Peter Gross

Representative Work

Peter acts on behalf of private individuals and commercial developers to obtain development approvals from municipal authorities, including:

• Minor Variances
• Consents to Sever
• Site Plan Approvals
• Zoning by-law Amendments
• Official Plan Amendments
• Plans of Subdivision

Peter regularly appears before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (formerly the Ontario Municipal Board) and the Toronto Local Appeal Body representing clients in appeals pursuant to the Planning Act.

Peter also has experience with respect to development approvals under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act and appeals before the Niagara Escarpment Hearing Office.

Peter frequently advises industrial clients concerning land use compatibility issues, including regulatory compliance in regard to noise, odour and air emissions. He has extensive experience negotiating and drafting complex settlement agreements to resolve incompatibility between existing industrial uses and proposed sensitive uses.

Peter also assists clients in obtaining licences to extract under the Aggregate Resources Act.