Sign By-law Variance Request - Steel Art Signs -

3560 Bathurst Street - North York Centre South

The North York Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (August 24, 1999) from the Director and Deputy Chief Building Official:

Purpose:

Evaluate and make recommendations concerning a request by Mr. Ryan Gaul, for a variance from the Sign By-Law to permit the erection of a ground sign at 3560 Bathurst Street, Baycrest Centre.

Recommendation:

It is recommended that 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 hospital zone HOS(2) (see attached site plan). The proposed sign would front onto the west side of Bathurst Street and would be visible from the north and south. The hospital has approximately 140 metres of frontage onto Bathurst Street where the sign is proposed.

The proposed sign is eighteen feet high and eight feet wide with a total area of 144 square feet. The portion of the sign which will contain a message is approximately 11 feet by 8 feet for an area of 88 square feet (see attached). The sign is intended to be used to advertise the fund raising activities at the hospital for the upcoming expansion.

For this building and in this zone the by-law would permit the hospital to have two ground signs with an area of 43.1 square feet each, fronting onto Bathurst Street, this requirement can be found in 5.1.3 of the sign by-law. Currently there exists two ground signs fronting onto Bathurst Street, the existing signs are each twenty square feet in area.

The variance being requested for this site are as follows:

(a)for the erection of a third ground sign where the by-law permits two; and

(b)for the third sign to be 144 square feet in area where the by-law permits 43 square feet.

The impact of the new sign should be minimal to the surrounding area. It should be noted that the two existing land development signs which were on this site have been removed.

Conclusion:

It is the opinion of this department that the proposed additional sign requested is reasonable, and request for a variance from the requirements in the by-law are minor in nature.

Contact Person:

Mario Angelucci P. Eng.

Manager Plan Review (North District)

(416) 395-7535

(A copy of the site plan referred to in the foregoing report is on file in the office of the City Clerk, North York Civic Centre.)