D. Betlej

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding multiple appeals of the City of Toronto's Official Plan Amendment 231.

The Tribunal directed the City to bring a motion to dismiss certain appeals if triage forms are not submitted within 30 days.

The Tribunal also deferred a request to remove appeals consolidated with OPA 271, directing the City to seek formal withdrawals first.

A further Case Management Conference was scheduled for November 3, 2023, to organize the remaining Phase 6G appeals.

The Tribunal held a settlement hearing regarding an appeal of the Township of King's Official Plan by Yellow Horizon Homes Ltd. The appellant sought site-specific modifications to permit an eight-unit residential development on its property.

Based on the uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found that the proposed modifications were consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conformed to the Growth Plan and the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan, and represented good planning.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal in part and approved the site-specific modifications to the Official Plan.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a case management conference to obtain status updates and set hearing dates for the remaining appeals (Phases 6C, 6D, 6E, 6F, and 6G) of the City of Toronto's Official Plan Amendment No. 231.

The Tribunal approved procedural orders for Phases 6D and 6E, scheduled a settlement hearing for Phase 6C, set 10-day merit hearings for Phases 6D and 6E, and scheduled a further case management conference for Phase 6G.

The appellant appealed the City of Markham's passage of a zoning by-law amendment intended to facilitate employment uses on the subject lands.

Prior to the hearing, the parties reached a settlement that included site-specific development standards and the protection of natural heritage features.

Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found that the proposed amendment was consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conformed with the Growth Plan and applicable official plans, and represented good planning.

The appeal was allowed in part to implement the settlement.

The Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the City of Toronto's Official Plan Amendment No. 573, which enacts Site and Area Specific Policy No. 772 for the Danforth Avenue Study Area.

Six entities requested and were granted non-appellant party status on consent.

The Tribunal directed the parties to seek instructions regarding Tribunal-led mediation and scheduled a second Case Management Conference to consider a draft Procedural Order or settlement.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal of the Town of Aurora's refusal to grant an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment for a proposed residential development.

The Tribunal granted Party status to the Region of York on consent.

Due to an Interim Control By-law enacted by the Town, the parties requested and the Tribunal scheduled a 10-day hearing for 2024 and a second Case Management Conference for 2023.

The Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the City of Mississauga's Official Plan Amendment No. 115.

The City brought a motion on consent for partial approval of the unappealed portions of the OPA.

The Tribunal granted the motion, bringing the unappealed portions into force.

The Tribunal deferred consideration of the draft Procedural Order and hearing phasing requests to a further Case Management Conference, as the parties did not have consensus on the conceptual approach to the first phase of the hearing.