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"Colwood Sign Bylaw No. 60"
Colwood Sign Bylaw, 60
(With amendments to March 25, 2024)
Consolidated for convenience only:
All persons making use of this consolidation are advised that the amendments have been consolidated for convenience
only, and that the original bylaws should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the bylaw.
Includes Amendments:
Amendment
Bylaw Number
Adoption Date
1
125
April 24, 1989
2
140
May 23, 1989
3
185
March 25, 1991
4
197
September 23, 1991
5
199
August 12, 1991
8
269
July 12, 1993
10
284
April 11, 1994
11
292
June 13, 1994
12
316
September 11, 1995
13
389
August 19, 1997
14
407
June 22, 1998
15
420
May 25, 1998
16
430
June 22, 1998
17
537
August 28, 2000
18
540
July 10, 2000
19
552
December 18, 2000
20
563
November 27, 2000
22
633
June 10, 2002
23
670
November 12, 2002
24
759
April 26, 2004
25
812
Was not adopted
26
1560
February 23, 2015
27
1847
October 26, 2020
28
1922
April 11, 2023
29
1972
March 25, 2024
30
31
32
33
34
1974
1999
2006
2008
2011
March 13, 2023
January 8, 2024
December 11, 2023
"Colwood Sign Bylaw No. 60"
"Colwood Sign Bylaw No. 60"
CITY OF COLWOOD
BYLAW NO. 60
A BYLAW TO REGULATE AND PROHIBIT SIGNS WITHIN THE CITY OF COLWOOD
WHEREAS Sections 597 and 967 of the Municipal Act, R.S.B.C. 1979, c.290 empower a local government to regulate
and prohibit signs.
The Municipal Council of the City of Colwood in open meeting assembled enacts as follows:
"Colwood Sign Bylaw No. 60"
Table of Contents
1.
DEFINITIONS .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
2.
SIGNS NOT PERMITTED ......................................................................................................................................... 3
3.
PERMITS ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
4.
SIGNS NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT ......................................................................................................................... 3
5.
PERMIT APPLICATIONS.......................................................................................................................................... 4
6.
PERMIT FEES ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
7.
REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL SIGNS............................................................................................................. 4
7.A. SITE SIGN REGULATION ......................................................................................................................................... 4
8.
SIGN DISTRICTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
9.
SIGN DISTRICT A .................................................................................................................................................... 7
10. SIGN DISTRICT B .................................................................................................................................................... 8
11. SIGN DISTRICT C .................................................................................................................................................... 8
12. SIGN DISTRICT D .................................................................................................................................................... 9
13. EXISTING SIGNS ................................................................................................................................................... 10
14. INSPECTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 11
15. INTERPRETATION ................................................................................................................................................ 11
16. PENALTIES ........................................................................................................................................................... 11
17. SEVERABILITY ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
18. PERMIT FEE ......................................................................................................................................................... 11
19. CITATION ............................................................................................................................................................. 11
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1.
DEFINITIONS
In this Bylaw:
"ABANDONED SIGN"
means a sign that advertises an activity, business, product or service no longer conducted or available on the lot on
which the sign is located or at the location stated on the sign.
"ALTERATION"
means a modification of a sign including a change of the copy or lettering but excludes maintenance or repairs of a
sign or a change of individually affixed letters or numbers on a Free-Standing Sign.
"ANIMATED SIGN"
means a sign which uses mechanical action to depict changing messages, or to create special effects or a pictorial
scene, but excludes a time and temperature digital sign and an electronic message centre.
"BANNER"
means a piece of fabric, plastic or simulated cloth material, other than an awning, larger than 0.6 square metres (6.5
square feet) which contains a message and is not permanently affixed to a building but excludes a window banner.
"BILLBOARD"
means a sign located on a bulletin-board, boarding or hoarding and pasted, glued, fastened or otherwise affixed
thereto by means permitting its ready removal or replacement.
"CANOPY"
means a permanent hood or cover, other than a projecting roof, which is affixed to and projects from the wall of a
building; includes an awning.
"CLEARANCE"
means the shortest vertical distance between the underside of a sign and finished grade.
"DIRECTIONAL SIGN"
means a sign which only indicates points of entry and exit to a property, or incorporates a building floor plan, or
indicates site circulation within the property.
"EAVE"
means the projecting lower edge of a roof overhanging the wall of a building.
"ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTRE"
means an electronic sign which is externally operated or operated by a remote-control program.
"FACIA SIGN"
means a single-faced sign affixed to a building or affixed parallel to and within 400 mm (16 inches) of a building.
"FINISHED GRADE"
means the final elevation of the ground surface after development.
"FREE STANDING SIGN"
means a sign which is self-supporting or supported by a structure which is not attached to any part of a building or
other structures located on the same lot, but excludes a portable sign.
"GROSS FLOOR AREA"
means the sum of the horizontal floor areas of a building or structure measured from the exterior face of exterior
walls.
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"LOT"
means any lot, block or other area in which land is held or into which it is subdivided but does not include a highway.
"MARQUEE SIGN"
means any business sign affixed wholly beneath a canopy at right angles to a building.
"MULTI-SIDED"
means having two or more sides or advertising faces.
"NOTICE BOARD"
means a billboard the sign area of which does not exceed 1 square metre (10.7 sq. ft.).
"PORTABLE SIGN"
means a sign capable of being moved from place to place without any structural or support changes including a
vehicle designed or used primarily for advertising but excludes a Sandwich Board Sign or Notice Board.
"PROJECTING SIGN"
means a sign which projects more than 30 cm (12 inches) from the face or wall of any building to which it is attached.
"ROOF SIGN"
means any sign erected upon or above a roof or parapet of any building.
"ROTATING SIGN"
means any sign which moves in a revolving or similar manner.
"SANDWICH BOARD SIGN"
means a free-standing portable sign consisting of two boards hinged on their upper edges with not more than two (2)
advertising faces, each face measuring not more than 1m (3.2 feet) wide and 1m (3.2 feet) high, placed on the ground.
"SIGN"
means any device, notice or medium, including its structure, and other component parts, which is visible from any
street, and which is used or is capable of being used to attract attention for identification, information, or advertising
purposes.
"SIGN AREA"
means the total area which is within the outer edges of the frames or borders of a sign excluding any exposed
supporting structural components, but where a sign has no frame, border, or background, the sign area shall be the
area contained within the shortest perimeter surrounding the copy.
"SIGN DISTRICT"
means a sign district established under this Bylaw.
"SITE SIGN"
means an unlighted sign displaying only the address of property used for commercial, industrial or institutional
purposes, and displaying only the address and name of the occupant of a property used for residential purposes.
"STREET"
means a highway of greater than 7.3m (24 feet) in width.
"TEMPORARY SIGN"
means an election sign or a sign advertising the construction, lease, subdivision, design, or sale of the property at
which the sign is located which is removed upon completion of the lease or sale of the property.
"THIRD PARTY SIGN"
means a sign which directs business, commodity, service conducted, sold or offered at a location other than the lot on
which the sign is located.
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"TIME AND TEMPERATURE DIGITAL SIGN"
means a sign in which the time, temperature, or time and temperature are displayed by electrically illuminated digits.
"TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE"
means a sign, stop sign, signal, line, parking space, barrier, traffic control signal, traffic control flashing signal or device
placed or erected under the provisions of the Motor-Vehicle Act or the Traffic and Highway Bylaw for the purpose of
regulating and controlling street traffic.
"WALL SIGN"
means a sign painted upon a wall or other part of any building or structure.
"WINDOW SIGN"
means any sign fixed to the interior or exterior of a window and visible from a street.
"ZONE"
means a zone district established under Bylaw No. 980, the "Colwood and Langford Zoning Bylaw, 1981" insofar as it
applies to the City of Colwood.
2.
SIGNS NOT PERMITTED
No person shall erect, construct, place, maintain or allow any of the following signs on any lands or premises of which
he is the owner or occupier:
a)
Abandoned Signs;
b)
Animated Signs;
c)
Banners;
d)
Billboards;
e)
Paper or cardboard signs affixed to the walls of any building, structure, tree, utility pole, fence or other
surface;
f)
Portable Signs;
g)
Roof Signs;
h)
Rotating Signs; or
i)
Third Party Signs.
2.A. Notwithstanding Section 2, for a period of two years commencing June 11, 1988 on each lot in Sign District D, one
portable sign is permitted, subject to the following:
i.
There shall not be more than one sign per lot;
ii.
The maximum sign area shall me 3m2 if single sided or 6m2 if two sided; and
iii.
Any portable sign placed on a lot in Sign District D on or after June 11, 1988 or any existing portable sign
placed on a lot in Sign District D prior to June 11, 1988 which has been altered, rebuilt or relocated
subsequent to June 11, 1988 shall be removed on or before June 12, 1990.
3.
PERMITS
No person shall erect, place, construct, or make an alteration to, any sign in the Municipality without first obtaining a
permit under this Bylaw, and no person shall maintain or allow any sign to remain on lands or premises of which he is
the owner or occupier unless he is the holder of a valid and subsisting permit in respect of the said sign.
4.
SIGNS NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT
Notwithstanding Section 3, the following signs may be erected, placed, constructed, altered or maintained on a lot
without a permit:
a)
Two unlighted temporary signs of not more than 1.5 square metres (16.2 sq. ft.) each or one unlighted
temporary sign of not more than 3 sq. m. (32.3 sq. ft.)
b)
Lighted or unlighted directional signs of not more than 0.4 square metres (4.2 sq. ft.).
c)
Traffic control devices.
d)
"No Trespassing" signs.
e)
Site signs.
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f)
Window signs.
g)
Signs erected by the City of Colwood, the Government of British Columbia or the Government of Canada.
h)
Signs authorized by Council resolution advertising a community event or authorized by agreement with the
City for bus shelter signs.
5.
PERMIT APPLICATIONS
a)
Every applicant for a sign permit shall submit to the Inspector of Services an application in writing
accompanied by plans and specifications showing:
i)
the dimensions of the sign;
ii)
the size of the sign area;
iii)
the dimensions and the weight of the supporting members of the sign;
iv)
the maximum height of the sign and the amount of clearance beneath it, both measured
from finished grade;
v)
the proposed location of the sign in relation to the boundaries of the lot upon which it is to
be situated; and
vi)
the proposed location of the sign in relation to the face of the buildings upon or in front of
which it is to be affixed and in relation to exits or entrances.
b)
Nothwithstanding any other provision of this Bylaw, whenever in the opinion of the Inspector of
Services proposed work requires special technical knowledge, he may require as a condition of the
issuance of any permit that all drawings, specifications and plot plans, or any part thereof, be
prepared and signed by, and the construction carried out under the supervision of an architect or
professional engineer.
6.
PERMIT FEES
a) Before receiving an application for a sign permit, the applicant must first pay to the City:
i)
the application fee prescribed in the Fees and Charges Bylaw; and
ii)
any fees, charges, levies, or taxes imposed by the City and payable under an enactment at
the time of issuance of a permit.
7.
REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL SIGNS
a)
Notwithstanding anything in this Bylaw, no sign shall be constructed or placed in a position which is
likely to block, obstruct, or interfere with a motorist's view of other traffic, pedestrians, or traffic
control devices.
b)
No person shall construct or place a sign on or over any real property owned by the Municipality or
a street unless the approval of Council is first obtained. Council may where it deems it necessary,
provide structures on public property from which licenced business may hang or attach directional
signs in a suitable format as approved by Council. (c) Where a business is conducted on two or more
c)
contiguous lots, such lots shall be deemed to be one lot and the regulations of this bylaw relating to
the number, size and location of signs shall apply to the contiguous lots as though they are one lot.
d)
Notwithstanding the definition of 'lot' in Section 1, where a building has been subdivided by strata
plan under the Condominium Act, the lot from which the strata plan is derived shall constitute the
lot for the purpose of this bylaw.
e)
On a Free-Standing Sign, the total area of the framing, trim, moulding and supporting structures
shall not be more than 50 percent of the Sign Area.
7.A.
SITE SIGN REGULATION
a)
The maximum permitted area of a site sign is 0.3m2 (3.2 square feet)
b)
No site sign shall be located within 3m (9.8 feet) of any lot boundary with another lot.
c)
Where a site sign is located on or attached to a pole, frame or similar structure, the height of the
sign shall not exceed 1.5m (4.3 feet) above the finished grade.
d)
Where a site sign is placed as a free-standing sign on a parcel of land in a commercial, industrial or
institutional zone, no other free standing sign shall be located on that parcel.
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8.
SIGN DISTRICTS
For the purposes of this Bylaw, the City of Colwood is divided into the following Sign Districts. The Zone designation of
a lot shall be determined at the time an application for a permit is made.
SIGN DISTRICT A
Sign District A includes all lands in the following zones
Agricultural 1
(AG1)
Agricultural 2
(AG2)
Rural 1
(A1)
Rural Residential 1
(AR1)
Rural Residential 2
(AR2)
Residential 1
(R1)
Residential 2
(R2)
Residential 3
(R3)
Residential 4
(R4)
Residential 5
(R5)
Day Care
(P6)
Comprehensive Development 1
(CD1)
Comprehensive Development 2 -- Area 1
(CD2 - Area 1)
Comprehensive Development 4
(CD4)
Comprehensive Development 8
(CD8)
Comprehensive Development 9
(CD9)
Comprehensive Development 11
(CD11)
Comprehensive Development 17
(CD17)
Comprehensive Development 18
(CD18)
Comprehensive Development 22 -- Area 1
(CD22 - Area 1)
Comprehensive Development 24
(CD24)
Comprehensive Development 26
(CD26)
Comprehensive Development 32
(CD32)
Royal Bay CD 1
(RBCD1)
Royal Bay CD 1A
(RBCD1A)
Royal Bay CD 2
(RBCD2)
SIGN DISTRICT B
Sign District B includes all lands in the following zones
Low Density Attached Housing
(RM1)
Medium Density Attached Housing
(RM1A)
Medium Density Attached Housing B
(RM1B)
Attached Housing
(RM2)
Apartment
(RM3)
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Apartment (Senior Citizens)
(RM4)
Medium Density Apartment
(RM5)
Medium Density Low Rise Residential
(RM6)
Medium Density Residential
(RM7)
Medium Density Low Rise Residential
(RTS-2)
Park and Open Space
(P4)
Comprehensive Residential 1
(RC1)
Comprehensive Development 3 -- Area 2-4
(CD3 - Area 2-4)
Comprehensive Development 5
(CD5)
Comprehensive Development 6 -- Area 1-4 & 7-10
(CD6 - Area 1-4, 7-10)
Comprehensive Development 10
(CD10)
Comprehensive Development 13 -- Area 2-4
(CD13 - Area 2-4)
Comprehensive Development 14
(CD14)
Comprehensive Development 15 -- Area 6
(CD15 - Area 6)
Comprehensive Development 16 -- Area 1
(CD16 - Area 1)
Comprehensive Development 19 -- Area 2-3
(CD19 - Area 2-3)
Comprehensive Development 22 -- Area 3-5
(CD22 - Area 3-5)
Comprehensive Development 25
(CD25)
Comprehensive Development 27
(CD27)
Comprehensive Development 28 -- Area 10
(CD28 - Area 10)
Comprehensive Development 30 -- Area 3,7
(CD30 - Area 3, 7)
Comprehensive Development 36
(CD36)
Royal Bay CD 3A
(RBCD3A)
Royal Bay CD 5
(RBCD5)
Residential Towncentre 1
(RT1)
Residential Towncentre 4
(RT4)
SIGN DISTRICT C
Sign District C includes all lands in the following zones
Neighbourhood Commercial
(C1)
Apartment Commercial
(C4)
Commercial Tank Farm
(C6)
Mixed Commercial/Residential
(C7)
Towncentre Mixed Use A
(C8A)
Service Commercial 3
(CS3)
Light Industrial
(M1)
General Industrial
(M2)
Neighbourhood Institutional
(P1)
Community Institutional
(P2)
Public Utility
(P3)
Comprehensive Development 3 -- Area 1
(CD3 - Area 1)
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Comprehensive Development 6 -- Area 5-6
(CD6 - Area 5-6)
Comprehensive Development 13 -- Area 1
(CD13 - Area 1)
Comprehensive Development 15 -- Area 1-5
(CD15 - Area 1-5)
Comprehensive Development 16 -- Area 2
(CD16 - Area 2)
Comprehensive Development 19 -- Area 1
(CD19 - Area 1)
Comprehensive Development 20
(CD20)
Comprehensive Development 21
(CD21)
Comprehensive Development 22 --Area 2
(CD22 - Area 2)
Comprehensive Development 28 -- Area 1-9
(CD28 - Area 1,3-9)
Comprehensive Development 30 -- Area 1-2, 4-6, 8
(CD30 - Area 1-2, 4-6, 8)
Comprehensive Development 31
(CD31)
Comprehensive Development 34
(CD34)
Comprehensive Development 35
(CD35)
Royal Bay CD 3
(RBCD3)
SIGN DISTRICT D
Sign District D includes all lands in the following zones
Community Commercial
(C2)
District Commercial
(C3)
Mixed Commercial
(C5)
Comprehensive Neighbourhood Development 1
(CN1)
Service Commercial
(CS1)
Highway Commercial
(CS2)
Tourist Commercial - Motel
(CT1)
Mixed Use Employment Centre 1
(MUEC1)
Mixed Use Employment Center 2
(MUEC2)
Comprehensive Development 37 Zone
CD37
Comprehensive Development 2 - Area 2
(CD2 - Area 2)
Comprehensive Development 28 - Area 2
(CD28 - Area 2)
Comprehensive Development 29
(CD29)
9.
SIGN DISTRICT A
a)
On each lot in Sign District A, the following signs shall be permitted in accordance with the regulations in this
Section:
i)
One Free Standing Sign or One Facia Sign identifying a use carried on the lot.
b)
Free Standing Sign
i)
No sign shall be located within 3 m (9.8 ft.) of any lot boundary with another lot.
ii)
No sign shall exceed a height of 1.5 m (4.3 ft.) above finished grade.
iii)
Sign area shall not exceed .3 square metres (3.2 sq. ft.) for a one-sided sign or .3 square metres (3.2
sq. ft.) per side for a two-sided sign.
iv)
No sign shall be lighted.
v)
No sign shall have more than 2 advertising faces.
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vi)
No sign shall be located in a side or rear yard area required under the Zoning Bylaw.
c)
Facia Sign
i)
Sign area shall not exceed .3 square metres (3.2 sq. ft.)
ii)
No sign shall be lighted.
10.
SIGN DISTRICT B
a)
On each lot in Sign District B the following signs shall be permitted in accordance with the
regulations in this Section:
i)
One Free Standing Sign on each lot boundary adjoining a street.
ii)
One Facia Sign or Wall Sign.
b)
Free Standing Sign
i)
Total sign area of all Free-Standing Signs on a lot shall not exceed 2 square metres (21.5 sq.
ft.) if one-sided, or 4 square metres (43 sq. ft.) if multi-sided.
ii)
ii) No sign shall exceed a height of 4 m (13.1 ft.) above finished grade.
iii)
iii) No sign shall be located within 3 m (9.8 ft.) of any lot boundary with another lot.
iv)
iv) No sign shall have more than 2 advertising faces.
c)
Facia Sign
i)
Sign area shall not exceed 2 square metres (21.S sq. ft.)
d)
Wall Sign
i)
Sign area shall not exceed 2 square metres (21.S sq. ft.)
11.
SIGN DISTRICT C
a)
On each lot in Sign District C the following signs shall be permitted in accordance with the
regulations in this Section:
i)
One Free standing Sign or One Projecting Sign.
ii)
One Facia Sign or Canopy Sign or Wall Sign per business per building face, up to a
maximum of two signs.
iii)
One Facia Sign or Canopy Sign or Wall Sign per business.
iv)
One Marquee Sign per business.
v)
One Directional Sign per entrance and exit.
vi)
One Notice Board Sign or One Sandwich Board Sign per business.
vii)
Window Signs.
viii)
One Electronic Message Centre forming part of a Freestanding Sign
b)
Free Standing Sign and Projecting Sign
i)
Sign area shall not exceed 4.2 square metres (45 sq. ft.) if one-sided or 8.4 square metres
(90 sq. ft.) if multi-sided.
ii)
No free-standing sign shall exceed a height of 6 m (19.7 ft.).
iii)
No sign or part thereof shall be located within (4.9 ft.) of any lot boundary with another
iv)
Notwithstanding Section 11 (a), one Electronic Message Centre may be permitted on a lot
zoned P1, P2, or P3 only, on the conditions that the Electronic Message Centre is physically
integrated into the sign area of a Freestanding Sign permitted by this bylaw provided:
a.
The electronic message centre can be no more than 40% of the sign area;
b.
Each message must remain static for a minimum of 10 seconds;
c.
The sign must not use scrolling, fading, flashing or animated display;
d.
The electronic message centre must be monochromatic display and must include
automatic dimming features to reduce light intensity in lower ambient light
conditions;
e.
The sign shall not be visible from adjacent residential uses; if visible from adjacent
residential uses the sign must be turned off from 10PM to 7AM every day of the
week.
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f.
For traffic safety, electronic message centres shall not be located within 100m of a
signalized intersection.
c)
Facia Sign
i)
Total sign area for all Facia Signs shall not exceed .6 square metres (6.5 sq. ft.) for each
metre (3.3 ft.) of horizontal building face.
ii)
The height of a facia sign shall not exceed 1.2 m (4 ft.) -
iii)
No sign facing an abutting shall be located on a building wall interior, side or a rear lot line
of property which is in a residential zone.
d)
Canopy Sign
i)
Total sign area for all Canopy Signs shall not exceed .6 square metres (6.5 sq. ft.) for each
metre (3.3 ft.) of horizontal building face.
ii)
If overhanging an entrance, a canopy sign shall have a minimum clearance of 2.5 m (8.2 ft.).
iii)
The height of a canopy sign shall not exceed 1.2 m (4 ft.)
iv)
No sign facing an abutting shall be located on a building wall interior, side or a rear lot line
of property which is in a residential zone.
e)
Wall Sign
i)
Total sign area for all Wall exceeds 20 percent of the total the building face, including which
the sign is painted.
ii)
Signs shall not exposed area of openings, upon
iii)
No sign facing an abutting shall be located on a building wall interior, side or a rear lot line
of property which is in a residential zone.
f)
Marquee Sign
i)
Sign area of each Marquee Sign shall not exceed 1.0 square metres (10.8 sq. ft.).
ii)
No part of a Marquee Sign shall be less than 2.5 m (8.2 ft.) above finished grade.
g)
Directional Sign
i)
Sign area of each Directional Sign shall not exceed .9 square metres (9.7 sq. ft.) per sign.
ii)
Where a Directional Sign is a Free Standing or a Facia Sign, the Directional Sign does not
count towards the maximum number of Free Standing or Facia Signs on a lot.
h)
Notice Board Sign and Sandwich Board Sign
i)
Shall be placed entirely within 3 m (9.9 ft.) of the building wall.
ii)
Shall not be located within 6 m (20 ft.) of a street.
12.
SIGN DISTRICT D
a)
On each lot in Sign District D the following signs shall be permitted in accordance with the
regulations in this section:
i)
One Free Standing Sign or one Projecting Sign adjacent to each street abutting a lot, except
that on lots bounded by two intersecting streets only one sign per lot is permitted.
ii)
One Facia Sign or Canopy Sign or Wall Sign per business per building face.
iii)
One Time and Temperature Digital Sign forming part of one of the above signs.
iv)
One Marquee Sign per business.
v)
One Directional Sign per entrance and exit
vi)
One Notice Board Sign or One Sandwich Board Sign per business.
vii)
Window signs
b)
Free Standing Sign and Projecting Sign
i)
Where the gross floor area of buildings on the lot is 1,500 square metres (16,147 square
feet) or less, the sign area of each sign shall not exceed 5.5 square metres (59 square feet)
if one-sided or 11 square metres (118 square feet) if multi-sided)
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ii)
Where the gross floor area of buildings on the lot is more than 1,500 square metres (16,147
square feet), the sign area of each sign shall not exceed 7.5 square metres (80 square feet)
if one-sided or 15 square metres (160 square feet) if multi-sided.
iii)
No sign shall exceed a height of 6m (19.7 ft.).
iv)
No sign or part thereof shall be located within 1.5m (4.9 ft.) of any lot boundary with
another lot.
c)
Time & Temperature Digital Sign
i.
Shall not be a separate independent sign and shall be physically integrated into the sign
area of a sign permitted by this Bylaw.
d)
Facia Sign
i)
Total sign area for all Facia Signs shall not exceed .6 square metres (6.5 sq. ft.) for each
metre (3.3 ft.) of horizontal building face.
ii)
The height of a sign shall not exceed 1.2 metres (4 ft.).
iii)
No sign shall be located on a building wall facing an interior, side or rear lot line of an
abutting property which is in a residential, multi-family residential or institutional zone.
e)
Canopy Sign
i)
Total sign area of all Canopy signs shall not exceed .6 square metres (6.5 sq. ft.) for each
metre (3.3 ft.) or horizontal building face.
ii)
If overhanging an entrance, the sign shall have a minimum clearance of 2.5m (8.2 ft.)
iii)
The height of a sign shall not exceed 1.2 m (4 ft.).
iv)
No sign shall be located on a building wall facing an interior, side or a rear lot line of an
abutting property which is in a residential zone.
f)
Wall Sign
i)
Total sign area for all Wall Signs shall not exceed 20 percent of the total exposed area of
the building face, including openings, upon which the sign is painted.
ii)
No sign shall be located on a building wall facing an interior side or rear lot line of an
abutting property which is in a residential zone.
g)
Marquee Sign
i)
The sign area shall not exceed 1.0 square metres (10.8 sq. ft.).
ii)
No part of the sign shall be less than 2.5 m (8.2 ft.) above finished grade.
h)
Directional Sign
i)
Sign area of each Directional Sign shall not exceed .9 square metres (9.7 sq. ft.) per sign.
ii)
Where a Directional Sign is a Free Standing or a Facia Sign, the Directional Sign does not
count towards the maximum number of Free Standing or Facia Signs on a lot.
i)
Notice Board Sign and Sandwich Board Sign
i)
Signs shall be located within 3 m (9.9 ft.) or a building wall.
ii)
Signs shall not be located within 6 metres (20 ft.) of a street.
13.
EXISTING SIGNS
A sign erected, constructed, or placed prior to adoption of this Bylaw may be retained notwithstanding any provision
of this Bylaw but shall not be altered, rebuilt, or relocated except in compliance with the requirement of this bylaw.
13.A. Notwithstanding Section 13, for a period of one year following the date of adoption of this Bylaw, a Free-
Standing Sign lawfully existing on the date of adoption may be altered by changing the copy or lettering of the sign,
provided that the size of shape of the sign shall not be altered.
"Colwood Sign Bylaw No. 60"
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14.
INSPECTION
The Inspector of Services may enter at all reasonable times upon any land or premises in order to ascertain whether
or not eh provisions of this Bylaw are being observed and no person shall obstruct or attempt to obstruct such entry.
15.
INTERPRETATION
In case of conflict in this Bylaw between a metric unit of measurement and its imperial equivalent, the metric unit
shall take precedence.
16.
PENALTIES
Every person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction, to
a fine of not less than $100.00 and not more than $500.00 for a first offence, and for each subsequent offence to a
fine of not less than $200.00 and not more than $2000.000. A separate offence shall be deemed to be committed
upon each day during and in which the contravention occurs or continues.
17.
SEVERABILITY
If any part of this Bylaw is for any reason held to be invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, the invalid portion
shall be severed, and the invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remainder.
18.
PERMIT FEE
Where any work or activity requiring a permit pursuant to this Bylaw commences without the permit first being
obtained, all applicable fees shall be doubled.
19.
CITATION
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "Colwood Sign Bylaw, 1988".