Anne Benedetti

The applicants appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications to permit a 44-storey residential building.

Following mediation, the parties reached a settlement for a revised 43-storey proposal.

The Tribunal accepted uncontroverted expert planning evidence that the revised proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conforms to the Growth Plan and City Official Plan, and represents good planning by providing appropriate intensification near a major transit station area.

The appeals were allowed in part on an interim basis, with the final order withheld pending satisfaction of several conditions.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a Procedural Order on consent of the parties to govern the procedures leading up to and including a 15-day hearing scheduled to commence on February 10, 2025.

The hearing concerns appeals by the applicant regarding the City's failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment and failure to approve a Site Plan Control application for a mixed-use development.

The appellants appealed the City of Toronto's adoption of Official Plan Amendment No. 536 (OPA 536), which relates to development within the area of influence of rail facilities.

The parties reached a full uncontested settlement and requested the Tribunal approve a modified version of OPA 536.

The Tribunal found that the modifications maintain the intent to address public safety concerns arising from derailments, provide greater certainty regarding the 30-metre area of influence, and clarify requirements for rail safety mitigation reports.

The Tribunal approved the modified OPA 536, finding it consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and in conformity with the Growth Plan.

At a Case Management Conference regarding an appeal of the City's failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment, the Tribunal reviewed the Issues List proposed by a community coalition.

After directing the coalition to revise its issues to use neutral language appropriate for a zoning appeal, the Tribunal accepted the revised Issues List and approved the final Procedural Order to govern the upcoming hearing.

At a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals for a zoning by-law amendment and site plan control for a proposed mixed-use development, the Tribunal granted party status to an adjacent landowner, 1956565 Ontario Inc. The Tribunal directed the parties to submit a draft Procedural Order and Issues List and scheduled a three-week merit hearing to commence in February 2025.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by the applicants for the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a Draft Plan of Subdivision application within the statutory timeframe.

The Tribunal granted party status to Metro Ontario Real Estate Limited on consent.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled for April 2, 2024, following a planned mediation session.

At a Case Management Conference regarding an appeal of the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment for a 50-storey residential building, the Tribunal considered a request for party status from a local community coalition.

The coalition, previously granted participant status, retained an expert planner and sought party status to fully participate.

With no objections from the other parties, the Tribunal granted the coalition party status, scheduled a telephone conference call to finalize the issues list, and set a nine-day hearing for September 2024.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on zoning by-law amendment and site plan control applications for a proposed mixed-use development.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Tribunal granted party status on consent to an adjacent landowner, 115 Saulter South LP.

The Tribunal also granted participant status to Hydro One Networks Inc. and Tepfam Holdings Inc., with leave to renew requests for party status at the next conference.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment application for a 50-storey residential building.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Tribunal granted Party status to three adjacent landowners and Participant status to a local coalition.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled to finalize the Procedural Order and Issues List.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding a claim for land compensation arising from the expropriation of leasehold interests by the City of Toronto.

The Tribunal approved the parties' consent Procedural Order, scheduled a second Case Management Conference for July 2024, and set a 20-day video hearing to commence in September 2024.

This was the first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicant for Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Site Plan Control applications due to the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision within statutory timeframes.

The Tribunal granted party status to Quayside Block 1 Inc., Quayside Impact Limited Partnership, and Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corp. Participant status was granted to two neighbourhood associations.

The Tribunal ordered the Site Plan application to be held in abeyance and scheduled a second Case Management Conference.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding five appeals of the City of Toronto's Development Charge By-law 1137-2022.

The parties advised they were in ongoing discussions and expected to finalize a Procedural Order and Issues List by late June.

The Tribunal scheduled a further video Case Management Conference for June 26, 2023, and directed the parties to submit a draft Procedural Order, an estimated hearing length, and availability dates by June 19, 2023.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding 46 appeals of the City of Toronto's Official Plan Amendment No. 536, which relates to development within the area of influence of rail facilities.

The Tribunal granted party status to seven entities, noted the withdrawal of two appeals in favour of party status, and established a procedural timeline for the submission of consolidated and site-specific issues lists.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled for December 1, 2022.

The appellant appealed the engineer's report for the McNain Municipal Drain Improvements under sections 48(1) and 54(1) of the Drainage Act.

The appellant challenged the design of a drop structure on their property, the damage allowances, and the assessments levied against them, including a Section 24 Special Benefit assessment for additional engineering costs.

The Tribunal granted the appeals in part, ordering minor modifications to the drop structure design and reducing the Section 24 Special Benefit assessment from $60,000 to $30,000, finding that the improved design also benefited upstream lands.

The Tribunal dismissed the appellant's requests for damage allowances and changes to the Benefit/Outlet cost split.