Notice is given that the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, is recommending that the Council of the City of Toronto adopt a by-law with respect to the taxation of Third-Party Signs in the City of Toronto.
It is proposed that the by-law be adopted at the Council meeting to be held on November 30 and December 1, 2009 or at a subsequent meeting.
At its meeting to be held in Committee Room 1, 2nd floor, Toronto City Hall on November 4, 2009 commencing at 1:30 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, the Planning and Growth Management Committee of Toronto City Council will hear in person or by his or her counsel, agent or solicitor, any person who wishes to speak to the matter.
To obtain or view a copy of the report outlining the proposed amendments, you may view the Planning and Growth Management Committee agenda, as of October 28, 2009. To submit comments or make a presentation to the Planning and Growth Management Committee, please notify the City Clerk, attention: Merle MacDonald, Administrator, Planning and Growth Management Committee, at 416 392-7340, or e-mail pgmc@toronto.ca, by no later than 12 p.m. on November 3, 2009.
To ask questions regarding the content of the report, contact: Dan Mousseau, Project Manager, Toronto Sign-By-law Project, 100 Queen Street West, 4th floor, West Tower, Toronto ON M5H 2N2, Telephone: 416-392-4236.
Any comments received after the Committee meeting will be processed to Council.
If this matter is deferred at the Committee meeting or Council meeting or considered at a subsequent Committee or Council meeting, no additional notice will be provided other than the information on the subsequent Committee or Council agenda. Please contact the above City officials if you require notice in these cases.
People writing or making presentations at the public meeting: The City of Toronto Act, 2006, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.
The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.
The City videotapes committee and community council meetings. If you make a presentation to a committee or community council, the City will be videotaping you and City staff may make the video tapes available to the public. Questions about the collection of this information may be directed to the City Clerk's Office at 416-392-7340.
Dated at the City of Toronto this 13th day of October, 2009.
Ulli S. Watkiss
City Clerk
