Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: July 24, 2025
CASE NO.: OLT-25-000315
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended.
Applicant/Appellant: First Ontario Street Ltd.
Subject: Application to amend the Zoning By-law – Refusal of application
Description: To permit the development of a 33-storey mixed use building and to retain and incorporate existing heritage building
Reference Number: 24-111770 ZA
Property Address: 37 Ontario St and 3 Ontario Lane
Municipality/UT: St. Catharines/Niagara
OLT Case No: OLT-25-000315
OLT Lead Case No: OLT-25-000315
OLT Case Name: First Ontario Street Ltd. v. St. Catharines (City)
BEFORE:
S. BOBKA MEMBER
Monday, the 21st day of July, 2025
UPON APPEAL brought by First Ontario Street Ltd. pursuant to s. 34(11) of the Planning Act for the refusal by the City of St. Catharines of an application for a Zoning By-law Amendment for the properties municipally known as 37 Ontario Street and 3 Ontario Lane;
THE TRIBUNAL marked as Exhibit 1 the Affidavit of Service attesting to proper Notice having been given for this Case Management Conference (“CMC”), and proceeded to conduct a CMC on July 21, 2025 held by videoconference;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having received two requests for Participant status from:
- James and Liz Fleming; and,
- Robert Crawford;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having considered their respective submissions and the submissions of the Parties, granted Participant status to both requestors;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having been informed that the Parties had had preliminary discussions regarding potential mediation, confirmed the Parties’ awareness of Tribunal-led mediation and its intake process;
AND THE TRIBUNAL at the CMC, having scheduled a second CMC to commence on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 10 a.m. by videoconference:
Parties and Participants are asked to log in to the event at least 15 minutes before it begins to test their video and audio connections:
GoTo Meeting: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/519389173
Access code: 519-389-173
Parties and/or Participants are asked to access and set up the application well in advance of the event to avoid unnecessary delay. The desktop application can be downloaded at GoTo Meeting or a web application is available: https://app.gotomeeting.com/home.html
Persons who experience technical difficulties accessing the GoTo Meeting application or who only wish to listen to the event can connect to it by calling in to an audio-only telephone line: +1 (647) 497-9373 or (Toll-Free) 1-888-299-1889. The access code is: 519-389-173.
Individuals 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 event to ensure that they are properly connected at the correct time. Questions prior to the event may be directed to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator.
THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS THAT:
Participant status is granted to: i) James and Liz Fleming; and, ii) Robert Crawford;
A subsequent CMC is scheduled as detailed above; and,
The Parties are to submit the draft Procedural Order, including Issues List, to the Tribunal on or before Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
“Matthew D.J. Bryan”
MATTHEW D.J. BRYAN
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 (“Tribunal”). Any reference to the preceding tribunals or the former Ontario Municipal Board is deemed to be a reference to the Tribunal.
Attachment 1
CMC Attendance List
Party Name
Counsel/Representative*
First Ontario Street Ltd.
Tom Hanrahan Jordyn Minor* (Student-at-law)
City of St. Catharines
Callum Shedden Sandro Pierini* (Student-at-law)