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Sign Variance Committee


Meeting No. 5   Contact Yvonne Davies, Deputy Secretary
Meeting Date Monday, November 29, 2010
  Phone 416-396-7287
Start Time 9:30 AM
  E-mail sbc@toronto.ca
Location Committee Room 3, City Hall
  Chair   Ted Yao  

SB5.1

ACTION

Adopted 

 

Ward: 22 

Application by ID Inc. for Four (4) Third Party Sign Variances With Respect to a Third Party Sign Proposal on the Westerly-facing Wall of an Existing Building at 1 St. Clair Avenue West

Committee Decision

The Sign Variance Committee:

 

1.         Refused the variance requested from §694-24. (25) & (26) to allow the issuance of a sign permit authorizing the erection and display on the westerly wall of the building municipally known as 1 St. Clair Avenue West of a third party wall sign in a specified restricted area.

 

2.         Refused the variance requested from §694-26.B.(1)(a) to allow the issuance of a sign permit authorizing the erection and display on the westerly wall of the building municipally known as 1 St. Clair Avenue West of a third party wall sign exceeding a sign face area of 20.0 square metres.

 

3.         Refused the variance requested from §694-26.B.(1)(b) to allow the issuance of a sign permit authorizing the erection and display on the westerly wall of the building municipally known as 1 St. Clair Avenue West of a third party wall sign exceeding a height of 15.0 metres.

 

4.         Refused the variance requested from §694-26.D. to allow the issuance of a sign permit authorizing the erection and display on the westerly wall of the building municipally known as 1 St. Clair Avenue West of a third party wall sign within 100.0 metres of another third party wall sign.

Origin
(October 4, 2010) Report from Manager, Sign By-law Unit, Toronto Building
Summary

To obtain four separate variances to Chapter 694, Signs, General, required to allow ID Inc. to make an application for a sign permit to allow for the erection and display, along the westerly face of the existing building on the premises with the legal description of Concession 2 From the Bay, Part Lot 21 RP63R2379 PART 1, and known municipally as 1 St. Clair Avenue West, of one third party wall sign, which:

  • Is not illuminated;
  • Is erected within 100.0 metres of other lawful third party signs;
  • Is not erected within 30.0 metres of the intersection of a major street with another street;
  • Is not erected within 30.0 metres of any premises located, in whole or in part, in an R, RA, or OS sign district;
  • Is the only third party wall sign erected on the premises; and
  • Is at a height of 30.0 metres, and contains only one sign face, said sign face being 4.57 metres wide by 9.14 metres high for a sign face area of 41.77 square metres, and displaying static sign copy.
Background Information
Staff Report - Third Party Sign Variance Application - 1 St. Clair Avenue West - TP-10-00005
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/sb/bgrd/backgroundfile-33906.pdf)

Speakers

Robert Bader, Supervisor, Sign By-law Unit, Toronto Building

Motions
1 - Motion to Adopt Item moved by Elizabeth Saati (Carried)

SB5.2

ACTION

Received 

 

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

Committee Decision

The Sign Variance Committee:

 

1.         Received the report dated October 12, 2010 from the Manager, Sign By-law Unit, Toronto Building, and took no further action.

Decision Advice and Other Information

The Sign Variance Committee noted that as stated in the letter (November 26, 2010) from Cassels Brock and Blackwell LLP, the Applicant has agreed to reposition the sign so that no variances are required. Accordingly, the Committee decided to take no further action in this matter.

Origin
(October 12, 2010) Report from Manager, Sign By-law Unit, Toronto Building.
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-33907.pdf)

Communications
(November 26, 2010) E-mail from Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP (SB.Main.SB5.2.1)
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/sb/comm/communicationfile-18546.pdf)

Motions
1 - Motion to Receive Item moved by Elizabeth Saati (Carried)
That the item be received for information and no further action taken.

2a Appeal by A-Tec Signs of the Decision of the Chief Building Official and Executive Officer - First Party Sign Variance Application of a Ground Sign along the westerly frontage of 25 York Street
Origin
(September 27, 2010) Letter from Cassels Brock & Blackwell, LLP, agent for Menkes Property Manager Services Ltd.
Summary

Sign Variance Appeal Application form submitted by Cassels Brock & Blackwell, LLP,. regarding the decision of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building.

Background Information
Notice of Decision - 25 York Street
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/sb/bgrd/backgroundfile-33929.pdf)

Sign Variance Appeal Application - 25 York Street
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/sb/bgrd/backgroundfile-33930.pdf)

Communications
(September 27, 2010) Letter from Cassels Brock & Blackwell, Agent for Menkes Property Management Services Ltd. (SB.Main.SB5.2a)
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/sb/comm/communicationfile-18480.pdf)


SB5.3

ACTION

Adopted 

 

Ward: All 

Administration - Amendments to the Rules of Procedure for the Sign Variance Committee Concerning Adjourning Hearings

Committee Decision

The Sign Variance Committee:

 

1.         Enacted By-law No. 2, being a by-law to amend the Sign Variance Committee By-law No. 1, respecting adjourning hearings.

Origin
(November 12, 2010) Draft By-law from City Solicitor
Summary

To enact a by-law to amend the Rules of Procedure for the Sign Variance Committee, concerning adjourning hearings.

Background Information
Draft By-law - Adjourning Hearings
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/sb/bgrd/backgroundfile-33932.pdf)

Motions
1 - Motion to Adopt Item moved by Elizabeth Saati (Carried)

That By-law No. 2, being a by-law to amend the Sign Variance Committee By-law No. 1, respecting adjourning hearings, be enacted.


Monday, November 29, 2010
Ted Yao, Chair, Sign Variance Committee
Meeting Sessions
Session Date Session Type Start Time End Time Public or Closed Session
2010-11-29 Morning 9:30 AM 10:00 AM Public
Attendance
Members were present for some or all of the time period indicated.
Date and Time Quorum Members
2010-11-29
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
(Public Session)
Present Present: Robert Pletsch, Elizabeth Saati, Ted Yao (Chair)
Not Present: Marco D'Angelo, Thomas Janzen