Ray Kallio

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals by 110 Sheppard East GP Inc. against the City of Toronto's refusal of Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications.

The applications seek to permit a mixed-use development with 49 and 53-storey towers.

On consent of the parties, the Tribunal issued a Procedural Order to govern the proceedings leading up to a 10-day hearing scheduled to commence on July 20, 2026.

The appellants appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on their applications for an official plan amendment, zoning by-law amendment, and site plan approval for a mixed-use development.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Tribunal granted party status to Redpath Sugar Ltd., the Toronto Port Authority, and Pier 27 Toronto (Northwest) Inc., and participant status to three individuals.

The Tribunal scheduled a second Case Management Conference and a 10-day hearing, and directed the parties to finalize the draft Procedural Order and Issues List.

The appellant appealed a zoning by-law amendment approved by the City of Toronto, seeking modifications to expand permitted non-residential uses across all blocks of a mixed-use development.

The City attended but did not present evidence in opposition.

Relying on uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the requested modifications consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement 2024 and in conformity with the Official Plan, as they support a complete community within a Major Transit Station Area.

The appeal was allowed and the by-law amended accordingly.

A second Case Management Conference was held regarding an appeal of the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment application for a two-tower residential development.

The Tribunal granted participant status to one individual on consent.

The parties submitted a draft Procedural Order and Issues List, and the Tribunal scheduled a nine-day hearing on the merits for June 2026.

The applicant appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal regarding proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendments to permit a 6-storey mixed-use building in Toronto.

Prior to the hearing, the parties reached a settlement modifying the building's rear angular plane and height.

Based on uncontested planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised proposal consistent with provincial and municipal planning policies.

The appeal was allowed in part on an interim basis, with the final order withheld pending the finalization of the amendment documents.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a Procedural Order to govern the proceedings for an appeal under subsection 34(19) of the Planning Act regarding a zoning by-law amendment for properties on Yonge Street and Averill Crescent in Toronto.

The order sets the hearing date for January 22, 2026, establishes the issues list, and outlines the deadlines for the exchange of witness lists, participant statements, and visual evidence.

At a Case Management Conference for an appeal regarding a zoning by-law amendment for a 43-storey mixed-use building, the parties disputed the dates to be included in the Procedural Order.

The applicant and the municipality agreed on a schedule, but an added party condominium corporation proposed alternative dates.

The Tribunal found that the dates proposed by the statutory parties would not prejudice the added party and would allow for a fair and expeditious resolution.

The Tribunal approved the Procedural Order with the statutory parties' dates.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by 5799 Yonge Street Limited Partnership against the City of Toronto's approval of a modified Zoning By-law Amendment.

The Tribunal scheduled a two-day merit hearing for January 2026 and directed the parties to submit a Procedural Order and Issues List at least 30 days prior to the hearing.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal of the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment application for a residential development.

The Tribunal granted participant status to three individuals.

As the City had not yet finalized its issues list pending City Council instructions, the Tribunal declined to schedule a hearing on the merits and instead scheduled a second Case Management Conference.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order governing the hearing of an appeal by 1322104 Ontario Inc. regarding a site plan application for a 14-unit townhouse development in Toronto.

The order sets out the procedural deadlines, issues list, and order of evidence for a 7-day video hearing scheduled to commence on March 9, 2026.

Key issues include the safety specifications of a proposed crash wall adjacent to the Metrolinx rail corridor.

The applicants appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on an Official Plan Amendment application to establish a Site and Area Specific Policy (SASP) for the redevelopment of the Centrepoint Mall site.

The parties reached a settlement agreement on a Revised SASP that will guide the future mixed-use redevelopment of the site, including new public streets, a central park, and high-density residential and commercial uses near a planned subway station.

Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the Revised SASP consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and in conformity with the Official Plan, and allowed the appeal in part to approve the policy.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by Starbank Developments 1416 Corp. against the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment application for a 43-storey mixed-use building.

The Tribunal granted participant status to 18 individuals and entities on consent.

The Tribunal also set deadlines for the exchange of the Issues List and Draft Procedural Order, and scheduled a second Case Management Conference.

The appellant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a site plan control application for a 14-unit townhouse development.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Ontario Land Tribunal scheduled a seven-day merit hearing and directed the parties to file a draft Procedural Order and Issues List.

The appellants requested a Telephone Conference Call to provide a status update on the conditions of an interim order issued by the Tribunal regarding a proposed high-rise residential development.

The parties confirmed that most conditions had been satisfied, with only the peer review of the Vibration Impact Study remaining.

The Tribunal granted a 60-day extension to July 31, 2025, to allow the parties to finalize the remaining condition before requesting the issuance of the final order.

The applicant appealed the City's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment and site plan application for a 14-unit townhouse development.

The Tribunal had previously approved the zoning by-law amendment subject to post-approval conditions, including clearance from Metrolinx regarding rail safety.

After Metrolinx cleared its condition, the City required technical changes to the zoning by-law amendment to reflect updated planning policies.

The Tribunal accepted expert planning evidence that the revised by-law maintained the original development principles and approved the revised zoning by-law amendment without further conditions.

A case management conference was scheduled for the site plan appeal.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals by Armfield Estates Inc. against the City of Toronto for failing to make decisions on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications.

The Tribunal approved the draft Procedural Order and scheduled a third Case Management Conference for June 4, 2025, and a ten-day hearing on the merits commencing November 24, 2025.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to approve a site plan application for a six-storey mixed-use building.

The parties reached a proposed settlement and sought the Tribunal's approval.

Relying on uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the application and proposed conditions satisfied the legislative tests under the City of Toronto Act and were consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement, 2024.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal and approved the site plan in principle, withholding the final order until all pre-approval conditions were satisfied.

The Tribunal issued a procedural order governing the hearing of an appeal regarding a zoning by-law amendment application to permit a 17-storey mixed-use building at 1930-1938 Bloor Street West and 3, 5 and 21 Quebec Avenue in Toronto.

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

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make decisions within the required timeframe on applications for an Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit an 11-storey mixed-use building.

At a Case Management Conference, the Ontario Land Tribunal consolidated the two appeals on consent of the parties and scheduled a second Case Management Conference.

At a Case Management Conference concerning appeals for a Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Approval for a proposed townhouse development, the Tribunal considered Metrolinx's request for party status.

Metrolinx raised rail-safety concerns regarding the development and had not cleared a condition of the draft Zoning By-law approval.

Finding that Metrolinx had a direct and genuine interest and its involvement was necessary to resolve the appeals, the Tribunal granted Metrolinx party status on consent and scheduled a two-day hearing to address the outstanding conditions.