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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Decided

Minor variance

1153 Kennedy Rd · Dorset Park · Ward 21 Scarborough Centre

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to permit the use of Vehicle Sales (car dealership). The Committee of Adjustment decided: deferred.

City file A0266/25SC · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedNov 7, 2025
  2. DecisionDeferred
  3. ThenBuilding permit

01Outcome

DecidedDeferred by the Committee of Adjustment

This application is decided, so no more comments are taken on it.

What happens next: The owner can now apply for a building permit. When one is issued, it’s added to the timeline below.

02What was proposed

To permit the use of Vehicle Sales (car dealership). The existing one-storey industrial building will remain unaltered. This application was previously deferred at the March 11, 2026 Hearing.

The application’s description, from the City’s Committee of Adjustment data. A minor variance is permission for a small exception to the zoning rules, such as height or lot coverage.

03Timeline

  1. Nov 7, 2025Application submitted to the City.
  2. —Deferred by the Committee of Adjustment. Date not in the City’s data.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Minor varianceFile A0266/25SCApprovedThe City’s Application Information Centre

Plans, studies and staff reports and the decision are on the City’s Application Information Centre. We link to them rather than copy them.

05Nearby applications

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The red dot is this application. The circle shows 400 metres, about a 5-minute walk.

  1. 1
    Garage or parking
    1191 Kennedy Rd · about 210 m

    Hearing scheduled: hearing Wed, Dec 2

  2. 2
    14-storey building (272 homes)
    1260 Kennedy Rd · about 370 m

    City planners are reviewing it

All applications in progress in Ward 21

06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 1153 Kennedy Rd?

To permit the use of Vehicle Sales (car dealership). The existing one-storey industrial building will remain unaltered. This application was previously deferred at the March 11, 2026 (file A0266/25SC). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 1153 Kennedy Rd approved?

Deferred by the Committee of Adjustment. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 1153 Kennedy Rd?

Michael Thompson, Ward 21 Scarborough Centre. Source: City Wards and Councillors, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Sources: City of Toronto Development Applications, Committee of Adjustment Applications, Public Notices and Building Permits (Open Data, updated nightly). Not legal advice. Something wrong? Tell us.

1153 Kennedy Rd Committee of Adjustment: Minor variance (deferred) · My Address in Toronto