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169 Old Forest Hill Rd, Toronto

Zoning RD

Residential Detached with a site-specific exception.

Height limit: 12 m

An exception can change what’s allowed here; read it in the by-law before relying on this. Zoning By-law 569-2013

Homes allowed

  • ✅ Up to 4 homes in a house-form building
  • ✅ Plus a garden suite, or a laneway suite if the lot is on a public lane
  • — Sixplexes aren’t allowed as of right in ward 8 yet (only in 9 wards); a variance would be needed

Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence. Development charges are waived for multiplexes of up to 6 homes in Toronto.

Limits None mapped

  • Heritage: not on the register
  • Flood and conservation: none mapped

Rulings within 400 m

  • Approved · 7 units incl. a suite · New building · Jan 21, 2026
  • 8 Hilltop Rd · 217 m
    Approved · 4 units incl. a suite · Multiplex · Nov 6, 2025
  • Refused · 10 units · New building · May 23, 2024
  • Refused · 6 units · Apartment building · Mar 8, 2017

All rulings

Building permits here

  • Demolition · 2018 · Closed
    Proposal to demolish the existing dwelling and construct a new 2 storey single family dwelling.
  • New Building · 2018 · Closed
    Proposal to construct a New 2-Storey Single Family Dwelling with finished basement with bar sink and a 2-car integral garage at ground.

Development applications within 500 m

  • 515 CHAPLIN CRES
    Site Plan · Under Review
  • 2008 BATHURST ST
    Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed
  • 2016 BATHURST ST
    Plan of Condominium · Closed
  • 2525 BATHURST ST
    Site Plan · Closed

For sale here now

Run the numbers for this lot See it on the planning map

A reading of the City’s public zoning maps, not a zoning opinion or legal advice. Site-specific exceptions, lot size, trees, heritage and servicing decide what a lot can really take: confirm with a zoning review or a planner before you buy. Sources: City of Toronto open data (zoning, wards, heritage register, building permits, Committee of Adjustment), conservation authorities’ open data.

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