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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Minor variance

209 Geary Ave · Junction-Wallace Emerson · Ward 9 Davenport

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to permit the existing restaurant use (eating establisment) and nightclub use within the existing one-storey commercial building with a mezzanine level. A hearing date hasn’t been set yet.

City file A0762/26TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedNov 2, 2026
  2. NowWaiting for a hearing date
  3. NextHearing and decision

01Have your say

Waiting for a hearing date

Neighbours get a notice in the mail once a hearing is set, and can send comments before it. Follow this application and we’ll email you the date.

02What’s proposed

To permit the existing restaurant use (eating establisment) and nightclub use within the existing one-storey commercial building with a mezzanine level. Also, to permit an outdoor patio in the front yard.

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 2, 2026Application submitted to the City.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Minor varianceFile A0762/26TEYIn 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.

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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
    Second suite
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  3. 3
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  4. 4
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    City planners are reviewing it

  5. 5
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    302 Geary Ave · about 300 m

    Deferred by the Committee of Adjustment

  6. 6
    8-storey building with shops
    259 Geary Ave · about 350 m

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06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 209 Geary Ave?

To permit the existing restaurant use (eating establisment) and nightclub use within the existing one-storey commercial building with a mezzanine level. Also, to permit an outdoor patio in the front (file A0762/26TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 209 Geary Ave?

Alejandra Bravo, Ward 9 Davenport. 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.

209 Geary Ave Committee of Adjustment: Minor variance · My Address in Toronto