Minor variance
4917-4975 Yonge St · Yonge-Doris · Ward 18 Willowdale
The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to alter the development standard for permitted uses (under Site-Specific By-law No. The decision has been appealed.
City file A0525/25NY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- SubmittedDec 16, 2025
- HearingFeb 5, 2026
- DecisionRefused by the Committee
- NowAppealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body
- NextAppeal hearing and decision
01Have your say
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, Lily Cheng, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.
02What’s proposed
To alter the development standard for permitted uses (under Site-Specific By-law No. 459-2005(OMB)) for the 34-storey mixed use building
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
- Dec 16, 2025Application submitted to the City.
- Dec 16, 2025A related consent application is filed: Consent.
- Feb 5, 2026Committee of Adjustment hearing: refused.
- —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
| Type | File | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor variance | File A0525/25NY | Under appeal | The City’s Application Information Centre |
| Consent | File B0034/25NY | In progress | See its page |
Plans, studies and staff reports are on the City’s Application Information Centre. We link to them rather than copy them.
Earlier at this address
- 34-storey building · 2010 · closed · City record
05Nearby applications
The red dot is this application. The circle shows 400 metres, about a 5-minute walk.
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- 339-storey building with shops (365 homes)5051-5061 Yonge St · about 100 m
Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal
- 4
- 5
- 6
06Quick answers about this application
What is being built at 4917-4975 Yonge St?
To alter the development standard for permitted uses (under Site-Specific By-law No. 459-2005(OMB)) for the 34-storey mixed use (file A0525/25NY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.
Was the application at 4917-4975 Yonge St approved?
Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.
Who is the councillor for 4917-4975 Yonge St?
Lily Cheng, Ward 18 Willowdale. 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.