Matt Helfand

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the City of Barrie's Development Charges By-law 2023-74.

The parties reached an agreement on the terms of a Procedural Order and Issues List.

The Tribunal issued the Procedural Order on consent, setting a four-week hearing on the merits to commence in September 2024.

The appellant appealed a Committee of Adjustment decision denying a minor variance to increase the permitted lot coverage for an accessory structure from 8% to 11.2%.

The appellant sought to replace an existing temporary structure used for boat storage with a permanent one.

The appellant's planner argued that a variance was not required under the zoning by-law, or alternatively, that the variance met the four tests.

The Tribunal found that a variance was indeed required, but agreed that the application met the four tests under the Planning Act.

The appeal was allowed in part and the variance was authorized subject to a condition requiring screening vegetation.

The applicants appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on their applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments to permit a 34-storey mixed-use building.

At a case management conference, the Tribunal scheduled a 10-day hearing on the merits to commence on February 5, 2024, and directed the parties to finalize a procedural order, which was appended to the decision.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding multiple appeals of the City of Guelph's Official Plan Amendment No. 79, which introduced the Clair-Maltby Secondary Plan.

The Tribunal granted party status to Timberworx Custom Homes Inc. and provisional party status to Foundation for the Support of International Medical Training Inc. A second Case Management Conference was scheduled to finalize the Procedural Order and Issues Lists, and an eight-week merit hearing was scheduled to commence in January 2024.