City of
Toronto Act, 2006 Public Notice
Area-Specific Amendment to the Sign By-law: 496 Evans Avenue
Toronto City Council
will be considering recommendations to amend Municipal
Code Chapter 694, Signs, General (the "Sign By-law"), to modify the
regulations that apply to the property municipally known as 496 Evans Avenue,
to permit a third party electronic ground sign.
It
is proposed that the amendments be adopted at the City Council meeting to be
held on March 26, 2025. If adopted by City Council, the proposed amendments allow for and regulate:
A third party sign in a location regulated by
two site-specific area restrictions which prohibit the construction of third
party signs.
A sign with a sign face area of 63.2 square metres and a height of 15.3 metres.
A sign with a "v-shaped"
configuration, rather than the permitted back-to-back configuration.
Reducing the required separation between third
party signs and an R and OS sign districts.
An initial ten-year permit term, double of the
standard five-year term.
The Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto
Building, is recommending that the Council of the City of Toronto refuse the
amendments to the Sign By-law described above.
The Planning and Housing Committee may recommend that the Council of the
City of Toronto amend the Sign By-law to approve the amendments
to the Sign By-law described above.
The
proposed amendments are outlined in the report titled " Amendment to the
Sign By-law: 496 Evans Avenue". To
view or obtain a copy of the report, visit the City's website at: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.PH19.3
At
its meeting to be held via video conference and in-person at City Hall,
Committee Room 1, 2nd Floor, Toronto City Hall on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon as possible
thereafter, the Planning and Housing Committee of Toronto City Council will
hear in person or by his or her counsel, agent or solicitor, any person who
wishes to speak to the matter.
To
submit comments or make a presentation to the Planning and Housing Committee on
March 18, 2025, please contact the Committee no later than 12:00 p.m. on March 17,
2025:
Planning and Housing Committee
Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West,
Toronto, ON M5H 2N2
Telephone: 416- 397-4579
Email: phc@toronto.ca
To ask questions regarding the content
of the report, contact:
Ted Van
Vliet, Project Director
Business
Transformation and Citywide Priorities, Toronto Building
Telephone:
416-392-4235
Email: Ted.Vanvliet@toronto.ca
Any
comments received after the Committee meeting will be forwarded to City Council.
While
the staff report sets out proposed changes, the Committee and/or City Council
may adopt additional or other amendments that differ from the recommendations
set out in the report. The proposed
amendments are subject to the decision of the Planning and Housing Committee and
the decision of Toronto City Council.
If
this matter is postponed 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 March 18,
2025 which will be forwarded to City Council on March 26, 2025.
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 communication or presentation to City Council
or its committees.
The City collects this
information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s).
If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other
communications to the City, you should be aware that
your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of
the public record and will appear on the Citys website. The City will also
make your communication and any personal information in it such as your
postal address, telephone number or e-mail address available to the public.
Many Committee, Board and
Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to
view. If you speak at the meeting you will appear in the video broadcast. Video broadcasts are archived and continue to
be publicly available.
If you want to learn more about
why and how the City collects your information, write to the City Clerks
Office, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 or by calling
416-397-4579.
Dated at the
City of Toronto on March 11, 2025.
John D. Elvidge
City Clerk