Committee of Adjustment
Committee of Adjustment materials for upcoming hearings can now be found exclusively on the Council and Committee Meetings page. Please click here to see the latest agenda available.
Committee of Adjustment materials for previous hearings, up to December 31, 2025, will continue to be available on the Meeting Agendas, Minutes and Staff Reports page below.
The Committee of Adjustment (COA) is an independent body comprised of six (6) members appointed by Council and authorized under Section 44 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended, and Ontario Regulation No. 197/96 & 200/96 to consider applications for minor variance, permission and consent.
On September 19, 2024, the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) approved the City’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law (CZBL) 2024-19 on a City-wide basis, save and except for lands associated with remaining site-specific appeals. The OLT has ruled that the CZBL shall be deemed to have come into force on January 31, 2024.
Not all properties within the City are affected by the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2024-19. Please
click here to check if your property is affected by this new Zoning By-law. Areas that are greyed out on the attached interactive map are not included in the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2024-19.
Please be advised that:
Committee of Adjustment applications currently in process for lands not affected by an appeal to By-law 2024-19 will now be governed by this new zoning document. If a variance was solely required under a previous zoning by-law but is no longer necessary under 2024-19, applicants have the option to withdraw their variance application. Please confer with City Staff on potential next steps.
The Comprehensive Zoning By-law (CZBL) includes transitional provisions in Section 1.7 for complete applications received before January 31, 2024. These provisions will be in effect until January 31, 2027. Any applications affect by these transitional clauses must secure building permits before January 31, 2027.