Quinto Annibale

This was the fourth Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the Town of Halton Hills' failure to adopt a requested Official Plan Amendment and appeals against the adopted Official Plan Amendment 32.

The Tribunal received a status update on mediation efforts concerning natural heritage issues.

The Tribunal directed revisions to the Issues List proposed by a party, finding some issues were not relevant planning matters.

The Tribunal approved the revised Issues List and issued the Procedural Order to govern the upcoming three-phase merit hearing.

A Case Management Conference was held regarding appeals of the City of Pickering's Official Plan Amendment No. 40 and related Zoning By-law Amendments concerning infill and replacement housing.

The Tribunal noted the withdrawal of appeals by Centreville Homes.

The Tribunal approved a draft Procedural Order and Issues List on consent of the remaining parties and scheduled a 15-day video hearing to commence on July 17, 2023.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a case management conference to organize the hearing of three related appeals concerning residential developments in the City of St. Thomas.

The Tribunal directed the finalization of the Issues List and scheduled an eight-day video hearing on the merits for May 2023.

One self-represented appellant was cautioned regarding the Tribunal's jurisdiction and advised to seek professional assistance.

The Appellant brought a motion for site access to conduct additional environmental studies, and the Applicant brought a motion to strike several witnesses from the Appellant's witness list.

The Tribunal dismissed the motion for site access, finding it inappropriate and academic given the upcoming deadlines.

The Tribunal granted the motion to strike in part, striking an economic impact witness for lack of relevance, an environmental expert for reasonable apprehension of bias, and two lay witnesses who had already been granted participant status.

The Tribunal also ordered that multiple experts in the same disciplines (land use planning and wetland assessment) be called as panels to avoid duplication of evidence.

The Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicant for the municipality's failure to make decisions on a Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision within the statutory timeframe.

The parties reported ongoing settlement discussions and requested additional time to finalize the draft Procedural Order.

The Tribunal directed the submission of the final draft Procedural Order, which was subsequently received and approved to govern the scheduled hearing on the merits.

The Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by 2006316 Ontario Inc. from the Town of Penetanguishene's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment application within the statutory timeframe.

The parties advised that a settlement in principle had been reached.

The Tribunal scheduled a one-day settlement hearing for August 23, 2022, and issued procedural directions for the filing of participant statements and settlement documents.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the 2010 Vaughan Official Plan and related site-specific development applications.

The Tribunal granted revisions to the Procedural Order for the Yonge-Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan hearing, deferring its start by one week to allow experts to review recently circulated transportation studies and development plans.

The Tribunal also granted Party status to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority on Appeal 166.

Finally, the Tribunal allowed a settlement motion by the City of Vaughan, approving modifications to the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Secondary Plan for a specific site, finding the modifications represented good planning and satisfied statutory requirements.

The appellants appealed the Town of Ajax's approval of a zoning by-law amendment.

Prior to the scheduled hearing, a Ministerial Zoning Order was issued for the subject lands.

The parties requested an adjournment sine die to allow time to determine if the appeals would be withdrawn or a settlement reached, given the new MZO.

The Tribunal granted the adjournment on consent.

The appellants appealed the Township of King's failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment and the conditions imposed on a Draft Plan of Subdivision for a 51-lot residential development.

The parties reached a settlement.

Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the proposed development consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and in conformity with applicable official plans.

The appeals were allowed in part, approving the Zoning By-law Amendments and the Draft Plan of Subdivision in principle, subject to conditions.

At a Case Management Conference for appeals concerning an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law, the Tribunal considered 134 new requests for participant status.

Because none of the requestors attended the hearing as required by the Notice of Hearing, the Tribunal denied them participant status.

However, the Tribunal permitted counsel for the parties to assist the requestors in organizing common Participant Statements to be considered at the next hearing event.

The Tribunal also approved a draft Procedural Order to govern the proceedings.

The appellant appealed the City of Hamilton's failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a residential apartment addition.

The parties reached a settlement for a 9-storey mid-rise building addition to the existing rental apartment building.

The Tribunal accepted uncontroverted expert planning evidence that the settlement proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conforms to the Growth Plan, the Niagara Escarpment Plan, and the Urban Hamilton Official Plan, and represents good land-use planning.

The appeal was allowed in part to approve the amended Zoning By-law.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicants against the municipality's failure to make a decision on a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment and conditions of draft plan of subdivision approval.

The Tribunal finalized the Procedural Order and Issues List on consent of the parties and scheduled a five-day video hearing for February 2022.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicants against the municipality's failure to make a decision on a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment and draft plan of subdivision.

The applications seek to permit a 51-lot residential subdivision.

The Tribunal finalized a Procedural Order, noted the parties' interest in settlement discussions, and scheduled a five-day video hearing for February 2022.

The Tribunal issued a procedural order on consent of the parties to govern the upcoming 10-day video hearing regarding appeals of the Town of Ajax's Zoning By-law No. Z2/19.

The order establishes the issues list, order of evidence, and procedural dates for the exchange of witness statements and other materials.

A case management conference was held regarding appeals by RIC (Midland Lane) Inc. for the Town of Midland's failure to make decisions on a zoning by-law amendment and draft plan of subdivision within the statutory timeframes.

The Tribunal granted party status to ADM Agri-Industries Company on consent.

The parties requested and the Tribunal scheduled a further case management conference for April 2022 and a 25-day hearing on the merits for September and October 2022.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals by Pickering Harbour Company Ltd. from the City of Pickering's refusal to adopt amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for lands at 591 Liverpool Road.

The Tribunal approved the Draft Procedural Order on consent of all parties and scheduled a nine-day video hearing to commence on November 7, 2022.

The parties requested a Case Management Conference to have the appeals regarding the Town of Penetanguishene's new Official Plan and the refusal of a draft plan of subdivision heard together.

The applicant is also preparing a revised application to amend the zoning by-law, anticipating a private appeal to be heard concurrently.

The Tribunal granted the request to hear the current appeals together, scheduled a follow-up Case Management Conference to finalize the Procedural Order, and set dates for a 10-day hearing on the merits.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued an amending decision to correct a technical or typographical error in the Title of Proceeding of a decision issued on September 22, 2021.

The amendment was made pursuant to Rule 24.4 of the Tribunal's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

In all other respects, the original decision remains the same.

At a Case Management Conference regarding appeals of a zoning by-law amendment passed by the Town of Ajax, the Ontario Land Tribunal granted party status to the Regional Municipality of Durham and the new owners of the subject lands.

The Tribunal scheduled a 10-day video hearing and directed the parties to submit a finalized Draft Procedural Order and Issues List.