Welcome to Amherst Township
7530 Oberlin Road
Elyria, OH 44035
Trustee Meetings
Open to the Public on the 2nd and 4th Tues each month at 7:00 PM
BZA PUBLIC HEARING - JUNE 11, 2025
BZA PUBLIC HEARING - JUNE 18, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
The Board of Trustees of Amherst Township will hold a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Amherst Township Zoning Resolution map that was initiated by application of a property owner.
The hearing will be held at the Amherst Township Hall, 7530 Oberlin Road, on June 24, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
The application of the proposed amendment will be available for examination for a period of ten days from June 14, 2025 to June 24, 2025, between the hours of 8:00 am and 11:00 am on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Amherst Township Hall, 7530 Oberlin Road, or at any other time in the outside bulletin board.
Following is a list of all properties to be rezoned or redistricted by the proposed amendment and the names of owners of these properties, as they appear on the County Auditor’s current tax list:
The present zoning classification of the properties named in the proposed amendment and the proposed zoning classifications are as follows:
PYLE S. AMHERST & WEST RIDGE ROAD CLOSURES AT TURNPIKE
Both Pyle South Amherst Road and West Ridge Road will be closed at the Turnpike Overpasses
starting on or about March 24th , 2025 until on or about September 20th, 2025.
The roadways will be open to residents up to both bridges north and south bound directions.
The .pdf file below contains the notice to the township as well as detour routes.
township notices
♦ Next Amherst Township "DUMPSTER DAYS": October 2, 3, 4 of 2025
For Amherst Township residents only. ID may be required.
Amherst Township Complex located at 7530 Oberlin Road (WEST side of Oberlin Rd).
Hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
October 2 - Thursday
October 3 - Friday
October 4 - Saturday
Please note: NO FREON!
NO PROPANE TANKS!
**NO TIRES!
**NO HAZARD WASTE!
**These items may be taken to the L.C. Collection Center & Tire Sites if acceptable.
For the list of their acceptable and prohibited items visit:
https://loraincountyohio.gov/184/Lorain-County-Collection-Center
♦ Door-to-Door Solicitors
-"Transient Vendors" are required to register with Amherst Township prior to going Door-to-Door in the township. Vendors can solicit Monday - Saturday between the hours of 9:00 am and 8:30 pm. Please feel free to ask to see a Vendor's permit. If you would prefer not to be visited, please consider putting up a "No Solicitors" sign.
For more information, go to "Resolutions" on the drop-down menu and scroll down to resolution #9:
"9 - Regulation and Registration of Transient Vendors".
The following Transient Vendor is currently registered with Amherst Township:
> IGS Energy invalid!!! **THIS PERMIT HAS BEEN REVOKED due to this company's representative falsely claiming that Amherst Township is making residents sign up with them. This is true "FAKE NEWS"!!! Amherst Township does not endorse any 3rd party provider for their gas or electric!!! Please contact Township Administrator, Lynda Ashley, ASAP at 440-988-5894 if you recently signed up with IGS due to this salesperson.
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