Employment land conversion denied for failing to maintain significant jobs and adversely affecting employment area viability.
The appellants appealed the Vaughan Official Plan and the Vaughan Mills Centre Secondary Plan, seeking to convert a portion of their employment lands to a Mixed Use designation to permit residential development.
The tribunal applied the conversion tests under the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
While finding that the proposed concept plan had qualitative merits and could address need, the tribunal concluded that the conversion failed to maintain a significant number of jobs on the lands and would adversely affect the overall viability of the surrounding employment area.
The tribunal denied the requested conversion and the related request to identify the lands as a Primary Centre, directing the parties to prepare modifications for a Phase 2 hearing.
OLTOntario Land TribunalAug 3, 2021
