Lot check

281 Lisgar St, Toronto

Zoning R

Residential with a site-specific exception.

Height limit: 11 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 6 homes in a house-form building (sixplex ward)
  • ✅ Plus a garden suite, or a laneway suite if the lot is on a public lane

Ward 9, Davenport. 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

  • 191 Argyle St · 379 m
    Refused · 5 units · New building · May 13, 2026
  • Approved · 7 units incl. a suite · New building · Feb 25, 2026
  • Approved · 23 units · Jan 21, 2026
  • Refused · 4 units incl. a suite · Conversion of a house · Jul 9, 2025
  • Approved · 4 units · Multiplex · Nov 22, 2023
  • Approved · 10 units · New building · Jul 26, 2023
  • Approved · 4 units · Jun 14, 2023
  • 225 Lisgar St · 211 m
    Approved · 3 units incl. a suite · Conversion of a house · Apr 26, 2023
  • 2 St Annes Rd · 345 m
    Approved · 3 units · Oct 30, 2020
  • Approved · 4 units · Conversion of a house · Aug 15, 2018
  • Approved · 3 units · Conversion of a house · Jun 27, 2018
  • Approved · 3 units · Conversion of a house · Jun 27, 2018

All rulings

Building permits here

  • Multiple Projects · 2023 · Closed
    Permit Revision (22 186169 BLD 00 SR)- New Walkout and Deck

Development applications within 500 m

  • 1117-1125 DUNDAS ST W
    Site Plan · Under Review
  • 108 HARRISON ST
    Site Plan · Under Review
  • 450 DUFFERIN ST
    Site Plan · Under Review
  • 1478 DUNDAS ST W
    Site Plan · Under Review
  • 646 DUFFERIN ST
    Site Plan · Under Review
  • 646 DUFFERIN ST
    Plan of Condominium · Under Review

For sale here now

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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