Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: August 07, 2024
CASE NO(S).: OLT-24-000141
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 45(12) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: Vincent Santoro
Subject: Minor Variance
Description: MV - Permit to Build a Sleeping Cabin
Reference Number: A22-15
Property Address: Concession Lot 12, further described as Lot 14, Registered Plan M468, Six Mile Lake
Municipality/UT: Township of Georgian Bay
OLT Case No.: OLT-24-000141
OLT Case Name: Santoro v. Georgian Bay (Township)
Heard: April 11 and12, 2024; May 21, 2024, by Video Hearing, and final written submissions filed June 2, 2024
APPEARANCES:
| Parties | Counsel |
|---|---|
| Vincent Santoro | Matthew Hodgson |
| Township of Georgian Bay | Colin Leger |
| Roben and Tracey Stuart | Mark Vernon |
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY JACKIE DENYES ON jUNE 25, 2024, AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
Link to Order
INTRODUCTION
1The matter before the Tribunal is a Hearing de novo and concerns an Appeal brought by Vincent Santoro (“Appellant”) against the Committee of Adjustment (“CoA”) for the Township of Georgian Bay’s (“Township”) decision to refuse a Minor Variance Application A22-15 (“Application”) pursuant to s. 45(12) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13 (“Act”) as amended.
2The Application seeks to permit the building of a Sleeping Cabin on a shoreline residential lot on Six Mile Lake. Despite three Planning Reports authored by Deb McCabe, a planner employed by the Township of Georgian Bay, finding that the proposed variances are consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020