Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: July 17, 2025
CASE NO.: OLT-25-000224
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: Naiman Trading Inc. and Hartman Development Inc.
Subject: Request to amend the Official Plan – Refusal to adopt the requested amendment
Description: To permit the development of three (3) blocks of 4-storey stacked townhouses containing 70 dwelling units
Reference Number: OP.19.011
Property Address: 8307 and 8311 Islington Avenue and 4, 6, 10 and 12 Hartman Avenue
Municipality/UT: City of Vaughan/York Region
OLT Case No.: OLT-25-000224
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-25-000224
OLT Case Name: Naiman Trading Inc. and Hartman Development Inc. v. Vaughan (City)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: Naiman Trading Inc. and Hartman Development Inc.
Subject: Application to amend the Zoning By-law – Refusal
Description: To permit the development of three (3) blocks of 4-storey stacked townhouses containing 70 dwelling units
Reference Number: Z.19.033
Property Address: 8307 and 8311 Islington Avenue and 4, 6, 10 and 12 Hartman Avenue
Municipality/UT: City of Vaughan/York Region
OLT Case No.: OLT-25-000225
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-25-000224
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 41(12) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: Naiman Trading Inc. and Hartman Development Inc.
Subject: Site Plan – Failure to approve
Description: To permit the development of three (3) blocks of 4-storey stacked townhouses containing 70 dwelling units
Reference Number: DA.21.014
Property Address: 8307 and 8311 Islington Avenue and 4, 6, 10 and 12 Hartman Avenue
Municipality/UT: City of Vaughan/York Region
OLT Case No.: OLT-25-000226
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-25-000224
BEFORE:
F. LAVOIE
Thursday, the 3^rd^
MEMBER
day of July, 2025
UPON APPEAL filed by Naiman Trading Inc. and Hartman Development Inc. regarding the City of Vaughan’s refusal of their applications for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-Law Amendment, and Site Plan, to facilitate the development of three blocks of 4-storey stacked townhouses for a total of 70 dwelling units on six properties east of Islington Avenue and north of Hartman Avenue;
AND THE TRIBUNAL marked as Exhibit 1 the Affidavit of Service attesting to proper Notice having been given for this Case Management Conference (“CMC”) proceeded to conduct a CMC on July 3, 2025, held by videoconference;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having received requests for Party status from Mark De Simone and Kiriaki Stamatiou;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having considered their submissions at the CMC whereby they each requested Participant status instead of Party status, granted Participant status to Mark De Simone and Kiriaki Stamatiou;
AND THE TRIBUNAL being advised by the Parties that settlement discussions are ongoing, and they jointly request a CMC within two months, scheduled a CMC to commence on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, by videoconference;
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THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS THAT:
A second Case Management Conference is scheduled as detailed above;
Participant status is granted to Mark De Simone and Kiriaki Stamatiou; and
No further notice will be provided.
“Matthew D.J. Bryan”
MATTHEW D.J. BRYAN
REGISTRAR
Ontario Land Tribunal
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Attachment 1
CMC Attendance List
Party Name
Counsel
Naiman Trading Inc. and Hartman Development Inc.
Quinto Annibale
City of Vaughan
Colin Dougherty