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Sign Variance Committee


Meeting No. 4   Contact Yvonne Davies, Deputy Secretary
Meeting Date Monday, October 18, 2010
  Phone 416-396-7287
Start Time 9:30 AM
  E-mail sbc@toronto.ca
Location Committee Room 1, City Hall
  Chair   Ted Yao  

SB4.3

ACTION 

 

 

Ward: 27 

Appeal by Pattison Sign Group of the Decision of the Chief Building Official for One First Party Sign Variance With Respect to a First Party Sign Proposal on the Easterly-facing Wall of an Existing Building at 108 Chestnut Street
Origin
(October 12, 2010) Report from Manager, Sign By-law Unit, Toronto Building.
Recommendations

The Manager, Sign By-law Unit, Toronto Building, recommends that:

 

1.      The Sign Variance Committee refuse the variance requested from §694-26. F. (1) & 297-10. D. (5)(e) to allow the issuance of a sign permit authorizing the erection and display on the easterly wall of the building municipally known as 108 Chestnut Street a first party wall sign exceeding a height of 10.0 metres.

 

Summary

To appeal the decision of the Chief Building Official refusing the variance requested in the first party sign variance application to obtain a variance to Chapter 694, Signs, General, required to allow Pattison Sign Group to make an application for a sign permit to, in conjunction with the existing hotel use, allow for the erection and display of one illuminated wall (fascia) sign, 11.2 square metres in sign face area, approximately 12.9 metres in height from grade, on the second storey easterly-facing building wall in association with an ancillary restaurant use, and displaying “Lai Wah Heen”.

Background Information
Staff Report - First Party Sign Variance Application - 108 Chestnut Street
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/sb/bgrd/backgroundfile-33651.pdf)


SB4.4

ACTION 

 

 

Ward: 28 

Appeal by A-Tec Signs of the Decision of the Chief Building Official for Two (2) First Party Sign Variances With Respect to a Ground Sign Proposal on the Westerly Frontage of the Premises at 25 York Street
Origin
(October 12, 2010) Report from Manager, Sign By-law Unit, Toronto Building.
Recommendations

The Manager, Sign By-law Unit, Toronto Building, recommends that:

 

1.         The Sign Variance Committee refuse the variance requested from §694-21. H. (2)(a) to allow the issuance of a sign permit authorizing the erection and display on the westerly frontage of the premises municipally known as 25 York Street more than one ground sign.

 

2.         The Sign Variance Committee refuse the variance requested from §694-21. H. (2)(b) to allow the issuance of a sign permit authorizing the erection and display on the westerly frontage of the premises municipally known as 25 York Street a ground sign exceeding a sign face area of 3.0 square metres.

Summary

To appeal the decision of the Chief Building Official refusing the variances requested in the first party sign variance application to obtain variances to Chapter 694, Signs, General, required to allow A-Tec Signs to make an application for a sign permit to erect and display one ground sign, 2.78 metres in length by 1.32 metres in height, along the westerly frontage of the premises, displaying “Kinross”.

Background Information
Staff Report - First Party Sign Variance Application - 25 York Street
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/sb/bgrd/backgroundfile-33650.pdf)