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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Add a storey

49 Walker Ave · Yonge-St.Clair · Ward 12 Toronto-St. Paul's

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to alter the existing two-and-one-half-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a rear ground floor addition (with a basement addition below). The Committee of Adjustment hears it on Wednesday, December 9. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

City file A0734/26TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedOct 19, 2026
  2. Notice to neighboursHearing scheduled
  3. NowComments open until Dec 2
  4. NextHearing Dec 9
  5. ThenDecision

01Have your say

HearingWednesday, December 9, 2026, 9:30 a.m.Online, or in person at Committee Room 3, Second Floor, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street W, M5H 2N2
Written comments due by 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 2
  1. Write your comments, mentioning file A0734/26TEY and the address.
  2. Email them as a PDF to the Committee of Adjustment (Toronto and East 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
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 alter the existing two-and-one-half-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a rear ground floor addition (with a basement addition below), a rear second storey addition, a rear third storey addition with a rear balcony (above the second storey roof), and a rear basement walkout.

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 19, 2026Application submitted to the City.
  2. Dec 9, 2026Committee of Adjustment hearing.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Minor varianceFile A0734/26TEYIn 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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06Quick answers about this application

When is the Committee of Adjustment hearing for 49 Walker Ave?

Wednesday, December 9, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., online or at Committee Room 3, Second Floor, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street W, M5H 2N2. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

What is the deadline to comment?

4:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 2, 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 49 Walker Ave?

To alter the existing two-and-one-half-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a rear ground floor addition (with a basement addition below), a rear second storey addition, a rear third storey addition with a rear balcony (above the second storey roof),… (file A0734/26TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 49 Walker Ave?

Josh Matlow, Ward 12 Toronto-St. Paul's. 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.

49 Walker Ave Committee of Adjustment hearing Dec 9, 2026: Add a storey · My Address in Toronto