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6. Waiver
To City Of Ottawa Signs On City Roads By-Law And Related Policy For
Ethno-Cultural Signs Suspension De L'application Du Règlement
Municipal Sur L'affichage Sur La Voie Publique Et De La Politique Connexe
Pour Les Enseignes Ethnoculturelles |
That
Council:
1. Waive the
application of the Signs on City Streets By-law and of the Tourism and Public
Signs Policy and authorize the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and
Community Sustainability Department, to:
a. Upon request of the
applicant, approve the design for an ethno-cultural sign relating to the
community of Little Italy for placement on provincial Highway 417, provided
such design meets the requirements of the provincial Ethno-Cultural Signs
policy and conforms with applicable City policies and by-laws; and
b. Upon request of the
applicant, enter into a 10 year agreement with the applicant for the
installation of ethno-cultural trailblazing signs on Raymond Street, Rochester
Street and Carling Avenue in relation to the community of Little Italy,
provided that:
i) the applicant pay a
processing and technical review fee of one hundred dollars ($100) and a permit
fee of one thousand ($1000.00);
ii) the applicant
pay one thousand, six hundred and fifty dollars ($1650.00) to cover costs
stemming from the installation and any needed replacement of any signs, with
the signs to be provided by the applicant; and,
iii) the agreement
stipulates that the production of the sign is the responsibility of the
applicant, that the sign be built to applicable City standards and be
satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager in all respects.
2. Approve an
amendment to the Delegation of Authority By-law to authorize the Deputy City
Manager, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability Department, to
approve the design of ethno-cultural signs to be placed on provincial highways,
provided that the proposed signs meet the requirements of the provincial
Ethno-Cultural Signs Policy and of all applicable City policies and by-laws.
3. Direct staff to
report back to Committee and Council with appropriate by-law amendments for the
creation of an ethno-cultural trailblazing signs program on City streets,
including applicable fees and charges, in order to reflect the intent of the
provincial policy.
Que le Conseil :
1. de suspendre l'application du Règlement
sur l’affichage sur la voie publique et de la politique sur la signalisation
des lieux touristiques et des services publics et d'autoriser la directrice municipale
adjointe, Services d’infrastructure et Viabilité des collectivités :
a. sur demande du requérant, à approuver
la conception d'une enseigne ethnoculturelle désignant la communauté de la
Petite-Italie, à installer le long de l'autoroute provinciale 417, pourvu que
la conception réponde aux exigences de la politique provinciale sur les
enseignes ethnoculturelles et soit conforme aux politiques et règlements
applicables de la Ville;
b. sur demande du requérant, à conclure
une entente de 10 ans avec le requérant pour l'installation, sur la rue
Raymond, la rue Rochester et l'avenue Carling, d'enseignes ethnoculturelles
pionnières désignant la communauté de la Petite-Italie, pourvu :
(i) que le requérant paie des frais de
traitement et d'examen technique de cent dollars (100 $) et des droits de
permis de mille dollars (1 000 $);
(ii) que le requérant verse la somme de mille
six cent cinquante dollars (1 650 $) pour couvrir les coûts
d'installation et de remplacement éventuel des enseignes, celles-ci devant être
fournies par le requérant;
(iii) que l'entente précise que la production
de l'enseigne incombe au requérant, que l'enseigne doit être construite
conformément aux normes municipales applicables et qu'elle doit être, à tous
égards, à la satisfaction de la directrice municipale adjointe;
2. d'adopter une modification du Règlement
sur la délégation de pouvoirs afin d'autoriser la directrice municipale
adjointe, Services d’infrastructure et Viabilité des collectivités, à approuver
la conception d'enseignes ethnoculturelles à installer le long de routes
provinciales, pourvu que les enseignes proposées répondent aux exigences de la
politique provinciale sur les enseignes ethnoculturelles et des politiques et
règlements applicables de la Ville;
3. de prescrire au personnel de présenter
un rapport au Comité et au Conseil contenant le texte des modifications
réglementaires voulues pour la mise sur pied d'un programme d'enseignes
ethnoculturelles pionnières dans les rues de la ville et comprenant les droits
et redevances applicables, de manière à refléter l'objet de la politique
provinciale.
Documentation
1. Transportation Committee report dated 8
October 2009 (ACS2009-CCS-TRC-0018).
Comité des transports
8 October 2009 / le 8 octobre
2009
Submitted by/Soumis par : Diane Holmes,
Councillor / Conseillère
Contact Person/Personne ressource : Diane Holmes, Councillor, Somerset
Ward
(613)
580-2484, Diane.Holmes@ottawa.ca
That the Transportation
Committee recommend that Council:
1.
Waive the application of the Signs on City
Streets By-law and of the Tourism and Public Signs Policy and authorize the
Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Community Sustainability Department,
to:
a.
Upon request of the applicant, approve the
design for an ethno-cultural sign relating to the community of Little Italy for
placement on provincial Highway 417, provided such design meets the
requirements of the provincial Ethno-Cultural Signs policy and conforms with
applicable City policies and by-laws; and
b.
Upon request of the applicant, enter into a 10
year agreement with the applicant for the installation of ethno-cultural
trailblazing signs on Raymond Street, Rochester Street and Carling Avenue in
relation to the community of Little Italy, provided that:
i) the
applicant pay a processing and technical review fee of one hundred dollars
($100) and a permit fee of one thousand ($1000.00);
ii) the applicant pay
one thousand, six hundred and fifty dollars ($1650.00) to cover costs stemming
from the installation and any needed replacement of any signs, with the signs
to be provided by the applicant; and,
iii) the agreement
stipulates that the production of the sign is the responsibility of the
applicant, that the sign be built to applicable City standards and be
satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager in all respects.
2.
Approve an amendment to the Delegation of
Authority By-law to authorize the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services
and Community Sustainability Department, to approve the design of
ethno-cultural signs to be placed on provincial highways, provided that the
proposed signs meet the requirements of the provincial Ethno-Cultural Signs
Policy and of all applicable City policies and by-laws.
3.
Direct staff to report back to Committee and
Council with appropriate by-law amendments for the creation of an ethno-cultural
trailblazing signs program on City streets, including applicable fees and
charges, in order to reflect the intent of the provincial policy.
Que le
Comité des transports recommande au Conseil :
1. de suspendre l'application du Règlement
sur l’affichage sur la voie publique et de la politique sur la signalisation
des lieux touristiques et des services publics et d'autoriser la directrice
municipale adjointe, Services d’infrastructure et Viabilité des collectivités :
a. sur demande du requérant, à approuver
la conception d'une enseigne ethnoculturelle désignant la communauté de la
Petite-Italie, à installer le long de l'autoroute provinciale 417, pourvu que
la conception réponde aux exigences de la politique provinciale sur les
enseignes ethnoculturelles et soit conforme aux politiques et règlements
applicables de la Ville;
b. sur demande du requérant, à conclure
une entente de 10 ans avec le requérant pour l'installation, sur la rue
Raymond, la rue Rochester et l'avenue Carling, d'enseignes ethnoculturelles
pionnières désignant la communauté de la Petite-Italie, pourvu :
(i) que
le requérant paie des frais de traitement et d'examen technique de cent dollars
(100 $) et des droits de permis de mille dollars (1 000 $);
(ii) que le requérant verse la somme de mille
six cent cinquante dollars (1 650 $) pour couvrir les coûts
d'installation et de remplacement éventuel des enseignes, celles-ci devant être
fournies par le requérant;
(iii) que l'entente précise que la production de
l'enseigne incombe au requérant, que l'enseigne doit être construite
conformément aux normes municipales applicables et qu'elle doit être, à tous
égards, à la satisfaction de la directrice municipale adjointe;
2. d'adopter une modification du Règlement
sur la délégation de pouvoirs afin d'autoriser la directrice municipale
adjointe, Services d’infrastructure et Viabilité des collectivités, à approuver
la conception d'enseignes ethnoculturelles à installer le long de routes
provinciales, pourvu que les enseignes proposées répondent aux exigences de la
politique provinciale sur les enseignes ethnoculturelles et des politiques et
règlements applicables de la Ville;
3. de prescrire au personnel de présenter
un rapport au Comité et au Conseil contenant le texte des modifications
réglementaires voulues pour la mise sur pied d'un programme d'enseignes
ethnoculturelles pionnières dans les rues de la ville et comprenant les droits
et redevances applicables, de manière à refléter l'objet de la politique
provinciale.
On 7 October 2009, the Transportation Committee suspended the rules in order to consider a Motion with regards to the provincial Ethno-Cultural Sign Policy. A full copy of the resolution is attached as Document 1 to this report.
The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) has developed and approved an Ethno-Cultural Sign Policy which permits the installation of ethno-cultural way-finding signs on provincial highways directing motorists to ethno-cultural communities that have a distinct cultural identity.
The Ethno-Cultural Sign Policy requires that the municipality:
The City of Ottawa’s Signs on City Streets By-law and its Tourism and Public Signs Policy do not presently address ethno-cultural trailblazing signs. The community of Little Italy has applied for permission to install ethno-cultural signs on both provincial Highway 417 and on Raymond Street, Rochester Street and Carling Avenue.
The Preston Street BIA and the Dalhousie Community Association are aware of and supportive of this initiative.
Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability
Staff have reviewed this
and are not aware of any issues with implementing the recommendations if
approved by Council. Staff suggest that
the General Manager, Planning and Growth Management be delegated the authority
to approve the design of the signs.
There are no legal or risk management impediments to the implementation of the recommendations in this report.
As summarized in Recommendation 1, the applicant will be required to pay a processing and technical review fee of one hundred dollars ($100) and a permit fee of one thousand dollars ($1000). The applicant will also pay one thousand, six hundred and fifty dollars ($1,650) to cover costs stemming from the installation and any needed replacement of signs, with the signs to be provided by the applicant. An appropriate by-law amendment is proposed which would include applicable fees and charges.
Document 1 – Full Motion adopted by Committee on 7 October 2009
Document 2 – Sample design of sign
Following Council approval, staff to undertake to work with the applicant with respect to the installation of the ethno-cultural signs and to report back to the Committee and Council with appropriate by-law amendments for the creation of an ethno-cultural trailblazing signs program on City streets, in order to reflect the intent of the provincial policy.
Document 1
WHEREAS the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) has developed and approved an Ethno-Cultural Sign Policy, dated June 1, 2009, which permits the installation of ethno-cultural way finding signs on provincial highways directing motorists to ethno-cultural communities that have a distinct cultural identity;
AND WHEREAS the Provincial Policy requires that the municipality support the applicant’s request for these ethno-cultural signs;
AND WHEREAS the Provincial Policy further requires that the municipality approve the design of the ethno-cultural signs to be placed on provincial highways;
AND WHEREAS, in addition to the signs on provincial highways, there is a requirement for the municipality to allow the installation of supplemental ethno-cultural “trailblazing” signs on City streets;
AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Signs on City Streets By-law and its Tourism and Public Signs Policy do not presently address ethno-cultural trailblazing signs;
AND WHEREAS the community of Little Italy has applied for permission to install ethno-cultural signs on provincial Highway 417 and on Raymond Street, Rochester Street and Carling Avenue.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that Council:
i. the applicant pay a processing and technical review fee of one hundred dollars ($100) and a permit fee of one thousand ($1000.00);
ii. the applicant pay one thousand, six hundred and fifty dollars ($1650.00) to cover costs stemming from the installation and any needed replacement of any signs, with the signs to be provided by the applicant; and,
iii. the agreement stipulates that the production of the sign is the responsibility of the applicant, that the sign be built to applicable City standards and be satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager in all respects.