Chris Williams

The parties attended a case management conference regarding a land compensation claim under the Expropriation Act.

On consent, the parties requested an amendment to the previously issued procedural order.

The Tribunal rescinded the prior order and issued a revised procedural order setting out the schedule for documentary discovery, expert reports, and a 40-day hearing commencing in June 2025.

The appellant appealed a zoning by-law amendment passed by the municipality intended to regulate disruptive short-term rentals ('party houses') in low-density residential zones.

The amendment defined 'Commercial Accommodation' as rentals of 28 days or less.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal and repealed the by-law, finding it did not represent good planning as it would unintentionally render illegal the benign, traditional practice of renting cottages for 1-2 weeks.

The Tribunal noted the municipality could enforce existing zoning against disruptive commercial operators and that the issue would be better addressed through the upcoming Official Plan review.