Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: September 03, 2024
CASE NO(S).: OLT-22-002286 Formerly PL170100
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 17(36) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended
Appellant: 1390226 Ontario Inc.
Appellant: 1610341 Ontario Inc.
Appellant: 1705823 Ontario Ltd. (c/o York Developments)
Appellant: 1739626 Ontario Ltd. (c/o York Developments); and others
Subject: The London Plan
Municipality: City of London
OLT Case No.: OLT-22-002286
Legacy Case No.: PL170100
OLT Lead Case No: OLT-22-002286
Legacy Lead Case No.: PL170100
OLT Case Name: Lansink v. London (City)
Heard: August 28, 2024, by video hearing
APPEARANCES:
| Parties | Counsel |
|---|---|
| City of London | C. McCreery A. Hovius |
| Auburn Developments Inc. and York Developments | J. Cheng P.Duffy (In Absentia) |
| Sari Belzycki | L. English |
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY S. TOUSAW ON AUGUST 28, 2024 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
1This further Case Management Conference (“CMC”) addressed four of the five remaining appeals to the City of London’s (“City”) 2016 Official Plan, known as the “London Plan.”
2The City’s numbers assigned to each appeal are used herein.
3The four appeals arise from two Appellants:
- Auburn Developments Inc. – Appeal 1; and
- York Developments – Appeals 36, 37 and 41.
4The appeal not addressed at this CMC is York Developments’ Appeal 15 which, as directed at the last CMC, will be heard with its related site-specific appeals for Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments.
5Except for these five remaining site-specific appeals, the 2016 London Plan is otherwise in full force and effect, as previously Ordered by the Tribunal.
6The Tribunal granted the Parties’ request to further adjourn these four appeals to enable ongoing discussions and the processing of site-specific applications, all of which may resolve or further focus these London Plan appeals. Without objection from the Parties, the City advised that it would request hearing dates at the next CMC for certain appeals if no resolution is achieved.
7The Parties are aware that Tribunal-led mediation is available should facilitated mediation discussions be helpful in reducing issues or achieving a settlement.
8Should settlements be reached in advance of the next CMC, the Parties may request a written hearing. If the Parties wish settlements to be heard at the next CMC, the settlement document(s) and supportive affidavit(s) should be provided to all Parties and the Tribunal one week before the CMC.
9At the Parties’ request, a further CMC is scheduled for Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 10 a.m. by video hearing. No further notice will be given.
10Statutory Parties and anyone seeking Party or Participant status 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:
GoToMeeting: https://meet.goto.com/996288525
Access Code: 996-288-525
11Parties and Participants are asked to access and set up the application well in advance of the event to avoid unnecessary delay. The desktop application can be downloaded at, GoToMeeting or a web application is available: https://app.gotomeeting.com/home.html
12Persons 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) 1-888-455-1389 or +1 (647) 497-9391. The access code is as indicated above.
13Individuals 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 CMC hearing by video to ensure that they are properly connected to the event at the correct time. Questions prior to the hearing events may be directed to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator having carriage of this case.
ORDER
14The Tribunal Orders its directions as set out above.
15This Member is not seized but remains available through the Case Coordinator for case management purposes.
“S. Tousaw”
S. TOUSAW
VICE-CHAIR
Ontario Land Tribunal
Website: www.olt.gov.on.ca Telephone: 416-212-6349 Toll Free: 1-866-448-2248
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