Toronto address · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore
40 Elma St
The City of Toronto has 2 building permits since 2017 and 1 Committee of Adjustment file on record for this address.
Building permits
Every permit the City lists for this address since 2017, and any still open from before, newest first.
- Closed
Small residential project · Addition(s)
Proposal to construct new balcony and canopy off level 1 at front of house
Applied Nov 13, 2025 · issued Dec 2, 2025 · completed May 5, 2026 · Permit 25 253225 BLD
- Cancelled
Small residential project · Deck
Proposal to construct a balcony and canopy roof.
Applied Jul 18, 2025 · completed Jul 23, 2025 · Permit 25 196391 BLD
Committee of Adjustment
This address's applications to the City's Committee of Adjustment since 2017, and any still open. A minor variance asks for a small exception to the zoning by-law, such as a little more height or a smaller setback; a consent divides a lot or grants an easement.
- Closed
Minor variance · R addition
To construct a second storey front platform.
Decision: Approved (hearing Oct 9, 2025)
Filed Aug 25, 2025 · File A0327/25EYK
What’s planned nearby
Development sites within 500 m
No rezoning, site plan, subdivision or condominium file open within 500 m, and no pre-construction project on the site.
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
49 MacDonald St · Minor variance
250 m away · filed Sep 24, 2026 · Accepted
49 MacDonald St · Minor variance
250 m away · filed Sep 24, 2026 · Accepted
49 MacDonald St · Consent
250 m away · filed Sep 24, 2026 · Accepted
47 Struthers St · Minor variance
To construct a new detached dwelling with an attached garage.
90 m away · filed Apr 9, 2026 · Approved
26 Elma St · Minor variance
To construct a second storey addition above the existing dwelling, a new rear deck and a new front porch.
50 m away · filed Mar 23, 2026 · Approved
143 Symons St · Minor variance
To construct a second storey addition above the existing dwelling.
160 m away · filed Nov 24, 2025 · Approved
177 Symons St · Minor variance
To construct a new detached dwelling with an attached garage.
240 m away · filed Jun 9, 2025 · Approved
177 Symons St · Consent
To obtain consent to sever the property into two undersized residential lots.
240 m away · filed Jun 9, 2025 · Approved
From the City of Toronto’s open data: building permits (active, and cleared since 2017), Committee of Adjustment applications and address points, this record updated Sep 29, 2026, and the development sites from its Development Applications data. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Construction cost estimates and contractors’ names are left out on purpose, and nothing here names an owner.