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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

New two-storey house

158 Olive Ave · East Willowdale · Ward 18 Willowdale

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to construct a new two-storey dwelling. The decision has been appealed.

City file A0685/16NY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedJul 28, 2016
  2. HearingSep 22, 2016
  3. DecisionApproved by the Committee
  4. NowAppealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal
  5. NextAppeal hearing and decision

01Have your say

Nothing scheduled right now

Because the application has been appealed, the Ontario Land Tribunal, not the Committee of Adjustment, will make the decision. No public meeting or comment deadline is set at the moment.

Follow this application and we’ll email you if a hearing is scheduled. Your councillor, Lily Cheng, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To construct a new two-storey dwelling. The existing dwelling would be demolished.

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. Jul 28, 2016Application submitted to the City.
  2. Sep 22, 2016Committee of Adjustment hearing: approved.
  3. —Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Date not published in the City’s data; from now on we record the date we first see each change.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Minor varianceFile A0685/16NYUnder appealThe 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.

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

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  2. 2
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  3. 3
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  5. 5
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  6. 6
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06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 158 Olive Ave?

To construct a new two-storey dwelling. The existing dwelling would be (file A0685/16NY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 158 Olive Ave approved?

Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 158 Olive Ave?

Lily Cheng, Ward 18 Willowdale. 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.

158 Olive Ave Committee of Adjustment: New two-storey house · My Address in Toronto