoning to ‘Agricultural (A)’ to reflect the current uses on the property (Attachment 1).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the above-mentioned applications are available for inspection during regular office hours at the Township of Essa Administration Centre or contact the Planning Department via email: plan@essatownship.on.ca.

ANY PERSON may attend the meeting and make representation or present submissions respecting these matters. If a specified person or public body that files an appeal for a decision of the Township of Essa in respect of the proposed Amendment(s) does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Essa before the proposal is approved or refused, the Ontario Land Tribunal may dismiss all or part of the appeal.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Township of Essa in respect of the proposed Amendment(s), you must make a written request to the Clerk, Township of Essa, Administration Centre, 5786 County Road #21, Utopia, ON, L0M 1T0 (kpascoe@essatownship.on.ca). 

DATED this June 9th, 2026

 

Yours truly,

Anmol Burmy

Development Planner

Township of Essa

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