City quietly makes significant change as Council didn’t meet in the first week of May.
LPAT Gives Durand Residents Seeking to Be Parties to Television City Hearing 30 Days to File Issues List
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Brad Lamb’s hope of building the tallest building in Hamilton at 163 Jackson Street West will be decided by LPAT in mid-2019, that’s if Lamb and the City don’t reach a deal to allow Lamb to build on Jackson West, or the tallest building elsewhere in Downtown Hamilton.
Sonoma Homes Must Wait Until 2020 for Hearing into Their Upper Sherman & Rymal Development
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The backlog at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal – formerly known as the Ontario Municipal Board – means that Sonoma Homes planned mid-rise development could be waiting until 2021 to get into the ground, unless Sonoma can reach a deal with City Council during the interim.
Current 195 Wellington Street South Residents Worry About Where They’ll Live Next
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Without the City prepared to file an issues list, or declare if it intents to oppose Medallion’s proposal for a 20-storey residential building at 195 Wellington Street South, the LPAT scheduled another pre-hearing date for April 15, 2019 at 10am to give the City time to prepare its submissions.
LPAT (former OMB) sets Pre-Hearing Dates for 195 Wellington South, Sonoma Homes Upper Sherman & Rymal Project, and Television City
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The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (formerly known as the Ontario Municipal Board) is beginning to set pre-hearing dates for various appeals for non-decision in planning applications across Hamilton.
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.
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.
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.