Justine Reyes

The City of Vaughan passed a new Comprehensive Zoning By-law and a subsequent Transition By-law, which were subject to numerous appeals.

At a case management conference, the Tribunal considered and approved several site-specific settlements on consent, amending the by-laws accordingly based on uncontested expert planning evidence.

The Tribunal also dismissed one appeal on consent for failing to meet statutory requirements, transferred another appeal to be consolidated with a related proceeding, and scheduled a written motion for a city-wide appeal settlement.

The Tribunal convened a Case Management Conference to facilitate continued case management of outstanding appeals relating to approximately eight hectares of lands identified as 'Deferral Areas'.

The parties proposed scheduling a further CMC in the early fall and setting hearing dates to ensure the appeals move forward without delay.

The Tribunal issued a Procedural Order and scheduled a further CMC for September 27, 2023, and a nine-day video hearing commencing March 18, 2024.

At a Case Management Conference for appeals concerning an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law, the Tribunal considered 134 new requests for participant status.

Because none of the requestors attended the hearing as required by the Notice of Hearing, the Tribunal denied them participant status.

However, the Tribunal permitted counsel for the parties to assist the requestors in organizing common Participant Statements to be considered at the next hearing event.

The Tribunal also approved a draft Procedural Order to govern the proceedings.

The Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by a local resident against the City's enactment of a Zoning By-law Amendment and approval of a draft plan of subdivision.

The parties disagreed on the extent of the issues raised by the appellant.

The Tribunal approved a Procedural Order and Issues List that limited the appeal to the narrow issue set out in the original Notice of Appeal, finding that allowing new issues would be tantamount to extending the appeal period.

A three-day video hearing was scheduled.

The Tribunal convened a Case Management Conference due to a lack of progress in appeals concerning a zoning by-law and official plan amendment for a country inn development.

Although the appellant and applicants had signed Minutes of Settlement, the City had not agreed and its proposed changes were ignored.

The Tribunal directed the parties to respond to the City's changes, initiate discussions, and report back by July 14, 2021, after which a settlement hearing or further CMC would be scheduled.

The Tribunal convened a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal against the municipality's refusal of a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a floating dock and remove a holding provision.

A protective society was granted party status on consent.

The parties requested additional time to finalize an Issues List and Procedural Order.

The Tribunal scheduled a five-day video hearing and set a deadline for the submission of the Procedural Order.