Committee of Adjustment application · Minor variance (MV)

Committee of Adjustment application A0769/19NY

4804 Yonge St

Ward 18 · Lily ChengDataset pageReport an error on this page

Status: Closed; Approved
Submitted: 10 December 2019; No appeal recorded
Linked lobbying registrations: 1; Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations: 8; 0 meetings · 2 offices

Application record

Type: Minor variance (MV)
Addresses: 4804 Yonge St
Ward: Ward 18 · Lily Cheng
Submitted: 10 December 2019
Status: Closed
Outcome recorded: Approved
Hearing date: 20 February 2020
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 permit a financial institution at grade (street level).

Linked lobbying registrations

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HSBC Bank Canada · registration SM28947
Submitting a minor variance application at 4804-4812 Yonge Street - Site Specific Zoning.
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.88
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Source records
- Registration SM28947: Submitting a minor variance application at 4804-4812 Yonge Street - Site Specific Zoning. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Committee of Adjustment application A0769/19NY at 4804 Yonge St: To permit a financial institution at grade (street level). (Committee of Adjustment Applications)
Matched text
- particulars: Submitting a minor variance application at 4804-4812 Yonge Street - Site Specific Zoning.
Matched fields
address
4804-4812 YONGE ST
application_address
4804 YONGE ST

Lobbying on linked registrations

1 linked registration · 8 communications · 0 meetings · 2 offices contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations

Councillor John Filion4
Ward 18 Willowdale4

Data table· 2 rows

Office	Office holder type	Communications	Meetings	Last contact
Councillor John Filion	Councillor staff	4	0	18 October 2019
Ward 18 Willowdale	Member of council	4	0	18 October 2019

Consultant firms

Linked registrations

McMillan LLP1 registration

Other registrations that mention this application's addresses

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

None.

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 18

9 lobbied · 202 matched

Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.

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 18: 9 lobbied and 202 matched unlobbied applications in 5 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Objection rate
Lobbied	9	Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.
Matched, unlobbied	202	Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.

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%

Submission to hearing. Approval and refusal rates are among applications with a recorded decision.

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Lobbyists choose whom to contact, so a difference does not show a change of mind.