Ontario Land Tribunal / Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: September 26, 2024
CASE NO.: OLT-22-002274
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER section 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended Applicant and Appellant: Yonge Park Plaza Inc. Subject: Request to amend the Official Plan - Failure of City of Toronto to adopt the requested amendment Purpose: To permit 2 towers comprised of residential, office, retail, restaurants, and hotel uses. Property Address: 4050 Yonge Street Municipality: City of Toronto Approval Authority File No.: 20 115845 NNY 08 OZ OLT Case No.: OLT-22-002274 Legacy Case No.: PL200441 OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-22-002274 Legacy Lead Case No.: PL200441 OLT Case Name: Yonge Park Plaza Inc. v. Toronto (City)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER section 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended Applicant and Appellant: Yonge Park Plaza Inc. Subject: Application to amend Zoning By-law No. 7625 - Refusal or neglect of City of Toronto to make a decision Purpose: To permit 2 towers comprised of residential, office, retail, restaurants, and hotel uses. Property Address: 4050 Yonge Street Municipality: City of Toronto Approval Authority File No.: 20 115845 NNY 08 OZ OLT Case No.: OLT-22-002275 Legacy Case No.: PL200442 OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-22-002274 Legacy Lead Case No.: PL200441
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER section 41(12) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended Subject: Site Plan Property Address: 4050 Yonge Street Municipality: City of Toronto OLT Case No.: OLT-22-002279 Legacy Case No.: PL200443 OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-22-002274 Legacy Lead Case No.: PL200441
BEFORE:
M. A. SILLS VICE-CHAIR
Thursday, the 26th day of September, 2024
THESE MATTERS having initially come on for a public settlement hearing before the Tribunal on May 27, 2022;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having issued its Oral Decision on May 27, 2022 and its Written Decision and Order on June 2, 2022 (the “Interim Order”) which allowed the appeals of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments in part, and approved in principle a development proposal for the properties known municipally in the City of Toronto as 4050 Yonge Street (the “Property”);
AND THE TRIBUNAL having issued its Final Order in respect of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeals on June 30, 2022;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having issued its Final Order in respect of the Site Plan Approval appeal on March 17, 2023 (the “SPA Final Order”), amending the conditions set out in the Interim Order and approving certain plans and drawings listed therein pursuant to subsection 114(16) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, S.O. c. 11, Sched. A, as amended;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having issued a correcting Order on May 26, 2023, effective June 30, 2022, to address a technical issue in the original Final Order;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having issued an Order on September 12, 2024, replacing the list of plans and drawings as approved in the Interim Order and having allowed, in part, the Applicant/Appellant’s appeal of the site plan control application and granting the approval of the Notice of Approval Conditions;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having been advised by the City Solicitor for the City of Toronto that the matters and conditions of the September 12, 2024 Order as set out in paragraph 3 have been satisfied;
NOW THEREFORE THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS that:
- Pursuant to subsection 114(16) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, S.O. c. 11, Sched. A, as amended, the Tribunal approves the plans and drawings listed in the Notice of Approval Conditions set out in Attachment 1 to the Order issued on September 12, 2024.
THE TRIBUNAL may be spoken to in the event any matter arises in connection with the implementation of this Order.
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