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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCL 11-03 REPORT TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Report Number: CL 11-03 Date: March 26, 2003 From: Bruce Taylor, AMCT, CMM City Clerk Subject: Application for a Variance of the Sign By-law . Shoeless Joe's, 1725 Kingston Road Recommendation: That the refusal of the Sign Permit Application #03-016 submitted by Shoeless Joe's respecting property at 1725 Kingston Road be upheld. -- OR - - That Application #03-016 for a Sign Permit submitted by Shoeless Joe's respecting property at 1725 Kingston Road be approved. Executive Summary: The Manager of Shoeless Joe's that is located at 1725 Kingston Road has appealed the decision of the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer to refuse the issuance of a Sign Permit. .Such an appeal is allowed under Section 6(3) of By-law 2439/87 (Sign By-law). Financial Implications: Not applicable Background: Please be advised that a representative of Shoeless Joe's Restaurant and Pub, which is located in the plaza at 1725 Kingston Road, applied for a Sign Permit to locate an additional sign above the established sign band for the building contrary to the approved Site Plan. A copy of a rendition of the requested sign is attached hereto for your information. Report CL 11.03 Date: March 26, 2003 Subject: Shoeless Joe's - Appeal of Refusal of Sign Permit Page 2 Pursuant to Section 6(1) of By-law 2439/87 (Sign By-law), the application was circulated to the Fire Chief, Chief Building Official and Director, Planning & Development to determine if there were any deficiencies in the application. The Fire Chief and Chief Building Official responded that there were no deficiencies within their areas of jurisdiction, however, the Director, Planning & Development reported that the proposed sign would be in contravention of the approved Site Plan for this plaza. A copy of the report of the Director, Planning & Development is attached hereto for information. Based on the report of the Director, Planning & Development, the application for the Sign Permit was refused. Pursuant to Section 6(3) of the Sign By-law, an applicant may appeal to Council a refusal of a Sign Permit Application. In a letter dated March 6, 2003, a copy of which is attached hereto, the Manager of Shoeless Joe's has submitted an appeal. Section 6(3) merely states "that Council shall hear any representations from the applicant and make a determination." Attachments: 1. 2. 3. Letter dated March 6, 2003 from Manager of Shoeless Joe's Memo dated March 19, 2003 from Director, Planning & Development Sketch of front of Shoeless Joe's showing the proposed sign Prepared By: $ ~...."./ ,,/ /" /<./ .2 ./ Bruce Taylor City Clerk ~_. Attachments Recommended for the consideration of Pickering City Council ...- '... .." " ATTACHMENT#iTOREPORT# CL./I- (.)"-:' 1725 Kingston Rd #14. Pickering, ON L1V4L9 (Brock Road & Kin2ston (Hwv 2)) Tel. (905) 428-9229 Fax: 905428 1803 March 06, 2003. City of Pickering, One The Esplanade, Pickering, Ontario L1 V 6K7 Attention: Mr Bruce Taylor, City Clerk, Application for Sign by-law Variance This letter is to formally apply for a sign by -law variance, The application for a sign pennit for Shoeless Joe's at 1725 Kingston Road, Unit #14, Pickering, Ontario L1V 4L9 was refused and now I need to appeal to City Council for a sign permit approval. The grounds for appeal, is based on the site line limitations at the plaza location. I hope to be able to appeal the decision at the next meeting scheduled for early April '03. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Sincerely ¡ì "'I"~\ ..."----~.. l~\~- "'-..-"" ..-"",----_..~ . " .... --- Mahendran Ramalingam -' Administrative Manager' Shoeless Joe's Pickering, ON. ~ . '/' , t:t --e:::- TO REPORT # eLl - 0 ..,;J -. RE'C."""..'~':. 1""'.. 'D. - -. ~ cJ ï:- CITY OF PICKERING PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM MAR 2 (] 2003 CLERK'S DIVISION March 19,2003 To: Bruce Taylor City Clerk From: Neil Carroll Director, Planning & Development Subject: Refusal of Sign Permit Application 03-016 Shoeless Joe's Restaurant Brockington Plaza (1725 Kingston Road) City of Pickering The sign permit for Shoeless Joe's restaurant at the Brockington Plaza (permit no. 03-016) was refused, by the Planning & Development Department, under the Director's delegated Site Plan Approval authority. The applicant proposed to locate an additional sign above the established sign band for the building contrary to the approved site plan. Shoeless Joe's restaurant is presently identified by a sign within the existing sign band and additional signage within a pylon sign on the Kingston Road frontage. The proposed additional sign is considered excessive, unattractive and unwarranted. Section 13.15(b) of the Pickering Official Plan indicates, "City Council shall, encourage the use of an appropriate variety of signage types,.. .which complement building designs rather than dominate them;". The applicant's proposal is not representative of co-ordinated signage, would result in a disjointed, unbalanced design, and would establish an unacceptable precedent. Approval of this sign permit would likely result in a competition amongst tenants for signage exposure, with additional signage requests being made to the City. If the applicant feels that signage opportunities are inadequate for this building, the Planning & Development Department recommends that the applicant discuss this issue with the landowner to explore opportunities to improve the overall building façade so that more attractive and effective signage can be achieved for all tenants. TB:jf TbarnettlSitelShoeless Joes Slgn.doc r ./ . .1'//'----):1/;1' _:¡~4'.~l{lktQ,LiJ¡j~/' Neil Car~5, i ..