Lauren Capilongo

The applicant appealed the municipality's failure to make a decision on official plan and zoning by-law amendment applications for a high-rise mixed-use development.

The parties reached a settlement in principle, revising the tower heights to 50 and 47 storeys and adding a holding provision for a wind study to address an adjacent property owner's concerns.

Based on uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised applications consistent with provincial policies and good land use planning, allowing the appeals in part on an interim basis pending finalization of the instruments.

The applicant appealed the City of Vaughan's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications for a proposed residential development.

The parties reached a settlement to permit a revised development of 104 stacked back-to-back townhouses, reduced from the originally proposed 15-storey building.

Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised proposal consistent with provincial policies and representative of good planning.

The appeals were allowed in part to implement the settlement.

The Tribunal held a settlement hearing regarding appeals to the Vaughan Official Plan 2010, specifically the Yonge Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan, along with related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendments and Draft Plans of Subdivision.

Based on uncontested expert planning and engineering evidence, the Tribunal approved modifications to the Secondary Plan's parking and holding symbol policies, finding they support transit-oriented development and conform with provincial and regional policies.

The Tribunal also approved the site-specific zoning and subdivision appeals in principle, subject to conditions, to facilitate high-density, mixed-use developments along the Steeles Avenue corridor.

The applicant appealed the City of Mississauga's failure to make a decision on an Official Plan Amendment application to replace a planned local road with a pedestrian mews for a proposed mixed-use development.

The parties reached a settlement prior to the hearing.

Based on uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the proposed amendment was consistent with provincial policies, conformed to regional and municipal plans, and represented good land use planning.

The appeal was allowed in part to implement the settlement.