Isaac Tang

This was the second Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the appellant against a Zoning By-law Amendment and an Official Plan Amendment intended to permit a cemetery and accessory uses on the subject property.

The Tribunal granted provisional participant status to one individual, approved the Procedural Order and Issues List, and scheduled a further Case Management Conference and a 17-day merit hearing.

The Tribunal also consolidated the two appeals but declined to consolidate an older, closed appeal pending further submissions from the parties.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal of a Zoning By-law Amendment passed by the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury to permit a cemetery and accessory uses on prime agricultural lands.

The Tribunal granted party status to an adjacent landowner and participant status to four individuals on consent.

The Tribunal also consolidated the matter with an outstanding Ontario Municipal Board appeal and scheduled a second Case Management Conference.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by 295 Jarvis LP against the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on official plan and zoning by-law amendment applications for a 60-storey mixed-use building.

The Tribunal granted party status to Infrastructure Ontario and The Hospital for Sick Children, and participant status to a local resident.

A 12-day hearing on the merits was scheduled for May 2024.

The applicant appealed the City of Burlington's failure to make a decision on applications for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision to permit the redevelopment of parts of a golf course for residential units.

Following Case Management Conferences, the parties submitted a draft Procedural Order on consent.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued the Procedural Order, which established the issues list, hearing dates, and procedural deadlines for the upcoming 19-day hearing.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals of conditions of draft plan approval for two subdivisions in the Township of Adjala-Tosorontio.

The Tribunal approved the Draft Procedural Order on consent of the parties and scheduled a ten-day merit hearing to commence in May 2024.

The appellants appealed the City of Toronto's adoption of Official Plan Amendment No. 560 (OPA 560), which established the new Sheppard Willowdale Secondary Plan.

Prior to the scheduled hearing, the parties reached a settlement.

Based on the uncontested land use planning evidence of the City's planner, the Tribunal found that the proposed modifications to OPA 560 were consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conformed to the Growth Plan, and represented good planning.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals in part and approved the modified OPA 560.

This was the second Case Management Conference regarding appeals by 9218 Yonge Street Inc. due to the City of Richmond Hill's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for a high-density mixed-use development.

The Tribunal approved the draft Procedural Order and Issues List, noting the City would finalize its issues following the applicant's resubmission.

A third Case Management Conference was scheduled for December 4, 2023, and a 12-day hearing was scheduled to commence on April 22, 2024.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding multiple appeals of the City of Brampton's adoption of Official Plan Amendment 206-210 (Heritage Heights Secondary Plan).

The parties agreed to collaborate on policy wording and continue drafting the Procedural Order and Issues List, with a focus on resolving issues related to the GTA West Corridor.

The Tribunal scheduled a third Case Management Conference for July 6, 2023, and directed the parties to submit a revised draft Procedural Order by June 22, 2023.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding seven appeals filed against Official Plan Amendment No. 54 to the Town of Milton Official Plan, which introduces the Trafalgar Secondary Plan.

The parties requested additional time to finalize the Issues List and explore potential settlements.

The Tribunal ordered the submission of an updated draft Procedural Order and finalized Issues List, scheduled a second Case Management Conference for September 26, 2023, and set a 10-week hearing on the merits commencing May 6, 2024.

This was the third Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicant against the municipality's failure to make decisions on applications for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision.

The Tribunal approved the draft Procedural Order submitted by the parties, scheduled a 15-day merits hearing for April 2024, and granted participant status to a local resident.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second case management conference regarding appeals by the applicant against the city's failure to make decisions on requests to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law, and to approve a proposed plan of subdivision for the redevelopment of parts of a golf course.

The Tribunal directed the parties to revise the draft Issues List to be organized by issue rather than by party to avoid overlap.

A 19-day merit hearing was scheduled to commence on March 5, 2024.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicant against the municipality's failure to make a decision on zoning by-law amendment and site plan applications for a 25-storey development.

The Tribunal issued a revised Procedural Order on consent, setting the hearing dates, issues list, and procedural deadlines.

The appellant appealed the municipality's failure to make a decision on applications for an official plan amendment, zoning by-law amendment, and plan of subdivision to permit the redevelopment of parts of a golf course.

At the second case management conference, the Tribunal directed the parties to revise the draft issues list to be organized by issue rather than by party to avoid overlap.

The Tribunal also scheduled a 19-day hearing and provided directions regarding the calling of lay witnesses and the participation of added parties.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals by multiple landowners against the City of Toronto's adoption of Official Plan Amendment No. 560, which amends the eastern segment of the Sheppard Willowdale Commercial Area Secondary Plan.

The Tribunal approved an updated Procedural Order and Issues List, noting that the City and one appellant, SheppBonn Ltd., were still finalizing their specific issues.

The Tribunal set deadlines for the parties to resolve the outstanding issues and scheduled the hearing.

The appellants appealed the City of Toronto's adoption of Official Plan Amendment No. 560, which amends the Sheppard Willowdale Commercial Area Secondary Plan.

At the first Case Management Conference, the parties requested the scheduling of a second CMC to finalize the Procedural Order and Issues List, as well as a 10-day hearing on the merits.

The Tribunal scheduled the second CMC for February 28, 2023, and the 10-day hearing for July 24, 2023.

At a Case Management Conference regarding a claim for compensation under the Expropriations Act, the parties requested an extension of deadlines in the Procedural Order for the exchange of witness statements.

The Tribunal granted the request and directed the parties to submit a revised Procedural Order.

The Tribunal also noted the claimant's name change in the amended statement of claim, to which the respondent consented.

Mattamy brought a motion to consolidate two competing Official Plan Amendment (OPA) appeals regarding the Southwest Georgetown secondary plan, and to have its site-specific zoning and draft plan appeals heard together with the OPA appeals.

The Town brought a preliminary motion to strike the reply affidavit of Mattamy's planning expert, arguing it contained legal advocacy.

The Tribunal dismissed the motion to strike, finding the affidavit relevant but noting it would separate the planning opinion from the advocacy.

The Tribunal dismissed Mattamy's motion in its entirety, finding that hearing the site-specific appeals together with the OPA appeals would be premature, potentially prejudicial to the approval authorities, and could inappropriately invert the planning hierarchy.

The Tribunal also found no appreciable benefit to formally consolidating the two OPA appeals.

At a Case Management Conference regarding appeals for a Zoning By-law Amendment and draft Plan of Subdivision, the Simcoe County District School Board requested and was granted Party status without objection.

The Appellant noted a recent Official Plan Amendment application and requested a further CMC to address a potential consolidated appeal.

The Tribunal scheduled a further CMC for March 28, 2023, and directed the parties to file a draft Procedural Order and Issues List.

This was the fourth Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the Town of Halton Hills' failure to adopt a requested Official Plan Amendment and appeals against the adopted Official Plan Amendment 32.

The Tribunal received a status update on mediation efforts concerning natural heritage issues.

The Tribunal directed revisions to the Issues List proposed by a party, finding some issues were not relevant planning matters.

The Tribunal approved the revised Issues List and issued the Procedural Order to govern the upcoming three-phase merit hearing.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment application to permit a 12-storey mixed-use building with 171 residential units.

The parties reached a settlement, which was presented to the Tribunal.

Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the proposed development has regard to provincial interests, is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conforms to the Growth Plan and the Toronto Official Plan, and represents good planning.

The appeal was allowed in part, and the zoning by-law amendments were approved in principle, with the final order withheld pending the satisfaction of certain conditions.