N.P. Robinson

The appellants appealed a municipal by-law that re-divided the municipality's wards into a four-ward model.

The municipality's consultant had provided both a four-ward and a six-ward option.

The Tribunal found that the four-ward option selected by the municipality resulted in an unacceptable deviation from voter parity (42% deviation, projected to increase to 56%) that could not be justified by the desire to keep a specific community of interest intact.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal and ordered the municipality to implement the six-ward option, which better satisfied the Carter Principles for effective representation.

The applicant appealed the municipality's failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a nine-storey institutional building.

Following Tribunal-led mediation, the parties reached a settlement involving reduced height, revised massing, and heritage considerations.

Based on uncontested expert land use planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised proposal consistent with provincial policies and the municipality's Official Plan.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal in part, approved the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in principle, and adjourned the related Site Plan appeal sine die.

The applicant appealed the municipality's refusal of a Zoning By-law Amendment required to sever a surplus farm dwelling from a consolidated agricultural property.

Prior to the hearing, the parties entered into Minutes of Settlement agreeing to a reduced severed area.

The Tribunal approved the revised amendment, finding it consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, in conformity with the County Official Plan, and representative of good land use planning.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment application to permit two mixed-use tall buildings.

At a Case Management Conference, the parties reported substantial progress in settlement discussions and requested a further adjournment.

The Tribunal scheduled an additional Case Management Conference for November 25, 2021, to allow discussions to continue.

The appellant appealed the approval of a consent to sever and a minor variance for lot frontage to allow the creation of two lots for single detached dwellings.

The Tribunal accepted uncontested expert planning evidence that the proposal represents sensitive intensification, conforms to the Official Plan, and meets the criteria for severance and minor variances.

The appeal was dismissed, provisional consent was granted, and the variance was authorized subject to conditions, including tree replacement.

The appellant appealed the City's passage of an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, which imposed density restrictions and ground-floor retail requirements on its properties.

Prior to the hearing, the parties reached a settlement to exempt the subject lands from the density restrictions, subject to a holding symbol for servicing capacity, and to delete the requirement for small inset stores within single-use retail frontages.

Relying on uncontested planning affidavit evidence, the Tribunal found the settlement consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and in conformity with the Official Plan.

The appeals were allowed in part to implement the settlement.

The applicant appealed the Town's failure to make a decision on zoning by-law amendment and site plan applications for a proposed townhouse development.

Prior to the hearing, the applicant reached a settlement with the Town and a neighbouring property owner.

Based on uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised proposal, which included increased setbacks and heritage-sensitive design elements, was consistent with provincial policies and conformed to local official plans.

The appeals were allowed in part to implement the settlement.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment application for a 59-storey mixed-use development within the statutory timeframe.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a case management conference where participant status was granted to several individuals and a neighbourhood association.

The Tribunal issued a Procedural Order and scheduled an eight-day hearing for March 2022.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a case management conference regarding appeals by the applicants against the municipality's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment and conditions of draft plan of subdivision approval.

The Tribunal granted participant status to a local resident and adjourned the matter to allow the parties to continue discussions to narrow the issues.

The applicants sought a zoning by-law amendment to permit a luxury camping use ('glamping') on their rural property.

The municipality approved the amendment, which was subsequently appealed by neighbouring property owners.

Prior to the hearing, the parties reached a settlement that reduced the number of camping units from 12 to eight.

Based on the uncontradicted expert planning evidence that the revised proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and conforms to the applicable Official Plans, the Tribunal approved the settlement and allowed the appeal in part to implement the revised by-law.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued an amending decision to correct technical errors in a previous decision regarding an appeal for official plan and zoning by-law amendments in the Township of King.

The amendment added an omitted appearance for a party and corrected the date for witness statements in the attached Procedural Order.

The appellant appealed the Township's failure to approve a site plan amendment application within 30 days.

The application sought to replace an existing holding tank sewage disposal system at a marina with a new Ministry-approved tertiary sewage treatment system.

The Tribunal found that the proposed site plan and amending agreement met all statutory requirements, were consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conformed with the applicable Official Plans and Zoning By-law, and represented good planning.

The appeal was allowed and the site plan agreement was approved.

At a Case Management Conference for appeals regarding the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for a 13-storey mixed-use building, the Tribunal granted participant and party status to several local residents and associations.

The Tribunal scheduled a 12-day hearing for July 2022 and directed the parties to continue discussions to narrow the issues and finalize a Procedural Order.

The applicant appealed the City of Kitchener's failure to make a decision on applications for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a master-planned, high-density, mixed-use development known as Station Park.

The parties reached a settlement prior to the hearing.

Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the proposed amendments were consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conformed to the Growth Plan, and conformed to the applicable Regional and City Official Plans.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals and approved the amendments.

The appellant appealed the municipality's refusal to grant a proposed zoning by-law amendment, which was a condition precedent to a surplus farm-dwelling severance consent application.

At the first Case Management Conference, the parties advised the Tribunal that they had reached a tentative resolution but required time to complete procedural steps, including an application to modify the conditional consent before the County Land Division Committee.

The Tribunal adjourned the matter to allow the parties to finalize their settlement discussions.

The applicant appealed the failure of the Township of King and Region of York to make decisions on applications for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Site Plan Approval to permit 48 stacked townhomes.

At this second Case Management Conference, the Ontario Land Tribunal finalized the Procedural Order, including the issues list and timeline for the exchange of witness lists, and scheduled a 15-day video hearing.

The applicant appealed the city's failure to make a decision on applications for a zoning by-law amendment and site plan approval to permit a nine-storey institutional building.

At the second Case Management Conference, the Tribunal was advised that the parties were engaged in ongoing Tribunal-led mediation.

At the request of the parties, the Tribunal scheduled a third Case Management Conference to allow the mediation to continue and directed the preparation of a draft Procedural Order in the event a settlement is not reached.