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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Laneway suite

541 Euclid Ave · Palmerston-Little Italy · Ward 11 University-Rosedale

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to construct a new two-storey ancillary building (containing one laneway suite), abutting the laneway, in the rear yard of the existing two-and-one-half-storey detached dwelling. The Committee of Adjustment hears it on Wednesday, December 9. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

City file A0680/26TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedSep 17, 2026
  2. Notice to neighboursHearing scheduled
  3. NowComments open until Dec 2
  4. NextHearing Dec 9
  5. ThenDecision; appeals until Dec 29

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 A0680/26TEY 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 construct a new two-storey ancillary building (containing one laneway suite), abutting the laneway, in the rear yard of the existing two-and-one-half-storey detached dwelling. There will be two bicycle parking spaces in the rear yard, and the second storey will be cantilevered at the rear (east) and side (south) of the building. There will be a total of two residential dwelling units on this lot (one unit in the main dwelling, and one unit in the ancillary 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

  1. Sep 17, 2026Application submitted to the City.
  2. Dec 9, 2026Committee of Adjustment hearing.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Minor varianceFile A0680/26TEYIn 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.

05Nearby applications

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The red dot is this application. The circle shows 400 metres, about a 5-minute walk.

  1. 1
    Deck or porch
    519 Euclid Ave · about 90 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  2. 2
    40-storey building (386 homes)
    736 Bathurst St · about 250 m

    City planners are reviewing it

  3. 3
    Add a storey
    338 Markham St · about 350 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  4. 4
    Minor variance
    501 Palmerston Blvd · about 340 m

    Refused by the Committee of Adjustment

All applications in progress in Ward 11

06Quick answers about this application

When is the Committee of Adjustment hearing for 541 Euclid 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 541 Euclid Ave?

To construct a new two-storey ancillary building (containing one laneway suite), abutting the laneway, in the rear yard of the existing two-and-one-half-storey detached dwelling. There will be two bicycle parking spaces in the rear yard, and the second storey… (file A0680/26TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 541 Euclid Ave?

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.

541 Euclid Ave Committee of Adjustment hearing Dec 9, 2026: Laneway suite · My Address in Toronto