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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Garage or parking

1191 Kennedy Rd · Dorset Park · Ward 21 Scarborough Centre

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules for this: Interior alterations to convert the existing one-storey commercial building into a vehicle repair garage and vehicle sales operation. The Committee of Adjustment hears it on Wednesday, December 2. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

City file A0121/26SC · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedAug 14, 2026
  2. Notice to neighboursHearing scheduled
  3. NowComments open until Nov 25
  4. NextHearing Dec 2
  5. ThenDecision

01Have your say

HearingWednesday, December 2, 2026, 1:30 p.m.Online, or in person at Council Chamber, Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr., M1P 4N7
Written comments due by 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 25
  1. Write your comments, mentioning file A0121/26SC and the address.
  2. Email them as a PDF to the Committee of Adjustment (Scarborough panel) by the deadline. How to submit, on the City’s site
  3. To speak at the hearing, online or in person, register with the Committee. How to take part
The deadline is 4:30 p.m. five business days before the hearing, the City’s rule for written submissions. Hearings are sometimes postponed: follow the application to hear about changes.

02What’s proposed

Interior alterations to convert the existing one-storey commercial building into a vehicle repair garage and vehicle sales operation. This application was previously deferred at the October 7, 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. Aug 14, 2026Application submitted to the City.
  2. Dec 2, 2026Committee of Adjustment hearing: deferred.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Minor varianceFile A0121/26SCIn progressThe City’s Application Information Centre

Plans, studies and staff reports 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
    14-storey building (272 homes)
    1260 Kennedy Rd · about 200 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  2. 2
    9-storey building (164 homes)
    1296 Kennedy Rd · about 310 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  3. 3
    11-storey building (192 homes)
    1296 Kennedy Rd · about 310 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  4. 4
    Minor variance
    1153 Kennedy Rd · about 210 m

    Deferred by the Committee of Adjustment

All applications in progress in Ward 21

06Quick answers about this application

When is the Committee of Adjustment hearing for 1191 Kennedy Rd?

Wednesday, December 2, 2026, at 1:30 p.m., online or at Council Chamber, Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr., M1P 4N7. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

What is the deadline to comment?

4:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 25, 2026: five business days before the hearing. Email comments as a PDF to the Committee of Adjustment. Source: City of Toronto, Committee of Adjustment participation rules.

What is being built at 1191 Kennedy Rd?

Interior alterations to convert the existing one-storey commercial building into a vehicle repair garage and vehicle sales operation. This application was previously deferred at the October 7, 2026 (file A0121/26SC). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 1191 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.

1191 Kennedy Rd Committee of Adjustment hearing Dec 2, 2026: Garage or parking · My Address in Toronto