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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Deck or porch

168 Cottonwood Dr · Banbury-Don Mills · Ward 16 Don Valley East

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to legalize and maintain an existing deck. The decision has been appealed.

City file A0519/17NY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedMay 15, 2017
  2. HearingAug 3, 2017
  3. DecisionRefused by the Committee
  4. NowAppealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body
  5. NextAppeal hearing and decision

01Have your say

Nothing scheduled right now

Because the application has been appealed, the Toronto Local Appeal Body, 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, Jon Burnside, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To legalize and maintain an existing deck.

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. May 15, 2017Application submitted to the City.
  2. Aug 3, 2017Committee of Adjustment hearing: refused.
  3. —Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. 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 A0519/17NYUnder 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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  4. 4
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  5. 5
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All applications in progress in Ward 16

06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 168 Cottonwood Dr?

To legalize and maintain an existing (file A0519/17NY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 168 Cottonwood Dr approved?

Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 168 Cottonwood Dr?

Jon Burnside, Ward 16 Don Valley East. 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.

168 Cottonwood Dr Committee of Adjustment: Deck or porch · My Address in Toronto