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Notice of the Passing of a Zoning By-Law Amendment No Z15-23 The Township of Essa passed By-law No. 2025-53 on December 10th, 2025, amending By-law No. 2025-14. Appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) must be submitted by January 5th, 2026, at 4:30 p.m., including required fees. Appeals can be filed via plan@essatownship.on.ca or the OLT E-Service portal. For more information, contact 705-424-9770 or plan@essatownship.on.ca.
The Township of Essa has lifted the Extreme Weather Event declared yesterday, Thursday, December 11th.
The Township of Essa is declaring an Extreme Weather Event in response to the current significant snowstorm impacting our community.
Emergency Watermain Repairs in Baxter
Notice of Construction & Temporary Road Closures
TAKE NOTICE that an application has been submitted for a Minor Variance application on the property known legally as PLAN 1567 LOT 1, municipally 61 Vernon Street. The applicant is seeking relief from Section 8.1.1 (a) of Essa Township’s Zoning By-law 2003-50 which stipulates that Unenclosed decks in the specified zones have a minimum interior side yard setback of 1.5-metres. The applicant is proposing to go from a 1.5 m interior yard setback to a 1.2 m interior yard setback for the unenclosed deck.
TAKE NOTICE that an application has been submitted for a Minor Variance application on the property known legally as PLAN 51M1130 PT LOT 27 RP;51R42939 PARTS 22 TO 24, municipally 128 Wood Crescent. The applicant is seeking relief from Section 4.28.4 of Essa Township’s Zoning By-law 2003-50 which stipulates that all required parking for residential zones shall be located externally. The applicant is proposing to utilize the garage as a parking for the primary unit to accommodate an external parking for a basement ARU.
TAKE NOTICE that an application has been submitted for a Consent application on the property known legally as ESSA CON 6 PT LOTS 31 AND 32; PT LOT 32 RP 51R30291 PT; PART 4, municipally 8949 Smith Road. The applicant has submitted six (6) consents: three (3) consents would facilitate the creation of 3 rural-residential lots on the subject lands, one (1) consent would allow for the creation of a new lot with the intention to establish the TC Lands Inc., wood storage business, and two (2) consents would grant the applicant easements. The easements are intended to allow for TC Land to have road access off the proposed road ‘A’, which is intended to eventually service the proposed industrial subdivision the other easement would grant access to the proposed stormwater management pond which will eventually service the entire industrial subdivision.
Notice of Disruption - Burke Family Park