Item - 2026.SB26.4

The Sign Variance Committee:

1. Granted the variance to section 694-21F(4) as required to allow for the issuance of a permit respecting the erection and display of the Proposed Sign contained in the Proposed Signage Master Plan, as further described in Attachment 1 to the report (October 7, 2026) from the Acting Manager, City-Wide Priorities, Toronto Building, with the following amendments:

Condition 1. The proposed sign not be illuminated during the hours of 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Condition 2. The proposed sign illumination shall not exceed 150 nits during the period between sunset and sunrise.

A decision of the Sign Variance Committee, in the case of a decision to refuse to grant a variance, is final and binding on the date the decision was issued; and in the case of a decision to grant a variance with conditions, the decision is final and binding 21 days after the date the decision was issued unless an application to consider is filed by the ward councillor in accordance with §694-30S of Chapter 694 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code.

This report concerns an appeal of the decision of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building (“CBO”) respecting an application for a Signage Master Plan (the “Proposed Signage Master Plan”), on for a specific portion of the premises municipally known as 2075 Bayview Avenue. The Proposed Signage Master Plan concerns the specific defined area of 2075 Bayview Avenue consisting of the north elevation of a portion of a building known as “D-Wing” and contains one variance, to be subject to two conditions, sought for one first party illuminated wall sign displaying static copy (the "Proposed Sign").

Permit World Consulting (the "Applicant") chose to apply for the Proposed Signage Master Plan, described in Attachment 1. Notice of the application for the Proposed Signage Master Plan was provided to the public, and the CBO conducted a written hearing in accordance with the requirements of the Sign By-law. Various parties participated in the hearing and filed materials in relation thereto.

After conducting a review of the submissions, the CBO made a decision to refuse to grant the requested variance on the basis that the Proposed Sign Variance did not meet all of the mandatory criteria. After the issuance of the CBO’s decision refusing to grant the variance requested for the Proposed Sign Variance, the Applicant filed an appeal of the CBO’s decision.

As a result of the Applicant filing the appeal, the Sign Variance Committee (“SVC”) is now required to conduct an appeal de novo, meaning that the SVC shall determine whether the Applicant has demonstrated that the Proposed Sign Variance meets all eight criteria, on the basis of the information presented to the SVC. The SVC may make a decision to refuse or grant the variance requested by the Applicant for the Proposed Sign Variance, or to make a decision to grant different variances, or impose conditions which the Applicant did not include in the Proposed Sign Variance.

There are no current or known future financial impacts arising from the recommendations contained in this report.