Tribunal approves settlement amending zoning by-law for open pit gold mine and dismisses related appeals.
The appellants appealed the approval of an Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning By-law Amendment that permitted the redevelopment of lands for an open pit gold mine operation.
Prior to the hearing, the parties reached a settlement that included minor amendments to the Zoning By-law to adjust the boundary of the Mining Zone and its associated buffer.
Based on uncontested expert planning and surveying evidence, the Tribunal found the amended by-law consistent with provincial policy and good planning.
The Tribunal allowed the zoning appeal in part to implement the settlement and dismissed the official plan appeal on consent.
The Quaternary Mining & Exploration Company Ltd. & Hardrock Extension Inc. v. Greenstone (Municipality), 2021 CanLII 49337