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The Sign Variance Committee held a public hearing on July 27, 2010, and notice was given in accordance with Chapter 694, Signs, General, of the Toronto Municipal Code.

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.

The Sign Variance Committee held a public hearing on July 27, 2010, and notice was given in accordance with Chapter 694, Signs, General, of the Toronto Municipal Code.

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.

The Sign Variance Committee requested that the City Solicitor report back to the Sign Variance Committee on procedural rules for adjournments and deferrals.

Member motion to request the City Solicitor to report to the Committee on procedural rules for adjournments and deferrals.