The filed record
Encroachment Appeal - 495-517 Wellington Street West - Proposed Ground Sign
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The decision
2025-05-01 · Toronto and East York Community Council · deferred
As filed
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Deferred consideration of the Item until the June 5, 2025 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council.
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As the city filed it
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. The purpose of this report is for Toronto East York Community Council to consider an appeal from the property owner of 495-517 Wellington Street West, a multi-tenant commercial building regarding their proposed encroachment application. The proposed encroachment consists of an illuminated electrified ground sign ("the sign") to identify multiple tenants in this commercial building.
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The proposed sign consists of aluminum and acrylic construction, measuring 4.05 metres high, 1.43 metres wide and 0.62 metres thick, with a foundation depth of 1.37 metres within the public right of way, which is in contravention of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks, Use Of. The property owner is seeking authority from Toronto and East York Community Council to permit an electrified ground sign to be installed within the public right-of-way fronting 495-517 Wellington Street West and enter into an encroachment agreement with the City. The proposed ground sign encroachment does not meet the requirements of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks, Use Of, for delegated approval as an encroachment by the General Manager, Transportation Services. The owner will be given an opportunity to make a deputation before Community Council.
Staff recommended
The Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council not authorize the City to enter into an encroachment agreement with the owners of 495-517 Wellington Street West permitting the construction and maintenance of the illuminated electrified ground sign as it contravenes City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks, Use Of.
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