Sean McGaffey

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to facilitate a 45-storey mixed-use building.

Prior to the hearing, the parties reached a settlement which refined the built form and addressed shadow and traffic concerns.

The Tribunal accepted uncontroverted expert planning evidence that the proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conforms to the Official Plan, and optimizes density within a Major Transit Station Area.

The appeal was allowed in part on an interim basis, with the final order withheld pending the satisfaction of technical servicing and engineering conditions.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's refusal of an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 39-storey mixed-use building in the Village of Yorkville.

The Tribunal found that the subject property is located within a designated low-rise area under Site and Area Specific Policy 211.

The Tribunal rejected the applicant's argument that the policy boundary should be moved to accommodate the tall building, finding that the proposed development did not respect or reinforce the existing low-scale character of the neighbourhood.

The appeals were dismissed as the applications did not conform to the City's Official Plan.

The City of Toronto appealed a Committee of Adjustment decision that approved nine variances for a mixed-use development at 2 Tecumseth Street.

The appeal was filed to add a technical condition ensuring that visitor parking continues to be provided at the rate contemplated by the site plan, despite site-specific zoning that required no visitor parking.

The Tribunal accepted expert planning evidence that the variances met the four tests under section 45(1) of the Planning Act.

The appeal was allowed to endorse the Committee's approval subject to three conditions, including the new visitor parking requirement.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments to permit a 24-storey mixed-use building.

The parties reached a settlement.

The Tribunal accepted expert planning evidence that the settlement proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conforms to the Growth Plan and the City's Official Plan, and represents good planning.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals in part and approved the amendments in principle, withholding its final order pending the satisfaction of conditions.

The appellant appealed a Committee of Adjustment decision refusing an application for minor variances to construct a rear three-storey addition and a new integral garage on a heritage property.

Prior to the hearing, the appellant reached a settlement with the opposing parties, resulting in revised plans that reduced the building height and addressed privacy concerns.

Based on uncontradicted expert planning evidence, the Toronto Local Appeal Body found that the revised plans met the four tests under section 45(1) of the Planning Act and allowed the appeal in part, approving the variances subject to conditions.

The applicant appealed the Town of Whitby's failure to adopt an Official Plan Amendment and neglect to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 6-storey, 113-unit residential apartment building.

The Tribunal dismissed the appeals, finding that the proposed development represented an unprecedented over-intensification of residential uses in the Downtown Area.

The Tribunal also held that the applications were premature, as they would usurp the ongoing Downtown Whitby Secondary Plan Update and undermine the public consultation process.

The applicant appealed City Council's decision to approve a zoning by-law amendment for seven townhouses but reject two detached dwellings at the rear of the subject lands.

The neighbouring appellants also appealed the decision.

The Tribunal allowed the applicant's appeal and dismissed the neighbours' appeal, finding that the inclusion of the detached dwellings represented a compact and efficient form of intensification that was consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conformed to the Growth Plan, and implemented the City's Bayview Townhouse Design Guidelines.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's refusal to adopt an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 17-storey residential building.

The City argued the proposal exceeded density limits in the North York Centre Secondary Plan, lacked appropriate setbacks, and required the removal of mature trees.

The Tribunal found that the secondary plan's density limits were outdated and that the proposal was consistent with provincial policies encouraging intensification near transit.

The Tribunal preferred the applicant's expert evidence on urban design, transportation, and forestry, concluding the development represented good planning.

The appeals were allowed in part, approving the amendments subject to finalization of conditions.