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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Add a storey

255 Seaton St · Moss Park · Ward 13 Toronto Centre

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to alter the existing two-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a third storey addition. The decision has been appealed.

City file A1216/20TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedDec 31, 2020
  2. HearingMay 12, 2021
  3. DecisionApproved 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, Chris Moise, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To alter the existing two-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a third storey addition, a rear third storey balcony, a rear deck, a front porch, a front walkout and a secondary suite in the basement.

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 31, 2020Application submitted to the City.
  2. May 12, 2021Committee of Adjustment hearing: approved.
  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 A1216/20TEYUnder 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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06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 255 Seaton St?

To alter the existing two-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a third storey addition, a rear third storey balcony, a rear deck, a front porch, a front walkout and a secondary suite in the (file A1216/20TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 255 Seaton St approved?

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

Who is the councillor for 255 Seaton St?

Chris Moise, Ward 13 Toronto 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.

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