Sign Variance Committee
The full agenda, as filed
All 4 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
SB9.1amended
OUTEDGE Media Canada LP (the "Applicant") has applied for four variances, subject to one condition, required to allow for a permit to be issued to construct a third party electronic ground sign, with one sign face, displaying electronic static copy (the "Proposed Sign"). The Proposed Sign would be located on the railway corridor lands, on portion of the area municipally known as the Newmarket Subdivision, immediately to the north side of Wilson Avenue, approximately 750 meters east of Keele Street, North York (the "Subject Premises"). The Subject Premises is designated as Utility ("U") sign district, which generally allows for third party electronic ground signs. Despite this, the Proposed Sign would be located in two separate areas where City Council has specifically determined that no third party sign shall be erected or displayed. The Proposed Sign would have a maximum height of 10.0 metres, and would contain one rectangular sign face, with a horizontal dimension of 8.68 metres and vertical dimension of 2.23 metres, with a total sign face area of 19.35 square metres. The Proposed Sign is described further in Attachment 1. The Proposed Sign requires four variances to Chapter 694, each subject to one condition, to allow the Chief Building Official ("CBO") to issue the sign permit. The requirements in Chapter 694 which have been requested to be varied, and the proposed requirements are summarized below: 1) § 694-24.A(58) - A third party sign shall not be erected or displayed or caused to be erected or displayed in whole or in part within the portions of Newmarket Subdivision within 100 metres of the location therein near Wilson Avenue and west of Murray Road, upon which, as of July 11, 2014, a third party ground sign was erected or displayed. Proposed New Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to be located within the area regulated by the site-specific area restriction in 694-24.A(58). 2) § 694-24.A(66) - A third party sign shall not be erected or displayed or caused to be erected or displayed in whole or in part within the portions of Newmarket Subdivision within 100 metres of the location therein Wilson Avenue and west of Murray Road, upon which, as of July 11, 2014, a third party ground sign was erected or displayed. Proposed New Requirement: To permit the Proposed Sign to be located within the area regulated by the site-specific area restriction in 694-24.A(66). 3) § 694-25.D(3)(e) - An Utility ("U") sign district may contain a third party electronic ground sign provided the sign shall not be erected or displayed within 60.0 metres of any premises located, in whole or in part, in an R, RA, CR, I or OS sign district. Proposed New Requirement: To allow for the Proposed Sign to be erected 15.0 metres of a premises located in an OS sign district. 4) § 694-25.D(3)(f) - An Utility ("U") sign district may contain a third party electronic ground sign provided where a sign is located within 250 metres of an R, RA, CR, I, or OS sign district, the sign cannot face any premise in the R, RA, CR, I or OS sign district. Proposed New Requirement: To permit that the Proposed Sign be facing Commercial Residential ("CR") and a Residential ('R") sign districts located within 250 metres. If granted, each of the four requested variances would be subject to the following condition: 1) The Proposed Sign shall operate at a maximum level of illumination of 150 NITS during the period between sunset and sunrise. Following a review of the Applicant's submissions and additional information provided by the staff, the CBO has determined that there is not a sufficient basis to conclude that the eight required criteria in §694-30A of the Sign By-law have been established with respect to the four variances, subject to the noted condition, as described further in Attachment 1 to this report.
The Sign Variance Committee: 1. Granted the requested variances to sections 694-24.A(58), 694-24.A(66), 694-25.D(3)(e) and 694-25.D(3)(f), as further described in Attachment 1 to the report (April 25, 2024) from the Manager, Citywide Priorities, Toronto Building on behalf of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, as required to allow for the issuance of a permit respecting the erection and display of the Proposed Sign at the Newmarket Subdivision, North of Wilson Ave, East of Keele Street, each subject to the following two conditions set out below: a. Condition 1 - The Proposed Sign shall operate at a maximum level of illumination of 150 NITS during the period between sunset and sunrise; and b. Condition 2 -This variance granted (with respect to sections 694-24.A(58), 694-24.A(66), 694-25.D(3)(e) and 694-25.D(3)(f), of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 694, Signs, General, as applicable) will be null and void, and have no effect of any kind or nature with respect to any application for a permit, with respect to the Proposed Sign submitted on or after five years from the date of May 10, 2024; and shall be null and void and have no effect with respect to an application for a renewal of a permit, with respect to the Proposed Sign submitted on or after five years from the date of May 10, 2024; and also the variance granted is null and void, is of no effect of any kind or nature with respect to any application for a permit, a permit, or a renewal thereof, which relate to the construction, erection, or display of any structure other than the Proposed Sign and if application for a permit, a permit, or a renewal thereof, as well as with respect to any application for a permit, a permit, or a renewal thereof which relate to any lands which were at the date of May 10, 2024, within boundaries of the Subject Premises, but at the time of the subsequent application for a permit, a permit, or a renewal thereof are not so a portion of the Subject Premises.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, recommends that: 1. The Sign Variance Committee refuse to grant the requested variances to sections 694-24.A(58), 694-24.A(66), 694-25.D(3)(e) and 694-25.D(3)(f), each subject to one condition, 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.
SB9.2deferred
BADER GROUP Inc., JOLT Charge Inc. and Concordian Realty Management Inc. (collectively described as the "Applicant") have applied for five variances, each to subject to two conditions, required to allow the Chief Building Official ("CBO") to issue a sign permit to erect and display a double-faced third party electronic ground sign, displaying electronic static copy (the "Proposed Sign"), on the property municipally known as 746 Warden Avenue (the "Subject Premises"). The Subject Premises is designated as an Employment ("E") Sign District, which allows third party electronic ground signs. The Proposed Sign would have a maximum height of 2.65 metres, and would contain two rectangular sign faces, each with a maximum 0.93 metres horizontal dimension by 1.65 metres vertical dimension, with a maximum sign face area of 1.54 square metres. The Proposed Sign is described further in Attachment 1. The requirements in Chapter 694 which have been requested to be varied, and the proposed varied requirements are summarized below: 1) Existing requirement § 694-14R: No sign shall be located in a visibility zone. Proposed Varied Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to be erected in a visibility zone. 2) Existing requirement § 694-25C(2)(d): An E - Employment Sign District may contain a third-party electronic ground sign, provided the sign shall not be erected within any required setback of a building from a street as regulated by the City's applicable Zoning By-law. Proposed Varied Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to be erected 0.5 metres from the property line, whereas the minimum Zoning By-law required setback is 9.0 metres. 3) Existing requirement § 694-25C(2)(e): An E - Employment Sign District may contain a third-party electronic ground sign, provided the sign shall not be erected within 60 metres of any premises located, in whole or in part, in an R, RA, CR, I or OS sign district. Proposed Varied Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to be erected approximately 31.0 metres of a premises located in a R sign district. 4) Existing Requirement § 694-25C(2)(f): An E - Employment Sign District may contain a third-party electronic ground sign, provided where a sign is located within 250 metres of an R, RA, CR, I or OS sign district, the sign cannot face any premise in the R, RA, CR, I or OS sign district. Proposed Varied Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to be facing premises in the R sign district and the OS sign district located, respectively, 31 and 220 metres to the east. 5) Existing Requirement § 694-25.C(2)(h): An E - Employment Sign District may contain a third party electronic ground sign, provided there shall be no more than one ground sign or electronic ground sign erected on the premises. Proposed Varied Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to be an additional sign erected on a premises containing one first party ground sign. Each of the requested variances, if granted, would be subject to the following conditions: Condition 1: The sign faces of the Proposed Sign shall each have a sign face area not exceeding 1.54 square metres. Condition 2: The height of the Proposed Sign shall not exceed of 2.65 metres. Following a review of the Applicant's submissions and additional information provided by the staff, the CBO has determined that there is not a sufficient basis to conclude that the eight required criteria in §694-30A of the Sign By-law have been established with respect to the five variances, each subject to the noted conditions, as described further in Attachment 1 of this report.
The Sign Variance Committee: 1. Adjourned, at the request of the Applicant, the matter for an Application for Five Variances, Each Subject to Two Conditions, Respecting One Third Party Electronic Ground Sign - 1380 Don Mills Road, to its September 6, 2024 meeting.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, recommends that: 1. The Sign Variance Committee refuse to grant the requested variances to sections 694-14.R, 694-25.C(2)(d), 694-25.C(2)(e), 694-25.C(2)(f) and 694-25.C(2)(h), each 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.
SB9.3deferred
The BADER GROUP Inc., Jolt Charge Inc., and George Gagne (collectively described as the "Applicant") have applied for seven variances, each subject to two conditions condition, required to allow the Chief Building Official ("CBO") to issue a sign permit to erect and display a double-faced third party electronic ground sign, displaying electronic static copy (the "Proposed Sign"), on the premises municipally known as 1139-1141 Kennedy Road (the "Subject Premises"). The Subject Premises is designated as an Employment ("E") Sign District, which allows third party electronic ground signs. The Proposed Sign would have a maximum height of 2.65 metres, and would contain two rectangular sign faces, each with a maximum horizontal dimension of 0.93 metres and maximum vertical dimension of 1.65 metres, with a maximum sign face area of 1.54 square metres. The Proposed Sign is described further in Attachment 1. The requirements in Chapter 694 which have been requested to be varied, and the proposed varied requirements are summarized below: 1) Existing requirement § 694-14R: No sign shall be located in a visibility zone. Proposed Varied Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to be erected in a visibility zone. 2) Existing requirement § 694-22D: A third party sign shall not be erected within 100.0 metres of any other lawful third party sign whether or not erected. Proposed Varied Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to be erected approximately 89 metres from other lawful third party sign located at 1149 Kennedy Road. 3) Existing requirement § 694-22E: A third party electronic sign, as permitted by Subsections 694-25A(2), C(2), D(3), D(4), 694-26I(1), (2) and (3) shall not be erected within 150.0 metres of any other lawful third party sign whether or not erected. Proposed Varied Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to be erected approximately 89 metres from other lawful third party sign located at 1149 Kennedy Road. 4) Existing requirement § 694-25C(2)(d): An E - Employment Sign District may contain a third-party electronic ground sign, provided the sign shall not be erected within any required setback of a building from a street as regulated by the City's applicable Zoning By-law. Proposed Varied Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to be erected 0.5 metres from the property line, whereas the minimum Zoning By-law required setback is 3.0 metres. 5) Existing requirement § 694-25C(2)(e): An E - Employment Sign District may contain a third-party electronic ground sign, provided the sign shall not be erected within 60 metres of any premises located, in whole or in part, in an R, RA, CR, I or OS sign district. Proposed Varied Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to be erected approximately 31.0 metres of a premises located in a CR sign district and 40 metres of a premises in a R sign district. 6) Existing Requirement § 694-25C(2)(f): An E - Employment Sign District may contain a third-party electronic ground sign, provided where a sign is located within 250 metres of an R, RA, CR, I or OS sign district, the sign cannot face any premise in the R, RA, CR, I or OS sign district. Proposed Varied Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to be facing premises in the CR sign district approximately 31 metres to the west, in the R sign districts 40 metres to the northwest and 70 metres to the west, and in the I sign district approximately 245 metres to the south. 7) Existing Requirement § 694-25.C(2)(h): An E - Employment Sign District may contain a third party electronic ground sign, provided there shall be no more than one ground sign or electronic ground sign erected on the premises. Proposed Varied Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to be an additional sign erected on a premises containing one first party ground sign. Each of the requested variances, if granted, would be subject to the following condition: Condition 1: The sign faces of the Proposed Sign shall each have a sign face area not exceeding 1.54 square metres. Condition 2: The height of the Proposed Sign shall not exceed of 2.65 metres. Following a review of the Applicant's submissions and additional information provided by the staff, the CBO has determined that there is not a sufficient basis to conclude that the eight required criteria in §694-30A of the Sign By-law have been established with respect to the seven variances, each subject to the noted conditions, as described further in Attachment 1 of this report.
The Sign Variance Committee: 1. Adjourned, at the request of the Applicant, Bader Group Inc., the matter for an Application for Seven Variances, Each Subject to Two Conditions, Respecting One Third Party Electronic Ground Sign - 1139-1141 Kennedy Road, to its September 6, 2024 meeting.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, recommends that: 1. The Sign Variance Committee refuse to grant the requested variances to sections 694-14.R, 694-22.D, 694-22.E, 694-25.C(2)(d), 694-25.C(2)(e), 694-25.C(2)(f) and 694-25.C(2)(h), each 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.
SB9.4deferred
BADER GROUP Inc., JOLT Charge Inc. and Concordian Realty Management Inc. (collectively described as the "Applicant") have applied for four variances, each to subject to two conditions, required to allow the Chief Building Official ("CBO") to issue a sign permit to erect and display a double-faced third party electronic ground sign, displaying electronic static copy (the "Proposed Sign"), on the property municipally known as 746 Warden Avenue (the "Subject Premises"). The Subject Premises is designated as an Employment ("E") Sign District, which allows for third party electronic ground signs. The Proposed Sign would have a maximum height of 2.65 metres, and would contain two rectangular sign faces, each with a maximum 0.93 metres horizontal dimension and a 1.65 metres vertical dimension, with a maximum sign face area of 1.54 square metres. The Proposed Sign is described further in Attachment 1. The requirements in Chapter 694 which have been requested to be varied, and the proposed varied requirements are summarized below: 1) Existing requirement § 694-25C(2)(d): An E - Employment Sign District may contain a third-party electronic ground sign, provided the sign shall not be erected within any required setback of a building from a street as regulated by the City's applicable Zoning By-law. Proposed Varied Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to have a setback of 2.0 metres, whereas the minimum Zoning By-law requirement is 3.0 metres. 2) Existing Requirement § 694-25C(2)(f): An E - Employment Sign District may contain a third-party electronic ground sign, provided where a sign is located within 250 metres of an R, RA, CR, I or OS sign district, the sign cannot face any premise in the R, RA, CR, I or OS sign district. Proposed Varied Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to be facing premises in the RA sign district approximately 65 metres to the southwest, in the I sign districts 125 metres to the southwest, 175 metres to the southeast and 190 metres to the west, and in the OS and R sign districts approximately 190 metres to the southeast. 3) Existing Requirement § 694-25.C(2)(g)[1]: An E - Employment Sign District may contain a third party electronic ground sign, provided the sign be located a minimum of 500 metres away from any other third party electronic sign located on the same street. Proposed Varied Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to be located 350 metres from another electronic third party ground sign at 757 Warden Avenue. 4) Existing Requirement § 694-25.C(2)(h): An E - Employment Sign District may contain a third party electronic ground sign, provided there shall be no more than one ground sign or electronic ground sign erected on the premises. Proposed Varied Requirement: To allow the Proposed Sign to be an additional sign erected on a premises containing one first party ground sign. Each of the requested variances, if granted, would be subject to the following condition: Condition 1: The sign faces of the Proposed Sign shall each have a sign face area not exceeding 1.54 square metres. Condition 2: The height of the Proposed Sign shall not exceed of 2.65 metres. Following a review of the Applicant's submissions and additional information provided by the staff, the CBO has determined that there is not a sufficient basis to conclude that the eight required criteria in §694-30A of the Sign By-law have been established with respect to the four variances, each subject to the noted conditions, as described further in Attachment 1 of this report.
The Sign Variance Committee: 1. Adjourned, at the request of the Applicant, Bader Group Inc., the matter for an Application for Four Variances, Each Subject to Two Conditions, Respecting One Third Party Electronic Ground Sign - 746 Warden Avenue, to its September 6, 2024 meeting.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, recommends that: 1. The Sign Variance Committee refuse to grant the requested variances to sections 694-25.C(2)(d), 694-25.C(2)(f), 694-25.C(2)(g)[1], 694-25.C(2)(h), each 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.