Committee of Adjustment application · Minor variance (MV)

Committee of Adjustment application A0087/25TEY

Ward 9 · Alejandra BravoDataset pageReport an error on this page

Status: Closed; Approved
Submitted: 24 January 2025; No appeal recorded
Linked lobbying registrations: 1; Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations: 12; 4 meetings · 3 offices

Application record

Type: Minor variance (MV)
Addresses: 181 Sterling Rd
Ward: Ward 9 · Alejandra Bravo
Submitted: 24 January 2025
Status: Closed
Outcome recorded: Approved
Hearing date: 13 August 2025
Decision: Approved
Objection at the hearing: Not recorded
Appealed: No appeal recorded

Source: City of Toronto open data (Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications). Dataset page

Description

To alter the development standards (as approved under Site Specific Zoning By-law 943-2015 (OMB), for a new 17-storey mixed-use building with 266 dwelling units, 2 retail units and 84 parking spaces within 2 levels of below grade garages (Block 4B) which is currently under construction, by reducing vehicular parking space sizes (length and width).

Linked lobbying registrations

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Marlin Spring Developments · registration SM29471
Site plan and minor variance application for 181 Sterling Road (Block 4B).
Evidence High confidence · score 0.92
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Source records
- Registration SM29471: Site plan and minor variance application for 181 Sterling Road (Block 4B). (Lobbyist Registry)
- Committee of Adjustment application A0087/25TEY at 181 Sterling Rd: To alter the development standards (as approved under Site Specific Zoning By-law 943-2015 (OMB), for a new 17-storey mixed-use building with 266 dwelling units, 2 retail units and 84 parking spaces within 2 levels of below grade garages (Block 4B) which is currently under construction, by reducing… (Committee of Adjustment Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: Site plan and minor variance application for 181 Sterling Road (Block 4B).
Matched fields
address
181 STERLING RD
application_address
181 STERLING RD

Lobbying on linked registrations

1 linked registration · 12 communications · 4 meetings · 3 offices contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations

Ward 9 Davenport6
Ward 95
Ana Bailao1

Data table· 3 rows

Office	Office holder type	Communications	Meetings	Last contact
Ward 9 Davenport	Member of council	6	2	28 February 2022
Ward 9	Councillor staff	5	2	28 February 2022
Ana Bailao	Councillor staff	1	0	8 November 2021

Other registrations that mention this application's addresses

Text matches on the address only. They are not linked to this application unless listed above.

Marlin Spring Developments
SM32372 · 22 September 2021 · “181 Sterling Road”

Comparison with similar applications

Lobbied applications are compared only with unlobbied applications of the same type, in the same ward, submitted in the same year and of the same size band (units or floor area from the description; sub-type for Committee of Adjustment files). Unlobbied applications are weighted to match the lobbied group. Raw lobbied versus unlobbied averages are not reported.

Minor variance (MV), Ward 9

27 lobbied · 333 matched

Median days

Lobbied169
Matched, unlobbied134

Approval rate

Lobbied67% n=27
Matched, unlobbied95% n=279

Refusal rate

Lobbied33%
Matched, unlobbied5%

Appeal rate

Lobbied26%
Matched, unlobbied6%

Objection rate

Lobbied29%
Matched, unlobbied30%

Minor variance (MV), City-wide

173 lobbied · 3,646 matched

Median days

Lobbied126
Matched, unlobbied114

Approval rate

Lobbied75% n=154
Matched, unlobbied91% n=3,058

Refusal rate

Lobbied25%
Matched, unlobbied9%

Appeal rate

Lobbied19%
Matched, unlobbied4%

Objection rate

Lobbied43%
Matched, unlobbied27%

Data table· 4 rows

Minor variance (MV), Ward 9: 27 lobbied and 333 matched unlobbied applications in 9 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Objection rate
Lobbied	27	169	67% (n=27)	33%	26%	29%
Matched, unlobbied	333	134	95% (n=279)	5%	6%	30%

Minor variance (MV), City-wide: 173 lobbied and 3,646 matched unlobbied applications in 103 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Objection rate
Lobbied	173	126	75% (n=154)	25%	19%	43%
Matched, unlobbied	3,646	114	91% (n=3,058)	9%	4%	27%

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