McMaster’s appeal is one of over a dozen in Hamilton by development applicants seeking to protect their interests under the more developer friendly OMB rules rather than risk having to appeal under the new LPAT rules.
City Continues Settlement Negotiations with OMB Appellants on new Commercial Mixed Use Zoning
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The City of Hamilton is negotiating with over 20 parties who appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board against the City’s new Commercial Mixed Use Zoning.
Stoney Creek Developer Appeals to OMB for Four Storey Development at 261 King Street East
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J.A.N. Group Inc filed an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board on their application for a four storey residential building at 261 King Street East in Stoney Creek. The site is located west of Green Road.
Medallion Properties Takes City to OMB on 20 Storey Redevelopment of 195 Wellington South
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Medallion Properties have filed an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board on their application for a 20-storey residential redevelopment of their property at 195 Wellington Street South in the Corktown neighbourhood.
The Ontario Municipal Board has assigned case number PL171389 to the appeal. The first pre-hearing date has not yet been set.
Coppley Expanding Manufacturing in Hamilton’s Downtown, Planning Move Down MacNab Street to Cannon Street
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Premium tailored clothing company Coppley is planning a new 6,822 square metre manufacturing facility in Hamilton’s Downtown, just down the street from their present headquarters.
The new facility will enabled the company to enhance its manufacturing processing while remaining in Downtown Hamilton, architect Drew Hauser told the City’s Design Review Panel on Thursday.
Divisional Court Upholds OMB Decisions in Oakville Glen Abbey Development Rulings
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The Ontario Divisional Court delivered a rare ruling reviewing an Ontario Municipal Board decision on what constitutes a complete planning application.
This ruling is instructive to those considering appealing the Hamilton Ward Boundaries decision, I wrote in December about the tests of judicial review (Dunsmuir Test), and deference to specialized tribunals and bodies.
City Planning to Developers: Don’t Assume You Can Build on Unassumed Alleyways
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Hamilton’s Chief Planner told a gathering of developers they must secure permission from the City’s real estate office prior to submitting development plans to the Planning Division if they include public unassumed alleyways in their plans.
Ontario Municipal Board Tosses Council’s Attempt to Gerrymander Wards, Axes Ward 14, Creates New Ward on Mountain
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The Ontario Municipal Board has overturned Council’s gerrymandered ward boundaries, imposing the Watson and Associations final report Option 2 which creates a new Mountain ward and eliminates the present Ward 14; splitting the existing rural ward between Dundas and Ancaster’s existing Wards 12 and 13.
Why I Expect OMB Decision on Hamilton’s Ward Boundaries Will be a Landmark Province-Wide Precedent
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During the past 20 years, the OMB has wrestled with municipal representation since the mega-amalgamations of the late stages of Premier Mike Harris’ government. With Hamilton’s Ward Boundary OMB hearing, ELTO Executive Chair Dr. Krushelnicki looks poised to set a framework to clarify how to balance numerous criteria and interests in creating municipal wards.
OMB Sets Dates for Hearing on 19-Storey Proposal at 860 Queenston
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The hearing will start March 12, 2018 and be held at Dundas Town Hall. One day is being set aside for public participants, March 20, and this day will be at Stoney Creek City Hall to be more accessible for residents.
City to Provide Security, if needed, at OMB Hearing After Lawyer Threatened
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In the procedural order issued by the OMB, the City of Hamilton stated that it will provide security if required during the hearing scheduled to start on June 18, 2018. Police are investigating the threat.