Sara Kagan

At a Case Management Conference for appeals regarding the City's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments for a proposed high-rise development, the Tribunal considered requests for party and participant status.

The Tribunal granted party status to two condominium corporations representing adjacent residents, and participant status to two nearby residents.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled to allow parties to prepare a draft Procedural Order and Issues List.

The applicant appealed the Township Committee of Adjustment's refusal of six applications for consent to sever rural residential lots.

The parties reached Minutes of Settlement proposing to dismiss three appeals and approve the remaining three to facilitate lot consolidation and boundary adjustments.

The Tribunal accepted uncontested expert planning evidence that the proposal was consistent with provincial policies and conformed to official plans.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals in part and granted provisional consent subject to conditions, including rezoning the resultant lands to an Environmental Protection zone.