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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Addition

191 Niagara St · West Queen West · Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to alter the existing one-storey commercial building by constructing complete second, third. The decision has been appealed.

City file A1082/23TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedDec 22, 2023
  2. HearingMay 8, 2024
  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, Ausma Malik, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To alter the existing one-storey commercial building by constructing complete second, third, and fourth storey additions with rear decks and a rooftop common amenity space. A total of 3 parallel parking spaces will be provided on-site.

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. Dec 22, 2023Application submitted to the City.
  2. May 8, 2024Committee 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 A1082/23TEYUnder appealThe City’s Application Information Centre
Site planFile 23 207902 STE 10 SAApprovedSee its page

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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  2. 2
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  4. 4
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06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 191 Niagara St?

To alter the existing one-storey commercial building by constructing complete second, third, and fourth storey additions with rear decks and a rooftop common amenity space. A total of 3 parallel parking spaces will be provided (file A1082/23TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 191 Niagara St approved?

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

Who is the councillor for 191 Niagara St?

Ausma Malik, Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York. 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.

191 Niagara St Committee of Adjustment: Addition · My Address in Toronto