P. Devine

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding multiple appeals of the City of Toronto's Official Plan Amendment 231.

The Tribunal directed the City to bring a motion to dismiss certain appeals if triage forms are not submitted within 30 days.

The Tribunal also deferred a request to remove appeals consolidated with OPA 271, directing the City to seek formal withdrawals first.

A further Case Management Conference was scheduled for November 3, 2023, to organize the remaining Phase 6G appeals.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued an amending decision pursuant to Rule 24.4 of its Rules of Practice and Procedure to correct a technical error in a previous decision issued on June 22, 2023.

The amendment updated paragraph 14 to include the specific audio-only telephone line numbers and access code for persons wishing to connect to the event.

In all other respects, the original decision remained unchanged.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a case management conference to obtain status updates and set hearing dates for the remaining appeals (Phases 6C, 6D, 6E, 6F, and 6G) of the City of Toronto's Official Plan Amendment No. 231.

The Tribunal approved procedural orders for Phases 6D and 6E, scheduled a settlement hearing for Phase 6C, set 10-day merit hearings for Phases 6D and 6E, and scheduled a further case management conference for Phase 6G.

Manga Hotels appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment application to permit a 383-room hotel development at 465-471 Richmond Street West and 38 Camden Street.

A related appeal concerned the denial of a demolition permit for 38 Camden Street.

At a settlement hearing, the Tribunal heard uncontroverted expert land use planning evidence that the proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conforms with the Growth Plan and the City's Official Plan, and represents good land use planning.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal in part, subject to conditions, and the related demolition appeal was to be withdrawn.

At a Case Management Conference regarding appeals of an Official Plan Amendment and a Heritage Conservation District designation, the Tribunal considered requests for party status and appellant substitution.

The Tribunal granted appellant status to the current owner of 619 Yonge Street, substituting them for the previous owner.

The Tribunal also granted party status to the owners of two abutting properties, allowing them to shelter under the 619 Yonge Street appeal, as the properties comprise a single site proposed for redevelopment.

The Tribunal issued an amending decision to correct a technical error in its previous decision dated June 22, 2021.

The amendment revised paragraphs 18 and 20 to clarify that Minutes of Settlement between the appellant and Ed Mirvish Enterprises Ltd. would shortly be executed, and that the Final Order would be withheld until those Minutes were signed and other conditions were addressed.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment application to permit a 59-storey mixed-use building.

Following negotiations, the parties reached a settlement on a revised proposal that addressed heritage conservation, height, and built form issues.

Based on the uncontradicted expert planning evidence that the revised proposal was consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and conformed to the Growth Plan and applicable Official Plan policies, the Tribunal allowed the appeal in part and approved the settlement in principle, withholding its final order until outstanding conditions were satisfied.