Candace Tashos

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the City of Vaughan's approval of an Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning By-law Amendment to facilitate a high-rise residential development.

On consent of the parties, the Tribunal consolidated the two appeals, as they involve the same parties, subject matter, and evidence.

The Tribunal also approved the draft Procedural Order and scheduled a nine-day video hearing.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicant for a non-decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to permit a 348-unit residential apartment building in the City of Vaughan.

The Tribunal granted participant status to a neighbouring resident on consent.

The Tribunal also approved the draft Procedural Order and Issues List submitted by the parties, noting that the applicant's development plans had been revised and may continue to change through ongoing discussions.

The appellants appealed the City of Vaughan's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications to permit a 12-storey residential building.

Prior to the hearing, the parties reached a settlement.

The Tribunal accepted uncontroverted expert planning evidence that the settlement proposal conforms to provincial and municipal planning policies, represents an appropriate level of intensification along a transit corridor, and is in the public interest.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals in part and approved the amendments in principle.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference and issued a procedural order regarding multiple appeals related to the Yonge-Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan, the 2010 Vaughan Official Plan, and various site-specific development applications.

The Tribunal granted an adjournment of the Phase 3 hearing on consent to allow parties to finalize settlements, scheduled a further Case Management Conference for the remaining Official Plan appeals, and approved an altered hearing plan for the Solmar Inc. and Eastwood Holdings Corp. appeals.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding multiple appeals related to the Yonge-Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan, the 2010 Vaughan Official Plan, and various site-specific development applications.

The Tribunal granted an adjournment of the Phase 3 hearing on consent to allow parties to finalize settlements and refine remaining issues.

The Tribunal also scheduled a further Case Management Conference for the remaining Vaughan Official Plan appeals and approved an altered hearing plan for the Solmar Inc. and Eastwood Holdings Corp. appeals.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference and hearing regarding multiple appeals of the City of Vaughan's Official Plan, Zoning By-law Amendments, and Plans of Subdivision.

The Tribunal granted an adjournment of the Phase 3 hearing for the Yonge-Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan appeals to allow parties to finalize settlements.

A further Case Management Conference was scheduled for the remaining 2010 Vaughan Official Plan appeals.

The Tribunal also approved an altered hearing plan for the Solmar Inc. and Eastwood Holdings Corp. appeals, scheduling a potential Phase 2 hearing depending on the outcome of Phase 1.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding multiple appeals related to the Yonge-Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan, the Vaughan Official Plan, and various site-specific development applications.

The Tribunal scheduled further hearing dates, established procedural directions for the exchange of materials, and set out an altered hearing plan for specific appeals.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a case management conference regarding multiple appeals related to the Yonge-Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan, the Vaughan Official Plan, and various site-specific zoning and subdivision applications.

The Tribunal adjourned the Phase 3 hearing on consent to allow parties to finalize settlements and scheduled a further hearing for March 2023.

Additional dates were set for the remaining Vaughan Official Plan appeals and the Solmar Inc./Eastwood Holdings Corp. appeals, with directions provided for video hearing participation.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference and hearing regarding multiple appeals related to the Yonge-Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan, the 2010 Vaughan Official Plan, and various site-specific development applications.

The Tribunal granted an adjournment of the Phase 3 hearing for the Yonge-Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan appeals to allow parties to finalize settlements.

The Tribunal also scheduled a further Case Management Conference for the remaining Vaughan Official Plan appeals and agreed to an altered hearing plan for the Solmar Inc. and Eastwood Holdings Corp. appeals.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by NJS Developments Inc. against the City of Vaughan's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications.

The applications seek to permit a 348-unit residential apartment building.

The Tribunal granted party status to the Region of York and G Group Major Mackenzie Inc., and scheduled a second Case Management Conference and a 15-day hearing on the merits.

The applicant appealed the City of Vaughan's failure to make decisions on applications for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Site Plan Approval to permit a mixed-use building at 4101 Rutherford Road.

The proposal sought to increase the maximum permitted building height from 4 storeys to 6 storeys and the floor space index from 1.5 to 2.75.

The City opposed the applications, arguing the development was incompatible with the surrounding low-rise residential neighbourhood.

The Tribunal found that the unique locational characteristics of the site and the proposal's design allowed for better planning outcomes while respecting the neighbourhood's character.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals in part, approving the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments in principle, and adjourned the Site Plan appeal.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the 2010 Vaughan Official Plan and related site-specific development applications.

The Tribunal granted revisions to the Procedural Order for the Yonge-Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan hearing, deferring its start by one week to allow experts to review recently circulated transportation studies and development plans.

The Tribunal also granted Party status to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority on Appeal 166.

Finally, the Tribunal allowed a settlement motion by the City of Vaughan, approving modifications to the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Secondary Plan for a specific site, finding the modifications represented good planning and satisfied statutory requirements.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals for the failure of the City of Vaughan to make decisions on official plan and zoning by-law amendment applications.

The Tribunal granted party status to two individuals and participant status to several others.

A second Case Management Conference and a 15-day hearing were scheduled.

At a Case Management Conference for appeals concerning a proposed seven-storey mixed-use building, the Tribunal granted party and participant status to several individuals and a ratepayers' association.

The Tribunal resolved disputes over the Procedural Order, ruling that a minor error in the Notice of CMC did not invalidate it, directing a self-represented party to bring his preliminary motion regarding the scope of expert evidence by a specific date or face a bar on raising the issue, and determining that a party's residential address need not be published in the Procedural Order.