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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Minor variance

21 Kainona Ave · Clanton Park · Ward 6 York Centre

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to construct an ancillary building (cabana) in the rear yard of the property. The Committee of Adjustment hears it on Thursday, December 10. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

City file A0361/26NY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

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Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedOct 16, 2026
  2. Notice to neighboursHearing scheduled
  3. NowComments open until Dec 3
  4. NextHearing Dec 10
  5. ThenDecision

01Have your say

HearingThursday, December 10, 2026, 10:00 a.m.Online, or in person at Council Chamber, North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge Street, M2N 5V7
Written comments due by 4:30 p.m., Thursday, December 3
  1. Write your comments, mentioning file A0361/26NY and the address.
  2. Email them as a PDF to the Committee of Adjustment (North York 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
Add the deadline to my calendarAdd the hearing
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

To construct an ancillary building (cabana) in the rear yard of the property.

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. Oct 16, 2026Application submitted to the City.
  2. Dec 10, 2026Committee of Adjustment hearing.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Minor varianceFile A0361/26NYIn 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

Thamesford CrtJoel Swirsky BlvdBowring WalkAlmore AveLowesmoor AveFaywood BlvdDorchester DrClanton Park RdGladiola CrtKainona AveHarlock BlvdMidvale RdCollinson BlvdBanton Rd123Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Almore AveLowesmoor AveClanton Park RdGladiola CrtKainona AveMidvale RdBanton RdDanby Ave123Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)

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

  1. 1
    New house
    20 Lowesmoor Ave · about 90 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  2. 2
    Split the lot
    164 Clanton Park Rd · about 240 m

    Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body

  3. 3
    New two-storey house
    10 Banton Rd · about 280 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

All applications in progress in Ward 6

06Quick answers about this application

When is the Committee of Adjustment hearing for 21 Kainona Ave?

Thursday, December 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., online or at Council Chamber, North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge Street, M2N 5V7. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

What is the deadline to comment?

4:30 p.m., Thursday, December 3, 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 21 Kainona Ave?

To construct an ancillary building (cabana) in the rear yard of the (file A0361/26NY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 21 Kainona Ave?

James Pasternak, Ward 6 York 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.

21 Kainona Ave Committee of Adjustment hearing Dec 10, 2026: Minor variance · My Address in Toronto