Calvin Lantz

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's refusal of a Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 49-storey mixed-use building.

At a Case Management Conference, the Ontario Land Tribunal scheduled a 15-day hearing and directed the parties to submit a final Procedural Order and Issues List.

The Tribunal also advised the parties to consider mediation.

At a Case Management Conference regarding an appeal of the City of Toronto's refusal of a zoning by-law amendment for a 49-storey mixed-use development, the Ontario Land Tribunal considered requests for Party status.

The Tribunal granted Party status to three adjacent property owners—The Badminton and Racquet Club of Toronto, Allenby Gardens Home Corp., and Gerenby Investments Limited—finding they had direct interests in the appeal and their involvement would assist the Tribunal.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled.

The appellants appealed the Municipality of Clarington's adoption of Official Plan Amendment No. 136 regarding the Bowmanville East Urban Centre Secondary Plan.

One appellant reached a settlement with the municipality to modify specific policies and schedules, including removing their lands from the secondary plan maps and adjusting mixed-use building permissions.

Based on uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the settlement modifications consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and in conformity with the regional official plan.

The Tribunal approved the settlement for that appellant and scheduled a merit hearing for the remaining appeals.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals by Crown (Bradford) Developments Inc. against the City of Barrie's failure to make a decision on applications for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment.

The applications seek to permit a mixed-use building.

The Tribunal issued a Procedural Order on consent to govern the proceedings leading up to a 10-day hearing scheduled to commence on November 13, 2026.

The appellants appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on their applications for an official plan amendment, zoning by-law amendment, and site plan approval for a mixed-use development.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Tribunal granted party status to Redpath Sugar Ltd., the Toronto Port Authority, and Pier 27 Toronto (Northwest) Inc., and participant status to three individuals.

The Tribunal scheduled a second Case Management Conference and a 10-day hearing, and directed the parties to finalize the draft Procedural Order and Issues List.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the appellants against the municipality's adoption of an Official Plan Amendment for a Secondary Plan.

The Tribunal granted non-appellant party status to several individuals, deferred a status request from a conservation authority, and scheduled a third Case Management Conference to finalize the Issues List and consider potential settlements.

The applicants appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on an Official Plan Amendment application to establish a Site and Area Specific Policy (SASP) for the redevelopment of the Centrepoint Mall site.

The parties reached a settlement agreement on a Revised SASP that will guide the future mixed-use redevelopment of the site, including new public streets, a central park, and high-density residential and commercial uses near a planned subway station.

Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the Revised SASP consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and in conformity with the Official Plan, and allowed the appeal in part to approve the policy.

The Town of Midland brought a motion on consent for the production of confidential noise impact analysis documents from ADM Agri-Industries Company, related to ADM's appeal of the Town's Official Plan.

ADM agreed to produce the documents but required a confidentiality order to protect its business interests.

The Tribunal found that the Town satisfied the requirements for discovery under OLT Rule 9.1.

Because the documents were not being filed with the Tribunal, OLT Rule 22.2 for confidentiality did not apply.

Instead, the Tribunal used OLT Rule 1.4 to adopt the deemed undertaking provisions of Rule 30.1.01 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, granting the motion and issuing the requested confidentiality order.

The Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the Municipality of Clarington's Official Plan Amendment No. 136, which updates the Bowmanville East Urban Centre Secondary Plan.

The parties agreed on all procedural matters and requested a second CMC to allow time for further discussions to scope and potentially resolve the issues.

The Tribunal scheduled a second CMC for November 24, 2025, and deferred consideration of requests for non-appellant party status until that time.

This decision arises from a Case Management Conference regarding an appeal of the City's refusal to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 45-storey residential tower.

The Tribunal granted party status to two adjacent property owners and participant status to several local residents.

A 10-day hearing was scheduled for April 2026, and a procedural order was issued to govern the proceedings.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals from the City's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications.

The applications seek to permit a mixed-use building with two 45-storey residential towers.

The Tribunal granted participant status to a neighbouring resident and scheduled a 10-day merit hearing for May 2026.

The applicant appealed the failure of the Niagara Region and the City of Niagara Falls to make decisions on official plan and zoning by-law amendments to permit a mineral aggregate extraction operation.

At the second Case Management Conference, the parties requested time to finalize the issues list and engage in Tribunal-assisted mediation.

The Tribunal scheduled a third Case Management Conference and a 10-day merit hearing.

A status Case Management Conference was held regarding the remaining appeals against the City of Toronto's comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 569-2013.

The City provided updates on settlement discussions concerning various issue-specific and site-specific appeals, including those related to propane storage, school boards, parking, cemeteries, and places of worship.

The Tribunal scheduled a further one-day CMC for December 3, 2025, and directed the City to provide a written status update and an updated tracking chart of remaining appeals by November 26, 2025.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by Crown (Bradford) Developments Inc. against the City of Barrie's failure to make decisions on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications.

The applications seek to permit a mixed-use development with two 45-storey residential towers.

The Tribunal scheduled a second Case Management Conference to finalize the Procedural Order and Issues List, and set a deadline for a resident to submit a Participant Status request.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by Walker Aggregates Inc. against the Niagara Region and the City of Niagara Falls for failing to make decisions on official plan and zoning by-law amendments to permit a mineral aggregate extraction operation.

The Tribunal consolidated the appeals, granted Party status to two neighbouring landowners with residential development proposals, and granted Participant status to four local residents.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled to address a forthcoming Aggregate Resources Act license application and the Procedural Order.

The appellant appealed the City's passage of a Zoning By-law Amendment, supporting the approval of its high-density residential development but objecting to a three-year sunset clause.

At the first Case Management Conference, the parties requested an adjournment to facilitate settlement discussions and to potentially consolidate the matter with a related appeal.

The Tribunal granted the request and scheduled a second Case Management Conference for June 2025.

The appellants appealed the Town of Oakville's new Parkland Dedication By-law under section 42(4.9) of the Planning Act.

Following a settlement between one appellant and the Town, the parties sought approval of minor amendments to clarify the by-law's language regarding the timing of land value assessments and the definition of development, aligning it with sections 41 and 42(6.4) of the Act.

The Tribunal approved the amendments on consent, resolving that appellant's appeal, while the appeals of the other parties remain ongoing.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a case management conference to receive status updates on multiple remaining appeals against the City of Toronto's comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 569-2013.

The Tribunal received updates on various site-specific and topic-specific appeals, noted several withdrawals and ongoing settlement discussions, and scheduled a further case management conference for May 2025.

The appellant appealed a Committee of Adjustment decision approving minor variances for increased outdoor storage and reduced parking, but imposing conditions the appellant found unacceptable.

The appellant sought to replace the conditions with a single requirement for a chain link fence with mesh screening.

Based on uncontradicted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised proposal met the four tests under section 45(1) of the Planning Act.

The appeal was allowed and the variances were approved subject to the revised screening condition.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals for the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications.

The applications seek to permit additional height and density in an approved mixed-use development.

The Tribunal granted participant status to an area resident and scheduled a second Case Management Conference for February 7, 2025, directing the parties to provide a draft Procedural Order beforehand.