SCHEDULE A

EXCERPT FROM LOCAL PLANNING APPEAL TRIBUNAL'S RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE, ON DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, FILING, SERVICE, ROLES OF PARTIES ANDADJOURNMENTS. THE FULL DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE TRIBUNAL'S WEBSITE.

RULE 7

DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, FILING, SERVICE

7.1 Form of Documents Unless otherwise directed by the Tribunal, every document filedor introduced by a party or participant in a proceeding shall be legible and prepared on letter size paper (8 ½" x 11"), except for large documents such as plans or surveys, and, wherebound together with other documents, shall have each page numbered consecutively, throughout the entire text or within tabs, including any graphic content. Wherever possible, an electronic copy of the document must also be filed with the Tribunal, identically numbered as the paper document.

7.2 Other Exhibits Large graphic or other such types of visual evidence should not be glued to foam or other boards. They shall be on paper and be removed from the boards following the hearing event, and folded to 8 ½” x 11”. Three-dimensional models must be photographed, and the photographs must be introduced with the model. Visual evidence must be reviewed by the other parties before the hearing event or by an earlier date if set out in a procedural order.

7.3 Copies of Documents for Parties and the Municipal Clerk A party who intends to introduce a document as evidence at a hearing event shall provide a copy of the document to all the parties at the beginning of the proceeding or by an earlier date if that is required by the terms of a procedural order or otherwise directed by the Tribunal. If the document is an official plan, those parts of the plan to be referred to at the hearing event should be distributed to the parties, and a copy of the entire plan must be made available to the Tribunal Member(s). If the Tribunal orders that the clerk of the municipality keep copies of documents for public inspection, they do not need to be certified copies, unless a party objects that they are not authentic copies.

7.4 Prefiling of Witness Statements and Reports If a hearing is expected to last more than 5 days, the Tribunal may require that parties calling expert or professional witnesses serve on the other parties and file with the clerk of the municipality any expert witness statements and reports prepared for the hearing, at least 30 days in advance of the commencement of the hearing, unless otherwise directed by the Tribunal. The Tribunal may in its discretion, or at the request of a party, also make this prefiling order for hearings expected to last fewer than 5 days. The expert witness statement must contain:

  1. an executed acknowledgment of expert’s duty form (attached to these Rules) and expert’s qualifications;

  2. the issues the expert will address, their opinions on these issues, the reasons that support their opinions and their conclusions; and

  3. a list of the reports or documents, whether prepared by the expert or by someone else, that the expert will refer to at the hearing.