August 23, 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
Ground Sign at Hydro Corridor and Keele Street-Black Creek
Permit Application S99-1995
Purpose:
Evaluate and make recommendations concerning a request by Mr. Roy Dzeko, for a variance from the Sign By-Law to
permit the erection of a single sided third party ground sign at North-West corner of Keele Street and Fourwinds Drive.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that :
1.The request for a variance from the sign by-law be refused.
Council Reference/Background/History:
The area in which the proposed sign is to be located is zoned open space 03 (see attached site plan) and is used as a hydro
corridor for overhead power lines. The proposed sign would face southeast and be visible from the south on Keele Street.
The proposed sign is twenty-three feet wide and ten feet high with a total area of 230 square feet. The total height of the
sign is twenty-three feet from the grade to the top of the sign.
The sign by-law permits signs within hydro corridors subject to the following conditions:
- The area of the sign does not exceed 270 square feet.
- The sign is not located closer than 150 feet from another off premise sign
- The sign is located 500 feet from any lands zoned residential.
These requirements can be found in Section 4.10 of the sign by-law. The variance being sought is for the distance from the
proposed sign to the existing residential land to the south, which is zoned RM6.
The proposed sign is to be located approximately 180 feet from the lands zoned residential, and would face towards the
residential zone. A sign in this location would be visible from the residential zones on Fourwinds Drive, and could have a
negative impact on the area. The sign by-law requires the 500 feet separation between off premise signs in, hydro corridors,
and residential lands so that the residential zones would not be severely impacted by third party advertising signs,
particularly illuminated signs.
Conclusion:
It is the opinion of this department that the proposed sign by-law variance request is not warranted. The request for a
variance from the requirements in the by-law is not minor in nature, and is not in keeping with the intent of the sign
by-law, to protect residential lands from signage.
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 M. Augimeri
Councillor P. LePreti
Mr. R. Dzeko
