Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement
du territoire
ISSUE DATE:
November 18, 2021
CASE NO(S).:
PL190623
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant:
Oakwood Park Investments GP Inc.
Subject:
Request to amend the Official Plan - Failure of the City of Toronto to adopt the requested amendment
Existing Designation:
Neighbourhoods
Proposed Designated:
Neighbourhoods (Site Specific)
Purpose:
To permit a 4-5 storey mixed-use building with 30 dwelling units
Property Address/Description:
601, 603 and 605 Oakwood Avenue
Municipality:
City of Toronto
Approval Authority File No.:
17 278485 NNY 15 OZ
OLT Case No.:
PL190623
OLT File No.:
PL190623
OLT Case Name:
Oakwood Park Investments GP Inc. vs. Toronto (City)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant:
Oakwood Park Investments GP Inc.
Subject:
Application to amend Zoning By-law No. 1-83 and 569-2013- Refusal or neglect of the City of Toronto to make a decision
Proposed Zoning:
Site Specific (To be determined)
Purpose:
To permit a 4-5 storey mixed-use building with 30 dwelling units
Property Address/Description:
601, 603 and 605 Oakwood Avenue
Municipality:
City of Toronto
Municipality File No.:
17 278485 NNY 15 OZ
OLT Case No.:
PL190623
OLT File No.:
PL190624
Heard:
November 4, 2021 by video hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
Oakwood Park Investments GP Inc.
Matthew Lakatos-Hayward
David Bronskill (in absentia)
City of Toronto
Joanna Wice
DECISION DELIVERED BY S. BRAUN AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
1This was the second Case Management Conference (“CMC”) convened in relation to appeals against Council’s failure to make decisions with respect to applications by Oakwood Park Investments GP Inc. to amend the Official Plan designation and the zoning of lands known municipally as 601, 603 and 605 Oakwood Park to permit the development of a five-storey, 30-unit residential rental building.
2At a previous CMC held before a panel differently constituted, counsel for the Appellant advised that although there had been discussions with City of Toronto (“City”), the proposal and timing thereof, was the subject of reconsideration by the proponents. At the request of the parties, the Tribunal scheduled this subsequent CMC for the purposes of allowing any resubmission to be reviewed.
3Counsel for the Appellant indicated his client hopes to resolve some or all of the City’s concerns with a resubmission but requires more time to complete same. As such, he requested the Tribunal schedule a subsequent CMC in March 2022 to allow sufficient time for the completion of a resubmission, as well as time for consideration by City Council. Counsel for the City consented to the request and was agreeable to the timing proposed.
4A CMC will be held video hearing commencing at 10 a.m. on March 15, 2022. The parties are directed to file a Procedural Order and Issues List in advance of the next CMC and come prepared to set dates for a hearing.
5Parties and participants are asked to log into the video hearing at least 15 minutes before the start of the event to test their video and audio connections:
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Access Code: 281-826-509
6Parties and participants are asked to access and set up the application well in advance of the event to avoid unnecessary delay. The desktop application can be downloaded at GoToMeeting or a web application is available: https://app.gotomeeting.com/home.html.
7Persons who experience technical difficulties accessing the GoToMeeting application or who only wish to listen to the event can connect to the event by calling into an audio-only telephone line: Toll-Free 1-888-299-1889 or +1 (647) 497-9373. The Access Code is as indicated above.
8Individuals are directed to connect to the event on the assigned date at the correct time. It is the responsibility of the persons participating in the VH to ensure that they are properly connected to the event at the correct time. Questions prior to the hearing event may be directed to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator having carriage of this case.
OTHER MATTERS
9The Tribunal inquired as to whether there were any other matters to be addressed which might assist in the fair, just and expeditious resolution of this matter. The Parties indicated there were none.
ORDER
10A Case Management Conference is scheduled for March 5, 2021 to establish hearing dates and finalize a Procedural Order and Issue List.
11No further notice is required, and the Member is not seized but, scheduling permitting, may be available for case management.
“S. Braun”
s. braun
Member
Ontario Land Tribunal
Website: www.olt.gov.on.ca Telephone: 416-212-6349 Toll Free: 1-866-448-2248
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