Mary Ellen Bench

The appellant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications for a 94-storey mixed-use building.

The parties reached a settlement for a revised 99-storey proposal.

Based on 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 on an interim basis, withholding its final order pending the satisfaction of several conditions, including finalization of the amending instruments and engineering reports.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order to govern the proceedings for appeals concerning a proposed official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendment in the City of Cambridge.

The amendments seek to permit a mixed-use residential and commercial development, including a 10-storey building.

The order sets out the organization of the hearing, requirements before the hearing, the parties and participants, the issues list, and the order of evidence.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a third Case Management Conference regarding appeals of a Zoning By-law Amendment and an Official Plan Amendment for properties in the City of Cambridge.

The Tribunal directed the parties to finalize the Procedural Order and Issues List, and scheduled a 25-day video hearing to commence in March 2024.

This was the first Case Management Conference regarding appeals of a Zoning By-law Amendment and an Official Plan Amendment to permit a mixed-use residential and commercial development in the City of Cambridge.

The Tribunal granted participant status to a local resident and party status to the applicant and municipalities on the respective files.

The Tribunal also ordered the consolidation of the appeals and scheduled a second Case Management Conference to allow the parties to refine the issues list.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals of a Zoning By-law Amendment and an Official Plan Amendment to permit a mixed-use development in the City of Cambridge.

The Tribunal granted participant status to a local resident and party status to the applicant, the City, and the Region on the respective files.

The Tribunal consolidated the appeals and directed the parties to refine their issues list before scheduling a hearing on the merits.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled.