S. Lampert

Romandale Farms Ltd. brought a motion to adjourn the hearing of an appeal regarding an official plan amendment for the Angus Glen Block.

Romandale argued the hearing should be delayed until the completion of a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, potential permitting under the Endangered Species Act, and ongoing judicial review litigation concerning the proposed collector road network.

The Tribunal dismissed the motion, finding that the necessity for approvals under other legislation is not a basis to adjourn a Planning Act hearing, and that an official plan amendment does not constitute an authorization to proceed with an undertaking under the Environmental Assessment Act.

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.

This was a Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the City of Toronto's Official Plan Amendment 183 and the designation of the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District.

The Tribunal ordered that the appeals be heard together, granted party status to two community associations, and established a procedural timeline for the exchange of draft changes and issues lists.