Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: March 18, 2025
CASE NO(S).: OLT-24-000833
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 17(24) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellant: 2775 Jane Street Limited & 2204808 Ontario Inc.
Subject: Proposed Official Plan Amendment No. 633
Description: To permit the adoption of Official Plan Amendment 633
Reference Number: 19 125312 WPS 00 OZ
Property Address: Jane Finch Secondary Plan lands
Municipality: Toronto
OLT Case No.: OLT-24-000833
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-24-000833
OLT Case Name: 2775 Jane Street Limited et al. v. Toronto (City)
Heard: February 24, 2025 by Video Hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
2204808 Ontario Inc.
Lee English Isaac Tang (in absentia)
2775 Jane Street Limited
David Bronskill
City of Toronto
Matthew Longo Uttra Gautam
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY F. LAVOIE ON February 24, 2025 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
INTRODUCTION
1This Decision and Order arises from the second Case Management Conference (“CMC”) held regarding appeals filed by 2775 Jane Street Limited and 2204808 Ontario Inc. (“Appellants”) pursuant to subsection 17(24) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13 (“Planning Act”), in respect of the adoption of Official Plan Amendment No. 633 (“OPA 663”) by the City of Toronto (“City”) with respect to the Jane Finch Secondary Plan lands.
SCOPING
2At the previous CMC, the Tribunal directed each Appellant to confirm whether their appeals could proceed on a site specific basis. By way of letters each dated February 3, 2025, the Appellants have done so.
32204808 Ontario Inc.’s appeal is now geographically limited to those lands located within the “Norfinch District” as defined in Map 50-2: Districts Plan of OPA 633. 2775 Jane Street Limited’s appeal is geographically limited to 2775 Jane Street, Toronto.
4In accordance with subsection 17(30) of the Planning Act, the Tribunal will notify the clerk of the Municipality that made the Decision that OPA 663 is in force and effect as of the day the last outstanding appeal has been withdrawn.
NEXT STEPS
5The Parties advised the Tribunal that each Appellant were planning on filing applications for their respective lands. The Parties, therefore, requested an adjournment sine die (without the scheduling of a future hearing event at this time) and undertook to provide a status update within six months. To provide the Parties time to file these applications and the City to review same, the Tribunal directs the Parties to provide a status update to the Tribunal no later than August 25, 2025.
ORDER
6THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS the following:
a. The Decision of Council for the City of Toronto adopting Official Plan Amendment No. 663 (“OPA 663”) is final, and OPA 663 is in force and effect as of February 3, 2025, except for the property municipally known as 2775 Jane Street, Toronto, and “Norfinch District” as set out in Appendix 1; and
b. The directions in this Decision.
“F. Lavoie”
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Ontario Land Tribunal
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