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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Add a storey

42 Ulster St · University · Ward 11 University-Rosedale

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to alter the existing two-storey townhouse dwelling by constructing a rear second storey deck. The decision has been appealed.

City file A0286/23TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedMar 21, 2023
  2. HearingJul 19, 2023
  3. DecisionRefused 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, Dianne Saxe, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To alter the existing two-storey townhouse dwelling by constructing a rear second storey deck.

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. Mar 21, 2023Application submitted to the City.
  2. Jul 19, 2023Committee of Adjustment hearing: refused.
  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 A0286/23TEYUnder 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.

  1. 1
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  2. 2
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    6 Croft St · about 360 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  3. 3
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    Refused by the Committee of Adjustment

  4. 4
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    Deferred by the Committee of Adjustment

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06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 42 Ulster St?

To alter the existing two-storey townhouse dwelling by constructing a rear second storey (file A0286/23TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 42 Ulster St approved?

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

Who is the councillor for 42 Ulster St?

Dianne Saxe, Ward 11 University-Rosedale. 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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