The Committee Approves Two Narrow Lots in Mimico
42.6% of nearby lots sit below the frontage minimum that their own zoning sets. 24.3% are at or below the width that the consent created.
Case studies
Cases at the Committee of Adjustment
This page shows decided Committee of Adjustment files re-analysed as a case study sample.
Decided files, measured after the fact
The set covers severances, additions, multiplexes, a garden suite, a mixed-use building, and two files the Committee refused.
The Committee Refuses Three Lots on Craven Road
The proposed frontage was close to the 5.43 m median on Craven Road. Across the 500 m study area, only 4.1% of lots are at or below the proposed 112 m².
The Committee Approves Four Units on One Scarborough Lot
One 496 m² lot became two lots and four dwelling units. 34.9% of nearby lots already sit below the 371 m² minimum that applies here. 14.1% are at or below the created size.
The Committee Approves Six Townhouse Lots on The Queensway
The six created lots measure 74.8 m² to 163.0 m². The fabric within 500 m already holds 188 townhouse lots with a median of 125 m², so the created lots join an existing pattern.
The Committee Approves a Fourplex in Willowdale
The lot is ordinary for its street and sits at the median on area at 697 m². 35.3% of nearby lots match or exceed it on both area and frontage, and 86.1% meet the mapped minimums.
The Committee Approves a Garden Suite in Willowdale
The subject has 23.5 m of measured rear yard behind the house. Of 643 measured lots nearby, 603, or 93.8%, have at least 7.5 m of rear yard.
The Tribunal Overturns a Refusal on Roxton Road
Unit-adding applications around the site had a 92.7% approval rate. The tribunal approved the subject file with conditions in December 2019. In 2023, the City permitted multiplexes city-wide.
The Committee Approves a Second Storey Over an Objection
LiDAR rooflines show a pattern in transition. 42.9% of 1,537 measured houses stand at two-storey scale. Nearby addition files were approved 97.3% of the time.
A Heritage House Becomes Apartments at Yonge and Bloor
A 341 m² heritage lot carries CR 4.0 density inside the Bloor-Yonge MTSA. There are 344 register properties and 52 live applications within 500 m. The exhibit maps this policy, heritage, and application context.
The Committee Approves 185 Rental Units on Victoria Park
The site measures 4,905 m², which is 9.5 times the median lot nearby. Zoning By-law 569-2013 maps no zone on the site itself, although it covers 96.4% of the lots around it.