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Planning application · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance

Laneway suite

9 Spruce St · Cabbagetown-South St.James Town · Ward 13 Toronto Centre

The owner is asking for exceptions to the zoning rules to construct a two-storey laneway suite at the rear of the existing two-storey detached dwelling. The decision has been appealed.

City file A0004/21TEY · Data as of Nov 13, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Where it is in the process
  1. SubmittedDec 24, 2020
  2. HearingSep 1, 2021
  3. DecisionApproved by the Committee
  4. NowAppealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body
  5. NextAppeal hearing and decision

01Have your say

Nothing scheduled right now

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, Chris Moise, can tell you how the City is handling the appeal.

02What’s proposed

To construct a two-storey laneway suite at the rear of the existing two-storey detached dwelling.

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. Dec 24, 2020Application submitted to the City.
  2. Sep 1, 2021Committee of Adjustment hearing: approved.
  3. —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

TypeFileStatus
Minor varianceFile A0004/21TEYUnder 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.

05Nearby applications

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

  1. 1
    10-storey building (60 homes)
    505 Parliament St · about 100 m

    Appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal

  2. 2
    Laneway suite
    393 Berkeley St · about 160 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  3. 3
    Garden suite
    359 1/2 Sackville St · about 230 m

    Waiting for a hearing date

  4. 4
    New house
    359 1/2 Sackville St · about 230 m

    Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body

  5. 5
    Add a storey
    309 Carlton St · about 230 m

    Hearing scheduled: hearing Wed, Nov 25

  6. 6
    11-storey building with shops
    306 Gerrard St E · about 300 m

    City planners are reviewing it

All applications in progress in Ward 13

06Quick answers about this application

What is being built at 9 Spruce St?

To construct a two-storey laneway suite at the rear of the existing two-storey detached (file A0004/21TEY). Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Was the application at 9 Spruce St approved?

Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. Source: Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 13, 2026.

Who is the councillor for 9 Spruce St?

Chris Moise, Ward 13 Toronto Centre. 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.

9 Spruce St Committee of Adjustment: Laneway suite · My Address in Toronto