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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

New two-storey house

30 Otter Cres · Bedford Park-Nortown · Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to construct a new two-storey detached dwelling with an integral garage. The decision has been appealed.

City file A0052/16NY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedJan 19, 2016
  2. HearingJun 9, 2016
  3. DecisionRefused 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, Mike Colle, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To construct a new two-storey detached dwelling with an integral garage. The existing dwelling would be demolished. Please be advised that this application was previously before the Committee on March 10, 2016. It was the decision of the Committee of Adjustment to DEFER the application SINE DIE, in order to allow the applicant an opportunity to meet with neighbours and discuss the variances.

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. Jan 19, 2016Application submitted to the City.
  2. Jun 9, 2016Committee of Adjustment hearing: refused.
  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 A0052/16NYUnder 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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  3. 3
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  6. 6
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06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 30 Otter Cres?

To construct a new two-storey detached dwelling with an integral garage. The existing dwelling would be demolished. Please be advised that this application was previously before the Committee on March 10, 2016. It was the decision of the Committee of… (file A0052/16NY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 30 Otter Cres approved?

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

Who is the councillor for 30 Otter Cres?

Mike Colle, Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence. 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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