City of
Notice is given that the Chief Building
Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, is reporting on a proposed
amendment to Municipal Code Chapter 694, Signs, General (the "Sign
By-law"), to add five area specific restrictions to portions of the premises defined as Galt
Subdivision; and, to allow for and regulate
the display of one third party electronic ground sign on
a portion of the premises defined as Galt Subdivision approximately 10
metres west of Highway 427.
The
proposed amendment seeks to:
1. Add five area-specific restrictions to the Sign By-law for
portions of the
premises defined as Galt Subdivision as follows:
·
100
metres of the outermost limit of the intersection of The West Mall and a
portion of the area defined as the Galt Subdivision, approximately 410 metres
northwest of The Queensway, on the premises legally described as PLAN 66R-22800
PART 1, upon which as May 31, 2022 three third party ground signs were erected
or displayed;
·
100
metres of the outermost southeast limit of the intersection of The West Mall
and a portion of the area defined as the Galt Subdivision, approximately 380
metres northwest of The Queensway, on the premises legally described as PLAN
66R-22800 PART 1, upon which as May 31, 2022 three third party ground signs
were erected or displayed;
·
100
metres of the outermost northeast limit of the intersection of The West Mall
and a portion of the area defined as the Galt Subdivision, approximately 420
metres northwest of The Queensway, on the premises legally described as PLAN
66R-22800 PART 1, upon which as May 31, 2022 three third party ground signs
were erected or displayed;
·
The
portions of the Galt Subdivision within 100 metres of the outermost limit of
the specific location 35 metres north of the boundary of Dundas Street West,
approximately 90 metres west of the boundary of Scarlett Street, upon which as
May 31, 2022 the third party ground sign was erected or displayed; and,
·
The
portions of the Galt Subdivision within 100 metres of the outermost limit of
the specific location north of the boundary of Dundas Street West, approximately
50 metres east of the boundary of Scarlett Street, upon which as May 31, 2022
the third party ground sign was erected or displayed.
2. Allow
a specific portion of the Galt Subdivision to contain one third party
electronic ground sign containing two sign faces in a "v-shaped"
formation measuring 14.63 metres
horizontally by 4.27 metres vertically, approximately 10 metres west of Highway
427, containing electronic static copy and, with a total sign face area of
approximately 62.5 square metres; and, a height (highest point of the sign
measured from grade) of 18.0 metres (Proposed Sign); and, require the removal
of five existing third party signs to portions of the premises defined as Galt
Subdivision; and,
3. Allow
the premises defined as Galt Subdivision to contain First Party Signs, in
accordance with Section 694-21(G) of the Sign By-law.
The Chief Building Official
and Executive Director, Toronto Building, is recommending that the Council of
the City of Toronto refuse the area-specific amendments to the Sign By-law, for portions of the
premises defined as Galt Subdivision.
The Planning and Housing Committee may
recommend that the Council of the City of Toronto amend the Sign By-law to
amend 694-24 of the Sign By-law to add five area specific restrictions to portions of the premises defined as Galt
Subdivision; and to amend Schedule B, Signage Master Plans and Area
Specific Amendments, to add a new area
specific amendment to Schedule B, Signage Master Plans and
Area Specific Amendments, to allow for, and regulate, the display of one third party
electronic ground sign at the
premises defined as Galt Subdivision.
At its meeting to be held by video conference and in person in Committee Room 1, Toronto City Hall, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 commencing at 9:30 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, the Planning and Housing Committee of Toronto City Council will hear in person/video conference or by his or her counsel, agent or solicitor, any person who wishes to speak to the matter.
To obtain or view a copy of the report
outlining the proposed amendments,
you may view the Planning and Housing Committee agenda at http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&decisionBodyId=1943#Meeting-2022.PH34, as
of May 24, 2022.
To submit comments or make a presentation
to the Planning and Housing Committee, please contact the Committee no later than 12:00 p.m.
on May 30, 2022:
Nancy
Martins, Administrator, Planning and Housing Committee,
Toronto
City Hall, 100 Queen Street West,
10th
Floor, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2,
Tel:
416‑397-4579,
E-mail
phc@toronto.ca, by no later than 12:00 p.m. on May
30, 2022.
To ask questions
regarding the content of the report, contact:
Ted Van Vliet
Manager, Sign By-law Unit, Toronto Building
100 Queen Street West, Ground Floor, East Tower
Toronto ON M5H 2N2
Telephone: 416-392-4235
Email: Ted.VanVliet@toronto.ca
Any comments
received after the Committee meeting will be processed to Council.
If this matter is deferred at the Committee meeting or Council meeting or considered at a subsequent Committee or Council meeting, no additional notice will be provided other than the information on the subsequent Committee or Council agenda. Please contact the above City officials if you require notice in these cases.
The Planning and Housing Committee will make its final recommendations on May 31, 2022 which will be forwarded to City Council for its meeting on June 15-16, 2022.
Notice to
people writing or making presentations to the Planning and Housing Committee: The City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code
authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your
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The
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Dated at the City
of Toronto this May 20, 2022.
John D. Elvidge
City Clerk