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Amendments to the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 693, Signs
Placement Requirements for A-Frame and Portable Signs
1. City Council amend Chapter 693, Signs to require that, when located on public property, A-frame and Portable Signs must be placed curbside and, in the Furnishing, and Planting Zone, as described by the City of Toronto's Streetscape Manual, whenever possible and adhere to any separation distances established by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.
2. City Council amend Chapter 693, Signs to include minimum separation distances, as established by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, for A-frame and portable signs from installations and utilities such as bicycle rings, fire hydrants or fire connections, intersection, or pedestrian crossovers, postering columns, benches, garbage/recycling bins, and transit stops and shelters as a location requirement.
3. City Council amend Chapter 693, Signs to include that an A-frame or Portable Sign may be moved or removed by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards:
a. If location requirements are not met;
b. If space is required by the City of Toronto or other entity with the appropriate rights over public property such as a utility company for any reason including the installation of street furniture or construction; or
c. If space is required by the Toronto Transit Commission, including for operational, accessibility, or public safety reasons.
4. City Council amend Chapter 693, Signs to increase the pedestrian clearway requirement to 2.5 metres for streets identified in Appendix A of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafes, Parklets and Marketing Displays.
5. City Council amend Chapter 693, Signs to align Portable Sign regulations with existing A-frame Sign regulations by specifying that Portable Signs also cannot be displayed or erected along the right-of-way areas along Bloor Street East and Bloor Street West between Avenue Road and Sherbourne Street, or along Yonge Street south of Davenport Road.
6. City Council amend Chapter 693, Signs to align Portable Sign regulations with existing A-frame Sign regulations by specifying that:
a. Where the frontage associated with the main, front wall of a building is 6.1 metres or less, a maximum of one Portable Sign per building may be displayed regardless of the number of businesses in the premises;
b. Where the frontage associated with the main front wall of a building is more than 6.1 metres, display a maximum of two Portable Signs per premises regardless of the number of businesses in the premises; and
c. Despite 6a. and 6b., if a building is on a corner property with two or more walls adjacent to a highway, one additional Portable Sign may be displayed adjacent to the side wall of the building.
EC4.6 - Temporary Signs By-law Review
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(May 16, 2023) Report from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and StandardsRecommendations
The Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards recommends that:Amendments to the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 693, Signs
Placement Requirements for A-Frame and Portable Signs
1. City Council amend Chapter 693, Signs to require that, when located on public property, A-frame and Portable Signs must be placed curbside and, in the Furnishing, and Planting Zone, as described by the City of Toronto's Streetscape Manual, whenever possible and adhere to any separation distances established by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.
2. City Council amend Chapter 693, Signs to include minimum separation distances, as established by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, for A-frame and portable signs from installations and utilities such as bicycle rings, fire hydrants or fire connections, intersection, or pedestrian crossovers, postering columns, benches, garbage/recycling bins, and transit stops and shelters as a location requirement.
3. City Council amend Chapter 693, Signs to include that an A-frame or Portable Sign may be moved or removed by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards:
a. If location requirements are not met;
b. If space is required by the City of Toronto or other entity with the appropriate rights over public property such as a utility company for any reason including the installation of street furniture or construction; or
c. If space is required by the Toronto Transit Commission, including for operational, accessibility, or public safety reasons.
4. City Council amend Chapter 693, Signs to increase the pedestrian clearway requirement to 2.5 metres for streets identified in Appendix A of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafes, Parklets and Marketing Displays.
5. City Council amend Chapter 693, Signs to align Portable Sign regulations with existing A-frame Sign regulations by specifying that Portable Signs also cannot be displayed or erected along the right-of-way areas along Bloor Street East and Bloor Street West between Avenue Road and Sherbourne Street, or along Yonge Street south of Davenport Road.
6. City Council amend Chapter 693, Signs to align Portable Sign regulations with existing A-frame Sign regulations by specifying that:
a. Where the frontage associated with the main, front wall of a building is 6.1 metres or less, a maximum of one Portable Sign per building may be displayed regardless of the number of businesses in the premises;
b. Where the frontage associated with the main front wall of a building is more than 6.1 metres, display a maximum of two Portable Signs per premises regardless of the number of businesses in the premises; and
c. Despite 6a. and 6b., if a building is on a corner property with two or more walls adjacent to a highway, one additional Portable Sign may be displayed adjacent to the side wall of the building.
