Tillsonburg meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Tillsonburg council approves audited financials, adopts cultural master plan

Tillsonburg council's most consequential decision in the past two weeks came at its Aug. 10 meeting, when it approved the 2025 audited financial statements and adopted the Tillsonburg Cultural Master Plan. The council also approved a zoning change for a 16-unit stacked townhouse development and asked the province to review safety on Highway 19.

Council decisions

At the Aug. 10 meeting, council approved the 2025 audited financial statements for the Town, Trust Funds, Sanitary Sewer, and Water & Wastewater. It also adopted the Tillsonburg Cultural Master Plan and the Annandale NHS Strategic Plan through By-Law 2026-069.

Housing and property items

Council supported an Official Plan amendment (OP 25-14-7) and approved in principle a zone change (ZN 7-25-11) for a 16-unit stacked townhouse at 1 Walnut Drive and 1 and 3 Chestnut Drive. It also approved minor variance A04-26 at 241 Lisgar Avenue, reducing the rear yard setback to 1.7 metres for a single detached dwelling.

A separate zone change (ZN 7-26-06) was deferred to the next meeting, with staff directed to consult residents at 97 and 99 Allen Street about relocating a storage shed.

Administrative and procedural by-laws

Council approved a new Procedural Bylaw (2026-070) and repealed four previous procedural by-laws. It also repealed the old Election Signs Bylaw and referred new By-Law 2026-081 to the by-law section.

Council requested the Ontario Ministry of Transportation conduct a comprehensive collision and traffic safety review of Highway 19 between Tillsonburg and Highway 401.

Advisory committee update

The Economic Development Advisory Committee met Aug. 11 and received updates on the monthly activity report, the future sportsfield complex community consultation, and reports from the BIA and Chamber of Commerce. No formal decisions were made beyond adopting the agenda and approving the minutes of the July 14 meeting.

Special council meeting (agenda only)

On Aug. 20, council held a special electronic meeting. The main business was a closed session to discuss a Development Charges Reduction Program funding review and a Letter of Intent for Phase 2 of the Van Norman Innovation Park involving a food processor. The only public action was adopting the agenda and a confirming by-law (2026-091). Minutes have not yet been published.

Coming up

• **Aug. 27** – Tillsonburg Airport Advisory Committee. The agenda contains only procedural boilerplate with no substantive items.
• **Sept. 1** – Health Care Advisory Committee. The agenda lists no substantive items.
• **Sept. 3** – Recreation and Sports Advisory Committee. No substantive items are listed.

Tillsonburg council approves 16-unit apartment zoning; housing committee agenda empty

Tillsonburg council approved a series of zoning changes on June 22, 2026, including a 16-unit apartment building addition in the Entrepreneurial District, while two advisory committees held largely procedural sessions over the following two weeks.

Council Meeting — June 22, 2026

Council's most consequential decision was approval in principle of a zone change and official plan amendment for C&A Haight Holdings to allow a 16-unit apartment addition in the Entrepreneurial District. The vote was unanimous. According to the minutes, the approval came despite resident opposition over traffic, privacy, and height concerns.

Council also approved several other zoning and planning matters, all by unanimous vote:

• A zone change for Community Living Tillsonburg at 51 Brock St E to allow a residential unit.
• An approved-in-part zone change for 1917043 Ontario Inc. at 519 Broadway to add studio, office, monument sales, and drugstore uses.
• A minor variance for Bueckert reducing lot frontage to 10.05 m per unit.
• Consent application B26-19-7 for Perovich Holdings.
• Consent applications B26-15-7 and B26-16-7 for Michael Perovich.

Council approved a new pickleball court allocation policy, allowing a maximum of three courts for seasonal contract use while the remainder stay available for community use. Council also approved a new Freedom of Information Request Policy and repealed the old by-law. Both votes were unanimous.

Affordable and Attainable Housing Advisory Committee — June 24, 2026

The committee's agenda contained only procedural boilerplate, with no rezonings, contracts, or other items listed for discussion or decision. Minutes have not yet been published.

Health Care Advisory Committee — July 2, 2026

The committee was scheduled to receive an update on the Tillsonburg Unattached Care Clinic's transition to a permanent Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic (NPLC) model. The agenda also included adoption of the agenda, disclosures, and approval of previous minutes. Minutes have not yet been published.

Coming up

• **July 13, 2026 — Council Meeting:** The agenda currently contains only procedural boilerplate with no specific decisions or discussions listed.
• **July 14, 2026 — Economic Development Advisory Committee:** The agenda contains no substantive items and appears administrative in nature.

Tillsonburg council approves 16-unit apartment zoning, housing committee sees empty agenda

Town council approved a zoning change and official plan amendment for a 16-unit apartment addition in the Entrepreneurial District at its June 22 meeting, the most significant land-use decision of the recent cycle. The approval, which came despite resident concerns about traffic, privacy and building height, cleared the way for a project by C&A Haight Holdings.

Housing and development

Council unanimously approved the zone change for the apartment building, alongside several other development-related decisions.

A separate zone change to allow a residential unit at Community Living Tillsonburg’s property at 51 Brock Street East also passed unanimously.

At 519 Broadway, council approved-in-part a zone change for 1917043 Ontario Inc. that adds studio, office, monument sales and drugstore uses to the site. The vote was unanimous.

A minor variance for Bueckert reducing lot frontage to 10.05 metres per unit received unanimous support. Council also backed consent applications for Perovich Holdings (file B26-19-7) and two consent applications for Michael Perovich (files B26-15-7 and B26-16-7), each by unanimous vote.

Other council actions

A new pickleball court allocation policy was adopted unanimously. The policy caps seasonal contract usage at three courts, leaving the remaining courts open for general community use.

Council also approved a new Freedom of Information Request Policy and repealed the old by-law, again on a unanimous vote.

Advisory committees

The Affordable and Attainable Housing Advisory Committee met on June 24 with a procedural agenda only. No discussion items or decisions were listed. Minutes have not yet been published.

The Health Care Advisory Committee was scheduled to meet on July 2 to receive an update on the Tillsonburg Unattached Care Clinic’s transition to a permanent Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic model. Only an agenda was available at press time; no decisions have been reported.

Coming up

No public meetings are scheduled for the next 14 days, according to the town’s posted meeting calendar.