Decision Document |
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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 |
sbc@toronto.ca | ||
Location |
Committee Room 3, City Hall
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Chair | Ted Yao |
The Decision Document and Decision Summary are for preliminary reference purposes only. Please refer to the Committee’s Minutes for the official record.
Declarations of Interest, if any, appear at the end of an item.
Minutes Confirmed - Meeting of October 18, 2010. |
SB5.1 | ACTION |
Adopted |
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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:
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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 |
SB5.2 | ACTION |
Received |
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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. |
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) |
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 |
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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) |
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 |