Item - 2023.PH7.18

The Planning and Housing Committee:

1. Directed the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to conduct a review of the provisions of Chapter 694, Signs, General, concerning site-specific amendments; the review to in particular consider, the circumstances set out in section 694-31A of Chapter 694 which enable an application for a site-specific amendment to be made; and, to report back to the February 28, 2024 Planning and Housing Committee with recommendations concerning potential amendments to Chapter 694, Signs, General, as may be required to ensure that the process regulating site-specific amendment applications is an effective use of City Council resources, and that the site-specific amendment applications submitted for consideration by City Council are reflective of the intended scope of the site-specific amendment process; rather than be matters which are in whole, or in part, matters which substantively were intended to be delegated to the Sign Variance Committee for consideration.

A number of general concerns have been raised regarding the intended scope of the Sign by-law site-specific amendment process, which sees some applications being considered by Committee and City Council, rather than the Sign Variance Committee