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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF MISSISSAUGA
Sign By-law 0054-2002
(Amended by 0179-2002, 0438-2003, 0508-2005, 0240-2007, 0292-2007, 0385-2008, 0078-
2009, 0032-2015, 0045-2016, 0242-2016, 0203-2017, 0065-2018, 0107-2019, 0151-2019, 0033-
2020, 0060-2020, 0145-2020, 0290-2020, 0046-2021, 0106-2021, 0132-2021, 0206-2021, 0030-
2022, 0198-2022, 0203-2022, 0009-2023, 0019-2024, 0003-2025)
WHEREAS pursuant to Paragraph 146 of Section 210 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990,
c. M.45, as amended, authority is given to the municipal council to pass a by-law to regulate or
prohibit signs and other advertising devices;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to paragraph 145 of Section 210 of the Municipal Act a
municipal council may pass a by-law prohibiting the posting of placards, play bills, posters,
writing or the writing of words, or the making of pictures or drawings, which are indecent or
may tend to corrupt or demoralize, on any wall or fence or elsewhere on a highway or in a public
place;
AND WHEREAS section 105 of the Municipal Act permits a municipal council to
provide for a committee of council to hear interested parties or to afford them an opportunity to
be heard before making a decision;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the City of Mississauga enacts
the following:
1.
DEFINITIONS
The following words shall have the following meanings in this By-law:
"abandoned sign" means a sign located on property which becomes vacant and
unoccupied for a period of ninety (90) days or more, or any sign which pertains to a time,
event or purpose which no longer applies;
"address sign" means a fascia or ground sign on which the copy is limited to the name
and address of a place, building, business, organization, person, or occupancy of the
premises it identifies;
"advertising device" Deleted by By-law 0106-2021
"alter" means any change to the sign structure or the sign face with the exception of the
re-arrangement of numerals, letters or copy applied directly to the face of a sign and
specifically designed and intended to be periodically rearranged, the repair and
maintenance of a sign, and a change in sign copy;
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"animated sign" means any kinetic or illusionary motion of all or any part of a sign and
includes the rotation of a sign but does not include a changing copy sign;
"animation" means any motion in the advertisement, including video, special effects
within a single frame and transition, movement and rotation between successive frames;
(0019-2024)
"awnings" means a space frame system, moveable or fixed, covered with fabric or like
material attached and projecting from a building or structure, but not forming an integral
part thereof; (0438-2003)
"awning sign" means a sign with copy painted or affixed flat to the surface of an awning
which does not extend vertically or horizontally beyond the limits of such awning;
"banner" means a sign constructed of fabric, plastic or a similar lightweight non-rigid
material that is secured by its ends or corners and hanging between poles or other similar
support structure; (0106-2021)
"B.I.A." means a Business Improvement Area established under the Municipal Act;
"billboard sign" means an outdoor free standing sign that is installed at grade, and
advertises goods, products, or services that are not sold or offered on the property where
the sign is located, and is either single faced or double faced; (0019-2024)
"billboard sign with electronic changing copy" or "electronic billboard sign" means a
billboard sign constructed so that the message or copy can be changed by electronic
means; (0019-2024)
"builder" means a person, corporation or business constructing or proposing to construct
new homes within a new home project in the City;
"building facade" means an exterior building wall facing a street and any other building
wall which does not face a street but contains the main entrance for the public; (0438-
2003, 0203-2017)
"changing copy sign" means a sign constructed so that the message or copy can be
changed by manual, electronic, or electro-mechanical means;
"character" means the aggregate of the features including the attributes of the physical,
natural and social dimensions of a particular area or neighbourhood; (0019-2024)
"City" means The Corporation of the City of Mississauga as described in the Region of
Peel Act, R.S.O., 1990, c. R.15, as amended;
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Planning and Building of the City of
Mississauga or his designate;
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"compatible" means that which enhances an established community and coexists with
existing developments and other infrastructure without unacceptable adverse impact on
the surrounding area; (0019-2024)
"construction site sign" means a sign which identifies or provides information relating to
or advertising the development or the construction of a building on the lands on which
the sign is erected;
"context" means, when used within Schedule H to this By-law, an area that is within a 1
km (3280.84 ft.) radius of the centre point of the location of a proposed billboard sign
with electronic changing copy; (0019-2024)
"copy" means the graphic content of a sign surface in either permanent or removable
letter, pictorial, symbolic, or numeric form;
"Council" means the Council of the City of Mississauga;
"designated light standard" means a light standard owned by the City or Region and
fitted with a poster sleeve;
"development application sign" means a sign authorized by the Commissioner of
Planning and Building of the City of Mississauga or his designate, related to a
development application; (0438-2003)
"directional sign" means any on premises sign which gives directions or instructions for
the control of vehicular or pedestrian traffic and shall include an entry and exit sign;
"Director" means the Director of Building for the City or his/her designate; (0032-2015)
"directory sign" means a sign listing the tenants of a multi-tenant industrial building
containing at least two distinct tenant units which sign includes only the municipal
address and a list of tenants or occupancies for identification purposes;
"double faced sign" means a ground sign having two (2) sign faces of equal area and
proportions which are located exactly opposite each other on the sign structure;
"driver decision point" means crucial areas where a driver's attention must not be
distracted from the task of safely navigating the roadway, including but not limited to
intersections, pedestrian crossings, rail crossings, on/off ramps, toll plazas, work zones,
traffic lights, traffic signs, traffic signals and other traffic control devices etc;
(0019-2024)
"dwelling unit" means one or more habitable rooms designed, occupied or intended to be
occupied as living quarters as a self-containing unit and shall, as a minimum contain
sanitary facilities, accommodation for sleeping and one kitchen, but not more than one
kitchen; (0019-2024)
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"election sign" means a sign advertising or promoting the election of a political party or
a candidate for public office in a federal, provincial or municipal election;
"emergency" means the emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic as declared in
accordance with the Emergency Management and Civil Protections Act; (0060-2020)
"facade" means the entire building wall including a parapet;
"farmer' market directional sign" means a temporary portable sign intended to direct
traffic to a farmers' market located within the City of Mississauga selling locally grown
produce; (0045-2016)
"fascia sign" means a sign attached to, marked or inscribed on, erected or placed against
a wall forming part of a building, or supported by or through a wall of a building and
having the exposed face thereof on a plane approximately parallel to the plane of such
wall and includes a painted wall sign and an awning sign. A fascia sign shall not include
any other sign defined in this By-law unless otherwise stated;
"feather banner sign" means a sign constructed of fabric, plastic, or a similar lightweight
non-rigid material attached to the ground and supported by a rigid curved pole. For
greater clarity, a feather banner sign does not include a flag; (0106-2021)
"flag" means a sign constructed of fabric, plastic or a similar lightweight non-rigid
material, having a horizontal dimension equal to or greater than the vertical dimension,
that is attached along one vertical edge to a pole or rope on the ground or other
permanent support structure. For greater clarity, a flag does not include a feather banner
sign; (0106-2021)
"flashing sign" means a sign which contains an intermittent or flashing light source or
which includes the illusion of intermittent or flashing light by means of animation or an
externally mounted light source but does not include an automatic changing sign or
electronically controlled message centre;
"frame" means, when used in the context of electronic billboard signs, a complete static
display screen on a billboard sign with electronic changing copy; (0019-2024)
"frontage" means the length of the property line of any one lot parallel to and along each
legally accessible public street;
"garage sale sign" means a sign advertising the sale of personal merchandise in a private
garage sale held on a property zoned residential;
"gas bar canopy" means an open and permanent roof structure, free standing or attached
to a building, erected for the purpose of sheltering gasoline service pumps;
"grade" means the average surface elevation of the finished ground where said ground is
in contact with any building, sign or other structure;
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"grouping of new home development signs" means a group of not more than five (5) new
home development signs all of which are located within a span of not more than 10 m in
length; (0438-2003)
"ground sign" means a sign directly supported by the ground without the aid of any other
building or structure, which sign includes the names of owner(s) and/or tenant(s) and
address and/or advertises goods, products, services or events that are sold, offered, or
provided on the premises on which the sign is located and does not include any other sign
defined in this By-law;
"height" means the vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the finished
grade immediately below a sign to the highest point of the sign and includes any support
structure;
"illuminance" means the amount of light falling upon a surface; (0019-2024)
"incidental sign" means an on premises sign containing an informational message that
has a purpose incidentally related to the use or occupancy of the premises and is intended
to assist the public with respect to the location of business facilities or provides courtesy
or directive information, but is not an advertisement;
"inflatable sign" means a sign or advertising device designed to be airborne and tethered
to the ground or any other structure and shall include balloons and any other inflatable
advertising device; (0438-2003)
"industrial plaza" means premises located in an industrial zone, developed and managed
as a single premises and containing at least two (2) separate uses or occupancies;
"landmark" means a building, object or feature of a landscape, neighbourhood or the
City that is easily seen and recognized from a distance, especially one that enables people
to establish their location; (0019-2024)
"local fresh produce directional sign" means a portable sign directing traffic to a
produce stand within the City of Mississauga where local fresh produce can be purchased
but does not include a supermarket, grocery store or farmers' market; (0045-2016)
"luminance" means the amount of light that is emitted by or reflected from the surface of
a sign; (0019-2024)
"lux" means the metric unit of measure for illuminance; (0019-2024)
"major traffic signs" means all regulatory traffic signs that give directives which must be
obeyed; (0019-2024)
"menu board" means a sign erected as part of a drive-through facility and used to display
and order products and services available in association with a drive-through business;
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"message duration" means the length of time that a static image or message is displayed
on a digital sign face; (0019-2024)
"message sequencing" means the use of a sequence of displays and messages as part of a
single advertisement; (0019-2024)
"multi-faced sign" means a ground sign having more than two (2) sign faces up to a
maximum of four (4) faces, each face being of equal area and proportion to the other;
"municipal boulevard" means the untravelled portion of the street allowance between the
curb or edge of the travelled roadway and the property line; (0438-2003)
"new home development sign" means a non-illuminated sign which is a portable sign and
where the purpose of the sign is to direct attention to the sale of new homes but shall not
include an open house directional sign; (0203-2017)
"official sign" means a sign required by or erected under any statute or by-law or other
directive of any federal, provincial or municipal government or agency thereof or any
board or commission and shall include a permanent sign erected on a public road
allowance to inform the public of the location of Business Improvement Areas, public
buildings, hospitals, public libraries, institutions, places of worship, parks, recreational or
educational facilities;
"On-premise sign" means a sign relating in its copy to the premises on which it is
located;
"open house directional sign" means a temporary portable sign intended to direct traffic
to a residence for sale or lease, but shall not include a new home development sign;
"owner" means the registered owner of the lands or premises, or the person or the
person's authorized agent in lawful control of a premises, building, occupancy, sign or
other structure;
"painted wall sign" means any sign painted, applied as paint, or film or any other
covering to any outside wall or other integral part of a building without the use of
independent supports or frames;
"parapet" means that part of an exterior building wall that continuously extends above
the roof line; (0438-2003)
"person" means an individual, business, firm, corporation, association or partnership;
"place of religious assembly" means any building used primarily as a place of public
worship and is also used for administrative offices in conjunction with the place of
worship as well as a place of conduct of social, recreational and charitable activities;
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"portable sign" means a sign not permanently affixed to the ground and designed in such
a manner as to be capable of being moved from place to place but does not include a
sidewalk sign;
"poster" means a printed notice conveying information intended to be displayed for a
temporary period of time and includes but is not limited to a bill, handbill, leaflet, notice,
placard and election sign;
"poster sleeve" means a collar or other protective covering provided and fitted by the
City or Region to a designated light standard;
"pre-menu board" means a sign erected as part of a drive-through facility and only used
to display products and services available in association with a drive-through business;
"premises" means a lot under registered ownership and includes all buildings and
structures thereon;
"projecting sign" means a sign attached to a building and projecting out horizontally
from a building at a right angle to the building;
"property" means a parcel of land having specific boundaries which is capable of legal
transfer;
"public property" means property, land, or buildings owned by the City, Region, or a
local board as defined in the Municipal Affairs Act, as amended or owned by the Federal
or Provincial government(s);
"pump island sign" means a sign on top of gasoline service pumps or on the columns of
a gas bar canopy, on guard posts or freestanding on a gasoline pump apron;
"real estate sign" means a temporary non-illuminated sign installed, erected or displayed
on a property for the notification that a building, premises or portion thereof is offered for
sale, rent or lease;
"Region" means the Regional Municipality of Peel as described in the Region of Peel
Act, R.S.O., 1990, c. R.15, as amended;
"repair and maintain" means anything done to preserve the condition of a sign or to
prevent the deterioration of the sign and includes the restoration of a sign by removing or
replacing worn out, missing, damaged or broken parts;
"roof sign" means a sign which extends above the roof of a building or structure; (0201-
2017)
"shopping centre" means a grouping of commercial retail outlets which have been
designed, developed and managed as a unit by a single owner or group of owners or
tenants located on the same lot or lots with a frontage not less than 45 metres and having
common on-site parking;
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"sidewalk sign" means a free standing sign placed upon but not permanently anchored in
the ground. Without limiting the foregoing, this shall include signs commonly referred to
as A-frame, T-frame, sandwich boards, and menu boards but shall not mean or include
any other sign defined in this By-law; (0203-2017)
"sight triangle" means in the case of a corner lot, the triangular space formed by the
street lines and a line drawn from a point in one street line to a point in the other street
line, each such point being 7.5 metres measured along the street from the point of
intersection of the street lines where the street is a collector road, and 15 metres, where
the street is a major or arterial road, or any other sight triangle that is set out in a relevant
section of the City Zoning Bylaws, or in a site plan agreement, or a sight triangle
otherwise approved by the City or Region;
"sign" means any surface, structure and other component parts, which are used or
capable of being used as a visual medium to attract attention to a specific subject matter
for identification, information or advertising purposes and includes an advertising device
or notice;
"sign area" means the entire area of a sign face;
"sign face" means the surface of a sign including the border or frame together with any
material forming an integral part of the background used to differentiate the sign from the
backdrop or building on which it is erected. Where a sign is composed of individually
installed letters, numerals or shapes, the sign face shall mean the area of the smallest
polygon containing a maximum of eight (8) right angle sides that enclose all of the
letters, numerals or shapes; (0438-2003, 0203-2017)
"sign owner" means the owner or lessee of a sign, or his agent. Where there is no owner,
lessee or agent for a sign or such person cannot be determined with certainty, the sign
owner shall be deemed to be the person or business having the use or major benefit of the
sign, or if such person or business is unknown, the sign owner shall be deemed to be the
registered owner of the land upon which the sign is situated;
"sign permit sticker" means an adhesive label signifying the issuance of a valid sign
permit from the Planning and Building Department; (0438-2003)
"sign structure" means anything used to support or brace a sign face and which is
attached to the ground or a building or structure;
"storey" means that portion of any building which is situated between the top of any
floor and the top of the floor or roof next above it and shall include a parapet or any other
integral part of the building, parallel to the same building facade, excluding structures
enclosing mechanical equipment on the roof; (0438-2003)
"street" means any public highway but does not include a Provincial highway;
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"street line" means the limit of the street allowance and is the dividing line between a lot
and a street;
"streetscape" means the character of the street, including the street right-of-way,
adjacent properties between the street right-of-way and building faces. Thus, the creation
of a streetscape is achieved by the development of both public and private lands and may
include planning, furniture, paving, etc; (0019-2024)
"unsafe" when used with respect to a sign or sign structure means a condition which is
structurally inadequate or faulty, or could be hazardous to a pedestrian or motorist;
"window sign" means a sign posted, painted, placed or affixed in or on a window
exposed to public view, and shall include an interior sign that faces a window exposed to
public view and located within 1 metre of a window; (0240-2007)
"zone" means the area of a defined land use zone in the City's Zoning By-laws passed
under The Planning Act, 1990, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.13, or any predecessor or
successor thereof.
2.
ADMINISTRATION
The Commissioner of Planning and Building shall be responsible for the administration
of this By-law.
3.
INTERPRETATION
(1)
Words importing the singular number or the masculine gender only include more
persons, parties or things of the same kind than one, and females as well as males
and the converse.
(2)
A word interpreted in the singular number has a corresponding meaning when
used in the plural.
4.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(1)
No person shall erect, display, alter or allow or cause the erection, display, or
alteration of any sign within the City on publicly or privately owned lands without
obtaining a permit under this By-law. (0508-2005)
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection 4 (1), a sign permit is not required for the following
signs and all such signs shall comply with all other requirements of this By-law:
(a)
official signs or signs pertaining exclusively to public safety;
(b)
election signs, erected in accordance with Section 21;
(c)
a non-illuminated trespassing, safety or other warning sign not exceeding
0.5 m2 in sign area; (0240-2007)
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(d)
an address sign not exceeding 0.2 m2 in sign area unless otherwise
provided for in this By-law; (0240-2007)
(e)
flags of corporations, educational, or religious organizations provided that
not more than three (3) flags are located at one (1) premises;
(f)
emblems or insignia of patriotic, civic, educational, or religious
organizations;
(g)
commemorative plaque or corner stone of a non-advertising nature;
(h)
a directional sign in accordance with Section 18;
(i)
a construction site sign on a construction site in accordance with Section
27;
(j)
a sign other than an on-premises ground or fascia sign, erected, displayed
or stored on the business premises of a sign manufacturer or contractor;
(k)
a poster affixed to a poster sleeve in accordance with Section 22;
(l)
a real estate sign in accordance with Section 26;
(m)
a garage sale sign in accordance with Section 28:
(n)
an open house directional sign in accordance with Section 29;
(o)
an incidental sign;
(p)
a sign for a contractor undertaking landscaping, home repairs or
renovations, provided such sign is erected no more than 2 days prior to the
commencement of the project and is removed from the property
immediately after the project is completed;
(q)
deleted by By-law 438-03
(r)
public transit shelter advertising or any advertising on street furniture and
fixtures approved by the City or Region;
(s)
development application sign; (0438-2003)
(t)
a local fresh produce directional sign in accordance with Section 29B
(0045-2016)
(u)
a farmers' market directional sign in accordance with Section 29B (0045-
2016)
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(v)
a sidewalk sign erected by a business improvement area inside an existing
planter on a City boulevard within a business improvement area, until
December 31, 2026. (0046-2021, 0132-2021, 0206-2021, 0203-2022,
0009-2023, 0019-2024, 0003-2025)
(w)
a feather banner sign in accordance with Section 29C. (0106-2021)
(3)
The requirements for signs contained in Sections 11 to 29C inclusive shall not
apply to any sign erected on any land, building or structure owned or occupied by
the City, but subsection 4(1) shall apply to any such sign. (0179-2002, 0106-
2021)
(4)
Except for an official sign or a sign otherwise permitted in this By-law or
authorized by the City or Region, no sign is permitted on, over, partly on or
over a street.
(5)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, the Region may allow a
portable sign on any street under its jurisdiction, but subsection 4(1) shall apply
to any such sign.
(6)
Any sign not expressly permitted by this By-law is prohibited and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following signs are specifically
prohibited:
(a)
abandoned sign;
(b)
a banner other than a banner located within a public road allowance and
approved by the City or Region;
(c)
flashing or animated sign, with the exception of a permitted billboard sign
with electronic changing copy; (0019-2024)
(d)
a poster except as provided for in subsection 4 (2) (k);
(e)
projecting sign except as provided for in Section 13;
(f)
roof sign except if it is attached to the structure enclosing the mechanical
equipment on the roof of a building over three (3) storeys in height, as
permitted in Sections 13; (0438-2003, 0240-2007)
(g)
a sign located so as to obstruct the view of any pedestrian or motor vehicle
driver so as to cause an unsafe condition;
(h)
a sign interfering with or obstructing the view of an authorized traffic sign,
traffic signal, or official sign or any sign capable of being confused with
such a traffic sign, traffic signal or official sign;
(i)
a sign located within a sight triangle;
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(7)
No person shall erect or cause the erection of a sign in a location which may
interfere with or damage any above or below ground municipal or utility services
which have been lawfully placed at the location; (0508-2005)
(8)
Except for an official sign, banner or sign pertaining exclusively to public safety,
no person shall affix, attach or display or cause the display or attachment of any
sign or advertisement on a utility pole or light standard, except as provided for in
subsections 4 (2) (k) and 4 (6) (b); (0508-2005)
(9)
No person shall attach, affix or display or cause the display or attachment of any
sign or advertisement on a vehicle or trailer which is parked or located for the
primary purpose of displaying said sign or advertisement. (0508-2005)
(10)
unless specified elsewhere in this By-law, sign permits for any sign shall be
issued only for businesses or uses located on the property on which the sign is to
be located. (0438-2003)
5.
APPLICATION FOR A SIGN PERMIT
(1)
All signs shall comply with all other applicable City By-laws and all other
applicable law. All signs shall be erected and designed in accordance with the
requirements of the Ontario Building Code Act, as amended.
(2)
Every applicant for a sign permit shall complete a sign permit application
provided by the Building Division of the Planning and Building Department,
submit all necessary plans and drawings, and pay all applicable fees as set out in
the Fees and Charges By-law.
(3)
Where the sign permit application meets all the requirements of this By-law and
any other applicable laws, a sign permit shall be issued by the Commissioner.
(4)
Sign Permit Information
All plans and drawings accompanying a sign permit application for a permanent
sign shall be provided in duplicate and shall contain the following information:
(a)
a key plan showing the general location of the land on which the proposed
sign is to be located and the nearest major intersection;
(b)
a plan of the premises drawn to scale showing all measurements in metric;
(c)
the municipal address and legal description of the premises;
(d)
the existing or proposed use of the premises;
(e)
the zoning category of the premises;
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(f)
the location of all existing buildings and their entrances;
(g)
the location and dimensions of the frontage and all boundaries of the
premises on which the sign is proposed to be erected;
(h)
the location of the proposed sign on the premises;
(i)
details of the sign drawn to scale, including dimensions, sign area and any
other information as may be required to determine compliance with this
By-law;
(j)
other information as determined by the Commissioner with respect to the
building including architectural and structural drawings as may be
necessary to determine if the building is structurally capable, under the
Ontario Building Code, of supporting the sign or advertising device; and
(k)
authorization of the owner of the premises on which the sign is to be
erected or displayed.
(5)
Fascia Sign Permit
In addition to the information required under subsection 5 (4), all plans and
drawings accompanying an application for a fascia sign permit shall contain the
following information for a building or unit in a multi-unit complex:
(a)
the dimensions of the building, wall or unit on which the fascia sign is to
be affixed;
(b)
the location of all building or unit entrances;
(c)
the names of the occupants of each unit which is the subject of the
application; and
(d)
identification of any existing sign on the building or unit.
(6)
Ground and Billboard Sign Permits
In addition to the information required under subsection 5 (4), all plans and
drawings accompanying an application for a ground or billboard sign permit shall
contain the following information:
(a)
the location of any existing structures, above ground utilities, underground
utilities, underground municipal services, parking areas, walkways,
driveways, loading areas, vehicular access and egress points, billboard
signs and ground signs on the premises;
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(b)
the identification by location, description, dimension and ownership of
any existing or proposed easements or rights-of-way over the land and
premises;
(c)
the location of all landscaped areas;
(d)
the location of any existing deciduous trees measuring greater than a 6 cm
circumference by caliper and any existing coniferous trees measuring
greater than 150 cm in height; (0240-2007)
(e)
identification of adjacent land uses, zoning, buildings, structures,
billboard signs and ground signs;
(f)
the setback of the proposed billboard sign from the property line of
adjacent residential lands;
(g)
the setback of the proposed billboard sign from other billboard signs
within 200 metres of the proposed billboard sign; and (0240-2007)
(h)
the setback of the proposed sign from the property line.
(6.1)
Billboard Sign with Electronic Changing Copy Sign Permits (0019-2024)
In addition to the information required under subsections 5(4) and 5(6), excluding
5(6)(g), an application for an electronic billboard sign permit shall contain the
following:
(a)
all plans and drawings accompanying the application must contain the
setback of the proposed electronic billboard sign from other electronic
billboard signs and billboard signs within a 500 meter radius of the
proposed electronic billboard sign; and
(b)
a signed release and indemnification satisfactory to the Director.
(7)
All plans and drawings accompanying an application for a portable, new
development home, inflatable, or sidewalk sign permit shall be provided in
duplicate and shall contain the following information: (0179-2002, 0438-2003)
(a)
a key plan showing the general location of the land on which the sign is to
be located;
(b)
the location of the sign on the premises;
(c)
the dimensions of the sign drawn to scale and the sign area;
(d)
the distance from the sign to the nearest street line, sidewalk, driveway,
ground sign, inflatable and portable sign, in accordance with Sections 23,
24, 25 and 29A. (0438-2003)
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(e)
the written consent and authorization of the owner of the premises to the
sign application; and
(f)
the method of securing the inflatable sign.
6.
EXPIRATION OF A SIGN PERMIT
Every permit issued by the City shall expire six (6) months from the date of issuance
unless the sign is erected or displayed for its intended purpose or within such earlier
period of time as otherwise stated in the By-law. (438-03)
7.
RENEWAL OF A SIGN PERMIT
(1)
Where a permit has been issued and before it has expired, an application may be
made to extend the permit for a further six (6) months and the provisions of
Section 5 do not apply.
(2)
The Commissioner may renew the permit after payment of the prescribed
application fee where the sign conforms with this by-law.
8.
REVOCATION OF A SIGN PERMIT
The City may revoke a permit under the following circumstances:
(1)
where the permit has been issued in error by the City; or
(2)
where the sign does not conform to this By-law, the Ontario Building Code, or
any other applicable regulation or legislation; or
(3)
where the permit has been issued as the result of false, mistaken, incorrect, or
misleading statements, or undertakings on the application.
9.
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CLASS OF SIGNS BY ZONING CATEGORY
For the purposes of this By-law, the following classes of signs are hereby established by
reference to the following zone categories as set out and defined in the City of Mississauga
Zoning By-law 0225-2007, as amended. Each class of sign shall only be permitted within
the areas subject to the zone categories listed for that class below: (0240-2007, 0203-2017)
(1)
Residential and Open Space Signs:
R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16
RM1, RM2, RM3, RM4, RM5, RM6, RM7, RM8, RM9
RA1, RA2, RA3, RA4, RA5
G1, G2, AP
OS1, OS2, OS3
CCOS
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PB1, PB2
I
U
B
D
(2)
Commercial, Office and Employment Signs:
O
C1, C2, C3, C4, C5
CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4
E1, E2, E3
10.
SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICTS
(1)
For the purposes of this By-law, the following Special Sign Districts are defined
within the City: Mineola District, Clarkson, Cooksville, Lakeview, Port Credit,
and Streetsville and Churchill Meadows District Plan - Primary Development
Corridors.
(2)
The limits of the Special Sign Districts are delineated in maps attached as
Schedules A, B, C, D, E, F and G to this By-law and shall form a part of this By-
law.
11.
PERMITTED SIGN TYPES BY SIGN CLASS
The sign types listed in Column 1 of the chart below, shall only be permitted in the
property class indicated in Column 3 of the chart below. The By-law section applicable
to each sign type listed in Column 1 of the chart below is shown in Column 2 of the chart
below: (0179-2002, 0438-2003, 0240-2007, 0106-2021)
RES
Residential and Open Space Signs
NON-RES
Commercial, Office and Employment Signs
COLUMN 1
COLUMN 2
COLUMN 3
SIGN TYPE
SECTION
RES
NON-RES
Billboard
20
-
Construction Site
27
-
-
Directional
18
-
-
Directory
13
-
Election
21
-
-
Fascia
17
-
-
Feather Banner
29(c)
-
Ground
16
-
-
Inflatable
29A
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Menu Board
13
-
New Home Development
25
-
-
Portable Sign
23
- 1
-
Pre-menu Board
13
-
Projecting
13
- 2
Pump Island
13
-
Real Estate
26
-
-
Sidewalk Sign
24
- 2
Window
19
-
1 School properties and places of religious assembly only.
2 Properties zoned C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5 only.
3 May be located on the adjacent street abutting the specific zone.
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12.
RESIDENTIAL AND OPEN SPACE SIGNS
No person shall erect, display, alter, maintain or allow or cause the erection, display,
alteration, or maintenance of any type of sign listed in Column 2 below in conjunction
with the uses listed in Column 1 below unless the sign complies with the regulations and
standards applicable to that sign type in Column 2 below and with any other provisions of
this By-law. (0438-2003, 0508-2005, 0240-2007)
Column 1
Column 2
Address Sign
Fascia Sign
Ground Sign
Max. Sign Area
Max. Sign Area
Max. Sign Area
Max.Height
Min. Str. Line
Setback
No.
One-family detached dwelling,
Semi-detached dwelling, Duplex,
Double duplex, Triplex, Row
dwelling, Street row dwelling,
Quadrifoil
0.2 m2
Not Permitted
0.4 m2 only for
an Address Sign
1.2 m
1 m
1
Apartment house
Maisonette, Multiple horizontal
dwelling, Garden court house,
Terrace row dwelling, Stacked
row dwelling
0.4 m2 and located only
on the wall of the first
storey
Not Permitted
1.5 m2
only for any
address sign per
by-law 265-91
3.6 m
1 m
1
School
Place of Religious Assembly
N/A
5.0 m2
5.0 m2
4 m
1 m
1
Business 1
N/A
0.4 m2
and not erected higher
than the upper limits of
the first storey
Non-illuminated
0.75 m2 per sign
face
Non-illuminated
or illuminated
either by backlit
with individual
cut out letters or
illuminated by
spotlights
1.2 m
1 m
1
1 No signs permitted for bed and breakfast Establishments
Special Sign Districts
Mineola District 1,2,3
1A window sign shall be
prohibited in the Mineola District.
2A ground sign in the Mineola
District shall be a maximum of
0.45 m thick.
3A ground sign in the Mineola
District shall be either backlit,
with individual cut out letters
only, or illuminated by a
spotlight.
0.09 m2
and not illuminated
Not Permitted
1.12 m2 and
0.37 m2 message
area
1.8 m
Min. Height
0.9 m
1.5 m
1
Churchill Meadows District
- Primary Development Corridors
(business use only)
0.02 m2
15% of the front building
face of the first storey and
not to be erected higher
than the upper limits of
the first storey
0.4 m
1.2 m
1 m
1
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13.
COMMERCIAL, OFFICE AND EMPLOYMENT SIGNS
No person shall erect, display, alter, maintain or allow or cause the erection, display,
alteration, or maintenance of any type of sign listed in the following tables in conjunction
with the uses listed in Column 1 unless the sign complies with the regulations and
standards applicable to that sign type in Column 2 below and with any other provisions of
this By-law. (0438-2003, 0508-2005, 0240-2007)
Table 1
Fascia Signs
Column 1
Column 2
Use
Maximum Sign Area
Commercial Undertaking
Shopping Centre
20% of the building facade of the first storey
and
An additional 15% of the building wall of the first storey of the
side and rear elevations of the building which does not have a
main entrance for the public and faces a parking lot or driveway
but does not face a residential use within 100 m of this building
facade.
Cinema Theatre
20% of the building facade of the first storey.
Office 1,2
Hotel 1,2
20% of the building facade of the first storey for each occupancy
and an additional two fascia signs located between the limits of
the top floor and parapet or roof level or located on the structure
enclosing the mechanical equipment on the roof, both in total,
not greater in area than 2% of the building face on which the
sign is located.
Service Station
Commercial Undertaking
20% of a wall facing a street line or gas pumps.
Pump Island
4.0 m2 per pump island.
Car Wash
Service Bays
15% of a wall with an entrance.
10% of a wall with an exit or facing gas pumps.
Gas Bar Canopy
100% of the canopy of which only a maximum of 20% may be
"copy" area.
50% of permitted "copy" area can extend above the roof line of
the canopy.
Individual Free-standing Industrial Establishment 2
15% of the building facade
Multi-occupant Industrial Establishment 2, 3
15% of the building facade of the first storey for each
occupancy.
1 sign permitted per occupancy.
Special Sign Districts
Clarkson
Cooksville
Lakeview
Port Credit
Streetsville
15% of the building face of the first storey for each occupancy.
Notes:
1
An office building or hotel over three (3) storeys in height shall be permitted two (2) additional fascia signs per building located
between the limits of the top floor and the parapet or roof level, or located on the structure enclosing the mechanical equipment on the
roof, both in total, not greater in area than 2% of the building face on which the sign is located.
2 Notwithstanding subsection 17 (5), no person shall erect a sign in an Employment zone that is visible from any land zoned for
residential uses and located between Eastgate Parkway and Rathburn Road East.
3
In a Multi-occupant Industrial Establishment, where the main public entrance to an occupancy does not face a street, the wall through
which the main entrance passes may be used as the building facade to determine the permitted sign face area of the fascia sign for the
occupancy.
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Table 2
Projecting Signs
Column 1
Column 2
Use
Maximum Sign Area
Special Sign Districts
Clarkson
Cooksville
Lakeview
Port Credit
Streetsville
Maximum area of 0.8 m2
Minimum 2.5 m clearance from grade.
Note:
The owner of a projecting sign that overhangs a public right-of-way shall enter into an encroachment agreement with the City.
Table 3
Ground Signs
Column 1
Column 2
Use
Minimum
Frontage
Number
Maximum
Sign Area
Maximum
Height
Minimum
Street
Line
Setback
Commercial Undertaking
25.0 m
1 for each street line
15.0 m2
per sign face
7.5 m
1.0 m
Shopping Centre < 4.0 ha
Office Building
Hotel
Service Station
N.A.
1 for each street line
15.0 m2
per sign face
7.5 m
1.0 m
Shopping Centre ≥ 4.0 ha
N.A.
1 for each street line and
additional ground sign
may be erected along each
street line of a property,
providing that each
ground sign is a minimum
of 100 m from any other
ground sign located on the
same street line.
28.0 m2
per sign face
7.5 m
1.0 m
Cinema
Theatre
N.A.
1 for each street line
20.0 m2
per sign face
7.5 m
1.0 m
Office
Hotel
N.A.
1 for each street line
15.0 m2
per sign face
7.5 m
1.0 m
Individual Free-standing
Industrial Establishment 1
N.A.
1 for each street line
15.0 m2
per sign face
7.5 m
1.0 m
Multi-occupant Industrial
Establishment 1
N.A.
1 for each street line
15.0 m2
per sign face
7.5 m
1.0 m
Special Sign Districts
Clarkson
Cooksville
Lakeview
Port Credit
Streetsville
15.0 m
1 for each street line
where the building is
setback 4 m from the
street line
3.5 m2
per sign face
3.0 m
0.5 m
Notes:
1 Notwithstanding subsection 17 (5), no person shall erect a sign in an Employment zone that is visible from any land zoned for
residential uses and located between Eastgate Parkway and Rathburn Road East.
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Table 4
Billboards
Column 1
Column 2
Use
Number
Maximum
Sign Area
Maximum
Height
Minimum
Setbacks
Shopping Centre
Office Building
Hotel
Service Station
Motor Vehicle Dealership
1 for each property
where there is no
ground sign
20.0 m2
per sign face
See Section 20
See Section 20
Individual Free-standing
Industrial Establishment 1
1 for each property
where there is no
ground sign
20.0 m2
per sign face
See Section 20
See Section 20
Vacant Industrial Property 1
1
20.0 m2
per sign face
See Section 20
See Section 20
Notes:
1 Notwithstanding subsection 17 (5), no person shall erect a sign in an Employment zone that is visible from any land zoned for
residential uses and located between Eastgate Parkway and Rathburn Road East.
Table 4.1 (0019-2024)
Billboard Signs with Electronic Changing Copy
Column 1
Column 2
Use
Number of billboards
per property
Maximum
Maximum
Minimum
Sign Area
Height
Setbacks
-
Shopping Centre
-
Office Building
-
Hotel
-
Service Station
-
Motor Vehicle
Dealership
-
Public Squares in the
Downtown Core
-
Public Squares within
the Cooksville 4
Corners
-
Public Squares within
Major Nodes2
1 for each property
where there is no
ground sign
20.0 m2
per sign face
See Sections 20
and 20.1
See Sections 20
and 20.1
Individual Free-standing
Industrial Establishment 1
1 for each property
where there is no
ground sign
20.0 m2
per sign face
See Sections 20
and 20.1
See Sections 20
and 20.1
Vacant Industrial Property
1
1
20.0 m2
per sign face
See Sections 20
and 20.1
See Sections 20
and 20.1
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Table 5
Pre-Menu Boards and Menu Boards
Column 1
Column 2
Pre-Menu Board
Menu Board
Use
Number
Maximum
Sign Area
Maximum
Height
Number
Maximum
Sign Area
Maximum
Height
Commercial Undertaking
1 per drive-
through lane
2.0 m2
3.0 m
1 per drive-
through
lane
4.1 m2
3.0 m
Service
Station
Commercial
Undertaking
Not
Permitted
N.A.
N.A.
1 per drive-
through
lane
2.0 m2
3.0 m
Car Wash
Not
Permitted
N.A.
N.A.
1 per car
wash
2.0 m2
3.0 m
Table 6
Directory Signs
Column 1
Column 2
Use
Maximum
Sign Area
Maximum
Height
Minimum Street
Line Setback
Multi-occupant Industrial
Establishment 1
5.0 m2
4.0 m
7.5 m
Notes:
1 Notwithstanding subsection 17 (5), no person shall erect a sign in an Employment zone that is visible from any land zoned for
residential uses and located between Eastgate Parkway and Rathburn Road East.
14.
INDUSTRIAL SIGNS (SECTION DELETED BY BY-LAW 0240-2007)
15.
AGRICULTURAL SIGNS (SECTION DELETED BY BY-LAW 0240-2007)
16.
GROUND SIGNS
(1)
The maximum total sign area for a ground sign that is a double faced or a multi-
faced sign shall be double the area permitted for one sign face.
(2)
Where a ground sign contains up to three (3) sign faces but is not a double faced
sign, the maximum total sign area shall be double the area permitted for one sign
Notes:
1 Notwithstanding subsection 17 (5), no person shall erect a sign in an Employment zone that is visible
from any land zoned for residential uses and located between Eastgate Parkway and Rathburn Road
East.
2 The three Major Nodes in Mississauga are Central Erin Mills, Lakeview Waterfront and Uptown. For
more information, consult the Mississauga Official Plan.
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face and each sign face shall be attached to the adjacent sign face at an angle no
greater than 90 degrees.
(3)
A ground sign in a office, commercial or employment zone providing that it is
located on the same street as the municipal address, and shall display the
municipal address number in numerals and letters that are a minimum of 150 mm
in height. (0438-2003, 0240-2007)
(4)
The sign face of a ground sign may include a changing copy sign with a sign area
not exceeding 50 percent of the sign face of the ground sign.
(5)
A ground sign shall not be located within 3 metres of a driveway entrance or exit.
(0240-2007)
(6)
No ground sign shall be located in the rear or side yard of a lot in a commercial or
industrial zone located adjacent to a Provincial highway.
17.
FASCIA SIGNS
(1)
A fascia sign may project out from a building wall not more than 60 centimeters.
(0240-2007)
(2)
A fascia sign shall be attached to the building facade used to calculate the
maximum sign area of the sign.
(3)
A fascia sign shall be erected no higher than the upper limit of the first storey of a
building, unless otherwise permitted in this By-law, but this shall not apply to an
enclosed shopping centre.
(4)
When the area of the sign face of a fascia sign is related to the area of a wall, the
area of the wall applicable shall be taken as that wall area projected on a plane
parallel to the sign face, or tangent thereto if the sign face is not flat.
(5)
Where a building is located in a commercial or industrial zone on a lot that is
adjacent to a Provincial highway, the Provincial highway shall be considered a
street for the purposes of permitting a fascia sign in compliance with this By-law.
18.
DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
(1)
A directional sign shall have a maximum sign area of 0.75 m2, a maximum height
of 1.2 m and be located no closer than 0.6 m to the street line or a driveway
entrance or exit. (0438-2003, 0240-2007)
19.
WINDOW SIGNS
(1)
The maximum sign area of any permitted window sign shall not cover more than
25% of any single window, or 25% of the entire surface area of a group of
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windows and shall not block the clear view of exits or entrances and shall
maintain visibility into the interior of the premises at all times.
20.
BILLBOARDS
(1)
Where a billboard sign is permitted, it may be illuminated or non-illuminated,
single or double faced only.
(2)
No part of a billboard sign shall be:
(a) located closer than 92 metres from another billboard sign on the same side
of the street, but this does not apply to billboard signs on opposite sides of
grade separated railway crossings; (0240-2007)
(b) located closer than 92 metres measured in a straight line from a
residential zone; (0508-2005, 0240-2007)
(c) exceed 7.62 metres in height; (0240-2007)
(d) located closer than 7.5 metres to the street line; (0240-2007)
(e) multi-faced.
(3)
The maximum sign area of a billboard shall be 20 m2 per sign face. (0240-2007)
20.1
BILLBOARD SIGNS WITH ELECTRONIC CHANGING COPY (0019-2024)
(1)
With the exception of subsections 20(2)(a) and 20(2)(b), the provisions of section
20 apply to electronic billboard signs.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, minimum distance from an intersection means the
shortest distance from any part of the electronic billboard sign or its structure to
the closest edge of paved road within the four quadrants of the intersection.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsections 20(2)(a) and 20(2)(b), no part of an electronic
billboard sign shall be:
(a)
located closer than 250 metres from another billboard sign on the same
side of the street, but this does not apply to billboard signs on opposite
sides of grade separated railway crossings; and
(b)
located closer than 250 metres measured in a straight line from a
residential zone and/or residential use or any zone that permits a residential
facility with dwelling units.
(4)
Where the posted speed limit on a road is less than 80 km/hour, an electronic
billboard sign shall not be erected within 120 metres of a major traffic sign or
driver decision point.
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(5)
Where the posted speed on a road is 80km/hour or greater, an electronic billboard
sign shall not be erected within 250 metres (820.21 ft.) of a major traffic sign and
500 metres (1,640.42 ft.) of a driver decision point.
(6)
All electronic billboard signs shall adhere to the following display requirements:
(a)
The minimum message duration shall be 10 seconds;
(b)
The maximum interval between successive displays shall be 0.1 second;
(c)
There shall be no visual effects or animation of any kind, including, but
not limited to, fading, dissolving, blinking or the illusion of such effects,
during the message transition or interval between successive displays;
(d)
There shall be no message sequencing or text scrolling of any kind, over
successive display phases on a single electronic billboard sign or across
multiple electronic billboard signs;
(e)
There shall be no interactive billboard messages that permit, support or
encourage interactive communication with drivers in real time, including
but not limited to, electronic billboard signs that respond to text messages,
phone calls or e-mails from passing drivers;
(f)
There shall be no animation, flashing movement or appearance of
movement, except where the electronic billboard sign is not visible from
any vehicular road way;
(g)
The maximum luminance level for an electronic billboard sign shall be:
(i)
5000cd/m2 from sunrise to sunset (One Nit = One Candela per m2
(cd/m2);
(ii)
300cd/m2 from sunset to sunrise (One Nit = One Candela per m2
(cd/m2); and
(iii)
0.3 lux above ambient light levels (One Lux = 0.093 foot-candles
(fc)
(h)
All electronic billboard signs shall be equipped with ambient light sensors
and automatic dimmers that control the light output relative to ambient
conditions; and
(i)
An electronic billboard sign shall only be illuminated between the hours of
5:00 am and midnight (12:00 am) each day.
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TEMPORARY SIGNS
21.
ELECTION SIGNS
(1)
No candidate or his agent or any other person shall affix, erect or otherwise
display an election sign or permit an election sign to be affixed, erected or
otherwise displayed: (0508-2005)
(a) on or overhanging public property;
(b) on a utility pole or light standard unless it is affixed to a poster sleeve on a
designated light;
(c) on any official sign or official sign structure;
(d) within a sight triangle;
(e) within 50 metres of the exterior main entrance to the polling station or the
front facade of the building which contains the polling station, whichever
is greater; (0240-2007)
(f)
at any location where the election sign:
(i)
obstructs the view of any pedestrian or driver of a motor vehicle,
or obstruct the visibility of any traffic sign or device, or where it
could interfere with vehicular traffic so that it could endanger any
person;
(ii)
obstructs openings required for light, ventilation, ingress, egress or
firefighting;
(iii)
constitutes a danger or hazard to the general public.
(g) on a concrete or masonry noise attenuation wall.
(2)
No candidate or his/her agent or any other person shall affix, erect or otherwise
display an election sign or permit or cause an election sign to be erected, affixed,
or otherwise displayed earlier than the twenty-nine (29) days that precede an
election day for a municipal election or prior to the issuance of writs for either a
provincial or federal election according to the Election Act and Canada Elections
Act respectively. (0508-2005, 0292-2007, 0242-2016, 0065-2018)
(3)
No Person shall place, affix, erect or display or permit the placing, erecting,
affixing or displaying of an election sign that exceeds a maximum sign area of
1.5m2 with the exception of those placed on billboard signs. (0240-2007, 0030-
2022)
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(4)
A Person may place, affix, erect or display or permit the placing, erecting,
affixing or displaying of an election sign: (0030-2022)
(a)
on the outside of a building (not including a window) which is used as a
candidate's campaign headquarters provided such sign complies with the
provisions for fascia signs in accordance with this By-law; and (0030-
2022)
(b)
in front of or on the inside of a window of a building which is used as a
candidate's campaign headquarters provided such sign complies with the
provisions for window signs in accordance with this By-law. (0030-
2022)
(5)
An election sign shall be removed within forty-eight (48) hours immediately
following 11:59 p.m. of the day of the election.
(6)
The candidate to whom the election sign relates shall be responsible for the
erection or display of the election sign and shall ensure that all the requirements
of this By-law have been met. (0508-2005)
(7)
Where an election sign has been affixed, erected or otherwise displayed in
contravention of any provision of this By-law, the Commissioner may cause the
sign to be removed immediately without notice and/or take any further action as
provided in Section 31. (0508-2005)
(8)
Deleted by By-law 0198-2022. (0030-2022, 0198-2022)
(9)
In the event of a conflict between this section 21 and the Municipal Elections Act
or other Provincial or Federal legislation, the conflict shall be resolved in favour
of the Provincial or Federal law. (0030-2022)
22.
POSTERS
(1)
No person shall affix or place a poster or cause a poster to be affixed to a poster
sleeve unless such poster meets the requirements of this By-law.
(2)
A person shall only affix or place one poster on a poster sleeve and such poster
shall:
(a)
indicate the name of the person or business responsible for placing the
poster;
(b)
be no greater in size than 22 cm by 28 cm; (0240-2007)
(c)
conform to the shape of the poster sleeve;
(d)
be attached only by staples, push pins or tacks;
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(3)
No person shall affix or place a poster or cause a poster to be placed or affixed on
a poster sleeve fitted to a designated light standard if the poster conveys a
message with respect to an unlawful activity or to an activity which a peace
officer or a municipal law enforcement officer has reason to believe is unlawful.
(4)
The City may remove and dispose of lawfully and unlawfully placed posters
without notice in accordance with its regular maintenance schedule.
23.
PORTABLE SIGNS
(1)
A portable sign shall be located completely on private property.
(2)
A maximum of six (6) portable sign permits per calendar year shall be issued to
each business at a municipal address.
(3)
Subject to Section 23 (2) a portable sign shall not be erected or displayed for more
than twenty-one (21) consecutive days from the date the permit is issued.
(4)
A maximum of one portable sign may be erected along each street line of a
property; (0438-2003)
(5)
No business shall be issued a permit or erect or display a portable sign unless a
minimum of twenty-one (21) consecutive days have passed since the expiry date
endorsed on a previous portable sign permit issued for each property line abutting
a street; (0438-2003, 0508-2005)
(6)
In addition to the portable sign permitted in Subsection 23(4), an additional
portable sign may be erected along each street line of a property, provided that
each portable sign is located a minimum of 200m from any other portable sign
located on the same street line and on the same property; (0438-2003)
(7)
The additional portable sign under Subsection 23(6) may be erected providing
that a minimum of twenty-one (21) consecutive days have passed since the expiry
date endorsed on the previous additional portable sign along this property line;
(0438-2003)
(8)
Subject to Section 23 (5) a portable sign shall: (0438-2003)
(a) contain no more than two (2) sign faces, and each sign face shall have a
maximum area of 5 m2 (53.8 sq. ft.);
(b) not exceed 2.5 m in height above grade and 3.05m width; (0438-2003)
(c) not be located within 3m of a driveway entrance or exit or a side property
line; (0438-2003)
(d) be located on private property and not be closer than 1.0 m from a
municipal sidewalk; (0438-2003)
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(e) Repealed (0438-2003, 0151-2019)
(9)
Where a portable sign has been affixed, erected or otherwise displayed in
contravention of any provision of this By-law, the Commissioner may: (0438-
2003)
(a)
notify or order the owner to:
(i)
repair the portable sign;
(ii)
pull down or remove the portable sign;
(iii)
make the portable sign comply with the provisions of this By-law.
(b)
pull down or remove such sign and charge the owner of the sign, a fee in
accordance with Section 31.
(10)
Notwithstanding subsection (8)(e) of this section, portable signs may have: (0438-
2003, 0385-2008, 0078-2009)
(a)
a maximum of two horizontal lines of colour copy, each with a maximum
height of 30 cm (11.8 inches); or
(b)
one horizontal line of colour copy with a maximum height of 60 cm (23.6
inches);
(10.1) Deleted by By-law 0078-2009
(11)
A valid sign permit sticker issued by the Planning and Building Department shall
be affixed to the sign for which the sign permit has been issued and clearly
displayed on the sign. (0438-2003)
(12)
As a result of the emergency:
(a)
notwithstanding subsection 23(3), a portable sign may be erected until
December 31, 2026; (0060-2020, 0145-2020, 0290-2020, 0132-2021,
0206-2021, 0203-2022, 0009-2023, 0019-2024, 0003-2025)
(b)
in addition to the portable sign permitted pursuant to subsection 23(4), an
additional three portable signs maybe be erected along each street line of a
property; (0060-2020, 0145-2020, 0290-2020)
(c)
subsections 23(5), (6) and (7) shall be of no force and effect; and (0060-
2020, 0145-2020, 0290-2020)
(d)
the Director has the authority to waive compliance with any provision of
section 23 of this By-law. (0060-2020, 0145-2020, 0290-2020)
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(12.1) Subsection 23(12) shall be in force and effect until December 31, 2026. (0060-
2020, 0145-2020, 0290-2020, 0132-2021, 0206-2021, 0203-2022, 0009-2023,
0019-2024, 0003-2025)
24.
SIDEWALK SIGNS
(1)
A sidewalk sign shall only be displayed or erected on the municipal boulevard
abutting the business and only in cases where it is not possible because of the size
of the lot, to locate a ground sign or portable sign entirely on the same lot as the
business for which the permit applies. (0438-2003)
(2)
Before issuing a permit for a sidewalk sign, the applicant shall provide
confirmation to the City that a minimum of $2,000,000.00 of valid comprehensive
general liability insurance is in effect and that the City is named as an additional
insured.
(3)
A sidewalk sign:
(a)
shall have a maximum height of 1 metre, a maximum of two sign faces
and any sign face shall not exceed 0.55 m2 in area; (0240-2007)
(b)
shall be displayed only between sunrise and sunset of every business day
and shall be taken indoors at all other times;
(c)
shall not be located within 3 metres of a driveway entrance; (0240-2007)
(d)
shall not be located within 10 metres of a ground sign and 25 metres of a
portable sign on the same lot. (0240-2007)
(e)
to maintain a minimum unobstructed width of 1.5 m for pedestrians, in
front of the building. (0438-2003, 0240-2007)
(4)
Where a sidewalk sign has been affixed, erected or otherwise displayed in
contravention of any provision of this By-law, the Commissioner may:
(a)
notify or order the owner to:
(i)
repair the sidewalk sign;
(ii)
pull down or remove the sidewalk sign;
(iii)
make the sidewalk sign comply with the provisions of this By-law.
(b)
pull down or remove such sign and charge the owner of the sign, a fee in
accordance with Section 31.
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(5)
A valid sign permit sticker issued by the Planning and Building Department shall
be affixed to the sign for which the sign permit has been issued and clearly
displayed on the sign. (0438-2003)
(6)
Notwithstanding this section 24, a business improvement area board that erects a
sidewalk sign inside an existing planter on a City boulevard within a business
improvement area is exempt from subsections 24(2), 24(3)(b) and 24(5) of this
By-law. (0046-2021)
(7)
Subsection 24(6) shall be in force and effect until December 31, 2026. (0046-
2021, 0132-2021, 0206-2021, 0203-2022, 0009-2023, 0019-2024, 0003-2025)
25.
NEW HOME DEVELOPMENT SIGNS
(1)
A new home development sign placed on a street under the jurisdiction of the
City, shall comply with the following requirements:
(a)
New home development signs shall be limited to groupings of not more
than five (5) signs, provided that the groupings are; (0438-2003)
(i)
restricted to two corners of a street intersection; (0438-2003)
(ii)
restricted to two (2) per street block and not placed closer than
100m from any other grouping of new home development signs on
the same side of the street; and
(iii)
not placed adjacent to residential property except for the rear
property line of the lot or a lot that is undeveloped; (0438-2003)
(2)
A new home development sign shall:
(a)
contain no more than two (2) sign faces, each sign face having a maximum
area of 1.5 m2; (0240-2007)
(b)
be a maximum height of 1.2 metres. (0240-2007)
(3)
No person shall place or cause the erection or display of or locate a new
home development sign: (0508-2005)
(a)
on a median or any other location on a street that obstructs a sight line or
otherwise interferes with street maintenance, or impedes the movement of
pedestrians or vehicular traffic, or otherwise creates a hazard; (0438-2003)
(b)
closer than 10 metres to a transit stop; (0240-2007)
(c)
closer than 5 metres to a driveway intersection with a street line; (0240-
2007)
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(d)
within 1 metre of any municipal sidewalk. (0240-2007)
(4)
No person shall place or locate a new home development sign on a street before
5:00 p.m. on a Friday and all such signs shall be removed no later than 7:00 a.m.
of the immediately following Monday, provided that where a Friday or Monday is
a statutory holiday, the hours shall be extended only to the extent necessary to
include the statutory holiday.
(5)
Before issuing a permit for a new home development sign, the builder or applicant
shall provide confirmation to the City that a minimum of $2,000,000.00 of valid
comprehensive general liability insurance is in effect and that the City is named as
an additional insured.
(6)
Where a new home development sign has been affixed, erected or otherwise
displayed in contravention of any provision of this By-law, the Commissioner
may:
(a)
notify or order the owner to:
(i)
repair the new home development sign;
(ii)
pull down or remove the new home development sign;
(iii)
make the new home development sign comply with the provisions
of this By-law.
(b)
pull down or remove such sign and charge the owner of the sign, a fee in
accordance with Section 31.
(7)
A valid sign permit sticker issued by the Planning and Building Department shall
be affixed to the sign for which the sign permit has been issued and clearly
displayed on the sign. (0438-2003)
26.
REAL ESTATE SIGNS
(1)
One (1) real estate sign shall be permitted for each street line of the property on
which the sign is erected.
(2)
The sign face of a real estate sign shall not exceed 1 m2 if erected on a property
zoned residential and shall not exceed 4 m2 if erected on a property zoned
agricultural, industrial or commercial. (0240-2007)
(3)
Sold signs shall be removed from a property within thirty (30) days following the
sale of the property. (0107-2019)
(4)
The display of coming soon signs on a property is permitted only within two (2)
weeks of listing the property for sale. (0107-2019)
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(5)
Where a real estate sign has been affixed, erected or otherwise displayed in
contravention of any provision of this By-law, the Commissioner may:
(a)
notify or order the owner to:
(i)
repair the real estate sign;
(ii)
pull down or remove the real estate sign;
(iii)
make the real estate sign comply with the provisions of this By-
law.
(b)
pull down or remove such sign and charge the owner of the sign, a fee in
accordance with Section 31.
27.
CONSTRUCTION SITE SIGNS
(1)
(a)
A construction site sign: (438-03)
(i)
may have a maximum height of 7.5 m, a maximum of two (2) sign
faces and the maximum sign area permitted shall be 60 m2; (0438-
2003)
(ii)
shall have a minimum setback of 3.0 m from any property line; and
(0438-2003)
(iii)
shall have a minimum setback of 3.0 m from any driveway
entrance or exit; (0438-2003)
(b) Construction site signs must be removed from the construction site within
sixty (60) days of the first occupancy of the project; (0438-2003)
(c) One construction site sign is permitted for each street line of the project on
which the sign is to be erected. An additional construction site sign may be
erected along each street line of a project, provided: (0438-2003)
(i)
that each construction site sign is a minimum of 100 m from any
other construction site sign located on the same street line and on
the same project; and (0438-2003)
(ii)
that the combined total sign area of the two construction site signs
located on the same street line and on the same project shall not
exceed 60 m2 (0438-2003)
(2)
Where a construction site sign has been affixed, erected or otherwise displayed in
contravention of any provision of this By-law, the Commissioner may:
(a)
notify or order the owner to:
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(i)
deleted by By-law 0438-2003
(ii)
pull down or remove the construction site sign;
(iii)
make the construction site sign comply with the provisions of this
By-law.
(b)
pull down or remove such sign and charge the owner of the sign, a fee in
accordance with Section 31.
28.
GARAGE SALE SIGNS
(1)
A garage sale sign shall not exceed 0.6 metres in any dimension and shall not
exceed 0.36 m2 in sign area. (0240-2007)
(2)
A garage sale sign may be located in the untravelled portion of the street
allowance or on a poster sleeve, but not in a manner so as to create a traffic
hazard.
(3)
No person shall place or locate or cause the erection or display of a garage sale
sign before 5:00 p.m. of the day immediately before the garage sale and all such
signs shall be removed by no later than 7:00 a.m. of the day immediately
following the garage sale. (0508-2005)
(4)
Where a garage sale sign has been affixed, erected or otherwise displayed in
contravention of any provision of this By-law, the Commissioner may:
(a)
notify or order the owner to:
(i)
repair the garage sale sign;
(ii)
pull down or remove the garage sale sign;
(iii)
make the garage sale sign comply with the provisions of this By-
law.
(b)
pull down or remove such sign and charge the owner of the sign, a fee in
accordance with Section 31.
29.
OPEN HOUSE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
(1)
An open house directional sign shall have a maximum height of 1 metre and a
maximum sign area of 0.8 m2 per sign face. (0240-2007)
(2)
An open house directional sign may be erected on that portion of a street located
between the curb or edge of the travelled roadway and the sidewalk, or where no
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curb exists, such sign may be erected on the untravelled portion of the right-of-
way closest to the outer edge of the travelled roadway.
(3)
An open house directional sign shall display the hours of the open house. (0107-
2019)
(4)
An open house directional sign is permitted to be displayed between the hours of
10am and 6pm on the day of the open house only. (0107-2019)
(5)
No more than six (6) open house directional signs are permitted per open house
property. (0107-2019)
(6)
Where an open house directional sign has been affixed, erected or otherwise
displayed in contravention of any provision of this By-law, the Commissioner
may:
(a)
notify or order the owner to:
(i)
repair the open house directional sign;
(ii)
pull down or remove the open house directional sign;
(iii)
make the open house directional sign comply with the provisions
of this By-law.
(b)
pull down or remove such sign and charge the owner of the sign, a fee in
accordance with Section 31.
29A. INFLATABLE SIGNS (0179-2002)
(1)
No person shall erect or cause the erection of an inflatable sign without a permit
and an inflatable sign shall be erected in the specific location as shown on a
plan approved for such purposes by the commissioner. (0508-2005)
(2)
An inflatable sign shall only be permitted on a property with a minimum
frontage of 15 metres (49 feet).
(3)
An inflatable sign shall be located:
(a)
a minimum of 3.0 metres (9.8 ft) from any property line;
(b) a minimum of 3.0 metres (9.8 ft) from any driveway entrance and exit;
(c)
a minimum of 10 metres (32.8 ft) from any ground or portable sign on the
same property or abutting property; and
(d) a minimum of 92 metres (301 ft) measured in a straight line from a
residential property;
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(e)
a minimum of 50 metres (164 ft) from a traffic light standard.
(4)
An inflatable sign shall have a maximum height of 7.0 metres (22.96 ft) and a
maximum width of 6.0 metres (19.68 ft).
(5)
One inflatable sign shall be permitted for each property at any one time.
(6)
Sign permits to erect or display inflatable signs shall be issued for periods of a
maximum of fourteen (14) consecutive days, No more than two (2) permits
shall be issued for a single business on the property on which the sign is to be
displayed, in a calendar year.
(7)
No business shall be issued a permit or erect or display an inflatable sign unless
a minimum of twenty-one (21) consecutive days has passed since the expiry
date endorsed on a previous inflatable sign permit issued on the same property
(8)
Sign permits for inflatable signs shall be issued only for businesses or uses
currently on the property on which the sign is to be displayed.
(9)
All inflatable signs shall be properly secured to the satisfaction of the
Commissioner.
(10)
Before being issued a sign permit for an inflatable sign, the applicant shall
provide confirmation to the City that a minimum of $2,000,000.00 of valid
comprehensive general insurance is in effect.
(11)
Where an inflatable sign has been affixed, erected or otherwise displayed in
contravention of any provision of the By-law, the Commissioner may:
(a)
notify or order the owner to:
(i)
repair the inflatable sign
(ii)
pull down or remove the inflatable sign; or
(iii)
make the inflatable sign comply with the provisions of this By-
law; and
(b) pull down or remove such sign and charge the owner of the sign a fee in
accordance with Section 31.
(12)
A valid sign permit sticker issued by the Planning and Building Department
shall be affixed to the sign for which the sign permit has been issued and clearly
displayed on the sign. (0438-2003)
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29B. LOCAL FRESH PRODUCE AND FARMERS' MARKET DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
(0045-2016)
(1)
A local fresh produce or farmers' market directional sign shall have a
maximum height of 1 metre and a maximum sign area of 0.8m2 per sign face.
(2)
A local fresh produce or farmers' market directional sign may be erected on
the portion of a street located between the curb or edge of the travelled
roadway and the sidewalk, or where no curb exists, such sign may be erected
on the untraveled portion of the right-of-way closest to the outer edge of the
travelled roadway.
(3)
Each local fresh produce stand or farmers' market is permitted to display one (1)
local fresh produce or farmers' market directional sign per intersection.
(4)
Each produce stand or farmers' market is permitted to display a maximum of 10
local fresh produce or farmers' market directional signs respectively, not
exceeding a distance of 2.0 km in radius from the location of the stand or market.
(5)
A local fresh produce or farmers' market directional sign shall only be displayed
during the operation hours of the produce stand or farmers' market.
29C. FEATHER BANNER SIGNS (0106-2021)
(1)
No person shall erect, display, alter or allow or cause the erection, display or
alteration of a feather banner sign:
(a) on property that is zoned for residential use, in accordance with the City's
Zoning By-law 225-07, as amended;
(b) on public property;
(c) within 1.0 metre of any property line; and
(d) with a height of more than 3.5 metres or with a sign area greater than 2.5 m2
per sign face.
(2)
No person shall erect, display, alter or allow or cause the erection, display or
alteration of more than three (3) feather banner signs per frontage.
(3)
For greater clarity, a person shall be permitted to erect, display, alter or allow or
cause the erection, display or alteration of a feather banner sign in accordance
with this By-law until 12:01 a.m. on May 1, 2023, after which feather banner
signs shall be prohibited.
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30.
MAINTENANCE OF SIGNS
(1)
The owner of any sign, shall maintain or cause such sign to be maintained in a
proper state of repair, so that such sign remains completely operative at all
times and does not become unsafe, defective or dangerous.
(2)
Maintenance or repairs using materials identical to the materials of the
component being maintained or repaired does not constitute an alteration so as
to require a permit to be issued.
31.
PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT
(1)
Every person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an
offence and on conviction is liable to a fine and any other penalties imposed
pursuant to the Provincial Offences Act. R.S.O. 1990,c. P-33, as amended.
(0508-2005)
(1.1)
In addition to subsection 31(1) of this By-law, any Person who is charged with
an offence under this By-law, by the laying of an information under Part III of
the Provincial Offences Act and is found guilty of the offence, is liable
pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001 to a minimum fine of $500 and a
maximum fine of $100,000. (0030-2022)
(2)
Where a sign is affixed, erected or otherwise displayed in contravention of this
By-law, in addition to any other action that the Commissioner may take under
this By-law, the Commissioner may: (0508-2005)
(a)
immediately remove such sign at the expense of the sign owner or any
other person responsible for the erection or display of such sign
without notice if:
(i)
the sign constitutes a safety hazard or concern; or
(ii)
the sign or a portion of the sign is located on public property;
and/or
(b) issue a notice to the owner or any other person responsible for the
erection or display of such sign to remove, repair or replace the sign,
or otherwise make the sign comply with the provisions of the By-law.
Failure to comply with the notice by the time and date as stipulated
may result in the removal of such sign by the City at the expense of
the sign owner or such other person responsible for the erection or display
of the sign. (0508-2005)
(3)
Any expense incurred by the City as a result of the work conducted by the City
pursuant to subsection 31(2) may be recovered by action or by adding the costs
to the tax roll and collecting them in the same manner as taxes. (0508-2005)
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(4)
Any sign removed by the City pursuant to this By-law shall be stored for thirty
(30) days, unless: (0508-2005)
(a)
the sign is redeemed by the owner of the sign or his agent pursuant to
subsection 31(5); or
(b) the size of the sign is 1.0m2 (10 sq. ft.) or less (not including election
signs), in which case the Commissioner may direct that the sign be
destroyed or disposed of in any manner he deems fit at any time without
further notice; or (0030-2022)
(c)
the sign is a banner, in which case the Commissioner may direct that
the sign be destroyed or disposed of in any manner he deems fit at any
time without further notice.
(5)
Except for a sign described in subsections 31(4)(b) and 31(4)(c), the owner of a
sign or his agent may redeem a sign that has been removed and stored by the
City by: (0508-2005)
(a)
completing a signed acknowledgement and release on the prescribed form;
and
(b) paying the applicable removal and storage fee.
(6)
Except for an election sign less than 1m2 the fee for the removal of a sign under
this By-law is $200.00 per sign or the City's actual cost of removing the sign,
whichever is greater. (0508-2005, 0292-2007)
(7)
The storage fee for signs removed under this By-law shall be $20.00 per day or
part thereof, or $2.00 per m2 of sign face per day or part thereof, whichever is
greater. (0508-2005)
(8)
This section deleted by By-law 0292-2007.
(9)
Any sign that is stored by the City for more than thirty (30) days and not
redeemed by the owner of the sign or his agent within that period of time may
be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by the Commissioner without further
notice. (0508-2005)
(10)
Nothing in this section 31 shall limit the City from enforcing the provisions of
this By-law by any other action or remedy permitted in law. (0508-2005)
32.
VARIANCES
(1)
An application for variance shall be made on the appropriate form to the
Director and shall be accompanied by: (0438-2003, 0032-15)
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(a)
the appropriate fee as set out in the Fees and Charges By-law; (438-03)
(b) 21.59 cm x 27.94 cm drawings with the information required in Section
5.4, in duplicate, and (438-2003)
(c)
a letter from the owner outlining their rationale for the variance; (0438-
2003)
(1.1)
Billboard Signs with Electronic Changing Copy (0019-2024)
(a)
In addition to the information required under section 32(1), an application
for variance concerning a billboard sign with electronic changing copy
shall be accompanied by an Urban Design Impact Assessment, the terms
of reference for which are attached as Schedule H to this By-law. (0019-
2024)
(2)
The Director shall have the power and authority to grant, refuse or impose terms
and conditions on a variance. (0032-2015)
(3)
If the Director refuses to grant a variance, he/she shall advise the applicant and
provide the applicant with written reasons for the refusal. (0032-2015)
(4)
An applicant may submit an appeal application in writing to the City's Planning
staff within twenty (20) days from the date of the Director's decision made in
accordance with subsection (3). Where the appeal period set out in this
subsection has expired, the decision of the Director shall be final. (0032-2015,
0033-2020)
(5)
If an appeal is sought in accordance with subsection 32(4) of this By-law, the
Director shall notify the applicant once a hearing date before the Planning and
Development Committee has been fixed and if the applicant does not attend at
the appointed time and place, the Planning and Development Committee may
proceed in the absence of the applicant and the applicant will not be entitled to
further notice in the proceeding. (0032-2015, 0033-2020)
(6)
Both the Director and Planning and Development Committee may recommend
authorization for variances from the provisions of the By-law, if in the opinion
of the Director or the Planning and Development Committee, the general intent
and purpose of the By-law are maintained. (0032-2015)
(7)
In considering an appeal of the Director's decision, the Planning and
Development Committee shall have regard for: (0032-2015)
(a)
The Director's reasons for refusal;
(b) Special circumstances or conditions applying to the land, building or
use referred to in the application;
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(c)
Whether strict application of the provisions of this By-law in the context
of the special circumstances applying to the land, building or use, would
result in practical difficulties or unnecessary and unusual hardship for the
applicant, inconsistent with the general intent and purpose of this By-law;
(d) Whether such special circumstances or conditions are pre-existing and not
created by the owner or applicant; and
(e)
Whether the sign that is subject of the variance will alter the essential
character of the area.
(8)
Council may uphold or vary the recommendations of the Planning and
Development Committee or do any act or make any decision that it might have
done, had it conducted the appeal and the applicant shall not be entitled to a
further appeal on the matter before Council and the decision of Council shall be
final. (0032-2015)
33.
EXISTING SIGNS
This By-law does not apply to any sign lawfully erected or displayed on the day this By-
law comes into force, if the sign is not substantially altered. (0508-2005)
34.
VALIDITY
If a Court of competent jurisdiction declares any section or part of a section of this By-
law invalid, it is the intention of Council that the remainder of the By-law shall continue
to be in force.
35.
REPEAL
By-law 557-78, By-law 38-88, By-law 301-94 and By-law 394-2001 are hereby repealed,
effective May 1, 2002.
36.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This By-law takes effect on May 1, 2002.
37.
SHORT TITLE
This By-law may be referred to as the Sign By-law.
ENACTED and PASSED this 30th day of January, 2002
Signed by Hazel McCallion, Mayor and Joan LeFeuvre, Acting Deputy Clerk
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF MISSISSAUGA
Sign By-law 0054-2002
SCHEDULE H
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR URBAN DESIGN IMPACT ASESSMENT OF BILLBOARD
SIGNS WITH ELECTRONIC CHANGING COPY
(0019-2024)
1.
Purpose
The purpose of the urban design impact assessment is to evaluate the visual impact of a
proposed billboard sign with electronic changing copy on the character of the context within
which it is to be located. This also includes an assessment of the impact on the use of the
spaces from which it will be visible and on the physical elements that make up those spaces
including trees, streetscape elements, public art, sidewalks, parks and open spaces, amenity
areas etc. Where applicable, the urban design impact assessment will specify mitigation
measures to eliminate any negative impacts in order to achieve a billboard sign that is
compatible with the context in which it is to be located.
2.
Required Information
In addition to the information required under subsection 5 (4) and 5 (6) of Sign By-Law 54-02,
the following information shall be provided as part of an urban design impact assessment:
2.1.
A context map/plan drawn to a minimum metric scale of 1:500 that shows the
context around the proposed sign. The context shall be defined as an area that
is within a 1 km (3280.84 ft.) radius of the centre point of the location of the
proposed billboard sign with electronic changing copy.
2.2.
The context plan shall show all existing features including the following:
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All existing and approved developments
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Sensitive land uses including but not limited to residential buildings,
residential uses within mixed use developments, schools, hospitals
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Landmark buildings and features
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Street names, roads and highways
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Street trees, landscape areas, sidewalks and all existing features on the
boulevards
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Street furniture, light standards, traffic lights, bus stops and shelters
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Existing and approved billboard signs and ground signs
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Public art installations
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Cultural Heritage Resources including Heritage designated and listed
buildings, parks, monuments and features of historical significance
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Public art installations
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Public and private open space and amenity areas
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Significant views and vistas where applicable
2.3.
Provide accurate 3D images of the proposed billboard sign with electronic
changing copy within the context as defined above. The images shall be taken
from a minimum of four different directions identified on the context plan.
2.4.
Provide an Urban Design Impact Summary which shall include the following:
2.4.1. A description of the character of the context including the scale and
range of building heights, character of the streetscape, land uses,
significant features such as heritage buildings, important views and vistas,
natural features, public art, architectural style etc. This description shall be
supported by images and any other illustrations.
2.4.2. A written analysis of the merits of the proposed billboard sign as it relates
to the scale and character of the context, its impact on existing
conditions and how it will enhance the urban design and visual image of
the existing and planned character of the context. The written analysis
shall also demonstrate that the proposed billboard signs with electronic
changing copy adhere to the display requirements in Section 20.1 (6) of
the Sign By-Law. Further, the analysis shall identify all negative impacts
and propose measures to eliminate those negative impacts on sensitive
land uses including residential zones and any zones that permit
residential uses and/or residential facilities that contain a dwelling unit.