Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: February 2, 2022
CASE NO.: PL200219
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: Dufcen Construction Inc.
Subject: Request to amend the Official Plan - Failure of City of Vaughan to adopt the requested amendment
Existing Designation: Community Commercial Mixed Use
Proposed Designated: Mid-Rise Residential
Purpose: To permit a 582 unit apartment and stacked townhouse residential development
Property Address/Description: 7850 Dufferin Street
Municipality: City of Vaughan
Approval Authority File No.: OP.17.013
LPAT Case No.: PL200219
LPAT File No.: PL200219
LPAT Case Name: Dufcen Construction Inc. v. Vaughan (City.)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: Dufcen Construction inc.
Subject: Application to amend Zoning By-law No. 1-88 - Refusal or neglect of City of Vaughan to make a decision
Existing Zoning: C7 Service Commercial
Proposed Zoning: RM2 Multiple Residential and RA3 Residential Apartment
Purpose: To permit a 582 unit apartment and stacked townhouse residential development
Property Address/Description: 7850 Dufferin Street
Municipality: City of Vaughan
Municipality File No.: Z.17.013
LPAT Case No.: PL200219
LPAT File No.: PL200220
BEFORE:
BRYAN W. TUCKEY
Wednesday, the 2nd
MEMBER
day of February, 2022
ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
THIS MATTER having come on for a public hearing of the merits on June 22, 2021 and the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, now the Ontario Land Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) in its Decision on July 20, 2021 having determined that the subject appeal(s) should be allowed, in part;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having approved in principle two instruments being: the draft Official Plan Amendment to the Official Plan of the Vaughan Planning Area, and the draft Zoning By-law Amendment (as modified) to amend the City of Vaughan Zoning By-law No. 1-88;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having withheld its final Order pending the advise by the City Solicitor that with the consent of the parties to the proposed settlement, that the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law are in a form satisfactory to the City;
THE TRIBUNAL HAVING BEEN ADVISED that these above-noted matters have been completed to the satisfaction of the City of Vaughan;
AND WITH THE TRIBUNAL being satisfied that its direction as set out in the Decision have been met;
THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS that the appeals are allowed, in part, and that Official Plan Amendment to the Official Plan of the Vaughan Planning Area, and the draft Zoning By-law Amendment (as modified) to amend the City of Vaughan Zoning By-law No. 1-88;
are hereby amended in the manner set out in Attachment “1” and Attachment “2” to this Order.
“Euken Lui”
EUKEN LUI
ACTING REGISTRAR
Ontario Land Tribunal
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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 (“Tribunal”). Any reference to the preceding tribunals or the former Ontario Municipal Board is deemed to be a reference to the Tribunal.

