Notice of Public Meeting to consider Zoning By-law and Official Plan Amendments for 47 Wilson Street, Essex

Meeting Information

The Council for the Town of Essex will hold a Special Council Meeting on Monday, April 27, 2026, starting at 6:00pm at the Essex Municipal Building, 33 Talbot Street South, Essex, Ontario to consider an amendment to the Official Plan and the General Zoning By-law 1037 under the provisions of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990. This meeting will be available for members of the public to attend in person or attend electronically. However, please note there is limited space for in person attendees and delegates. Members of the public or delegates who wish to attend the meeting in person are required to pre-register by contacting the Clerks Office at 519-776-7336 ext. 1144 or clerks@essex.ca. Requests for in-person attendees will be accommodated on a “first come first serve basis” subject to availability. A livestream of this meeting will be available at the following address: https://www.youtube.com/@EssexOntario/streams 
The stream will be made live approximately 10 minutes before the start of the meeting and accordingly the meeting will not appear on the YouTube account page until then.

Any person who wishes to speak to Council as a Delegation must submit a Delegation Request to the Clerk’s Office (clerks@essex.ca or 519-776-7336) no later than 4:30 PM on the Friday immediately before the date of the Special Council Meeting.

Any owner of land that contains seven (7) or more residential units is requested to post this notice in a location that is visible to all residents.

Purpose and Effect of the Proposed By-law Amendment

47 Wilson Avenue (the “Subject Lands”) is designated Essex “Town Centre” in the Town’s Official Plan (the “Official Plan”). The Subject Lands are zoned Commercial District 2.2 (C2.2) permitting “General Commercial Uses” under Town of Essex Zoning By-Law 1037 and are subject to a site-specific zoning provision (S28.1.7) allowing the sale of building materials and a lumber yard as additional permitted uses. The Subject Lands are located within the Primary Settlement Area of the Essex Centre and was the location of the former Essex Home Hardware. 

The Applicant is proposing to construct one (1) new Multi-Unit Dwelling (a building containing several residential dwelling units on one lot) and three (3) Townhome Dwelling buildings (three or more dwelling units attached by a common interior wall). The Multi-Unit Dwelling will include ninety-six (96) dwelling units and will have a total building height of 7 storeys. The Townhome Dwelling buildings will contain ten (10) dwelling units each and will have a total building height of 2 storeys. In total, one-hundred and twenty-six (126) dwelling units are proposed on the Subject Lands. One-hundred and forty-six (146) on-site parking spaces are proposed for the Multi-Unit Dwelling and thirty (30) parking spaces are proposed for the Townhome Dwellings (1 space per Dwelling Unit).

To allow the development, the Applicant is requesting a redesignation of the Subject Lands from Essex “Town Centre” to “Residential” in the Official Plan. A change in zoning is also requested from “C2.2 with S28.1.7” to a site specific “Residential District 3.1 (R3.1)” which will permit the Multi-Unit Dwellings and Townhome Dwellings and prescribe site-specific lot and building regulations for the minimum Lot Area, Lot Coverage, Building Height, Lot Width, Front Yard, Rear Yard, and Side Yard depth, amenity space, and the required number of loading spaces for the proposed buildings.

Additional Information

For more information about this matter, please visit the Council Calendar page at calendar.essex.ca or contact the Planning Division at 519-776-7336 ext. 1128, or by visiting Town of Essex Gesto Office (2610 County Road 12, Essex, Ontario, N8M 2X6) during regular office hours (8:30am to 4:30pm). It is recommended that an appointment be scheduled for this purpose. To schedule an appointment, please contact 519-776-7336 ext. 1128. A report and presentation including additional information will be available for viewing on the Council Calendar on the Friday before the date of the Special Council Meeting.

Attachments:

• Public Notice