TOTAL FIRE BAN IN EFFECT: August 6, 2025

PUBLIC NOTICE – FIRE BAN IN EFFECT

Hastings Highlands, ON – August 06, 2025

The Municipality of Hastings Highlands has implemented a TOTAL FIRE BAN that prohibits all open fires effective immediately.

Due to dry conditions, high heat, and lack of forecasted precipitation the Chief Fire Official of Hastings Highlands has implemented a TOTAL FIRE BAN for all of Hastings Highlands.

This total fire ban applies to all land within the Municipality of Hastings Highlands, including:

  • All cottages, private and commercial.
  • All interior/backcountry camping – lake access, canoe tripping and backpacking.
  • All trails

During a fire ban:

  • Campfires are not permitted at any time.
  • Charcoal barbeques or biomass units using natural burning fuels (i.e. sticks, twigs, pinecones, etc.) are not permitted.
  • Candles of any type are not permitted.
  • Fireworks of all types are not permitted.
  • Portable outdoor living gas or propane fire pits or fire bowls manufactured for the intended purpose of outdoor ambience and recreational enjoyment that produce a flame are not permitted; and
  • Portable gas/propane/naphtha stoves or barbeques that have a fuel source with a control valve may still be used. Anyone using an outside wood fired boiler as a source of heat for their dwelling unit and/or hot water are required to have a chimney cap in place with no larger than ¼” mesh in place and burn with small fires and extreme caution at this time. Open Air Fire Bylaw 2020-047

Click here for more information on restrictions and a full copy of the Media Release 

Current Planning Applications

The following is a listing of active Zoning Bylaw Amendment, Minor Variance, Permission, and Shore Road Allowance Applications in the Municipality of Hastings Highlands.

For Official Plan Amendments, Severance (Consents), or Subdivision, please contact the County of Hastings.

Please visit our frequently asked planning questions page to help answer general planning questions that you may have. 

Zoning Bylaw Amendment (Rezoning)

Below are current Zoning Bylaw Amendment Applications:

Public Notice

Application (excerpt)

Phase One Environmental Site Assessment

Current Zoning Map

Public Notice

Application (excerpts)

Site Plan

Public Notice

Application (excerpts)

Site Plan

Public Notice

Application excerpts

Site Plan

 

 

The County of Hastings has received an Application to create a Draft Plan of Subdivision File No. 12T-22-001. 

Civic Address: 512 Woodcox Road
Legal Description: Part of Lots 7 and 8, Concession 2, in the Geographic Township of Herschel

A Zoning Bylaw Amendment Application File No. R-2025-034 is required to rezone the newly created lots from the Marginal Agriculture (MA) Zone to the Rural Residential (RR) Zone.

The Draft Plan of Subdivision includes 20 new lots and a new road.

To support the Draft Plan of Subdivision, the applicant was required to hire consultants to conduct studies and reports. The County of Hastings hired consultants to Peer Review the originally submitted studies and reports. Below is a list of the studies and reports that were submitted to support the Draft Plan of Subdivision:

The Notice of Public Meeting was issued and the Application is scheduled for a Public Meeting at the Council Meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 9:00 am in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Office.

Minor Variance/Permission

Below are current Minor Variance and Permission Applications:

Public Notice

Application Excerpt

Site Plan

Building Plans

Environmental Impact Study

Planting Plan

Survey

Key Map 

Zone Map

Public Notice

Application Excerpt

Site Plan

Building Plans

Key Map 

Zone Map

Public Notice

Site Plan Existing

Site Plan Proposed

Site Evaluation Report

Key Map 

Zone Map

Shore Road Allowances

Below are current Shore Road Allowance Applications:

Public Notice

Reference Plan

An Application has been received to close and convey Parts 7 and 8 on  21R-26579 being the road allowance between 73 North Baptiste Lake Road and 31651 Highway 62.

Reference Plan

Public Notice

Reference Plan

Public Notice

Reference Plan

Public Notice

21R-26824

Notice 

Reference Plan

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