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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

New house

57 Major St · University · Ward 11 University-Rosedale

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to legalize and maintain the basement secondary suite in the existing three-storey, two-unit townhouse. The decision has been appealed.

City file A0395/20TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedApr 24, 2020
  2. HearingOct 2, 2020
  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, Dianne Saxe, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To legalize and maintain the basement secondary suite in the existing three-storey, two-unit townhouse.

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. Apr 24, 2020Application submitted to the City.
  2. Oct 2, 2020Committee 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 A0395/20TEYUnder 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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  3. 3
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  4. 4
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  5. 5
    Garage or parking
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    Refused by the Committee of Adjustment

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06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 57 Major St?

To legalize and maintain the basement secondary suite in the existing three-storey, two-unit (file A0395/20TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 57 Major St approved?

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

Who is the councillor for 57 Major 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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