Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: October 06, 2025
CASE NO(S).: OLT-25-000272
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 14 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 27
Appellant: Ledim Developments Ltd.
Subject: Appeal of Development Charge By-laws No. 13-2025
Description: Determination of the development charges
Reference Number: DC By-law 13-2025
Property Address: Town-Wide
Municipality/UT: Ajax/Durham
OLT Case No.: OLT-25-000272
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-25-000272
OLT Case Name: Ledim Developments Ltd. v. Ajax (Town)
Heard: October 1, 2025 by video hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
Ledim Developments Ltd. (“Appellant”)
Patrick Harrington
Town of Ajax (“Town”)
Andrew Biggart
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY W. DANIEL BEST ON OCTOBER 1, 2025 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
INTRODUCTION
1This Decision arises from the second Case Management Conference (“CMC”) for the above-noted matter. The Appellant filed an appeal against the Town’s Development Charges By-law No. 13-2025 (“DCBL”) under s. 14 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 27(“DCA”).
2There are two Parties of record in this matter. No additional requests for Party status were made at this CMC. There were no requests for Participant status.
3The purpose of this CMC was to review the Procedural Order (“PO”) and scoped Issues List (“IL”) and set a date for the Merit Hearing.
4The Parties anticipate the length of the Merit Hearing based on the issues to be addressed is 10 days.
MEDIATION AND SETTLEMENT
5The Parties are engaged in discussion and information exchanges. The Parties are optimistic of working towards a settlement, but are in agreement that a Merit Hearing should be set.
6The Parties are aware that Tribunal-led mediation is available to the Parties should the need arise.
PROCEDURAL ORDER AND ISSUES LIST
7Mr. Biggart, Counsel for the Town, advised the Tribunal that a revised draft PO and IL on consent will be circulated and forwarded to the Case Coordinator post-CMC for the consideration of the Tribunal. Mr. Biggart, on behalf of the Parties, advised that the revised draft PO could be submitted by Friday, October 10, 2025.
NEXT STEPS
8The Tribunal directed the Parties to submit a revised draft PO on consent on Friday, October 10, 2025. The Tribunal will review the draft PO and if approved, will govern the proceedings of the Merit Hearing.
9The Tribunal inquired as to whether there were any other matters to be addressed which might assist in the fair, just, and expeditious resolution of this matter. The Parties indicated there were none.
10The Tribunal thanked all Counsel for their assistance on the matter.
11A Hearing of the Merits is scheduled to begin on Monday, March 16, 2026, at 10 a.m. to March 27, 2026, inclusive by Video Hearing.
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ORDER
16THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS the directions contained above in this Decision.
“W. Daniel Best”
W. DANIEL BEST
MEMBER
Ontario Land Tribunal
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