The applicants wish to develop the lands for the following purposes:
- A two-storey, 12 697 square foot industrial building and
- An ancillary parking area to accommodate thirty-two ( 32) parking spaces, two of which will be accessible.
This industrial building will be occupied by Toyota Liftow Limited. Liftow limited is the largest Toyota forklift dealer group in North America and specializes in equipment sales and rental. The M1.3 zoning district permits an equipment sales, lease or rental agency.
All costs associated with processing the application and reviewing the studies have been fully
recovered from the application fee ($2900) and the required deposit ($5000). In an effort to
stimulate job creation, the municipality has waived development charges for commercial and
industrial developments. The development charge that would have been payable upon
building permit issuance for this development is $54,051. Although waived, the municipality
is still required to fund this amount from other sources. This amount will be funded through
the 2021 approved operating budget.
Access to the site will be through a single access area off South Talbot Road. An onsite storm water retention swale is also proposed.
The proposed development and this report was reviewed internally by Town of Essex staff
from Infrastructure Services, Development Services, Corporate Services and Fire and Rescue
Services. The site plan was also reviewed by the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA),
Enbridge Gas, Hydro One and by members of the Town of Essex Accessibility Committee.
This is great news for our municipality.
