Etobicoke

16 Queen Elizabeth Boulevard: The Buildings Department Issues Another Illegal Roof Sign Permit

Thursday, September 4th, 2008 ::: 1 Comment

Long live the Queen.
After much back and forth, it appears that Buildings Department has come to the conclusion that the permit issued for the roof sign at 16 Queen Elizabeth Boulevard ought not to have been issued. It also appears that nobody can actually see the illegal QEW sign:

The sign at 16 Queen Elizabeth is [...]

296 Rexdale Boulevard and 230 New Toronto Street: Someone Please Tell Pattison You Can’t Put Two Billboards on the Same Lot in Etobicoke

Sunday, August 10th, 2008 ::: No Comments

The two Pattison billboards in the photo are on 296 Rexdale Boulevard, at Martin Grove Road:

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The Etobicoke signs by-law does not permit two billboards on the same lot. Here’s how it works: If your lot is entitled to one first-party ground sign, you can build a billboard in lieu of the ground sign, [...]

Roof Signs in Etobicoke That are not Setback from Residential Zones by 61 Metres

Thursday, August 7th, 2008 ::: 2 Comments

Shortly before amalgamation, the City of Etobicoke passed an amendment to its signs by-law permitting third party roof sign for the very first time. The by-law came with the provision that any lot upon which a roof sign is built must be more than 61 metres away from a residential lot:
Section 215-22-4c: The minimum distance [...]

Woodbine Racetrack: Illegal on Highway 427

Saturday, July 26th, 2008 ::: No Comments

Billboards are not permitted within 400 metres of Highway 427. This hasn’t stopped Pattison Outdoor from building two illegal billboards on Woodbine Racetrack property. There is one located 2000 feet south of Rexdale Boulevard, and then there is this one, located 3000 feet south of Rexdale:

Because the sign is restricted by provincial law, City Council [...]

At 35-37 Stoffel, A Father and Son Fight in Court Over An Illegal Billboard

Thursday, January 17th, 2008 ::: No Comments

The Superior Court of Justice has better things to do. McMullen v. McMullen is a pathetic affair.
Ross McMullen is the father of Richard McMullen. The family owns a property at 35-37 Stoffel Drive in Etobicoke along Highway 401. No billboard has yet been developed on this lot, nor could a billboard be legally developed unless [...]