Leslie Forder

The appellants appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on official plan and zoning by-law amendments for a consolidated residential development spanning multiple properties.

At a settlement hearing, the appellants requested the Tribunal exercise its discretion to include parkland in the settlement zoning by-law amendment, despite it not being part of the original application.

The Tribunal found insufficient explanation and time to consider this new request, converted the hearing to a Case Management Conference, and ordered the parties to bring a preliminary motion on the issue.

The Tribunal convened a settlement hearing for consolidated appeals regarding official plan and zoning by-law amendments for a unified development concept spanning the Eglinton Lands and Henning Lands.

At the hearing, the appellants requested that the Tribunal exercise its discretion to include the Henning Parkland in the settlement zoning by-law amendment, despite it not being part of the original application.

Due to the last-minute nature of this request and the complexity of the settlement proposal, the Tribunal declined to proceed with the settlement hearing, converted the event to a case management conference, and directed the parties to bring a formal motion to address the inclusion of the parkland.

The Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding an appeal of a draft plan of subdivision.

The Tribunal granted party status to the developer, Schick Court Inc., and directed Mondelez Canada Inc. to provide an update on its intention to participate.

A third Case Management Conference was scheduled to allow the parties to present proposed modifications to the conditions of approval or seek dates for a contested hearing.

A status hearing was held regarding a dormant 2007 Ontario Municipal Board decision that granted interim approval for a draft plan of subdivision.

The developer sought to reopen the file to modify conditions of approval, arguing the City had authority to do so, while the City maintained only the Tribunal could authorize changes.

The Tribunal confirmed it retained jurisdiction under s. 51(56.2) of the Planning Act and directed the parties to confer, requiring the developer to submit updated engineering reports to the City for review prior to a subsequent Case Management Conference.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a case management conference regarding appeals by the applicant for an official plan amendment, zoning by-law amendment, and draft plan of subdivision to permit a 98-unit townhouse development.

The Tribunal granted participant status to one individual, consolidated the three related appeals, and directed the parties to finalize the draft issues list and procedural order ahead of the scheduled nine-day hearing.