Matthew Longo

This was the second Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by the applicant against the City of Toronto for failing to make decisions on Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Site Plan approval applications within the statutory timeframes.

The Tribunal denied a participant status request due to non-attendance and lack of clarity.

The Tribunal approved the draft Procedural Order and Issues List and scheduled a 14-day video hearing.

The appellants appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make decisions on applications for Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, and Site Plan Approvals for two adjacent properties on Wilson Avenue.

The applications sought to permit a 10-storey mixed-use building and an 11-storey residential building.

The parties reached a settlement that included a shared driveway, improved transitions to the adjacent neighbourhood, and a coordinated naturalization plan.

The Tribunal accepted uncontested expert planning evidence that the revised proposals represent good planning and are consistent with provincial policies.

The appeals were allowed in part on an interim basis, with final orders withheld pending the satisfaction of conditions.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicants against the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on Zoning By-Law Amendment and Site Plan Approval applications for a 14-storey mixed-use development.

The Tribunal scheduled a 9-day hearing to commence in August 2023 and directed the parties to finalize the issues list and procedural order by January 2023, accommodating delays caused by the upcoming municipal election.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals against the City of Toronto's failure to make decisions on official plan amendment, zoning by-law amendment, and site plan applications for a proposed 10-storey residential development.

The Tribunal granted party status to a neighbouring property owner on consent.

A second Case Management Conference and a 10-day hearing on the merits were scheduled.

This was the third Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the City of Toronto's Official Plan Amendment No. 445.

The Tribunal granted party status to Queen Street Post Inc., noting they would shelter under the issues of other parties.

A 15-day hearing was scheduled for October and November 2023, and a Procedural Order was approved in principle.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment application to permit a mixed-use building.

The parties reached a settlement for a revised nine-storey mid-rise building.

Based on the uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised proposal consistent with provincial and municipal planning policies.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal in part and approved the draft zoning by-law amendments in principle, withholding its final order until specific conditions were met.

The Conservation Review Board held a pre-hearing conference regarding an objection to a Notice of Intention to Designate a property under the Ontario Heritage Act.

The Board granted party status on consent to the Annex Residents Corporation and two adjacent property owners.

The Board also granted an adjournment of the pre-hearing conference to allow the City Heritage Committee to consider a modified development proposal that would preserve the existing heritage building.

The appellant appealed an Ontario Municipal Board decision awarding the respondents compensation under the Expropriations Act.

The appellant challenged the award of disturbance damages for pre-expropriation business losses and the Board's refusal to reduce the property's market value due to environmental contaminants.

The respondents cross-appealed the Board's refusal to award interest on the disturbance damages.

The Divisional Court dismissed both the appeal and cross-appeal, finding that the Board correctly applied the law regarding disturbance damages and reasonably concluded that the environmental contaminants did not reduce the property's market value.

The Court also upheld the refusal to award interest on disturbance damages, as it is not provided for in the Act.

The appeal was allowed only to correct an arithmetical error in the business loss calculation.

The applicant, a blind candidate for mayor of Toronto, alleged discrimination with respect to services after being excluded from a candidate debate organized by a city councillor.

The Tribunal held a summary hearing to determine if the application had a reasonable prospect of success.

The Tribunal dismissed the application, finding no evidence linking the applicant's exclusion to his disability, as he was excluded for not being a front-running candidate, and finding that the City of Toronto was not affiliated with the event.