Ayerswood Development Corp. et al. v. London (City) et al., (2006) 212 O.A.C. 246 (DC)

• Judge: Cunningham, A.C.J., Chapnik and Ferrier, JJ.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: April 19, 2006
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: (2006), 212 O.A.C. 246 (DC)

Ayerswood Dev. Corp. v. London (2006), 212 O.A.C. 246 (DC)

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Temp. Cite: [2006] O.A.C. TBEd. JN.044

Ayerswood Development Corporation and 1510231 Ontario Inc. (applicants/respondents) v. The Corporation of The City of London, Rocky Cerminara (Chief Building Official)

(respondents/appellants)

(33338; 1501)

Indexed As: Ayerswood Development Corp. et al. v. London (City) et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Divisional Court

Cunningham, A.C.J., Chapnik and Ferrier, JJ.

June 2, 2006.

Summary:

The applicants applied for four building permits. The Chief Building Official (CBO) of a city issued conditional building permits requiring the repair or replacement of a defective gabion wall on the property. The applicants applied to overturn the CBO's decision.

The Ontario Superior Court allowed the application and ordered that the building permits be granted unconditionally. The city appealed.

The Ontario Divisional Court allowed the appeal and rescinded the trial judge's order.

Land Regulation - Topic 3202

Land use control - Building or development permits - Right to issue of - The applicants applied for four building permits for the second phase of a development - The Chief Building Official (CBO) of a city issued conditional building permits requiring the repair or replacement of a defective gabion wall designed to protect a creek bank from erosion - The applicants applied to overturn the CBO's decision - The trial judge allowed the application and ordered that the building permits be granted unconditionally - The city appealed, arguing that the CBO issued the conditional permits properly and lawfully in an attempt to ensure compliance with the owner's continuing obligations in a 1989 site plan agreement, a 1998 amended development agreement and site plan and s. 41 of the Planning Act - The Ontario Divisional Court allowed the city's appeal and rescinded the trial judge's order - The owner had an ongoing obligation respecting maintenance of the property, including the gabion wall - The CBO properly and lawfully issued the permits in accordance with the legislation and the community interest.

Land Regulation - Topic 3215

Land use control - Building or development permits - Grounds for refusal - Proposed construction not in compliance with applicable law - [See Land Regulation - Topic 3202 ].

Land Regulation - Topic 3227

Land use control - Building or development permits - Conditions - General - [See Land Regulation - Topic 3202 ].

Cases Noticed:

Equity Waste Management of Canada et al. v. Halton Hills (Town) (1997), 103 O.A.C. 324; 35 O.R.(3d) 321 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 23].

Minister of National Revenue v. Schwartz (1996), 193 N.R. 241; 133 D.L.R.(4th) 289 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 24].

Housen v. Nikolaisen et al. (2002), 286 N.R. 1; 219 Sask.R. 1; 272 W.A.C. 1; 211 D.L.R.(4th) 577 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 24].

Quay West v. Toronto (City) (1989), 47 M.P.L.R. 109 (Ont. Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 35].

Shell Canada Products Ltd. v. Barrie (City) Chief Building Official, [1992] O.J. No. 1572 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 35].

723 Rymal Inc. v. Lampman et al., [2001] O.T.C. 138 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 36].

723 Rymal Inc. v. Hamilton (City) Chief Building Official - see 723 Rymal Inc. v. Lampman et al.

Sixteenth Warden Ltd. v. Markham (Town) Chief Building Official (1993), 18 M.P.L.R.(2d) 70 (Ont. Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 37].

Foster v. Waterloo (City), [1993] O.J. No. 415 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 37].

Revenue Properties Co. v. Toronto (City) (1984), 26 M.P.L.R. 165 (Ont. Co. Ct.), affd. (1984), 46 O.R.(2d) 60 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 37].

Dominion Stores Ltd. v. Etobicoke (Borough) (1982), 19 M.P.L.R. 88 (Ont. Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 39].

Polla v. Uzumeri et al., [2000] O.T.C. 820; 15 M.P.L.R.(3d) 103 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 40].

Polla v. Toronto (City) Chief Building Official - see Polla v. Uzumeri et al.

Hi-Rise Structures Inc. v. Scarborough (City) (1992), 57 O.A.C. 287; 10 O.R.(3d) 299 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 41].

Bruce v. Toronto (City), [1971] 3 O.R. 62 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 43].

Ottawa (City) v. Chief Building Official of Ottawa (City) et al. (2003), 180 O.A.C. 48 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 68].

Alaimo v. North York (City) Chief Building Official, [1995] O.J. No. 862 (Gen. Div.), dist. [para. 70].

Counsel:

Alyson Brady, for the respondents;

Geoffrey P. Belch, for the appellants.

This appeal was heard at London, Ontario, on April 19, 2006, by Cunningham, A.C.J., Chapnik and Ferrier, JJ., of the Ontario Divisional Court. The following decision of the Court was released on June 2, 2006.