Ontario Land Tribunal

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a written hearing to consider a settlement between Amexon Property Management Corporation and the City of Toronto regarding an appeal of Official Plan Amendment No. 231.

Based on the uncontroverted land use planning evidence, the Tribunal approved modifications to redesignate the subject lands from General Employment Areas to Regeneration Areas and add a Site and Area Specific Policy.

The Tribunal found the modifications represented good planning, were consistent with provincial policies, and resolved the site-specific appeal.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding a claim for compensation under the Expropriations Act arising from the expropriation of a commercial property.

Counsel for the claimant failed to attend the initial CMC, leading to an adjournment.

Following subsequent communications and agreement on hearing dates, the Tribunal issued a Procedural Order scheduling a five-day hearing on the merits and setting out the pre-hearing timetable.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order to govern the hearing of an appeal by the appellant municipality against a zoning by-law amendment intended to permit a residential townhouse development on the Marina Lands in the respondent municipality.

The order sets out the organization of the hearing, requirements before the hearing, the issues list, and the order of evidence.

The appellant appealed the City's failure to make decisions on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for a 29-storey residential building.

Following a successful Tribunal-led mediation, the parties presented a settlement.

Based on uncontroverted expert land use planning evidence, the Tribunal found the proposed intensification appropriate for the transit-accessible location and consistent with provincial and municipal policies.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals in part on an interim basis, withholding its final order pending the submission of finalized instruments and updated technical studies.

The applicant appealed the City of Brampton's failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision application for a high-density mixed-use development.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Tribunal granted party status to Menkes Creditview Inc. and Canadian National Railway Company on consent.

A nine-day hearing on the merits was scheduled for May 2025, and the parties were directed to submit a draft Procedural Order and Issues List.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment and site plan application to permit a 22-storey mixed-use tower with 294 rental units.

Following a settlement, the Ontario Land Tribunal allowed the zoning by-law amendment appeal in part and approved the amendment in principle, withholding the final order pending the fulfillment of several conditions, including revised servicing, transportation, and environmental studies.

The site plan appeal was adjourned sine die.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals by MacDonald Rose Inc. against the Town of Oakville's refusal of Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications for a proposed 11-unit townhouse development.

The Tribunal granted participant status to a local resident, approved the final Procedural Order and Issues List, and scheduled a three-day merit hearing to commence by video on January 13, 2025.

The appellants appealed the Municipality's refusal of applications to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit an additional residential unit in an accessory building.

At the first Case Management Conference, the parties requested an adjournment because the Municipality's counsel had left the file and new counsel had not yet been assigned.

The Tribunal granted the adjournment on consent and scheduled a second Case Management Conference.

The appellant appealed the City of Hamilton's Development Charges By-law 24-072.

At the first Case Management Conference, a third party requested party status, which the respondent opposed on the basis that the third party had not appealed within the statutory period.

Due to the absence of the third party's counsel and the respondent's counsel not being fully briefed on the objection, the Tribunal deferred the determination of party status to a second Case Management Conference and directed the parties to file a draft Procedural Order and Issues List.

The applicant appealed the City of Burlington's committee of adjustment decision regarding a consent application to create storm and sanitary sewer easements.

Based on uncontested affidavit evidence, the Ontario Land Tribunal allowed the appeal and granted provisional consent subject to ten conditions, finding the proposal conformed to the official plan and constituted good planning.

The appellant appealed the municipality's failure to make a decision on applications for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 23-storey mixed-use building.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Tribunal granted party status on consent to an adjacent landowner interested in infrastructure cost-sharing.

The Tribunal scheduled a second Case Management Conference for December 2024 and a 10-day merit hearing for March 2025.

The claimant brought a claim pursuant to section 26(1) of the Expropriations Act regarding the expropriation of a property by the respondent school board.

The parties filed a consent to dismiss the claim without costs.

The Ontario Land Tribunal ordered the claim dismissed without costs.

The claimants brought a claim under section 26(1) of the Expropriations Act against the respondent school board regarding the expropriation of a property.

The parties consented to an order dismissing the claim without costs.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued the consent order, dismissing the claim without costs.

The parties attended a telephone conference call to provide a progress update on the implementation of a previously approved settlement regarding a proposed 7-storey mixed-use residential building.

The Tribunal granted a three-month extension to January 17, 2025, to allow the Town of Aurora sufficient time to review the updated Transportation Impact Study and Functional Servicing Report and for the parties to submit the final form of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order governing the hearing of an appeal by the applicant regarding the City of Toronto's refusal of a zoning by-law amendment application for a 35-storey residential building.

The order establishes the issues list, hearing dates, and procedural deadlines for the 14-day hearing scheduled to commence on February 3, 2025.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals for the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications.

The applications seek to permit additional height and density in an approved mixed-use development.

The Tribunal granted participant status to an area resident and scheduled a second Case Management Conference for February 7, 2025, directing the parties to provide a draft Procedural Order beforehand.

The Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal of the City of Cambridge's refusal to enact a Zoning By-law Amendment for a proposed residential development.

The Tribunal granted party status to the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and the Waterloo Region District School Board on consent.

A request for party status by adjacent landowners Funchal Enterprises Inc. and Urros Investments Inc. was denied, but they were granted participant status with leave to re-apply for party status at the next CMC.

The parties indicated an interest in Tribunal-led mediation once the related draft plan of subdivision appeal is filed.

The appellants appealed the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of a minor variance application to permit the construction of a new single-storey boathouse.

The parties reached a settlement prior to the hearing.

Based on uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found that the requested variance to increase the maximum cumulative width of the boathouse met the four tests under s. 45(1) of the Planning Act.

The appeal was allowed and the variance authorized, subject to conditions including entering into a Site Plan Agreement for the retention and revegetation of the shoreline buffer.

The claimants brought a claim pursuant to section 26(1) of the Expropriations Act against the Toronto Catholic District School Board regarding the expropriation of a property in Toronto.

The parties consented to an order dismissing the claim without costs.

The Ontario Land Tribunal ordered the claim dismissed without costs.

The claimant brought a claim under section 26(1) of the Expropriations Act regarding a property expropriation by the Toronto Catholic District School Board.

Upon reading the consent of the parties, the Ontario Land Tribunal ordered that the claim be dismissed without costs.