June 26, 1999
TO:Chairman and Members
North York Community Council
FROM:Mr. Edward Tipping, P.Eng.
Director and Deputy Chief Building Official
SUBJECT:Sign By-Law Variance Request
1885 Wilson Ave for "Re-Max" Application No. S99-1091
Purpose:
Evaluate and make recommendations concerning a request by Mr. Randy Barnard, for a variance from the Sign By-Law to
permit the erection of a "tri-vision" roof sign at the rear of the property.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that :
1.The request for a variance from the sign by-law be approved.
Council Reference/Background/History:
The area in which the proposed sign is to be located is zoned Industrial MC(H) (see attached site plan). The lot on which
the sign is proposed has a width, at the rear, of approximately 130 feet along the highway and frontage of approximately
130 feet along Wilson Avenue. The proposed roof sign would be at the rear of the property and face Highway 401. The
applicant is also seeking a permit from the Ministry of Transportation for the erection of this sign.
For this lot and in this zone MC(H) the By-law would permit a roof sign provided the sign was no more than 250 square
feet in area, and there were no other roof signs within 750 feet of this sign as per the requirements in Sentence 5.3.1.1. of
the sign by-law. Currently there is an existing roof sign within 150 of the proposed sign, which when erected received
approval from the City in the form of a variance from the requirements in the by-law for distance between the existing sign
on this site and itself.
The roof sign being proposed at the rear of the property is a two sided sign "V" shaped sign with each face being 10 feet
high and 26 feet long and meeting with an internal angle of approximately 165 degrees, with a total sign area of 520 square
feet. If the sign were viewed from the front (ie directly in front of where the faces meet) the visible sign area would be
approximately 500 square feet. The propose sign would have a height of 45 feet from grade.
There currently exists a similar sign at the rear of the building with a sign area of approximately 440 square feet. The new
sign is intended to replace the existing sign.(see attached picture existing "Toshiba" sign, and proposed "Re-Max" sign)
The variance being sought are the following:
Sign Area: the proposed sign would have a visible area of approximately 500 square feet where the by-law permits 250
square feet in sentence 5.3.1.1.
Distance Between Signs: the proposed roof sign approximately 150 feet from an existing roof sign where the by-law
requires 750 feet in sentence 5.3.1.1.
Conclusion:
It is the opinion of this department that the proposed sign does not impact on the area. This is based on the fact that the
proposed sign is essentially replacing an existing sign all be it with a sign with a slightly larger area.
Contact Person:
Mario Angelucci P. Eng.
Manager Plan Review (North District)
(416) 395-7535
Edward Tipping P. Eng.
Director and Deputy Chief Building Official
cc Councillor G. Mammoliti
Councillor J. Sgro
Mr. R Barnard
