Victoria Chai

The applicants appealed the City of Markham's failure to make a decision on applications for a zoning by-law amendment and site plan approval to facilitate a high-rise mixed-use development.

The Tribunal held a Case Management Conference to organize the hearing.

A 10-day video hearing was scheduled, and a Procedural Order with an Issues List was finalized and appended to the decision.

The Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding multiple appeals of the Vaughan Official Plan and related site-specific zoning and subdivision applications.

The Tribunal scheduled a Phase 3 Hearing for the Yonge-Steeles Corridor Secondary Plan and approved a final Procedural Order.

A request by an adjacent landowner to join its appeals to the Phase 3 Hearing was denied due to the advanced stage of the proceedings and the need for proper notice.

The applicant appealed the City of Markham's failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit increased height and density for two residential towers.

At a settlement hearing, the Tribunal considered the revised proposal, which included changes to the Draft Plan of Subdivision and associated conditions.

Based on uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the proposal consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and in conformity with the applicable Official Plans.

The Tribunal approved the settlement, allowing the appeal in part to implement the revised Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision.

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 Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by King David Inc. against the City of Markham's approval of a Zoning By-law Amendment for a six-storey mixed-use development.

The Tribunal granted party status to Flato Developments Inc. on consent.

The parties agreed to finalize an issues list, and the Tribunal scheduled a five-day merits hearing for September 2022, along with a second Case Management Conference for May 2022.

This was the second Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by the applicant against the municipality's failure to make a decision on an Official Plan Amendment to establish a secondary plan.

A party requested that the scheduling of a hearing be deferred due to alleged jurisdictional issues related to an incomplete environmental assessment and ongoing litigation.

The Tribunal found that the party must bring a formal written motion to determine the jurisdictional issue.

The Tribunal scheduled a hearing on the merits and approved the draft Procedural Order and Issues List.

This was the first Case Management Conference for an appeal by the applicant regarding the municipality's failure to make a decision on an Official Plan Amendment to establish a secondary plan.

The Tribunal granted party and participant status to several entities and individuals.

Due to ongoing court proceedings and the recent circulation of updated documents, the Tribunal deferred the finalization of the Issues List and the scheduling of the hearing on the merits to a second Case Management Conference.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicant for the municipality's failure to render decisions on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications.

The parties advised the Tribunal that a settlement had been reached.

The Tribunal scheduled a settlement hearing and granted participant status to two individuals on consent of the parties.

The applicant appealed the City of Markham's failure to make decisions on applications for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Site Plan approval to permit a townhouse development.

The parties reached a settlement.

Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the proposed instruments were consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conformed to the Growth Plan and applicable Official Plans, and represented good planning.

The Tribunal approved the settlement, allowing the appeals in part.