Todd Trudelle

The appellants appealed the City of Richmond Hill's failure to make decisions on Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications to permit a high-density mixed-use development with two towers.

The parties reached a settlement modifying the applications to include tower stepbacks and securing mitigation agreements with the Canadian National Railway Company.

Based on uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised applications consistent with provincial policies and good planning, allowing the appeals in part to approve the amendments.

The appellant appealed the City of Toronto's enactment of zoning by-law amendments containing holding provisions and section 37 requirements for a 41-storey mixed-use development.

At a settlement hearing, the parties presented an agreement to remove the holding provisions and modify the section 37 community benefits contribution to a $4.25 million payment.

Based on uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised amendments consistent with provincial policies and the City's Official Plan, allowing the appeal in part and approving the amendments in principle on an interim basis pending finalization of the section 37 agreement.

The appellant appealed a decision of the Committee of Adjustment refusing minor variances required to construct a new two-storey single detached house.

The requested variances related to lot coverage, building length, building depth, height, and side yard setbacks.

Based on uncontested expert land use planning evidence, the Tribunal found that the amended variances met the four tests under section 45(1) of the Planning Act.

The appeal was allowed and the variances were authorized subject to conditions.

The appellant appealed the City's failure to make a decision on a site plan application to permit the redevelopment of four 3-storey townhouse units.

Following a settlement hearing where the Tribunal previously allowed the zoning by-law amendment appeals in principle, the Tribunal heard uncontested expert planning evidence supporting the site plan.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal in part and approved the site plan application in principle, subject to pre-approval and post-approval conditions.

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

Prior to the hearing, the parties reached a settlement for a revised 14-storey building.

Based on the uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised proposal consistent with provincial policies and the City's Official Plan.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals in part and approved the amendments in principle, withholding its final order pending the satisfaction of several conditions, including a Section 37 agreement.