Item - 2013.SB21.5
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Sign Variance Committee on September 3, 2013 and was adopted without amendment.
SB21.5 - Appeal by 2221 Yonge Holdings Inc. of the Decision of the Chief Building Official for One Variance with Respect to a First Party Sign Proposal for One Wall Sign - 2221 Yonge Street
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 22 - St. Paul's
Committee Decision
The Sign Variance Committee:
1. Refused to grant the variance from the requirement of §694-20H(3)(b) that a development wall sign shall, where erected above the second storey, not exceed an area of 100 square metres, to allow the issuance of a sign permit authorizing the erection and display on the premises known municipally as 2221 Yonge Street, of a development wall sign that is 524.87 square metres.
Origin
Summary
To obtain one variance to Chapter 694, Signs, General, required to permit the erection and display of one development wall sign on the west-facing building wall, between the second and sixth storeys, of an existing six storey office building located on the premises. The proposed development sign is 30.48 metres wide by 17.22 metres long measuring 524.87 square metres in sign face area and will occupy 100% of the building face between the third and sixth storeys. The sign is being displayed in conjunction with the promotion and marketing of a residential condominium proposed to be located on the premises.
This report recommends that the requested variances from Chapter 694 be refused as they do not meet the criteria established in §694-30A.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/sb/bgrd/backgroundfile-60736.pdf