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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Decided

Garage or parking

655 O'Connor Dr · Old East York · Ward 19 Beaches-East York

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to construct a new side (west) widened driveway and parking pad (for two parking spaces), abutting Woodmont Avenue (located at the southwest corner of the lot). The Committee of Adjustment decided: deferred.

City file A0271/26TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedMar 23, 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 Aug 25, 2026.

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

Your councillor

Brad Bradford, Ward 19 Beaches-East York. Councillors can answer questions about what happens next.

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02What was proposed

To construct a new side (west) widened driveway and parking pad (for two parking spaces), abutting Woodmont Avenue (located at the southwest corner of the lot), and to reconstruct the existing driveway abutting Woodmont Avenue. The existing two-storey detached residential building (houseplex containing three residential dwelling units) on the lot will be maintained and unaltered.

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. Mar 23, 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 A0271/26TEYApprovedThe 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.

05Nearby applications

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

  1. 1
    Add a storey
    354 Woodmount Ave · about 80 m

    Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body

  2. 2
    Split the lot
    493 Plains Rd · about 240 m

    Approved by the Committee of Adjustment

All applications in progress in Ward 19

06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 655 O'Connor Dr?

To construct a new side (west) widened driveway and parking pad (for two parking spaces), abutting Woodmont Avenue (located at the southwest corner of the lot), and to reconstruct the existing driveway abutting Woodmont Avenue. The existing two-storey… (file A0271/26TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 655 O'Connor Dr approved?

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

Who is the councillor for 655 O'Connor Dr?

Brad Bradford, Ward 19 Beaches-East York. 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.

655 O'Connor Dr Committee of Adjustment: Garage or parking (deferred) · My Address in Toronto