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Alternative Solution permits in Toronto
The City of Toronto has 2,974 alternative solution permits on record for Toronto, going back to 2009. The most recent permit was applied for Oct 30, 2026 at 1113 Dundas St W.
- Permits on record
- 2,9742009–2026
- Declared construction value
- —as filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 0dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 0net +0
Permits issued per year
20092026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- CR51.3% of permits · by-law 40.10
- In detached-house zones
- 6.7%31.3% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 1,270of 2,974 on record
The zoning categories the permits in Alternative Solution fall in, under Zoning By-law 569-2013. These are the City's own category names. This counts permits, not land: it says where the building work happened under which rules, not how the area is carved up. What each zone allows, and what gets built in it.
Most common work
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Most recent permits
| Issued | Address | Work | What was filed | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1113 Dundas St W | Alternative Solution | IN LIEU OF SPRINKLER PROTECTING THE LEVEL 5 TERRACE, IT IS PROPOSED TO INSTALL WATERCURTAIN SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO PROTECT THE GLASS ASSEMBLY IN THE LEVEL 6 EXTERIOR WALLSADJOINING THE TERRACE, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A RATED EXTERIOR WALL. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 530 Front St W | Alternative Solution | Proposal for alternative solution for the turnstiles for access control to meet the intent of the OBC for egress and barrier-free accessibility requirements | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1113 Dundas St W | Alternative Solution | green roof vegetation on the roofs of the building. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 184 Spadina Ave | Alternative Solution | Proposal for alternative solution | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 1871 McCowan Rd | Alternative Solution | Proposed alternative design solutions for standpipe fire protection. The proposed alternative solution required demonstrating that the standpipes located in areas that are not fire-rated protected are not susceptible to damage under any of the fire scenarios considered in the design. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 184 Spadina Ave | Alternative Solution | An alternative solution for demonstrating the proposed alternative egress route through Exit Stair A-A, which continues upward to the Level 1 Mezzanine Level in a manner similar to a crossover floor, provides an alternative egress route that may be considered to satisfy the intent of the OBC. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 786 Pape Ave | Alternative Solution | Proposed alternative solution for firewall. The firewall to the adjacent property 788 Pape Ave. should have a parapet extended 6" above the roof according to OBC 3.1.10.4 since the building permit application is for 3 dwelling units. The proposed 1 hour fire-resistance rating roof ceiling to replace | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 72 Perth Ave | Alternative Solution | Proposed alternative solution for pool. A Class B Outdoor Public Pool will be located on the mechanical penthouse level of the building. The pool will be partially surrounded by a clearly delineated hard surfaced pool deck not less than 1,800 mm wide on three sides. The west side of the pool is not | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 100 King St W | Alternative Solution | The Alternative Solution Proposal (ASP) has been prepared to address the provisions of a floor opening with a stair and discusses the features which are designed to protect the floor openings within the interac inc office located at the above-noted address so tha tthe stair opening is permitted and | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 71 Front St W | Alternative Solution | Proposed alternative solution to permit the application of 3.13 of the OBC for the north and south open exterior platforms and to permit the platform clearance time of 4 min to be measured to a protected route on the platform due to extended platform lengths, travel time, and available platform egre | — | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 140 Grangeway Ave | Alternative Solution | The proposed alternative solution required demonstrating that the standpipes located in areas that are not fire-rated protected are not susceptible to damage under any of the fire scenarios considered in the design. | — | Open |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 140 Grangeway Ave | Alternative Solution | The proposed alternative solution required for OBC Div. B 3.13.5.4 ¿ Fire alarm systems shall be monitored by a central supervising station and must demonstrate compliance with minimum performance level and objectives, as outline in the assessment presented. | — | Open |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 1925 Victoria Park Ave | Alternative Solution | It is proposed to expose mass timber beams and columns in the amenity spaces on level 2 (the party room and the lounge). The exposed mass timber surfaces will exceed the permitted surface areas in the OBC for a fire compartment. Please refer to details in the Alternative Solution Report "VFT21444R04 | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 181 Wellington St W | Alternative Solution | Proposed alternative to Division B, Clause 3.12.2.1.(4)(b), for the perimeter decks of the north hot spa (104 F) and north cold spa (65 F). Existing walls and the layout constrain deck space. Layout changes would compromise programming and design intent.The pool consultant proposes a maximum spa wid | — | Open |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 68 Sheppard Ave W | Alternative Solution | UTILIZE A REVERSOMATIC DVG-200. A DUAL COMBINATION PENETRATION BOXMANUFACTURED BY REVERSOMATIC | — | Open |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 289 Balliol St | Alternative Solution | An alternative solution is proposed to address exiting from a portion of the ground floor in the building to be located at 289-299 Balliol Street, Toronto, ON. This noted portion served by a single exit is classified as a Group F-3 space with an area of approximately 160.1 sqm. | — | Open |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 68 Sheppard Ave W | Alternative Solution | — | — | Open |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 100 Clayson Rd | Alternative Solution | Proposal for an Alternate Solution to use Georg Fisher Fuseal polypropylene piping and Spears CPVC for underground process sanitary pipe and fittings outside the building serving areas at risk and exposure to temperatures of 140F and where harsh chemicals are used for process washdown. Mallot Creek | — | Open |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 1113 Dundas St W | Alternative Solution | An alternative solution is proposed to address the construction of the exterior walls, located less than 1.2 m from the property line. The exterior walls will contain combustible components, specifically wood studs and FRT Plywood sheathing. The proposed wall assembly also deviates from the SB-2 Sec | — | Open |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 2400 Yonge St | Alternative Solution | Proposed Alternative Solution for pool related permit # 22-231445 BLD 00 NB | — | Closed |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 2400 Yonge St | Alternative Solution | Proposed Alternative Solution for pool related permit # 22-231461 BLD 00 NB | — | Open |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 900 Bay St | Alternative Solution | Proposal for evaluation of alternative solutions | — | Closed |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 2330 Eglinton Ave W | Alternative Solution | Proposed alternative solution for vestibule door fire sprinkler | — | Open |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 100 Clayson Rd | Alternative Solution | The `Alternative Solutions¿ application is needed because travel distances from a portion of the existing building (shown in Grey cross-hatching on the Travel Distance Plan) to a relocated exit will exceed 45 m | — | Open |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 7 Yonge St | Alternative Solution | Proposed Alternative Solution for providing 655 mmdiameter standpipe hose connections with the exit stairs (and as required on the floor areas for coverage purposes) in lieu of traditional fire hose cabinets (containing 38 mm and 65 mm diameter hose connections as well as 30 m of fire hose) fot the | — | Closed |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 3 Dundas St E | Alternative Solution | Proposed Alternative Solution for Platform Barriers at Toronto Transit CommissionTMU Station | — | Closed |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 53 Boon Ave | Alternative Solution | Proposal for alternative solution for wall assembly. | — | Open |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 30 Lakeside Ave | Alternative Solution | Alternative Solution propos for - Group C, residential occupancy. The building is considered a house, as a single-family dwelling unit, - Three storeys in building height, with two basement levels, - Approximately 202 m2 in building area, - Combustible and noncombustible construction, - Subject to P | — | Closed |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 168 Sandringham Dr | Alternative Solution | The firewall is constructed of reinforced concrete proving a fire resistance rating of at least 2 hours.- Both buildings have direct access to the exterior,- A fire on either side of the firewall will not cause the firewall to fail for at least a 2 hour period | — | Open |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 1086 Yonge St | Alternative Solution | Proposed Alternative Solution to provide two levels of window sprinklers above & below the horizontal mullions along the linear distance of the newly proposed interior glazed assembly. | — | Open |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 9 Linden Ave | Alternative Solution | Alternative solution to provide sprinkler-protected windows in lieu of fire shutters. | — | Open |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 159 Dunn Ave | Alternative Solution | Proposed alterative solution for sanitary drainage serving the rear basement unit to run within the front basement unit, with clearnouts at 6 ft (1.8m) intervals along its full length. | — | Open |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 130 Elizabeth St | Alternative Solution | Proposed Alternative Solution for pool. The pool will be a Class B public pool as described in the OBC. It will be approximately 3.6 m wide and 19 m long. The depth of the pool will be approximately 1.275 m. The pool will be provided with a clear unobstructed pool deck of 1.8 m on three sides of the | — | Closed |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 610 Bay St | Alternative Solution | Proposed Alternative Solution for pool. The pool will be a Class B public pool as described in the OBC. It will be approximately 4.329 m wide and 18.221 m long. The depth of the pool will be approximately 1.2 m. The pool will be provided with a clear unobstructed pool deck of 1.8 m on two sides of t | — | Closed |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 770 Don Mills Rd | Alternative Solution | Proposal for alternative solution for extended travel distance for rooftop service areas | — | Open |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 3379-3385 LAWRENCE AVE E | Alternative Solution | Proposal for an alternative solution to address the amount of exposed mass timber within the ground floor. | — | Open |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 376 Manning Ave | Alternative Solution | 376 Manning Avenue in the City of Toronto is a 3-storey house-form building with a single basement level.It was constructed prior to the advent of the Ontario Building Code. The building area of 91.46 m2 isdetermined by the gross area of the raised basement, which has the largest area of the four fl | — | Open |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 5365 Dundas St W | Alternative Solution | Alternative solution proposal to address the proposed design in relation to the extended tranve distance within the P1 & P2 level of the below-grade parking service Phase 2 of the KIP development. | — | Open |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 686 Bay St | Alternative Solution | The Alternative Solution is intended to permit the installation of turnstile security gates on Level 3 of the 686 Bay Street building at the elevator lobby which is within a means of egress from the floor level. | — | Open |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 130 Elizabeth St | Alternative Solution | Proposal for alternatve solution for fire route. | — | Closed |
The 40 most recent of 2,974 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.