Untitled - Waterfront BIA

TEMPORARY SIGNS BY-LAW No. 698-2005
As of October 1, 2005, the City of Toronto A-frame bylaw requires permits for the following types of signs:
• A-frame and other portable signs
• mobile signs
• ground-mounted signs
• new development signs
The following do not require permits, but the new bylaw does regulate their location, timing and duration
of posting:
• real estate and open-house signs
• garage sale signs
• temporary signs for community organizations, religious institutions, charities and schools
To apply for a temporary sign permit you will need:
(a) The name and address of the owner of the temporary sign;
(b) The name and address of the owner or business applying for the permit;
(c) The municipal address of the premise upon which the sign is to be located;
(e) A site plan or survey, identifying the location of the temporary sign on the premise;
(f) The commencement and termination dates for the placement of the temporary sign;
(g) A contact name and number for the individual responsible for the temporary sign and written
authorization from the property owner or management company to permit the applicant to have the
temporary sign located and placed on the premise;
(h) The completed application – including a letter of support from your BIA; and
(i) The permit fee for the temporary sign.
Applications for Permits can be obtained from your district office (see pg 48)
POSTERING BY-LAW
A draft Sign By-law concerning posters on public property, including signs on utility poles and kiosks,
has been proposed by City Council.
The proposed By-law seeks to:
(a) provide businesses and residents with an opportunity to communicate through postering;
(b) minimize aesthetic blight and visual clutter;
(c) avoid littering;
(d) ease the repair and maintenance of public property including utility poles;
(e) improve safety for motorists and pedestrians; and
(f) facilitate an active enforcement programme.
Since the underlying premise of the Sign By-law is the installation of kiosks, Council has directed that
enactment and enforcement be tied to the new kiosks that have been requested as part of the Street
Furniture Program RFP. As such, the bill to enact the by-law has not yet been introduced nor adopted.
In fact the bill for the proposed Sign By-law will not be introduced to Council until all of the kiosks have
been installed.
The deadline for the Request for Proposal (RFP) related to the street furniture programme is January 10, 2007,
the prototypes are not expected until late 2007, with actual kiosks likely to be installed some time in 2008.
In the meantime you have every right, at your own cost, to remove any signs or posters from your poles.
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