Item - 2026.MM42.22
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on June 24 and 25, 2026 without amendments.
MM42.22 - Request to include the Third-Party Sign Tax Structure in the City’s current Sign By-law review - by Councillor Vincent Crisanti, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on June 24 and 25, 2026, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, as part of the ongoing comprehensive review of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 694, Signs, General (the “Sign By-law”), undertake a review of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 771, Taxation, Third Party Sign Tax (the “Third Party Sign Tax”), including:
a. an assessment of its structure and overall effectiveness;
b. a review of the annual tax rates and any other financial implications of changes to the Third Party Sign Tax, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and
c. appropriate consultation with the sign industry and other affected stakeholders.
2. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to report to the Planning and Housing Committee with any recommendations to the Third Party Sign Tax, concurrent with the report on the Sign By-law in 2027.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM42.22 be referred to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.