Uttra Gautam

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order to govern the hearing of appeals brought by the applicants under section 34(11) of the Planning Act.

The appeals relate to the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on zoning by-law amendment applications to permit 38-storey and 12-storey residential buildings.

The order sets out the issues list, order of evidence, and procedural dates leading up to a 12-day video hearing scheduled to commence on August 8, 2023.

This was a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the City's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications for a high-rise mixed-use development.

The Tribunal converted a condominium corporation's status from Participant to Party on consent.

The Tribunal also directed that the issue of whether certain adjacent properties are included in the OPA appeal be added to the issues list, and set a 10-day hearing to commence in February 2024, pending the resolution of a related heritage by-law appeal.

This was the second Case Management Conference regarding appeals for the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on zoning by-law amendment applications for 124 and 136 Broadway Avenue.

The Tribunal granted party status to the Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1987 and participant status to fourteen individuals.

The Tribunal also set deadlines for the final Procedural Order and Issues List ahead of the scheduled 12-day hearing.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals for the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on Zoning By-law Amendment applications for 124 and 136 Broadway Avenue.

The Tribunal granted party status to the Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1987 and participant status to fourteen individuals.

The Tribunal also set deadlines for the final Procedural Order and Issues List.

The applicant appealed the Committee of Adjustment's refusal to grant a consent to sever a property into two lots and associated minor variances for lot frontage, area, coverage, height, and side yard setbacks.

The City opposed the appeal, arguing the reduced lot frontage and side yard setbacks did not respect and reinforce the physical character of the neighbourhood.

The Toronto Local Appeal Body preferred the applicant's planning evidence, finding that the proposed lot frontage would fit within the existing mixture of frontages on the street and that the revised side yard setbacks would have no negative impact.

The appeal was allowed, and the consent and variances were granted subject to conditions.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on official plan and zoning by-law amendment applications for a 12-storey residential building.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Tribunal granted participant status to a community association, noted that settlement discussions were premature, and scheduled a second Case Management Conference and a seven-day hearing.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by the applicant for a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 40-storey mixed-use building.

The City of Toronto had failed to make a decision within the statutory timeframe.

Due to the municipal election, the City required more time to obtain instructions.

The Tribunal scheduled a second Case Management Conference and directed the parties to submit a draft Procedural Order and Issues List.

The appellant appealed the City of Toronto's non-decision regarding a zoning by-law amendment application to permit a 20-storey mixed-use building.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Tribunal corrected the appellant's name, granted participant status to an adjacent property owner on consent, and scheduled a second Case Management Conference to allow the City time to receive instructions from Council regarding the draft Procedural Order and Issues List.

A second Case Management Conference was held regarding appeals of the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for a 28-storey mixed-use building.

The Tribunal granted Future Delight Investment Ltd.'s request to withdraw as a Party.

The Tribunal also approved the finalized Procedural Order and scheduled a 10-day video hearing on the merits.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicant from the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications.

The applications seek to permit an 11-storey residential building.

The Tribunal ordered the consolidation of the two appeals and scheduled a second Case Management Conference for April 11, 2023, directing the applicant to file a draft Procedural Order beforehand.

The appellant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on applications for zoning by-law amendments to facilitate a 7-storey mixed-use development.

The parties reached a global settlement agreement.

Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the proposed amendments consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, in conformity with the Growth Plan and Official Plan, and representative of good planning.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals in part and approved the draft zoning by-law amendment in principle, withholding its final order pending the fulfillment of several conditions.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding an appeal against the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan application for a mixed-use building.

The Tribunal granted participant status to two resident associations.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled to allow the parties further time for discussions and to finalize a Draft Procedural Order and Issues List.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicant against the City's failure to make decisions on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for a high-rise mixed-use development.

The Tribunal granted party status to one adjacent property owner and participant status to several individuals and organizations.

A second CMC was scheduled to finalize the Procedural Order and clarify the specific properties subject to the appeals.

This was the first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by the applicant from the failure of the City of Toronto to adopt an Official Plan amendment and make a decision on Zoning By-law amendments to permit a 28-storey mixed-use building.

The Tribunal granted conditional party status to a community association and participant status to one individual.

The City was directed to provide its Issues List, and a second Case Management Conference was scheduled.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals by Future Delight Investment Ltd. against the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control Application for a mixed-use development.

The Tribunal scheduled a seven-day hearing on the merits to commence on January 9, 2023, and approved the Procedural Order to govern the hearing.

The Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference concerning appeals from the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for a proposed 28-storey mixed-use building.

The Tribunal granted party status to an adjacent property owner and participant status to several neighbouring property owners and tenants on consent.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled to allow the City to obtain instructions from Council before finalizing the Procedural Order.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by GF 580 The East Mall Ltd. against the City of Toronto for failing to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment application.

The amendment seeks to permit a new 26-storey rental apartment building.

The Tribunal granted participant status to two individuals, reviewed the draft Procedural Order, and scheduled a second Case Management Conference for February 2023 and a five-day merits hearing for May 2023.

The applicant brought a motion to dismiss the appellant's appeal of a site-specific zoning by-law amendment that permitted a 4-storey residential apartment building.

The appellant requested an adjournment at the hearing to retain experts, which the Tribunal denied as untimely.

The Tribunal granted the motion to dismiss, finding that the appeal failed to disclose any apparent land use planning grounds, lacked expert evidence, and had no reasonable prospect of success given the proposal's consistency with provincial and municipal intensification policies.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on applications for a Zoning By-law Amendment and a Draft Plan of Subdivision to permit a 23-storey mixed-use building.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Tribunal ordered the appeals to be heard together, granted provisional party status to a neighbourhood association, and scheduled a second Case Management Conference and a 10-day merit hearing.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on two zoning by-law amendment applications to permit a 38-storey and a 12-storey residential building on adjacent properties.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Tribunal consolidated the two proceedings as they involved the same parties and shared common elements.

Future hearing dates were scheduled, including a second Case Management Conference and a 12-day hearing on the merits.