The filed record
Application for One Variance, Subject to Two Conditions, Respecting One Third Party Electronic Ground Sign - 4925 Steeles Avenue West
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The decision
2026-06-19 · Sign Variance Committee · adopted
As filed
The Sign Variance Committee: 1. Granted the requested variance to section 694-25.C(2)(d), subject to two conditions, as required to allow for the issuance of a permit respecting the erection and display of the Proposed Sign, as further described in Attachment 1 to this report (June 8, 2026).
On the agenda
As the city filed it
Permit World Consulting Services Inc. (the "Applicant") has submitted a sign variance application requesting one variance required to allow the Chief Building Official (the "CBO") to issue a sign permit for one third party electronic ground sign with two sign faces displaying electronic static copy (the "Proposed Sign"), on the property municipally known as 4925 Steeles Avenue West (the "Subject Premises"). The Proposed Sign would have a maximum height of 10.0 metres and would contain two rectangular sign faces displayed in a back-to-back configuration, each not exceeding 3.25 metres by 6.05 metres, with a maximum sign face area of 20.0 square metres.
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The Proposed Sign is described further in Attachment 1 to this report. The Subject Premises is designated Employment ("E") Sign District, which allows third party electronic ground signs. A variance to section 694-25.C(2)(d) is sought to permit the erection and display of the Proposed Sign closer to the property line than what is required under the Sign and Zoning By-laws. The Sign By-law contains criteria to be used in evaluating variance applications for signs. Specifically, §694-30A states that an application for variance may only be granted where it is established that the Proposed Sign meet each of the eight established criteria. The Sign Variance Committee (the "SVC") is required to conduct an evaluation and determine that party seeking the proposed variances meets all the mandatory criteria, on the basis of the information presented by the parties before the SVC. After reviewing the Applicant's submissions and the additional information provided by City staff, the CBO determined that there are sufficient reasons to conclude that the eight required criteria in §694-30A of the Sign By-law have been established with respect to the variance, as described further in Attachment 1.
Staff recommended
The Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, recommends that: 1. The Sign Variance Committee grant the requested variance to section 694-25.C(2)(d), subject to two conditions, as required to allow for the issuance of a permit respecting the erection and display of the Proposed Sign, as further described in Attachment 1 to this report.