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Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

Confirmation of Minutes - June 4, 2010.

Communications/Reports

To obtain the four separate variances to Chapter 694, Signs, General, required to allow Maxximum Outdoor Inc. to make an application for a sign permit to allow the erection and display at the south-westerly corner of the premises with the legal description of Etobicoke Con 3 Pt Lot 9 RP 64R2634 Pt Part 1 RP 64R8802 Parts 1 TO 3, and known municipally as 1581-1589 The Queensway of one third party ground sign, which:

• is illuminated;
• is not erected within the required setback of a building from a street as regulated by the applicable Zoning By-law;
• is not erected within 100 metres of any other lawful third party sign;
• is not erected within 30.0 metres of the intersection of a major street with any other 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 ground sign erected on the premises;
• is a height of 21 metres, and contains only two sign faces, each sign face being 14.6 metres long by 4.26 metres high for a sign face area of , and displaying electronic static sign copy.

To obtain the four separate variances to Chapter 694, Signs, General, required to allow Maxximum Outdoor Inc. to make an application for a sign permit to allow the erection and display at the south-easterly corner of the premises with the legal description of Etobicoke Con 3 Pt Lot 9 RP 64R2634 Pt Part 1 RP 64R8802 Parts 1 TO 3, and known municipally as 1581-1589 The Queensway of one third party ground sign, which:

• is illuminated;  
• is not erected within the required setback of a building from a street as regulated by the applicable Zoning By-law;
• is not erected within 100 metres of any other lawful third party sign;
•  is not erected within 30.0 metres of the intersection of a major street with any other 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 ground sign erected on the premises;
•  is a height of 21 metres, and contains only two sign faces, each sign face being 14.6 metres long by 4.26 metres high for a sign face area of , and displaying electronic static sign copy.