Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: October 02, 2025
CASE NO(S).: OLT-25-000346
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(19) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellant: FNF Enterprises Inc.
Subject: By-law No. 25-014
Description: To permit
Reference Number: 25-029-CD
Property Address: 229, 235, 239 and 247 Royal Oak Road
Municipality/UT: Cambridge/Waterloo
OLT Case No.: OLT-25-000346
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-25-000346
OLT Case Name: FNF Enterprises Inc. v. Cambridge (City)
Heard: September 24, 2025, by Video Hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
FNF Enterprises Inc.
T. Sanderson
City of Cambridge
N. Auty
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY P. TOMILIN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
1This was the first Case Management Conference (“CMC”) in the matter of appeals by FNF Enterprises Inc. (“Applicant” / “Appellant”) seeking the issuance of the by-law without the holding provision, pursuant to ss. 34(19) of the Planning Act, for the properties located at 229, 235, 239 and 247 Royal Oak Road in the City of Cambridge.
2The Appellant is seeking to permit two industrial warehouse buildings.
3The Tribunal received the Affidavit of Service and marked it as Exhibit 1.
MEDIATION
4The Parties informed the Tribunal that they attended a Tribunal-led mediation assessment. However, at this time, the Parties agreed to pause on scheduling formal mediation sessions with potential to resume it, if their discussions to potentially settle the issues are not successful.
CMC, PROCEDURAL ORDER AND ISSUES LIST
5The Parties are currently discussing potential issues and requested some time before providing the Tribunal with the Draft Procedural Order (“DPO”) and Issues List (“IL”), and have requested a second CMC to be scheduled later this year.
6The DPO and IL are due on or before Monday, November 3, 2025.
7The second CMC is scheduled to take place on Monday, November 3, 2025 at 10 a.m.
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ORDER
12The Tribunal directives above are so Ordered.
13This Member is not seized.
14There will be no further notice.
“P. Tomilin”
p. tomilin
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.