A PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT affecting all lands throughout the Township of Essa

22 January 2026

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

A PROPOSED ZONING 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 4th day of February 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), 2), 3) AND 4):

  1. 5974 5th Sideroad

Currently zoned ‘Agricultural (A)’. The proposed amendment would change the zoning to ‘Agricultural (A-1)’ to restrict future residential development on the retained lands of a recent Consent.

  1. 152 Greenwood Drive – New Angus Elementary School

Currently zoned ‘Open Space – Special Exception 2 (OSP-2)’. The proposed amendment would change the property to ‘Institutional (I)’.

  1. 8505 County Road 10 - Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School

Currently zoned ‘Rural (RL)’. The proposed amendment would change the property to ‘Institutional (I)’.

  1. 5427 & 5403 8th Line

Currently zoned ‘Potential Aggregate Industrial (M2)’. The proposed amendment would change the property to ‘Agricultural (A)’. This amendment is to organize zoning, as there was a clerical error following the completion of the by-law.

  1. Multiple changes to the Zoning By-law (2003-50).

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 January 22nd, 2026

 

Yours truly,

Anmol Burmy

Planning and Development Coordinator

Township of Essa

 

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