Ontario Land Tribunal / Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: June 09, 2021
CASE NO(S).: PL180728
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 17(36) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellant: Intermarket Real Estate Group
Appellant: Joseph & Laura Puopolo
Appellant: White Water Holdings Inc.
Subject: Proposed Official Plan Amendment No. OPA 128
Municipality: Region of Waterloo Region
OLT Case No.: PL180728
OLT File No.: PL180728
OLT Case Name: Puopolo v. Waterloo (Region)
BEFORE:
JATINDER BHULLAR MEMBER
Wednesday, the 9th day of June, 2021
ORDER
THIS MOTION, made by The Corporation of the City of Cambridge (the “City”) was read this eight day of June 2021 by the Tribunal.
ON READING
i. the Motion Record of the City originally returnable February 3, 2020;
ii. the affidavits of Registered Professional Planner, Allan Ramsay sworn June 9, 2020 and July 30, 2020;
iii. the Minutes of Settlement signed November 16, 2020 and attached hereto as APPENDIX I, filed with the Tribunal; and
iv. having considered all the evidence before it including the sworn affidavit of Allan Ramsay, an expert in the area of land use planning; the Tribunal finds that the official plan amendment (Schedule A) has regard for matters of Provincial Interest as set out in s. 2 of the Planning Act, is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement 2020 (the “PPS”) and conforms with applicable Provincial planning policies of the A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe 2006 (the “Growth Plan”) and otherwise maintains the intent and purpose of the Official Plan of the Region of Waterloo; and that the settlement additionally represents good land use planning.
THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS as follows:
The Region of Waterloo Official Plan Amendment No. 2 is amended in accordance with Schedule “A” attached to this Order.
The appeal of White Water Holdings Inc. is allowed to be withdrawn.
“Becky Fong”
BECKY FONG REGISTRAR
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