Notice – Indemnity Deposit Refund

Persons holding an outstanding Setback, Entrance or other Permit issued by the County of Essex on or before December 31, 2020 must notify the Infrastructure & Planning Services Department on or before December 31, 2022 if they wish to inquire about a refund of any Indemnity Deposit balance being held. An Indemnity Deposit is usually associated with permits for driveway or other construction on County roads.

 An Indemnity Deposit is an amount paid to meet all or a portion of all the cost and expenses of remediating or repairing any damage to County Property or infrastructure, including, but not limited to roads, curbing or municipal drains, caused as a result of the use of such property or infrastructure or as a result of carrying on of construction or demolition or other works on adjacent property. 

 In order to obtain a refund, you must:

• Have obtained a permit from the County of Essex Infrastructure & Planning Services Department and paid an associated Indemnity Deposit prior to December 31, 2020 and have not previously received a refund of that deposit.
• Provide proper identification to identify yourself as the permit holder or authorized agent if the permit is in a company name.
• Obtain a satisfactory Final Inspection from the County of Essex for all work covered by the permit.

 Upon satisfying all of the above conditions, a refund will be issued to the permit holder, either by cheque or electronic payment (permit holder to provide adequate banking information).

All indemnity deposits for Setback or Entrance Permits collected by the County prior to December 31, 2020 that remain unclaimed after December 31, 2022 will be forfeited to the County of Essex.

To book an inspection, please visit: the Final Inspection Report (entrance) form or the Final Inspection Report (setback) form.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact

Kristoffer Balallo, Engineering Technologist, at 519-776-6441 x1564.