NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING - Z5-23 - 6 SANDY LANE

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Essa will hold a Public Meeting on Wednesday the 14^th day of January 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Township of Essa Administration Centre, 5786 County Road No. 21, located three (3) kilometres east of Baxter, to consider an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment under the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13.

THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING is to review the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the subject lands. The proposed amendment would rezone the lands from Residential, Low Density, Detached (R1) to allow for a group home in the existing dwelling.

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 at the Township of Essa this 18 day of December 2025.    

Yours truly,

Owen Curnew

Development Planner

Township of Essa