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Alternative Solution permits in Toronto
The City of Toronto has 2,940 alternative solution permits on record for Toronto, going back to 2009. The most recent permit was applied for Sep 10, 2026 at 770 Don Mills Rd.
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| Issued | Address | Work | What was filed | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | — | Open |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 599 Kennedy Rd | Alternative Solution | Proposal for an Alternative Solution to waive smoke dampers at the public corridor air transfer openings. | — | Open |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 130 Elizabeth St | Alternative Solution | This Alternative Solution Proposal addresses a minor exceedance of the maximum permitted distance between the fire department access route and the principal entrance for the proposed mixed-use residential/commercial development. | — | Open |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 140 Merton St | Alternative Solution | standpipe risers located within the contiguous scissor stairs | — | Open |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 5238 Dundas St W | Alternative Solution | Outdoor Public Hot Spa, Pool Deck Design Alternative Solution | — | Open |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 1098 Pape Ave | Alternative Solution | Proposed Alternative Solution for proposed single protected common exit stair serving the sixplex. | — | Open |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 77 King St W | Alternative Solution | Alternative Solution proposes electromagnetic released security gates (optical turnstiles) within the required means of egress | — | Open |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 680 Danforth Ave | Alternative Solution | Proposal for alternative solution to building code compliance for the egress requirements in the rapid transit station - BOH Egress | — | Open |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 1220 Wilson Ave | Alternative Solution | AS is to utilize a reversomatic DVG-200 | — | Open |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 680 Danforth Ave | Alternative Solution | Proposal for alternative solution to Escalator Egress Capacity - Pape Station. | — | Open |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 36 Fairglen Ave | Alternative Solution | Proposed alternative solution - Alternative Solution proposal submitted under OBC Division A, Clause 1.2.1.1.(1)(b) to address compliance deviations from Division B, Sentences 7.1.2.4.(2) and 7.4.6.4.(2)/(3) for basement dwelling units 3 and 4. | — | Open |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 18 Brownlow Ave | Alternative Solution | Below grade smoke venting - see permit 24 114597The below grade parking garage exhaust system serving the 71 Redpath Avenue/8Brownlow Avenue building is capable of providing smoke venting for the below grade areas, including the 8 Brownlow Avenue below grade cores, at a combined rate of approximatel | — | Open |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 2 Strachan Ave | Alternative Solution | Approach is being submitted to address a gap in the 2024 Ontario Building Code, (OBC) which has updated the standpipe requirements but has not provided direction in Part 11 of the OBC on how these new requirements interact with existing buildings which are undergoing an expansion or renovation. | — | Open |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 717 Church St | Alternative Solution | The proposed alternative solution is in lieu of protecting standpipe risers by locating them in exit stair shafts or service space separated from the adjacent floor area by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating of 1-hour per Table 3.6.3.1 in accordance with the OBC Div. B Part 3 Sentence | — | Open |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 1951 Yonge St | Alternative Solution | Proposal for alternative solution addressing the interconnected floor for the escalator (3.2.8.2.(5)) and 3.2.8.2.(6)). | — | Open |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 450 Kipling Ave | Alternative Solution | Proposal for alternative solutions for code analysis reports on behalf of Checkpoint Group in support of the proposed building addition and fit-out at 450 Kipling Ave which will contain a new automated Storage and Retrieval Syatem (ASRS) for the storage of general commodities. | — | Open |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 555 Rexdale Blvd | Alternative Solution | Proposed alternative solution for commuter based rail systems rapid transit. | — | Open |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 555 Rexdale Blvd | Alternative Solution | Proposal for alternative solution for occupant load. | — | Open |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 555 Rexdale Blvd | Alternative Solution | Proposed alternative solution for means of egress. | — | Open |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 1552 Weston Rd | Alternative Solution | Proposed Alternative Solution to address provision of 38 MM hose connections in lieu of hose stations. | — | Open |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 325 Gerrard St E | Alternative Solution | Standpipe for all floors (no fire hose cabinets provided in the floor areas) | — | Open |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 450 Kipling Ave | Alternative Solution | Proposal for alternative solutions for code analysis reports in support of the proposed building addition and fit-out which will contain a new Automated Storage and Retrieval (ASRS) systems for the storage of general commodities. | — | Open |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 1030 Pape Ave | Alternative Solution | Proposal for alternative solution approach to building code compliance is proposed relative to the 2024 Ontario Building Code for the egress requirements in the rapid transit station | — | Open |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 885 Pape Ave | Alternative Solution | Proposal for alternative solution to building code compliance is proposed relative to the 2024 Ontario Building Code for the egress requirements in the rapid transit station | — | Open |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 50 Cumberland St | Alternative Solution | THIS ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION PROPOSAL DETAILS THE INTENDED COMPENSATING MEASURES TO BE APPLIED DUE TO THE REDUCED POOL DECK WIDTH AT THE EAST SIDE OF THE OUTDOOR AMENITY POOL LOCATED ON SEVENTH FLOOR OF THE 33 YORKVILLE AVENUE BUILDING. | — | Open |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 8 Elm St | Alternative Solution | Alternative Solution for single exit condition for the group of rooms located on the southwest portion of Level 2. | — | Open |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 8 Elm St | Alternative Solution | Alternative Solution for dead-end corridors conditions within levels 5-8, | — | Open |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 8 Elm St | Alternative Solution | Alternative Solution or installing fire hose connections in stairwells related to 22 216196 BLD 00 NB | — | Closed |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 0 SHEPPARD AVE W | Alternative Solution | The alternative solution addresses protection of non-rated frames located between the sprinkler-protected glazed assemblies and adjacent unprotected openings, with closely spaced sprinklers. | — | Open |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 8 Elm St | Alternative Solution | Alternative solution for installing fire hose connections in stairwells | — | Open |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 66 Jutland Rd | Alternative Solution | Proposal for an alternative solution for fire protection - sprinklers, fire alarms | — | Open |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 2233 Sheppard Ave W | Alternative Solution | Proposal for an alternate solution application for travel routes only on the ground floor.The current number assigned to this building permit is 26 179776 BLD 00 BA | — | Open |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 101 Fordwich Cres | Alternative Solution | — | — | Open |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 14 Tara Ave | Alternative Solution | Proposal for Alternative Solution for Proposed new drain for Unit 3 to connect to the existing drain serving Units 1 and 2, Two new cleanouts are proposed at the demising wall, Two new leak detectors are proposed in both furnace rooms. | — | Open |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 65 Raglan Ave | Alternative Solution | In all in-suite laundry rooms every floor there are emergency floor drains installed in the event of flood. | — | Open |
The 40 most recent of 2,940 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.