Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE:
March 01, 2023
CASE NO(S).:
OLT-22-004253
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 28(15) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C. 27, as amended
Appellant:
Jennifer Briand
Respondent:
Lower Thames River Conservation Authority
Subject:
Appeal of refusal to grant extension of time for permission to construct an accessory building and front porch
Property Address:
1312 Bluff Line, Community of Wheatley
Reference:
462-2019
Municipality:
Chatham-Kent
OLT Case No.:
OLT-22-004253
OLT Case Name:
Briand v. Lower Thames River Conservation Authority
Heard:
January 18, 2023 by Telephone Conference Call ("TCC")
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
Jennifer Briand
Ashon Simpson
Lower Thames Valley
Michael Gordner
Conservation Authority ("LTVCA"
or the "Respondent")
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY JENNIFER CAMPBELL ON JANUARY 18, 2023 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
1This Decision arises from a Case Management Conference ("CMC") brought before the Ontario Land Tribunal (the "Tribunal") regarding the appeal brought by Jennifer Briand (the "Appellant") of a decision of the LTVCA dated July 18, 2022, denying an extension of time for permission to construct an accessory dwelling and front porch at 1312 Bluff Line, in Wheatley, Ontario. A Procedural Order was not filed prior to the CMC.
2At the CMC, the Parties indicated that there was a strong possibility of settlement, and jointly requested that the matter be referred to mediation with the Tribunal in lieu of proceeding directly to a hearing.
3After further discussion, the Tribunal directed that a formal request for Tribunal-assisted mediation and any inquiries be submitted by the Parties to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator having carriage of this matter, which will then be reviewed and addressed by the Tribunal.
ORDER
4The Tribunal Orders that a formal request for mediation with the Tribunal and any inquiries be submitted by the Parties to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator having carriage of this matter, to be reviewed and addressed by the Tribunal.
5Questions prior to any subsequent event in this matter may be directed to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator having carriage of this case.
6The Member is not seized.
"Jennifer Campbell"
jennifer campbell
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 ("Tribunal"). Any reference to the preceding tribunals or the former Ontario Municipal Board is deemed to be a reference to the Tribunal.