Item - 2022.SB19.2

The Sign Variance Committee:

1. Requested the Chief Building Official to provide a presentation to the Sign Variance Committee, summarizing the particulars of the establishment of the various area-specific prohibitions at his convenience during one of the Committee’s scheduled meetings.

A number of reports from the Chief Building Official on sign variance applications in certain districts have made reference to "specific areas where third party signs are specifically prohibited ... because third party signs in these locations are inconsistent and incompatible with the surrounding area and would not contribute positively to the quality of Toronto's appearance".

The City of Toronto Sign By-law has contained area-specific prohibitions from its initial adoption, with other additional area-specific prohibitions having been added to the Sign By-law by Toronto City Council.

It would be helpful to the deliberations of the Sign Variance Committee if additional information on the particulars of when these areas were so designated, as well as relevant information from any staff report(s) on the matter at the time the prohibition was included in the Sign By-law, were made available to the Committee.