Toronto Ward 18

Willowdale: what you can build here

Fourplex as-of-right

Willowdale sits inside Toronto's citywide multiplex zoning, so a fourplex is allowed as of right on most detached lots here. A sixplex, in a detached building only, is allowed as of right in nine wards, and Willowdale is not one of them. The browse button below opens current listings in Willowdale.

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Can you build a sixplex in Willowdale?

Not as of right. Toronto allows a sixplex as of right in nine wards, in a detached building only, and Willowdale is not one of them. A fourplex is allowed as of right here, as it is across Toronto.

Is a fourplex as-of-right in Willowdale?

Yes. A fourplex is allowed as of right on most detached residential lots in Willowdale, the same as it is across Toronto.

Committee rulings in Willowdale

Committee of Adjustment rulings on 4 to 60 unit files in this ward, newest first, by property address and City file number.

The last twelve months16 Oct 2025 to 16 Oct 2026

Rulings, by City file

Approved

75%

Median days, filing to ruling

Counted by City file. 4 of these 12 rulings cover more than one lot: they are counted here and are not listed. A ruling is an approval or a refusal at a hearing. Deferred and withdrawn files are left out, because neither says what the Committee decided.

207 Connaught Ave

Refused

7 units, including a suite, Houseplex

Lot 15.2 m (50'-0") x 40.5 m (133'-0")

9 Jul 2026A0180/26NY

447 Horsham Ave

Approved

7 units, including a suite, Apartment building

Lot 15.2 m (50'-0") x 42.1 m (138'-0")

4 Jun 2026A0156/26NY

142 Betty Ann Dr

Approved

5 units, including a suite, Houseplex

Lot 15.5 m (51'-0") x 40.5 m (133'-0")

30 Apr 2026A0105/26NY

99 Patricia Ave

Approved

5 units, including a suite, Houseplex

Lot 15.2 m (50'-0") x 40.2 m (132'-0")

5 Mar 2026A0046/26NY

14 Ancona St

Approved

4 units, Houseplex

Lot 18.3 m (60'-0") x 38.1 m (125'-0")

22 Jan 2026A0506/25NY

76 Burndale Ave

Approved

Houseplex. Units: Not on the record

Lot 12.2 m (40'-0") x 36.0 m (118'-0")

22 Jan 2026A0503/25NY

18 Cobden St

Approved

5 units, including a suite, Houseplex

Lot size: Not on the record

8 Jan 2026A0396/25NY

72 Church Ave

Approved

14 units, Apartment building

Lot 15.2 m (50'-0") x 41.5 m (136'-0")

23 Oct 2025A0290/25NY

4 rulings that cover more than one lot, such as a lot split or a building on each of two lots, are not listed here, because each ruling listed shows the size and the units of one lot.

All 16 rulings in Willowdale Read the whole city's register

Ward boundaries and the rules change, and none of this is a zoning opinion on a specific lot. Confirm what an address allows with a TESA Scan.

Ward boundaries: City of Toronto Open Data. Sixplex wards: City of Toronto By-law 654-2025. Committee rulings: City of Toronto Committee of Adjustment records.