Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500 Toronto ON M5G 1E5 Telephone: (416) 212-6349 Toll Free: 1-866-448-2248 Website: olt.gov.on.ca
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire 655 rue Bay, suite 1500 Toronto ON M5G 1E5 Téléphone: (416) 212-6349 Sans Frais: 1-866-448-2248 Site Web: olt.gov.on.ca
ISSUE DATE: March 10, 2025
CASE NO.: OLT-23-000711
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 17(36) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellant: United Parcel Service Canada Ltd. Subject: OPA 99 Description: To permit the development of a high-rise mixed-use building Reference Number: OP.21.028 Property Address: 2600-2700 Steeles Avenue Municipality: City of Vaughan OLT Case No: OLT-23-000711 OLT Lead Case No: OLT-23-000711 OLT Case Name: United Parcel Service Canada Ltd. v. Vaughan (City)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(19) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellant: United Parcel Service Canada Ltd. Subject: By-law No. 039-2023 Description: To permit the development of a high-rise mixed-use building Reference Number: Z.21.057 Property Address: 2600-2700 Steeles Avenue Municipality: City of Vaughan OLT Case No: OLT-23-000702 OLT Lead Case No: OLT-23-000711
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(19) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellant: United Parcel Service Canada Ltd. Subject: By-law No. 040-2023 Description: To permit the development of a high-rise mixed-use building Reference Number: Z.21.057 Property Address: 2600-2700 Steeles Avenue Municipality: City of Vaughan OLT Case No: OLT-23-000703 OLT Lead Case No: OLT-23-000711
BEFORE: JEAN-PIERRE BLAIS ) Monday, the 10th MEMBER ) ) day of March, 2025
Order
THESE MATTERS having come on for a settlement hearing before the Ontario Land Tribunal (the "Tribunal") on June 12, 2024 ("Settlement Hearing");
AND THE TRIBUNAL having been satisfied by the uncontested planning evidence of Kate Cooper contained in an Affidavit sworn on June 10, 2024 and presented orally at the Settlement Hearing;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having issued an Interim Order on July 4, 2024 ("Interim Order") dismissing the appeal by United Parcel Service Canada Ltd. ("UPS") filed pursuant to section 17(36) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended ("Act"), and allowing the appeals by UPS filed pursuant to section 34(19) of the Act in part by approving the Zoning By-law Amendments attached as Attachments 1 and 2 to the Interim Order in principle subject to the satisfaction of the precondition described in paragraph 9(e) of the Interim Order;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having been advised on February 28, 2025 by the City of Vaughan on consent of the parties that the precondition to the issuance of a Final Order in this matter listed in paragraph 9(e) of its Interim Order has now been satisfied;
THE TRIBUNAL THEREFORE MAKES AN ORDER THAT in accordance with the provisions of sections 17(46.1) and 34(26) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended:
The appeal by United Parcel Service Canada Ltd. under subsection 17(36) is dismissed and Official Plan Amendment No. 99 for the City of Vaughan is approved;
The appeals by United Parcel Service Canada Ltd. under subsection 34(19) are allowed, in part; and,
The draft Zoning By-law Amendments attached hereto as Attachments 1 and 2 are approved.
"Euken Lui"
EUKEN LUI ACTING REGISTRAR
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