Carrie Hardy

Following an interim decision that allowed the appeals in part and approved the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments in principle, the Tribunal was advised by the municipality that all conditions had been satisfied.

The Tribunal issued its final order amending the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit an 11-storey, 133-unit residential building.

The City of Hamilton appealed applications for a minor variance and consent to sever a surplus farm dwelling lot.

The applicant's agent advised the Tribunal that they would not appear in support of the application and did not intend to present any evidence.

As no evidence was provided upon which the Tribunal could make a determination, the appeal was allowed, the minor variance was not authorized, and the consent was not given.

The applicants appealed the refusal of a zoning by-law amendment to construct a new detached dwelling.

Following a case management conference, the Tribunal issued a procedural order.

On consent of the parties, the Tribunal amended the procedural timelines leading up to the hearing scheduled for August 2025.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order governing the procedures leading up to and including a 10-day video hearing scheduled to commence on October 20, 2025.

The hearing concerns an appeal regarding the failure to adopt a requested official plan amendment to permit a 10-lot subdivision on rural lands.

The parties attended a case management conference regarding a land compensation claim under the Expropriation Act.

On consent, the parties requested an amendment to the previously issued procedural order.

The Tribunal rescinded the prior order and issued a revised procedural order setting out the schedule for documentary discovery, expert reports, and a 40-day hearing commencing in June 2025.

The Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding an appeal against the Municipality's refusal of a zoning by-law amendment to permit agricultural uses on the subject lands.

The Tribunal granted participant status to five individuals, directed the parties to finalize an Issues List, and scheduled a further Case Management Conference.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued an amending decision to correct technical and typographical errors in a previous decision issued on April 22, 2024, pursuant to Rule 24.4 of the Tribunal's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

The amendments corrected a paragraph regarding an adjournment request and a toll-free telephone number.

The appellant appealed the City of Mississauga's failure to make decisions on official plan and zoning by-law amendment applications within the prescribed timelines.

During the merit hearing, the appellant's counsel became ill, prompting a consent request for an adjournment.

The Tribunal granted the adjournment, converted the session to a case management conference, and scheduled five days for the continuation of the hearing.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order to govern the hearing of appeals by the applicant regarding a proposed development consisting of two 45-storey residential towers and one 35-storey residential tower in the City of Toronto.

The order sets out the schedule of events, issues list, and order of evidence for a 10-day video hearing scheduled to commence on November 12, 2024.

The applicant appealed the City's failure to make a decision on applications for a zoning by-law amendment and plan of subdivision to permit an 892-unit development.

During the proceedings, a neighbourhood association that had been granted party status failed to comply with the Procedural Order's deadlines for exchanging witness lists and statements.

Finding the association's written explanation insufficient to justify the non-compliance, the Tribunal revoked its party status and granted it participant status instead.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order to govern the hearing of an appeal by Parrish & Heimbecker Limited regarding a zoning by-law amendment and official plan amendment in the City of Cambridge.

The order sets out the organization of the hearing, requirements before the hearing, and confidentiality provisions concerning noise modelling data.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order to govern the proceedings leading up to a 9-day video hearing scheduled to commence on February 12, 2024.

The hearing concerns appeals by JM Market Grey Inc. regarding the City of Brantford's failure to adopt requested official plan and zoning by-law amendments to permit a proposed mixed-use building.

The Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals of a Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment approved by the City of Sarnia and County of Lambton.

The parties agreed that the matter did not lend itself to mediation and requested a hearing.

The Tribunal approved the draft Procedural Order on consent and scheduled a four-day video hearing for the appeals.