Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: July 28, 2021
CASE NO(S).: PL200357
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: The Gates of Scarborough Inc.
Subject: Request to amend the Official Plan - Failure of the City of Toronto to adopt the requested amendment
Existing Designation: Centre
Proposed Designated: Centre
Purpose: To permit the development of three high-rise mixed-use residential buildings
Property Address/Description: 140 Grangeway Avenue
Municipality: City of Toronto
Approval Authority File No.: 19 202058 ESC 24 OZ
LPAT Case No.: PL200357
LPAT File No.: PL200357
LPAT Case Name: The Gates of Scarborough Inc. v. Toronto (City)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: The Gates of Scarborough Inc.
Subject: Application to the Employment Districts Zoning By-law (Progress Employment District) No. 24982, as amended - Refusal or neglect of the City of Toronto to make a decision
Existing Zoning: City Centre Residential (CCR) (H) and City Centre Office (CCO) (H) subject to Exception No. 549
Proposed Zoning: Site Specific (To be determined)
Purpose: To permit development of three high-rise mixed-use residential buildings
Property Address/Description: 140 Grangeway Avenue
Municipality: City of Toronto
Municipality File No.: 19 202058 ESC 24 OZ
LPAT Case No.: PL200357
LPAT File No.: PL200358
Heard: July 2, 2021 by video hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
The Gates of Scarborough Inc.
John Alati
Andy Margaritis
City of Toronto
Mark Crawford
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY T. PREVEDEL ON JULY 2, 2021 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
1This was a status hearing after the last Case Management Conference held on March 29, 2021, to advise the Tribunal on the progress of expropriation proceedings.
2Mr. Alati advised the Tribunal that the Parties had agreed to a date of September 17, 2021 for a scheduled Hearing of Necessity, but that there was some uncertainty whether this date was still valid given the recent re-organization of the Ontario Land Tribunal.
3At the present time, there are no hearing dates scheduled for this matter. Tribunal staff are currently in the process of transitioning this matter to the Ontario Land Tribunal and reaching out to the Parties to schedule the Hearing.
ORDER
4The third CMC is scheduled to proceed by video hearing starting on Monday, March 7, 2022 at 10 a.m. If the Hearing of Necessity has not been scheduled in advance of this date, the Member may be spoken to.
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: 770 603 957
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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 770 603 957.
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 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 directed to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator having carriage of this case.
9This Member is not seized but will be available for case management schedules permitting.
10No further notice will be given.
“T. Prevedel”
T. Prevedel
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.