Christina McCreery

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals of a Zoning By-law Amendment approved by the City of London to permit a development of three mixed-use buildings.

The parties resolved outstanding issues regarding the Issues List.

The Tribunal approved the final Procedural Order and Issues List and scheduled a 7-day video hearing for May 2024.

The Tribunal issued a Procedural Order on consent of the parties to govern the procedures leading up to and including the hearing of an appeal under subsection 22(1) of the Development Charges Act.

The hearing is scheduled for three days commencing October 3, 2023.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by a ratepayers association against the municipality's approval of a Zoning By-law Amendment.

The amendment permits a 10-unit cluster townhouse development.

The Tribunal corrected the applicant's name, dismissed 13 participant status requests due to a misunderstanding, and scheduled a three-day video hearing.

The Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicant against the City of London's passing of an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law.

The appeals relate to the proposed redevelopment of a former industrial brownfield property into a mixed-use development including residential units, a long-term care facility, and seniors' apartments.

The Tribunal scheduled a five-day video hearing for February 2024.

The applicant and the City of London brought a motion to dismiss an appeal of an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment without a hearing.

The self-represented appellant had filed a Notice of Appeal but failed to provide the mandatory reasons and explanations required by the Planning Act to demonstrate how the amendments were inconsistent with the Provincial Policy Statement or failed to conform with the Official Plan.

The Tribunal granted the motion and dismissed the appeal, finding that the notice of appeal was deficient, raised no apparent land use planning grounds, and had no reasonable prospect of success, particularly given the uncontested expert planning evidence supporting the development.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the City of London's new secondary plan for the Masonville Area.

On consent of the parties, the Tribunal granted the City's motion for an order under s. 17(27) of the Planning Act confirming that the unappealed portions of the secondary plan came into effect on November 26, 2021.

The Tribunal also scheduled a seven-day video hearing for the appeals to commence in June 2023.