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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Decided

Garden suite

59 Yarrow Rd · Keelesdale-Eglinton West · Ward 5 York South-Weston

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to legalize and to maintain the existing detached garage and to construct a new one storey addition along the front of the detached garage in order to accommodate a new garden suite. The Committee of Adjustment decided: deferred.

City file A0232/26EYK · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedJul 2, 2026
  2. DecisionDeferred
  3. ThenBuilding permit

01Outcome

DecidedDeferred by the Committee of Adjustment

This application is decided, so no more comments are taken on it.

The decision can be appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body until Sep 30, 2026.

What happens next: The owner can now apply for a building permit. When one is issued, it’s added to the timeline below.

02What was proposed

To legalize and to maintain the existing detached garage and to construct a new one storey addition along the front of the detached garage in order to accommodate a new garden suite.

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. Jul 2, 2026Application submitted to the City.
  2. —Deferred by the Committee of Adjustment. Date not in the City’s data.

04City files and documents

TypeFileStatus
Minor varianceFile A0232/26EYKApprovedThe City’s Application Information Centre

Plans, studies and staff reports and the decision 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.

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  3. 3
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  4. 4
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  5. 5
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06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 59 Yarrow Rd?

To legalize and to maintain the existing detached garage and to construct a new one storey addition along the front of the detached garage in order to accommodate a new garden (file A0232/26EYK). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 59 Yarrow Rd approved?

Deferred by the Committee of Adjustment. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 59 Yarrow Rd?

Frances Nunziata, Ward 5 York South-Weston. 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.

59 Yarrow Rd Committee of Adjustment: Garden suite (deferred) · My Address in Toronto