Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: June 08, 2021
CASE NO(S).: PL200248
PROCEEDING COMMENDED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant(s)/Appellant(s): Timbertrin (Dundas/Bloor) Inc.
Subject: Application to amend Zoning By-law No. 438-86 – Refusal or neglect of City of Toronto to make a decision
Existing Zoning: MCR T4.0 C1.5 R3.0
Proposed Zoning: Site Specific (To be determined)
Purpose: To permit a 25 storey mixed use building
Property Address/Description: 1540-1550 Bloor Street West
Municipality: City of Toronto
Municipal File No.: 19 263422 STE 04 OZ
OLT Case No.: PL200248
OLT File No.: PL200248
OLT Case Name: Timbertrin (Dundas/Bloor) Inc. v. Toronto (City)
Heard: February 23, 2021 by video hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel/Representative*
Timbertrin (Dundas/Bloor) Inc (“Timbertrin”)
Maggie Bassani
City of Toronto (“City”)
Toronto Lands Corporation (“TLC”)
Derin Abimbola
Julie Lesage
ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
1The Tribunal having issued a Procedural Order on March 4, 2021.
2As requested on consent of the parties, the Tribunal adjourned the July 5, 2021 hearing.
3The Tribunal having been provided with a revised Procedural Order on consent.
4The Tribunal Orders that the Procedural Order issued March 4, 2021 is hereby rescinded effective as of this date, and the Procedural Order attached hereto as Schedule 1 is substituted in its place and now in full force and effect.
5The Tribunal Orders that a ten-day hearing is rescheduled to proceed by a video hearing commencing on Monday, January 10, 2022 at 10 a.m.
6Parties 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:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/679212005
Access code: 679-212-005.
7Parties 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.
8Persons 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: 679-212-005.
9Individuals 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 hearing by video to ensure that they are properly connected to the event at the correct time. Questions prior to the hearing event may be direct to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator having carriage of this case.
10There will be no further notice.
BRYAN W. TUCKEY
MEMBER
Ontario Land Tribunal
Website: olt.gov.on.ca Telephone: 416-212-6349 Toll Free: 1-866-448-2248
The Conservation Review Board, the Environmental Review Tribunal, the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and the Mining and Lands Tribunal are amalgamated and continued as the Ontario Land Tribunal.