Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: October 27, 2022
CASE NO(S).: OLT-22-002493 (Formerly PL090114)
IN THE MATTER OF subsection 17(36) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, C. P. 13, as amended
Appellants: See below
Subject: Rural Hamilton Official Plan
Municipality: City of Hamilton
OLT Case No.: OLT-22-002493
OLT File No.: OLT-22-002493
Legacy Case No.: PL090114
Legacy File No.: PL090114
Case Name: Artstone Holdings Limited et al. v. Hamilton (City)
List of Appellants
| No. | Appellant |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA) |
| 2 | Paletta International Corporation |
| 3 | P&L Livestock Limited |
| 9 | St. Marys Cement (Canada) Inc. |
| 10 | Demik Developments |
| 11 | 1694408 Ontario Inc. |
| 13 | Artstone Holdings Limited |
| 14 | Artstone Holdings Limited |
| 15 | Weizer Investments Limited |
| 16 | Corpveil Holdings Limited |
| 18 | Ancaster Christian Reform Church |
| 19 | 456941 Ontario Ltd., 1263339 Ontario Ltd. and Lea Silvestri ("Silvestri Investments") |
| 20 | Angelo Giacomelli and Mario Nesci |
| 22 | Keith Pickles and Brenda Pickles |
| 23 | John Paolini, Gino DalBello, Olindo DalBello, Luigi DeTina, Peter Djeneralovic, Jim Swick and Quinto Simone |
| 24 | New Country Investors Limited |
| 25 | 1507565 Ontario Inc. |
| 27 | Lafarge Canada Inc. |
| 28 | Peter Cartwright |
| 29 | City of Hamilton |
| 30 | Dr. Tom Nugent |
| 32 | DiCenzo (Golf Club Road) Holdings Inc. |
| 33 | Dufferin Aggregates (a division of Holcim (Canada) Inc.) |
| 35 | David E. Mercer |
| 36 | Multi-Area Developments Inc. |
| 37 | Paletta International Corporation (Elfrida Lands) |
| 39 | 2101510 Ontario Inc. (subsumed by Paletta International Corporation) |
| 40 | 2000963 Ontario Inc. |
| 41 | Mud & First Inc. |
| 42 | 2084696 Ontario Inc. |
| 43 | 2188410 Ontario Inc. |
The Ontario Municipal Board has received appeals under subsection 17(36) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended, from a decision of the City of Hamilton to approve Official Plan Amendment No. 35 to the Region of Hamilton-Wentworth Official Plan
OMB File No. PL090779 (See Schedule “1”)
OMB Case No. PL090779
The Ontario Municipal Board has received appeals under subsection 17(36) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended, from a decision of the City of Hamilton to approve Official Plan Amendment No. 128 to the Town of Ancaster Official Plan (PL090780); Official Plan Amendment No. 18 to the Town of Dundas Official Plan (PL090781); Official Plan Amendment No. 118 to the Town of Flamborough Official Plan (PL090782); Official Plan Amendment No. 75 to the Township of Glanbrook Official Plan (PL090783); Official Plan Amendment No. 220 to the City of Hamilton Official Plan (PL090784); Official Plan Amendment No. 149 to the City of Stoney Creek Official Plan (PL090785)
OMB File Nos. PL090780-PL090785 (See Schedule “1”)
OMB Case No. PL090779
The Ontario Municipal Board has received appeals under subsection 17(40) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended, from the failure of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to announce a decision respecting the City of Hamilton Urban Official Plan
OMB File No. PL101381 (See Schedule “2”)
OMB Case No. PL101381
The Ontario Municipal Board has received appeals under subsection 17(36) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended, from the decision of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to approve the new City of Hamilton Urban Official Plan
OLT Case No. OLT-22-002496
Legacy File No. PL110331 (See Schedule “3”)
Legacy Case No. PL110331
Auburn Developments Inc. has appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board under subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, from Council’s refusal to enact a proposed amendment to Zoning By-law 6593 of the City of Hamilton to rezone lands respecting 17 Ewen Road from “J” (Light and Limited Heavy Industrial, etc.) District to the “E-3” (High Density Multiple Dwellings) District to permit a 10 storey student residential building
Approval Authority File No. ZAC-07-062
OMB File No. PL120574
OMB Case No. PL120574
Auburn Developments Inc. has appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board under subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, from Council's refusal to enact a proposed amendment to the Official Plan for the City of Hamilton to redesignate land at 17 Ewen Road from “Industrial” to “High Density Residential” to permit a 10 storey student residential building
Approval Authority File No. OPA-07-016
OMB File No. PL120575
OMB Case No. PL120574
Schedule “1”
Appellants to the amendments to the in-force Official Plans of the former Region of Hamilton-Wentworth, Towns of Ancaster, Dundas and Flamborough, Township of Glanbrook and Cities of Hamilton and Stoney Creek (OMB Case No. PL090779)
| OMB FILE NO. | APPELLANT NAME |
|---|---|
| PL090784 | Shawcor Ltd. |
Schedule “2”
Appellants to the failure of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to announce a decision respecting the City of Hamilton Urban Official Plan (OMB Case No. PL101381)
| OMB FILE NO. | APPELLANT NAME |
|---|---|
| PL101381 | A. DeSantis Developments Ltd. |
| LIUNA Group Corp. | |
| St. Joseph’s Villa |
Schedule “3”
Appellants to the new City of Hamilton Urban Official Plan (OLT Case No. OLT-22-002496 Legacy Case No. PL110331)
| OLT FILE NO. | APPELLANT NAME |
|---|---|
| OLT-22-002496 (Legacy Case No. PL110331) | 2000963 Ontario Inc. |
| 2051206 Ontario Inc. | |
| 2084696 Ontario Inc. | |
| 2188410 Ontario Inc. | |
| 456941 Ontario Ltd., 1263339 Ontario Ltd., and Lea Silvestri | |
| 909940 Ontario Inc. | |
| Artstone Holdings Limited | |
| Carmen Chiaravelle, 1694408 Ontario Ltd., John Edward Demik, Peter Demik, Demik Brothers Hamilton Ltd., and Elaine Vyn | |
| City of Hamilton | |
| Corpveil Holdings Limited | |
| Flamborough Power Centre Inc., Flamborough South Centre Inc., Clappison Five Six Properties Inc. | |
| Freeland Developments Limited | |
| Gino and Olindo DalBello | |
| Lynmount Developments Limited | |
| Mondelēz Canada Inc. (formerly Kraft Canada Inc.) | |
| Mud and First Inc. | |
| Multi-Area Developments Inc. | |
| Norman Vartanian | |
| Paletta International Corporation | |
| Paletta International Corporation (re: Elfrida) | |
| Spallacci & Sons Limited | |
| Sullstar Twenty Limited | |
| Twenty Road Developments Inc. | |
| Upper Centennial Developments Ltd. | |
| Waterdown Bay Ltd. |
APPEARANCES:
| Parties | Counsel |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (“MMAH”) | U. Popadic |
| City of Hamilton (“City”) | K. Mullin E. Bashura |
| Castandgrey 5 Corp. Castandgrey 7 Corp. (“Castandgrey”) |
C. Barnett E. Barz |
| Hamilton Country Properties Ltd. (“Country”) |
P. Harrington |
| 1507565 Ontario Inc. (“150”) | D. Sunday J. Minnes |
| Demik Developments Carmen Chiaravalle 1694408 Ontario Inc. Demik Brothers Hamilton Ltd. John Edward Demik, Peter Demik and Elaine Vyn (“Twenty Rd. East Landowners”) |
S. Rosenthal S. Edwards (Articling Student) |
| Multi-Area Developments Inc. Mud & First Inc. Marz Homes Brofrida Inc. Marz Homes (Elfrida) Inc. Palleta International Corporation 1356715 Ontario Inc. 2188410 Ontario Inc. 2084696 Ontario Inc. (“Elfrida Landowners”) |
J. Hoffman |
| 456941 Ontario Ltd. 1263339 Ontario Ltd. Lea Silvestri (“Silvestri”) |
P. Pickfield N. MacIsaac A. Ciccone |
| Artstone Holdings Limited Corpveil Holdings Limited Weizer Investments Limited Liuna Group Corp. (“Artstone et al”) |
S. Snider A. Toumanians |
| Dicenzo (Golf Club Road) Holdings Inc. Dicenzo Construction Company Limited (“Dicenzo”) |
R. Cheeseman |
| Requesting Party Status | |
| LIV Developments Ltd. (“LIV”) |
J. Farber M. Rutledge |
AMENDING DECISION DELIVERED BY S. TOUSAW AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
1In accordance with Rule 24.4 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, whereby the Tribunal may at any time and without prior notice to the parties correct a technical or typographical error made in a decision or order, the Decision and Order (“Decision”) issued on October 7, 2022, is hereby amended.
2The Tribunal has amended the Decision under the authority of this Rule to correctly identify the hearing start date by deleting paragraph [3] from the Decision and replacing it with the following:
3For the hearing previously scheduled to commence on January 9, 2023, the Tribunal approved the revised Procedural Order (“PO”) as contained in Attachment 1 to this Decision. The City advised, on consent of the Parties, that the PO reduces the hearing length to seven weeks, delays its start – now commencing on Monday, February 6, 2023 – and revises the associated document exchange dates.
3In all other respects the Tribunal’s Decision remains the same.
“S. Tousaw”
S. TOUSAW
MEMBER
Ontario Land Tribunal
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