Motions by Councillor Moscoe

Councillor Howard Moscoe has moved the following motion on PG33.10

Motion A

That:

1. the new sign regulations prohibit third party electronic fuel pump signs;

OR

2. electronic fuel pump signs be limited in their application to no more than 50 percent of the fuel pumps on any particular property;

3. the notification provisions which are proposed for owners, be also extended to business and residential tenants and such additional notification may be by way of postal drop or bill distribution all at the expense of the applicant.

Motion B

That Part 1(e) of Motion 1 by Councillor Kelly, be amended by deleting the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. and inserting instead the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m.

Motion C

That Motion 4 by Councillor Mammoliti be referred to the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building for a report to the Planning and Growth Committee.

Motion by Councillor Nunziata

Councillor Frances Nunziata has moved the following motion on the PW33.10, the sign-by-law:

That Recommendation 9 of the Planning and Growth Management Committee be deleted and replaced with the following:

9. The Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer be directed to consult further with the industry on an appropriate Third Party Sign Tax rate.

Motion by Councillor Mammoliti

Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti has moved the following motion on PG33.10:

That:

Motion to Amend 694-19. Sign Districts to include a new Sign District for Emery Village, which should include a map outlining the district in Schedule A, and be described as follows:

(16) EV-SSD Emery Village Special Sign District

Motion to Amend 694-26 Special sign district sign regulations to include Emery Village as follows:

The Emery Village Special Sign District may, subject to conforming to Emery Village Business Improvement Area sign design standards as described in Schedule B of this chapter and the approval of the Emery Village Business Improvement Area sign committee, contain the following third party signs:

1. A wall sign erected on a property designated C-Commercial, E-Employment and U-Utility.

a. The sign face area shall not exceed 22 square metres;

b. The height shall not exceed 15.0 metres

c. The sign shall not be erected within 30 metres of the intersection of a major street with any other street;

d. The sign shall not be erected or displayed within 30 metres of any premises located, in whole or part, in a R, RA, or OS sign district;

e. The sign shall not extend beyond either end of the wall on which it is erected

f. The sign shall have no more than one single face; and

g. The sign shall not extend above the wall or parapet wall of the building on which it is erected

2. A ground sign erected on a property designated C-Commercial, E-Employment and U-Utility provided:

a. The sign face area shall not exceed 22 square metres;

b. The height shall not exceed 10.0 metres;

c. The sign shall not be erected within 30 metres of the intersection of a major street with any other street;

d. The sign shall not be erected within 2.0 metres of a property line;

e. The sign shall not be erected within 6.0 metres of a street line;

f. The sign shall not be erected or displayed within 30 metres of any premises located, in whole or part, in a R, RA, or OS sign district; and

g. The sign shall have no more than two sign faces.

3. Notwithstanding subsection 694-15B(2) a roof sign erected on a property designated C-Commercial and E-Employment provided:

a. The sign face area shall not exceed 22 square metres;

b. The sign shall not be erected on a building exceeding 3 stories

c. The height shall not exceed 10.0 metres from the roof directly below the sign;

d. The sign shall not be erected within 30 metres of the intersection of a major street with any other street;

e. The sign shall not be erected or displayed within 30 metres of any premises located, in whole or part, in a R, RA, or OS sign district; and

f. The sign shall have no more than two sign faces.

4. A ground sign containing electronic static copy erected on a property designated as C-Commercial, E-Employment and U-Utility provided:

a. The sign face area shall not exceed 50 square metres;

b. The height shall not exceed 10.0 metres;

c. The sign shall not be erected within 30 metres of the intersection of a major street with any other street;

d. The sign shall not be erected within 2.0 metres of a property line;

e. The sign shall not be erected within 6.0 metres of a street line;

f. The sign shall not be erected or displayed within 100 metres of any premises located, in whole or part, in a R, RA, or OS sign district; and

g. The sign shall not be erected within 200 metres of another third party sign containing electronic static copy;

f. The sign shall have no more than two sign faces.

5. A roof sign containing electronic static copy erected on a property designated as C-Commercial, E-Employment provided:

a. The sign face area shall not exceed 50 square metres;

b. The sign shall not be erected on a building exceeding 3 stories
c. The height shall not exceed 10.0 metres from the roof directly below the sign;

d. The sign shall not be erected within 30 metres of the intersection of a major street with any other street;

e. The sign shall not be erected or displayed within 30 metres of any premises located, in whole or part, in a R, RA, or OS sign district; and

f. The sign shall have no more than two sign faces.

g. The sign shall not be erected within 200 metres of another third party sign containing electronic static copy;

6. A wall sign containing electronic static copy erected on a property designated C-Commercial, E-Employment provided.

a. The sign face area shall not exceed 50 square metres;

b. The height shall not exceed 15.0 metres

c. The sign shall not be erected within 30 metres of the intersection of a major street with any other street;

d. The sign shall not be erected or displayed within 30 metres of any premises located, in whole or part, in a R, RA, or OS sign district;

e. The sign shall not extend beyond either end of the wall on which it is erected

f. The sign shall have no more than one single face; and

g. The sign shall not extend above the wall or parapet wall of the building on which it is erected

h. The sign shall not be erected within 200 metres of another third party sign containing electronic static copy;

7. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this chapter, any existing third party sign that has been legally erected before or after the adoption of this chapter can be replaced in whole or in part providing that the height of the new sign does not exceed the height of the existing sign, and the sign face area of the new sign does not exceed the sign face area of the existing sign or the maximum sizes outlined in the EV-SSD, whichever is greater.. The new sign may contain mechanical copy.

Motions by Councillor Holyday

Councillor Doug Holyday has moved the following motions on item PG33.10, "New Sign Regulation and Revenue Strategy for the City of Toronto (Ward All - Statutory: City of Toronto Act, 2006) "

Motion A

That City Council delete Recommendation 9 from the Planning and Growth Management Committee.

and if the foregoing motion does not carry:

Motion B

That City Council amend Recommendation 15 from the Planning and Growth Management Committee by deleting "to offset funding for City beautification and arts and culture initiatives, with a particular emphasis on visual and community arts", and replace with "to enhance the existing graffiti eradication program within Municipal Licensing and Standards, and the remainder not be specified for any purpose other than the 2010 Operating Budget", so that Recommendation 15 now reads:

"15. City Council allocate $1,413,600 from the revenues of the TPST towards repayment of the Public Realm Reserve Fund for the cost to secure space and equipment and program development costs and refer the remainder of the net revenues to the 2010 budget cycle to enhance the existing graffiti eradication program within Municipal Licensing and Standards, and the remainder not be specified for any purpose other than the 2010 Operating Budget."

Motion by Councillor Heaps

Councillor Adrian Heaps has moved the following motions on item PG33.10, "New Sign Regulation and Revenue Strategy for the City of Toronto (Ward All - Statutory: City of Toronto Act, 2006) "

Motion A

That City Council delete Recommendation 4 of the Report (November 27, 2009) Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and Chief Financial Officer and replace it as follows:

"4. City Council establish and adopt tax rates to be applied to the annual Third Party Sign Tax in accordance with the design features set out in Appendix E to the report (October 20, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer."

Motion B

That a new Recommendation be added to read:

That staff consider and report back to the Planning and Growth Management Committee, prior to the effective date of the tax only if any recommended amendments are required, to be based on any sign industry financial statements, including worksheets, and access to Auditors, received before March 31, 2010.

Motions on item CD28.2

Here are the motions adopted when Council considered item CD28.2 headed
"Update on the Social Housing Renovation and Retrofit Program" on
Monday, November 30.

Motions (City Council)
Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe
(Carried)

When staff bring forward the program for the second year of renovation
and retrofit, they include for consideration, necessary renovations
within Lawrence Heights that will not be rehabilitated in the early
years of the Lawrence Heights Renewal Program.

Motion to Refer Motion moved by Councillor Janet Davis (Carried)

That Motion 1 by Councillor Moscoe be referred to Toronto Community
Housing Corporation for consideration.

Motion to Adopt the item as amended:

11/30/2009 4:42:27 PM *CD28.2 - Adopt the item as amended*
26 yea+1 nay,2/3 maj,quorum

YES Ainslie YES Augimeri YES Bussin
[Chair] YES Carroll YES Davis
YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande
YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Hall
YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins
YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller
YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata
YESPalacio YES Perks YES Perruzza
YES Saundercook YES Stintz
YES Vaughan YES Walker

NO Ford

Presentation on Sign By-law

Here is the presentation made in Council by the Chief Building Official on the proposed sign by-law.

• Presentation

Motion by Councillor Kelly

Councillor Norm Kelly has moved the following motion on item PG33.10, "New Sign Regulation and Revenue Strategy for the City of Toronto (Ward All - Statutory: City of Toronto Act, 2006) "

That City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the supplementary report (November 27, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer [PG33.10b], with the following amendments:

1. The draft sign by-law attached to the report (Appendix A – Revised Appendix A) be amended:

a. by deleting all reference to the prohibition of signs “within 30 metres of an intersection” and replacing it with “within 6 metres of an intersection”;

b. by deleting “5 years” and replacing it with “10 years” in Subsection 694-9 B, so that the Subsection now reads:

“B. Every sign permit issued by the Chief Building Official for the erection or display of a third party sign shall expire ten years from the date of issuance and is null and void on its expiry date”;

and that Subsection 694-9 C be correspondingly amended to refer to "10 years"

c. by deleting all reference to wall sign height not exceeding “15 metres” and replacing it with “20 metres”;

d. by amending Section 694-22.A by adding " and electronic static copy", so the subsection now reads:

"A. Third party signs are permitted to display mechanical copy and electronic static copy"; and

e. by deleting “Illumination between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.” and replacing it with “Illumination between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.” in subsection 694-18 C, so that the Subsection now reads:

C. No sign shall be illuminated between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. except where:

1. the sign is a first party sign associated with a lawful business which operates during this period and only while the business is actually in operation; or

2. the sign is located in the Downtown Yonge Street Special Sign District, the Dundas Square Special Sign District, or the Gardiner Gateway Special Sign District.

2. Recommendation 4 be deleted and replaced as follows:

"4. City Council establish and adopt the following tax rates to be applied to the annual Third Party Sign Tax in accordance with the design features set out in Appendix E to the report (October 20, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer:


Class I Signs Class II Signs Class III Signs Class IV Signs Class V Signs
Pro-rated per
Sign - 2010 $430 $1,075 $1,865 $4,125 $9,000

Rate per Sign –
2011 $575 $1,430 $2,480 $5,515 $12,035



3. That Recommendation 9. be amended by deleting the words “July 1, 2010” and inserting the words “on the date the sign by-law comes into effect” so that such Recommendation 9. to read as follows:

"9. Council adopt an annual Third Party Sign Tax (the “TPST”), payable by all Third Party Sign Owners on each Third Party Sign owned by them, to be effective on the date the sign by-law comes into effect, in accordance with the design features set out in Appendix E to the report (October 20, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer, with the exception of the rates."