Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE:
May 01, 2025
CASE NO(S).:
OLT-25-000057
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(19) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended.
Applicant/Appellant
Pheasant Run Realty Holdings Inc.
Subject:
Zoning By-law
Description:
To facilitate the development 19 new residential units
Reference Number:
P3195
Property Address:
24 Alfred Street W
Municipality/UT:
The Blue Mountains/Grey
OLT Case No:
OLT-25-000057
OLT Case Name:
Pheasant Run Realty Holdings Inc. v. The Blue Mountains (Town)
Heard:
April 29, 2025, by Video Hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
Pheasant Run Realty Holdings Inc.
M. Vernon
Town of The Blue Mountains
S. Rouleau
D. Baker (in absentia)
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY P. TOMILIN ON APRIL 29, 2025 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
1This was the first Case Management Conference (“CMC”) in the matter of an appeal by Pheasant Run Realty Holdings Inc. (“Appellant”) arising from the failure of the Town of The Blue Mountains (“Town”) to make a decision on the Zoning By-law Amendment Application, pursuant to ss. 34(19) of the Planning Act, for the property located at 24 Alfred Street West.
2The Appellant is seeking to facilitate the development of 19 new residential units.
3The Tribunal marked the Affidavit of Service as Exhibit 1.
4The Tribunal did not receive any status request in advance of this CMC.
MEDIATION
5The Tribunal reminded the Parties that if they are interested in Tribunal-led mediation, they should reach out to the assigned Case Coordinator.
DRAFT PROCEDURAL ORDER, ISSUES LIST AND HEARING DATE
6At the CMC, Mr. Vernon informed the Tribunal that the Parties did not provide a draft Procedural Order (“PO”) and Issues List (“IL”) in advance of the CMC, because the matter will go before the Town Council next month to see if any of the issues could be resolved prior to the Hearing.
7The Tribunal directed the Parties to provide a draft PO and IL on or before Thursday, May 29, 2025.
8At the CMC, Parties requested a five-day Hearing to be scheduled in the last two weeks of October 2025. If the number of days can be reduced, the Tribunal directed the Parties to inform the assigned Case Coordinator.
9A five-day Hearing is scheduled to proceed by video and commence on Monday, October 20, 2025, at 10 a.m. and continue through Friday, October 24, 2025.
10Parties are asked to log into the Video Hearing at least 15 minutes before the start of the event to test their video and audio connections:
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13Individuals are directed to connect to the event on the assigned date at the correct time. It is the responsibility of the persons participating in the Hearing by video to ensure that they are properly connected to the event at the correct time. Questions prior to the Hearing event may be directed to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator having carriage of this case.
ORDER
14The Tribunal directives above are so ordered.
15This Member is not seized.
16There will be no further notice.
“P. Tomilin”
p. tomilin
MEMBER
Ontario Land Tribunal
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