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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPSD-051-09Clarington Leading the Way REPORT PLANNING SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: Monday May 25, 2009 ~~°1L~~On~T~T-35S-~ Report # PSD-051-09 File #: PLN 8.11.1 By-law #: Subject: CLARINGTON SIGN BY-LAW REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PSD-051.-09 be received; 2. THAT the draft Sign By-law contained in Attachment 6 continue to be reviewed to address any concerns raised at the public meeting; and 3. THAT all interested parties listed in this report and any delegations be advised of Council's decision. Submitted by: Reviewed by: David J. ~fome, MCIP, RPP Franklin Wu, Director of Planning Services .~,/ Chief Administrative Officer IUFUsn 19 May 2009 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T (905)623-3379 F (905)623-0830 REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 2 1. BACKGROUND The Municipality's current Sign By-law 97-157 was approved by Council on July 7th, 1997. Over the past twelve years there have been many changes in sign technology, advertising trends, and business needs for advertising and promotion. During this timeframe, litigation has helped clarify the limits municipalities can enact in Sign By-laws. Sign By-laws must not exceed the parameters established by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms which guarantees the right to freedom of expression and speech set out in the Charter, subject to such reasonable limits as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. In addition, the Municipal Act has been amended since the Municipality's current Sign By-law was enacted requiring some changes to it as well. In order to address these issues the Planning Services Department conducted a comprehensive review of Sign By-law 97-157. The purpose of the review was to evaluate the Municipality's current Sign By-law and determine how all signs in Clarington should be regulated. This included signs on public and private property and dealt with sign standards such as the number, height, size and location of signs. The proposed draft Sign By-law has been crafted in such a way as to achieve the following objectives: • Promote public safety; • Facilitate aesthetic improvement of the Municipality such that signage should be integrated with the architecture and landscaping not only to identify and inform, but also to complement and enliven the streetscape; • Provide commercial and industrial enterprises adequate, flexible means to identify themselves and their products or services, recognizing that the primary function of signage is to identify, rather than advertise; • Encourage and improve the quality of sign design; • Implement the Municipality's Official Plan policies and Urban Design Guidelines; • .Recognize the special character areas of the Municipality. such as, but not limited to, the historic downtowns and rural areas; • Introduce a clear and concise format which will facilitate the easy interpretation, proper administration and maintenance of the Sign By-law; • Provide a framework and guidelines for Sign By-law amendment; and • Provide provisions for the effective and efficient enforcement of the Sign By-law. 1.1. OFFICIAL PLAN POLICIES AND URBAN DESIGN STANDARDS The Clarington Official Plan seeks to achieve a vision for Clarington as a place where each community can build on its individual character but share a collective image. Image is a characteristic that is visually perceived. signage is part of our visual experience; sign types, numbers, sizes, and locations unite to present a collective image of the Municipality. One of the three key principles which provide direction for the policies of the Official Plan is healthy communities. A healthy community nurtures the collective health and well- being of residents. A community's identity and urban design contributes to residents' quality of life. The Official Plan states that, in regards to community identity, a sense of place and identity will be fostered through reinforcement of neighbourhood and REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 3 community life by physical and social contributions that create civic identity and pride. Excellence in urban design contributes to Clarington's sense of place and each neighbourhood's identity: Signage is a component of urban design. Aesthetically pleasing signage throughout the municipality will contribute to a positive sense of place and in turn help achieve a healthy community. The Official Plan contains goals and objectives for town, village and neighbourhood centres and commercial uses which state that providing people-oriented places with a high quality pedestrian environment, plus the preservation and enhancement of the vitality and character of historic downtowns are desirable. The provision of visually pleasing signage enhances safety and maintains pedestrian flow and helps provide a high quality pedestrian environment. Signage regulations that are specific to the downtown cores maintain ahd enhance their individual character. In 2008 the Municipality began the process of reviewing the Clarington Official Plan. Community sessions were held in six Clarington communities, at these and in other forums, participants were asked a series of questions. Residents recommended that cultural heritage and community character be preserved and further enhanced by giving more thought to appearance. The vast natural system of green space and the quiet country feeling is highly valued by residents. The majority of people indicated that it is the small town scale community character that creates a strong sense of identity and sets the Municipality apart from other areas in the GTA. Having regard to the different areas of Clarington and setting sign regulations that are specific to those areas will contribute to what municipal residents' value. 2. SIGNAGE IN CLARINGTON Clarington's current and draft Sign. By-laws are similar to other municipalities with regard to the types of signs that are regulated. Regulation of signage varies between municipalities as signage standards and regulations are based on local objectives and expectations. Clarington's current Sign By-law dates from 1997, it does not address new signage types that may be found in more recent Sign By-laws by other municipalities. The various types of signs permitted under the current Sign By-law were detailed in the Clarington Sign By-law Review Public Consultation Paper, which was available on the municipal website during the review and was distributed at the open houses, other public meetings, and was available from the Planning Services Department. I.1 TRENDS IN SIGNS Clarington's current Sign By-law has provisions that reflect the types of signs available at that time it was written (1997). Sign production and display technologies, in the intervening years have changed. Sign materials, production techniques, and display technologies have increased the variety of sign types now available. Clarington's draft Sign By-law, addresses these trends, especially the new technologies and their application to sign production methods and displays. Z.1.1 SIGN PRODUCTION METHODS A variety of materials are used in the production of signs. Long term exterior signs are generally made of plastic, acrylic, wood, or aluminium. These materials are durable and support a variety of sign printing and fabrication methods. REPORT NO.: PSD-057-09 PAGE 4 Short term signage uses vinyl for banners and other flexible signs. Plastic and polystyrene are used for rigid signs. These light weight materials provide businesses and individuals with inexpensive signage that is readily available from local sign or printing shops. Digital printing technology in the form of ink jet printing on large vinyl surfaces is increasingly being used to produce signs such as banners and outdoor advertising signs. Ink jet printing yields high resolution images providing four colour photographic realism for signs. The growth of digital printing technology has led to lower prices and more widespread application in conventional and new sign formats. Vinyl graphics are flexible and used in a variety of ways. Adhesive vinyl signs are applied to vehicles and in some communities entire transit vehicles are wrapped in this advertising. Wall banners in various sizes are used on buildings usually as outdoor advertising. In some cases, such banners have been used to cover a wall or the entire building with a graphic wrap. One impact of these trends has been a greater number of signs, particularly temporary signs due to the low cost of such signs and their ready availability. Digital printing technology has led to larger and more realistic signs as well as signs being applied to new surfaces such as vehicles and buildings as-the cost of such signs has dropped. 2.1.2 IMAGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY Digital electronic image display technology is increasingly expanding into signs and replacing traditional display materials such as paper and vinyl signs. Digital displays in signs are larger scale applications of today's video and television display technology. These signs also consist of LCD (liquid crystal display) screens, plasma screens, projection systems or LED (light emitting diode) displays. Traditionally electronic copy on signs has been limited to red or amber LED displays. These changeable message boards usually contain a single colour text message or simple low resolution graphics. Time and temperature displays on signs are a common application. Advances in LED and other display technologies have made it possible to now display images on signs electronically in full colour and high resolution. These full colour video displays in signs can display graphics, text, animations and real-time video. Signs incorporating this type of image display can change their content in real time. Advertising signs are no longer limited to a static image that must be manually changed by a crew in the field. The content of electronic signs can be remotely managed and the copy can change every few seconds just like a television screen or video monitor in a home or office. The impact of this technology has been to create eye catching signs displaying high resolution images and video animation. Advertising and sign copy is no longer static but dynamic and animated. At present, the high cost of such signs appears to limit their application to outdoor advertising in high traffic locations where these signs are exposed to large numbers of people. At the same time, smaller scale applications of this sign technology are found in the digital displays installed in some elevators or in store displays. More widespread use of this technology in signs can be expected as the technology evolves and costs decrease. REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 5 2.2 SIGN BY-LAW VARIANCES AND AMENDMENTS Prior to January 1, 2002 when the Municipal Act, 2001 came into effect, the Municipal Act authorized municipal councils to delegate authorization of minor variances for a Sign By-law if the general purpose and intent of the By-law was being maintained. Minor variances permitted an increase in sign area, or additional signs beyond the maximum permitted on a particular parcel of land without requiring a formal amendment being made to a Sign By-law. This provision provided flexibility in administering Sign By-taw regulations so that specific situations that were not addressed within the By-law could be considered on a case-by-case basis. The implementation policies included within the current Sign By-law for minor variances have worked well; however, Council can no longer delegate the discretionary power to make minor variances, rather an amendment to the By-law is necessary. Under the current Municipal Act, 2001 delegation to the Director of Planning Services of authority to authorize a minor variance to the size and height of signs up to 10% at the time of site plan application is not permitted. These will require site specific amendments by Council. Sign variance and amendment applications can be indicators of Sign By-law standards and regulations requiring revision where recurring applications are regularly approved. The most common type of request for minor variance or amendment over the past decade has been based on visibility issues. Six of the ten applications that were approved cited that their business signs would not be clearly visible if they adhered to the regulations for size, height and placement as set out by the current Sign By-law. However, the number of minor variances and the type of request did not identify any specific issue that should be addressed in the By-law review. In reviewing the signage requirements an analysis of these exceptions, the experience of these requests and what has been allowed have been taken into account. 3. SIGNAGE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT 3.Z .DEPARTMENTAL ROLES The Planning Services Department is responsible for reviewing sign permit applications and issuing sign permits for permanent and temporary signs. Applications for minor variances and amendments to the Sign By-law are processed by Planning Services staff. Any complaints in regards to signage are addressed by the Municipal Law Enforcement Division of the Clerks Department. The Operations Department on a regular basis remove illegal signage in consultation with Clerks and Planning Services. Municipal rights-of-way are regulated by the Road Occupancy By-law which is administered by the Engineering Services Department, again removal of items not permitted within the road right-of-way done by Municipal Law Enforcement and Operations. 3.2 RESPONSIBILITIES FOR REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT The regulations for signage in Clarington falls under three levels of government, municipal, regional and provincial. 3.2.1 Clarington's Sign By-law regulates signs. on public and private property. Generally signage is not permitted within the Municipal road right-of-way, exceptions include signs such as transit shelter signs, off-site directional tourism signs, traffic signs REPORT NO.: PSD-057-09 PAGE 6 and signs on building facades that may encroach. The Municipal Road Occupancy By- law 83-57 as amended requires that a road occupancy permit be obtained for banners, signs and other similar installations, whether temporary or permanent in nature, on Municipal road rights-of-way. Road occupancy permits are reviewed and issued by the Engineering Services Department in consultation with the Operations Department. It is Engineering Service's practice to limit approval of road occupancy permits for signs to temporary signage only. The draft Sign By-law and the Road Occupancy By-law are complementary. Portable signs, such as A-frames are allowed provided they meet certain criteria; while mobile signs are not allowed within the road right-of-way under either. By-law. 3.2.2 The Region of Durham permits limited types of permanent signs within their road allowances. These would include Tourism-Oriented Directional Signage (TODS) signs for tourist attractions that meet Regional criteria, Adopt-A-Road signs, Durham Farm Fresh signs, and off site directional signs for facilities such as churches. The Region does not permit business owners to install permanent or temporary signs within Regional road rights-of-way. Signage within the Regional road right-of-way is only for regulatory, warning, temporary construction, tourism and information approved by the Region. The Region of Durham relies on Municipal Law Enforcement staff to deal with illegal signs on Regional rights-of-way. They do not employ. regional sign enforcement staff. 3.2.3 The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has a sign permit application process for the installation of signs along provincial. highway corridors. They do not permit temporary signs, such as mobile signs, within their road right-of-way, only MTO sanctioned signs are allowed within the road right-of-way. MTO enforces its sign regulations in regards to signs placed within its right-of-way. In addition, an MTO sign permit is required for all permanent signs within 400 metres of the provincial right-of-way. MTO sign permits allow for first and third party advertising signs along Highway 35/115 but do not permit third party advertising signs along Highway 401. Third party signs are signs that do not relate to the use of the property. MTO's policy with regard to signs on private property within the 400 metre corridor is currently under review. Bill 98 which was recently approved allows agricultural operations within the 400 metres of a provincial highway to have temporary signs, without the need for an MTO sign permit providing they meet the provisions of Bill 98. Regardless, agricultural operations have to comply with local Sign By-laws. 3.3 SIGN BY-LAW COMPLAINTS The most common complaints received by the Municipal Law Enforcement division in regards to signs are related to road right-of-ways. The complaints typically are about signs in the road right-of-way, signs in the sight triangle, temporary real estate signs in the right-of-way, and signs on utility poles. Other complaints include that there are too many signs and they are ugly. Inquires are often made into home occupation signs as people do not realize that certain businesses can be conducted in a residential dwelling. REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 3.4 GRANDFATHERING PAGE 7 All existing signs which predate the approval of a draft Sign By-law and do not comply with current Sign By-law 97-157 shall be considered illegal. All existing signs which predate the draft Sign By-law and were erected in accordance with the provisions of current Sign By-law 97-157 will be considered to conform/comply when the new By-law comes into force, regardless if the regulations have changed. 4. CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC INPUT Public consultation is an important factor in determining community expectations with regard to signage. In order to foster discussion and obtain comments on the issues related to the Sign By-law review a public consultation paper was issued. It provided an assessment of the current Sign By-law and summarized the types and number of applications for amendments and variances in order to provide a means of identifying issues to be addressed. The consultation paper was posted on the Municipality's website and was distributed to stakeholders, ratepayers groups and the BIAS as part of the public consultation process.. 4.1 OPEN HOUSES Clarington contains urban areas, small hamlets and a large agricultural land base. Opinions on signage and the need for signage varied depending on where people live and/or operate their businesses. In order to capture a variety of public input, the open houses were spread geographically throughout the municipality and held over several days in the spring of 2008 The first open house was held in Orono on April 21s` the second in Newcastle Village on April 22nd, the third in Bowmanville on April 23`°, and the fourth in Courtice on April 24'". They were advertised in the Orono Times and Clarington This Week newspapers on April 9~' and on April 16"'. In addition, meeting notices were posted on the Municipality's website, and were included in the Clarington E-update of April 3`d. Notice of the open houses were mailed to local ratepayers associations, residents associations, business associations, BIAS, the Clarington Board of Trade, municipal committees, interested parties and the sign companies that were listed in the yellow pages for the Clarington area that were know to provide signage in Clarington. A complete listing of those notified can be found in Attachment 1. A total of 44 people attended the open houses with 10 participating in Orono, 13 in Newcastle Village, 15 in Bowmanville, and 6 ih Courtice. The Municipality's consultant, Martin Rendl, gave an hour long presentation noting that the purpose of the open house was to foster public discussion on signage issues for input into the preparation of a new Sign By-law. The topics included changes in technology and advertising trends, court decisions and changes in law, what the By-law regulates, such as number, size and height, the types of signs that are currently permitted and prohibited, and the objectives of the new Sign By-law. The proposed changes suggested in the Public Consultation Paper were included in the presentation. A Sign Preference Survey was distributed at the open houses and available on the municipal website. A question and answer session was held after the presentation and the comments made are included in Attachment 2. The key comments made in these sessions are summarized below: REPORT NO.: PSD-057-09 PAGE 8 Agricultural Signage - off-site directional signage as their business can be hard to find. - the maximum size permitted per farm is too small, it was reduced in the 1997 By- law and farmers .have a hard time identifying their products on rural road with higher traffic speeds. Election signs - can the number of elections signs per property be established on a fair basis given the number of candidates in local elections and the vast difference in lot sizes (agricultural to residential). - .some felt that heritage buildings and properties should not be allowed to have election signage. - with federal and provincial ridings that cross municipal boundaries, the regulations can be different, there should be some consistency. - general consensus that election signs in the road allowances create visibility problems. Heritage Area Signage - general consensus that animated and read-o-graph signs are not appropriate on heritage buildings, and that certain sign types are not in context with the pedestrian scale of heritage areas and should not be allowed. - a flashing, animated, large billboard type sign is not appropriate in the historic downtown. - downtown businesses are paying additional taxes and people are advertising businesses that are not located downtown, off-site advertising should be regulated. Billboard Signs - Billboard signs should not be banned out-right, there should be regulations on where they are appropriate. - some property owners rely on the monies that they receive for having billboards on their land. Mobile Signs - there are too many mobile signs on Highway 2, especially in Courtice, and the number of signs per property needs to be regulated. - consideration should be given to regulating colours, especially neon and fluorescent. - mobile signs can dangerous in wind storms. - mobile signs should not be permitted to stay on a property indefinitely. - .multiple mobile signs should be permitted along the highways as long as colour and regulations are adhered to. REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 9 Sight Triangles - signs should not be permitted in the sight triangles or anywhere they block views and visibility, regardless of sign type. Proaertv Identification - municipal street addresses should be included on signs. By-law Consistency - the Sign By-law and the Road Occupancy By-laws should be consistent. Licensing - the Municipality should consider providing a licensed area for mobile signs and licensing mobile sign companies. Liability Issues - concern regarding signs, such as banners, being improperly installed and coming down; or - other types of signs (construction promotion) blowing in the wind. - the lack of proper anchoring for signs such that they fall over. Enforcement - the sign companies want good enforcement. - large billboard type signs advertising housing developments and businesses are being installed without permits. - abandoned tractor trailers with large banners are skirting the By-law as they are billboard signs that are going up without permits.- - off site real estate signs are falling down they should be removed. There were a number of general questions asked during the open houses, including how to amend the Sign By-law and what types of signs require a sign permit. Specific questions were posed about how to control postering, whether a timeframe could be set for special events signs and if they could be allowed in the road right-of-way, and whether we intend to control the word content of a sign. There were several questions in regards to .enforcement ranging from the need for better enforcement within the road right-of-way and whether additional by-law enforcement staff would be required for the new By-law. Liability for abandoned and signs in disrepair was also questioned. 4.2 COUNCILLOR INTERVIEWS . Interviews were conducted with individual members of Council in order to obtain the feedback they .were getting from ..the public on signage issues. The control of mobile signs was identified as being an important issue. Concerns were raised in regards to the number of mobile signs located throughout the Municipality, the signs being located in areas where they cause visibility problems, and the use of florescent lettering. The questions asked of Councillors and a summary of responses is included in Attachment 3. 4.3 OTHER MEETINGS In addition to the open houses, staff attended the meetings of the Bowmanville and Newcastle BIA and Community Improvement Plan Liaison Group meetings in Orono and Newcastle. The proposed changes were discussed at a regular meeting of the Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington and with the Clarington Board of Trade staff. Staff also met with representatives of the sign industry to obtain their ideas and feedback. REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 4.4 SIGN PREFERENCE SURVEY PAGE 10 A sign preference survey was conducted as part of the public consultation process. This type of survey is used as a method of gathering insight into the public's thinking and attitudes towards signs. The results of the survey have been used as a basis for signage design guidelines and regulations. The survey was posted on the Municipality's website and was distributed to stakeholders, ratepayer groups and the BIAs. It was also distributed during the open houses. The survey consisted of a printed workbook with pictures of signs of different types and in different contexts. Respondents were asked to rate examples as being either: a very good sign, a good sign, a bad sign or a very bad sign, and to give a reason for their comments. In addition, the survey asked members of the public for their views on particular signage issues such as: • what is the one sign issue that should receive the greatest attention • what areas in Clarington have appropriate signage • what areas have inappropriate signage • how can the way signs are regulated be improved • what is the one thing that should be focused on to improve signage, and • the appearance of areas where there are signs The survey concluded by asking people to rank ten signage issues by their level of importance. A summary of the results set out in the booklet is Attachment 4. The top signage issue identified through a combination of top three results and the issue that should receive the most attention was mobile signage, closely followed by portable signs as in the illegal temporary signs in road rights-of-way. Other issues identified using a combination of the answers to the questions that were used when formulating the regulations are: • controls over the number of signs • control over projection signs because of their visual distraction effects • postering • placement of portable signs, such as A-frames A number of suggestions were made as to how regulations should be improved and that enforcement was required to ensure compliance. Enforcement with regard to temporary, mobile and poster signs were identified as the top enforcement issue. Responses provided to the question regarding which areas in Clarington have good or appropriate signage clearly indicated support for continuation of the policies that relate to downtown cores and entrances to downtowns. The main corridor in Courtice was specifically identified as an area for improvement, especially the commercial plazas section of Highway 2. The Sign Preference Survey concluded by asking respondents to rank ten sign issues by order of importance. The results are as follows: REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 11 Overall Comments on Signs , Please rate the impartanee of the following to what you think about signs by placing an X in the appropriate box. Then rank the issues in the last column from 1 {mast important) to i0 {krast impottant~. 'Very Sdnewhat Nul Very Ned At All Overall tmparland Important Imparland Important RaMcYtg: t1 =Mast Importand t 0 =Least gmportarutt Appearance oR the sYgn. 9896 T% d% 0% 3 SYZe of O+a sign 8156 32% 5% 254 9 Hegl+i of 1Yde sign 50% 4196 796 2'% 10 Number d sins on a property 8.896 94% d% 0% 8 Numoer~atalgnsonproperlles 81% 1T% 2% tl% 4 alarg the. road Number of aigns an a budlding 81'946 37% 2% 0% 8 Haw the sign hlarMS with the TB% Y2% 2% 0% 8 de Ngn of the. puYltling wha0rar I find' Wte sggn 88% 31 % 6% 094 T d9atr2cting 4VheMerFfeelihesign aHar:ts 88% 10% 4% d% 1 pedesdrian ar traflJe safety How signs contribute w an 81% 19% 0% 0% 2 area's appearance and eNarader 4.5 PUBLIC MEETING The Public Meeting provisions do not apply with respect to the preparation and adoption of a Sign By-law, regardless, the process will be followed to allow for an opportunity for additional comments. to be received on the draft Sign By-law. The public meeting is scheduled for May 25, 2009. Notice of the public meeting was provided in the Orond Times and Clarington This Week on May 13 and 20, 2009 (Attachment 1). The draft Sign By-law was available from May 15, 2009 for comment prior to the public meeting and continues to be available for comment. Notice of the public meeting was mailed to all interested parties, advertised on the municipal website and in the E-update. 5. DRAFT SIGN BY-LAW Attachment 5 contains a comparison of the current and proposed "draft" sign standards. The reasoning for the recommended change from the current Sign By-law is included in the chart including the source of those comments, if applicable. Attachment 6 is the draft Sign By-Law which incorporates all of the changes and also has a revised format. REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 12 S.1 FRAMEWORK OF DRAFT SIGN BY-LAW Much effort has been put into making the draft Sign By-law concise and easy-to-use. Some aspects of the current Sign By-law (97-157) such as the basic organization have been carried forward into this By-law. There are a number of significant differences, the most noticeable is the simplification of the tables. The objective is a draft By-law that in its form and content is easy to understand, use, and administer. The format of the draft Sign By-law groups the sign regulations and requirements in categories, using tables and graphic illustrations where appropriate to make the By-law easy to use and to facilitate understanding of its provisions and regulations. The draft Sign By-law uses land use categories as the basis for organizing the sign regulations. The land uses are residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and agricultural. $.Z DEFINITIONS All key terms used in the draft Sign By-law are clearly defined to minimize misunderstanding and reduce the need for interpretation of the meaning of terms used or the intent of the regulation. The definitions included are the same as those in the Clarington Zoning By-law 2005-109, if they appeared in that document. S.3 GENERAL PROVISIONS There are a number of sections of the proposed By-law that set out the administrative, enforcement and general provisions for signage. These provisions include how permits will be issued and when they can be revoked. In addition, the provisions detail when the Municipality has the right to remove signs that are in contravention of this By-law. 5.4 RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO SIGN STANDARDS The changes recommended for the draft Sign By-law are based on a review by staff of the current regulations and experience with the By-law 97-157 since its passage. Staff have relied on a combination of experience, the input and knowledge provided by our consultant and the comments received from residents, business owners and signage providers throughout the public consultation process. Provisions included in the draft By- law address current and emerging trends and issues related to signs in Clarington. The following descriptions below include issue identification, discussion .and the recommendation (in bold italics) to sign regulations in the draft Sign By-law. Seven sign types have been deleted from the draft Sign By-law as they have been combined with other sign types, these sign. types are however, referenced below. 5.4.1 ABANDONED SIGNS These signs are defined in the current By-law as a sign left on a property 90 days after what it is identifying ceases. Abandoned signs will be added to the list of prohibited signs. 5.4.2 ADDRESS IDENTIFICATION ON SIGNS Business identification signs are generally located close to the street line and for many commercial properties are the main method for identifying the location to passing REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 13 motorists. Municipal address identification would assist the public and emergency services in identifying a specific business location. All ground, pylon, and monolith signs for businesses outside of residential areas will be required fo include the municipal address of the property on fhe sign. 5.4.3 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT SIGNS Specific regulations were provided in By-law 97-157 with regards to adult entertainment signs. Adult entertainment facilities are restricted to industrial areas and should be allowed the types of signage allowed for that land use. The regulations that related specifically fo adult entertainment signs wil! be deleted from the By-law. 5.4.4 AGRICULTURAL SIGNS During the drafting of By-law 97-157 the size of farm signs was reduced for no apparent reason. A number of the farms with road side markets have struggled to meet the size requirements. There is a strong desire expressed by the farmers to return to the previous size of signs and especially given that traffic is going at higher speeds on the rural roads than in urban areas. The size for agricultural signs will be increased to 3.75 square metres. The Region have TODS (Tourism Oriented Destination Signs) and "Farm Fresh" programs which cater to agri-tourism businesses and farms located on Regional Roads; however, there is no similar program at the local level. The request from the local farmers is to either continue to allow off-site directional signage that directs customers to their location or provide a local TODS program that can accomplish the same goal. Provisions for off-site directional signage within the agricultural community have been included. In December of 2008 the Province passed Bill 98, an Act to promote the sale of Ontario produced agricultural products by amending the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act. The amendment addresses three types of signs that can be displayed within 400 metres of a highway without the need to obtain a permit from the Minister; however, a permit under our By-law will still be required. This provision will be noted in the By-law. S.4.S ANIMATED SIGNS Animated signs are signs which contain a video screen or any kinetic or illusionary motion of all or part of a sign, including rotations. These types of signs are prohibited under the current Sign By-law. During the past 12 months some businesses employed temporary staff to shake, twirl, or manipulate signs to attract the attention of drivers to purchase their products. °Shaker boards' are a form of animation and can be very distracting for drivers. i REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 14 Animation signs will be removed from the lisf of prohibited signs and included in fhe list of definitions as signs which are manually displayed by an individual for the purposes of adverfising; or signs which are projected onto a display surface area by electronic means. Council may permit animated signs on a case-by-case basis as an amendment to the By-law. 5.4.5 BANNER SIGNS i ~ Banner signs are not addressed in the current Sign By-law. Typically i ; banners are installed on street poles or span a public street and are controlled by the Municipality through the Road Occupancy By-law. Banners in the private realm, attached to buildings, structure or fences are a signage material rather than a type of sign and can be regulated under the type of sign being requested. The current Sign By-law does not permit signs to be attached to fences, which would include banners, this ,' regulation will continue. 5.4.7 BILLBOARDS SIGNS The current Sign By-law prohibits billboards in Clarington. Despite the current prohibition, some billboards have been erected and others pre-date the current Sign By- law. The existing billboards are primarily located along the Highway 35/115 corridor. Other billboards have been installed without seeking the appropriate permits. During the public consultation process there was a general consensus that tractor-trailers or other vehicles with/without banners that act as billboards or other signage forms including projected images are a determinant to the community character, visual landscape and aesthetics of Clarington and should not be allowed. There is however, general acknowledgement that the billboards along the Highway 351115 corridor are part of the tourism experience for many drivers on their way to cottage country. As such, billboards in this area were considered to be part of the community character and were considered appropriate provided there were controls on the number and spacing of the billboards. Billboards in other locations within Clarington were not considered to be appropriate as they did not fit in with the rural character, image and local focus that residents' desire. The Official Plan review consultation that was occurring concurrently with the Sign By- law review identified as one of the two top priorities "preservation of the natural environment (e.g. environmental features, open space, agricultural lands)" whigh is considered to include the visual quality and vistas. The current lack of billboards in Clarington is one factor that contributes to the Municipalities visual and community character. The visual quality of Clarington's urban and rural communities is that of a community relatively free of large scale commercial REPORT NO.: PSD-057-09 PAGE 75 advertising signs unrelated to the location of the sign. This community character and quality is a characteristic valued by residents. The Sign Preference survey included three examples of billboards of which two were signs in Clarington. These billboards were ranked as bad to very bad signs by 68%, 60% and 49% of respondents. These opinions together with the low degree to which billboards were cited as a signage issue in Clarington due to their relative absence at present, suggests that the municipality must. carefully consider if and how it might change its current sign regulations for billboards. Generally, billboards by virtue of their size, number and distribution across a municipality can affect the visual character of 'the community. In a community like Clarington that currently does not permit billboards, the introduction of billboards as a new sign type permitted by the Sign By-law will alter the current character of the municipality and areas where such signs do not exist. For example, billboards tend to be the largest advertising signs in a community. The advertising industry's most common billboard size is 18 square metres in area. Other standard types of billboards used by the advertising industry can be 40 or 60 square metres in area. Billboards depend on high visibility and exposure to high volumes of consumers passing the billboard. This results in billboards seeking to locate along roads with high traffic volumes to maximize the potential for the advertising to be noticed by consumers and the public. These high visibility locations also ensure that billboards become very visible parts of the community and its visual character. In an effort to control the visual impact of billboards, municipalities that permit billboards in their community establish standards for the size and location of billboards, the same characteristics regulated for other types of signs. Quite often, municipalities require a minimum separation between billboards to avoid a concentration of billboards in an area. Some municipalities set a maximum number of billboards for a geographical area. Clarington consists of urban and rural communities, each with its own characteristics with respect to landscapes and development. These differences are relevant when considering how billboards might fit into these contexts. Clarington's countryside and. rural landscape is generally devoid of commercial signage. Due to the lack of major commercial development and its associated signs, signage in rural areas is limited and small scale. It is primarily devoted to identification rather than advertising. Farms, natural areas and countryside are the major features establishing its character and visual identity. From the comments that residents have made at both the Sign By-law meetings and in the Official Plan review consultations Clarington should preserve this rural and countryside character by avoiding the introduction of visual clutter. Clarington's urban areas currently contain very few billboard signs. Commercial signs are largely limited to on premises signs identifying the businesses at that location. The absence of large third party advertising signs in Clarington's urban areas supports and contributes to their small town feel and visual character. This is reflected in the Sign Preference Survey responses, which tended to cite the traditional downtown areas as places in Clarington with good signage. These areas do not have billboards and most signs are in scale with their buildings and surroundings. REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 16 The recommendations for billboards include a definition, size, height, number per property and location. Billboard signs shall only be permitted along the Highway 35/115 corridor from Highway 2 northward to the City of Kawartha Lakes boundary and are limited to the portions of private property that are within 400 metres of the Highway road allowance. A billboard shall not be located, erected or displayed less than 400 metres from any other billboard. A billboard sign is limited to one display surface. All billboards signs within 400 metres of Highway 35H15 shall require the approval of a sign permit issued by the Ministry of Transportation in addition to the Municipality of Clarington. 5.4.8 CANOPY31GN5 ~ The number of canopy signs are limited based on whether a ; building is a single business site or part of a multiple business and whether it is a exterior lot or an interior lot. The exception in the current By-law was service stations that were considered as a different category of signage type. ; ; !f is recommended that one canopy sign be permitted per ', entrance and window ..per business, except service station fueling areas which are allowed 1 perside of the fueling canopy or canopies. 5.4.9 COMMUNITYSERVICESIGNS ~ ,' These signs are defined as temporary signs for the purpose of announcing a community function or event such as those sponsored by anon-profit organization. As these signs will either be portable or mobile signs all reference to them will be deleted from the By-law. 5.4.10 ELECTION SIGNS Election signs are temporary signs erected by candidates during the period of a federal, provincial or municipal election. Many of the complaints received by the Municipality have been in relation to election signs. During the open houses there was much discussion on election signs. The size and requirements for election signage are not the issue, rather it is the timing of when election signs can be installed, location and number of signs. Much of the problems have occurred as the majority of election signs have been installed on road allowances. In addition the specific clauses for campaign offices in the current By-law did not relate to the land use causing confusion. The new Sign By-law regulates the period during which election signs may be erected, the size remains the same for all areas except residential where they are limited fo 0.74 sq. metres, and the locations where they are permitted are specified. REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 17 i) Election signs associated with a federal or provincial election shall not be erected earlier than the date of notice of the dropping of the writ for any federal or provincial election. ii) Election signs associated with a municipal election shall not. be erected or displayed any earlier than seventy (70) days before voting day. iii) Election signs shall be removed within forty-eight (48) hours after close of voting on voting day. iv) Election signs shall be erected only on private property. The owner's permission is required. v) Election signs shall not be erected in a road allowance. vi) The maximum size of a campaign off-ice sign will be based on the type of sign being used and requested in relation to the land use. 5.4.11 ELECTRONIC MEDIA SIGNS The current Sign By-law has provisions for an electronic media sign. Such signs are defined as a sign in which a message is presented by electronic means or is computer generated. This may take the form of text, graphics or other images. The current definition could be interpreted as including animated signs as they are usually electronically changed; however, electronic animation may also include video or other electronic image display technology. Electronic media signs should be renamed fo electronic message board signs and defined such that they will be limited to messages that change infrequently. i F Electronic media signs are currently only permitted on industrial and commercial properties, and as wall signs, and ; they can not be part of a group Identlficatlon sign. When used as a wall sign the message area can be 3.75 square metres or 10% of the wall or window area under the current Sign By-law. !t is recommended that electronic message board signs be permitted on all land use categories except in residential, agricultural and heritage resource areas. !n addition, they should be permitted as part of a ground, pylon, or monolith sign. When used as a ground, pylon, or monolith sign, the message area can be 50% of the sign face. $.4.12 GROUND SIGNS The current By-law limits the size of agricultural ground signs to 2.0 square metres, which is smaller than the ground signs allowed in other lahd use categories. This size reduction was introduced in the By-law 97-157 for no apparent reason. This size for agricultural signs will be increased to 3.75 square metres fo correspond to the sizes permitted in commercial and industrial areas. i f I i P REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 18 By-law 97-157 had no height restriction for ground signs. An analysis of the heights of existing ground signs showed that there is a common standard for residential ground signs that is lower than other land use categories. A height restriction of 7 metre for residential signs and 3 metres for all other ground signs is recommended. 5.4.13 HERITAGE RESOURCE AREA SIGNS Clarington has three Heritage Resource Areas. The Heritage Resource Areas are generally the Community Improvement Areas in Orono, Bowmanville (to Liberty Street), and Newcastle Village. Specific sign regulations have been established in these areas to assist in maintaining their heritage character and visual quality. These areas were most frequently cited by the public in their comments in the Sign Preference Survey as areas with good, attractive and appropriate signage. The new Sign By-law notes that signs within the Heritage Resource Areas shall comply with the provision of any applicable Community Improvement Plan. In addition, the heritage resource area maps have been updated to reflect the current CIP boundaries in Orono and Newcastle Village and to expand the boundary to Liberty Street in Bowmanville. 5.4.14 IDENTIFICATION SIGNS AND GROUP IDENTIFICATION $IGNS Identification signs and group identification signs are permanent signs which are either ground, pylon, monolith, wall., window or canopy signs. By-law 97-157 contains regulations for identification signs and group identification signs, in addition to ground, pylon, wall, window and canopy signs. Identification signs, whether they are for a single business or a group of businesses, is the purpose of the sign rather than the signage type. The regulations should address sign type rather than purpose. To eliminate repetition, idenfiflcation and group identification signs will be removed and regulated under the sign type and land use category. 5.4.15 INFLATABLE SIGNS Inflatable signs are listed as a prohibited sign in the current Sign By-law. The comments received in regards to inflatable signs were that they should only be permitted on a temporary basis and not be permitted on roofs. An application for a permit for an inflatable sign should provide information in regards to how the sign will be secured to a fixed base and satisfy the Municipality's requirements for liability insurance. Inflatable signs will be permitted on a property for seven (7 )consecutive days. A maximum of two (2) sign permits will be issued per property, for a total of fourteen (74) days, per calendar year. The maximum size will be set at 2.7 metres in height and 2.5 metres in width. All inflatable signs are to maintain a set back of 3 metres from any property line and all are to be secured to a fixed base. 5.4.16 PRE-MENU AND MENU BOARDSIGNS The arrival of drive through establishments in commercial developments has been accompanied by the installation of menu boards and pre-menu boards in the drive REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 19 through lanes. They are required for the customer to place an order from inside the vehicle. Pre-menu and menu board signs are not addressed in the current Sign By-law, they have been dealt with through the site plan approval process for development applications using the delegated authority for minor variances. From this experience standards have been established for these types of signs. Pre-menu boards shall have a maximum area of 2 square metres and a maximum height of 2.5 metres. Menu boards shall have a maximum area of 4.0 square metres and a maximum height of 2.5 metres. One pre-menu board and one menu board per drive fhru will be allowed in commercial property uses but not in Heritage Resource Areas. 5.4.17 MOBILE SIGNS Mobile signs are generally rectangular temporary signs erected along the street line. The sign area generally consists of a text-based message advertising something related to the business using the sign. The current Sign By- ` law allows one mobile sign per property. Currently By-law 97-157 requires that mobile signs obtain a permit, which allows for 60 days installation as specified on the permit. After 60 days the sign is to be removed for 28 days and then a second permit can be issued for a mobile sign. Only three permits may be issued in a 12 month period. The current Sign By-law does not address the issue of how many mobile signs are appropriate for a commercial property such as a plaza that has ~~ multi-businesses. The dilemma is how to treat all of the businesses equitably. Currently, some business owners are installing mobile signs without obtaining a sign permit and/or the property owners' permission which has led to significant complaints about mobile signs and visual clutter Mobile signs are cited by Clarington residents in the Sign Preference Survey as visual clutter and distracting. Seventy eight percent of respondents described a mobile sign as a bad or very bad sign. Mobile signs were also the most common response to the question asking what the top sign issue in Clarington was. Areas such as Highway 2 east of the Oshawa Townline were frequently mentioned by residents as areas with bad signage due to the proliferation of mobile signs along the roadside. This low regard for mobile signs by Clarington residents reflects the poor visual environment currently evident along the municipality's commercial thoroughfares. It is recognized that business owners wish to advertise by using mobile signs and that permitting one mobile sign per property for multi-business properties is too restrictive and not meeting the requirements of the business owners/operators. The new Sign By-law proposes that one mobile sign be permitted per single business property and that additional mobile signs be permitted for multi- business properties based on the property frontage. If is recommended at 1 sign per 50 metres of frontage. REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 20 The current Sign By-law allowed for 1 mobile sign per residential property; however, experience has shown that this provision has not been used (no permits issued) and given the comments by residents about protecting the residential quality and character it is not desirable. The new Sign By-law will delete mobile signs from residential areas. The standard size of a mobile sign is 3 square metres whereas the current By-law permits 5.6 square metres. The minimum length is set at 1 metre and the minimum height is set at 1.2 metres. The new By-law will contain the industry standard of 3 square metres and set a maximum height of 2 metres including the sign support structure., no minimum length is required. During the public consultation process there were several comments in regards to the actual look of the signs, many residents find the fluorescent colours being used on mobile signs visually distracting and thus make the sign type even more offensive to them. It is recommended that fluorescent colouring of lettering, backgrounds and graphics be prohibited. Several. municipalities have implemented a licensing program for mobile sign companies. Licensing provides better control over the location, removal and maintenance of mobile signs by holding the companies responsible for the multiple sites they have within the Municipality, it also provides for self-policing by the sign companies. There is public and sign industry support for implementing such a program in Clarington. The Clerks Department have agreed to undertake a review of a licensing program for mobile sign companies. 5.4.1$ MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATION SIGNS The current By-law provides specific regulations in regards to motor vehicle service station signs. It is recommended that these regulations be removed and that signage for these properties be addressed under the type of sign being requested. 5.4.19 OVERHANGING SIGNS These signs project at right angles from the front of a building and overhang the sidewalk. They are a type of sign that contribute to the heritage character of traditional commercial and shopping streets in historic downtown areas. The existing regulations limit the sign area for an overhanging sign to a maximum of 1.0 square metre, this size will be retained in the new By-law. Regulations will be added to address the height above the finished grade of the sidewalk, requirements for a road occupancy permit and to satisfy the municipality's requirements for liability insurance. An overhanging sign shall be at least 2.5 metres above the sidewalk. A road occupancy permit may be required as well as liability insurance. NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 21 Currently, overhanging signs are only permitted within the Orono Heritage Resource Area. There was a strong desire by the Newcastle and Bowmanville BIA and Community Improvement groups to have this type of signage allowed for their downtowns as well. The new Sign By-law recommends overhanging signs be permitted in the Bowmanville and Newcastle Village Heritage Resource Areas, in addition to Orono. 5.4.20 PORTABLE SIGNS Portable signs are generally small signs 1.2 metres or less in height. They include signs such as A-board, T- board, sandwich board, and menu board signs; this category of sign also includes the bag over wire frame signs and coreplast advertising signs that many companies are paid to install along streets. In the Sign Preference Survey these signs were rated among the worst; however, respondents distinguished between the A-board, and menu board type signs versus the bag and coreplast signs; the later being the least preferred. As with other temporary signs in Clarington, residents are concerned with the number of signs and their effect on community appearance. l~ The draft Sign By-law contains restrictions on the period when a portable sign may be displayed to the hours of operation of the business it is advertising, and where the portable sign can be located on a sidewalk, if must be located in a manner that will not restrict the safe movement of pedestrians or vehicles. The agricultural community have requested that portable signs for the sale of in-season produce and other farm products be allowed. Agricultural properties will be allowed to have portable signs. The existing Sign By-law contained two different portable sign sizes, dependant on the land use category; the size difference between the signs was not warranted. The size of all portable signs will be 1.0 square metre. 5.4.21 POSTER SIGNS Poster signs, commonly referred to postering, are notices commonly attached to utility poles or light standards located in the road allowance. The majority of poster signs advertise businesses and a minority consist of personal notices regarding lost pets or garage sales. Once installed, the business or individual benefiting from the sign rarely returns to remove the poster. Eighty six percent of respondents to the Sign Preference Survey rated poster signs as bad to very bad signs. Poster signs were mentioned very often as a top signage issue in Clarington requiring attention. The new Sign By-law addresses this poster sign issue by limiting the size of posters to 0.1 square metre and proposing that community poster board locations be established and maintained by the Municipality. Where community poster REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 22 boards do not exist there is no maximum number of posters that can be placed on private property, however, only one poster per structure will be allowed. 5.4.22 PROMOTION SIGNS The current Sign By-law defines temporary signs announcing a sale or event as a promotion sign and that mobile signs could not be promotion signs. This restriction served little purpose with respect to mobile signs since often the purpose of erecting a temporary and mobile sign is to announce a sale or other event. Promotion signs will be removed as a sign Type and be regulated as either portable or mobile signs. 5.4.23 PROMOTIONAL CONSTRUCTION SIGNS Promotional construction signs are temporary signs erected for the period of a project's construction. Previously this type of sign was not permitted on community facilities, which are now defined as institutional uses. The maximum size permitted on residential, motor vehicle service station and agricultural sites was set at 3 square metres. One sign was permitted per lot frontage. A 5 square metre maximum will apply to in all areas except Heritage Resource Areas where they will be limited to 2 square metres (the current standard). The number of signs will be limited to one per lot; and allowed for institutional uses. 5.4.24 PYLON AND MONOLITH SIGNS Pylon signs are tall signs up to 7.5 metres in height. They are supported on poles that have a 2.44 metre open space between finished grade and the bottom part of the sign. Monolith signs are a new type of sign that was not addressed in the current Sign By-law. These signs are generally the same height as pylon signs but are fully enclosed to grade. The new By-law will contain a definition of a monolith sign and wiU note that any advertising can not be placed lower than 1.5 metres from finished grade. AI! current regulations that apply fo pylon signs will also apply to monolith signs. The current Sign By-law sets a maximum size of 7.5 square metres for pylon signs. Past approvals through the site plan process and applications for minor variances have indicated that the size of these signs for mufti-business properties in certain cases may be too small. The new By-law sets the size of the sign permitted based on the floor area of the building(s) on the property. I 14 Multi-tenant properties with buildings from 5001 to 8000 square metres of floor area will be permitted a monolith or pylon sign of 9 square metres. Multi-tenant properties with buildings larger than 8001 square metres will be permitted a monolith or pylon sign of 11 square metres. REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 23 Pylon signs are currently not allowed in agricultural and heritage resource areas, these regulations will continue. There is public support for restricting this signage type within the Courtice West Shopping District (the west end of Highway 2 in Courtice as defined in the Clarington Official Plan). It is recommended fhaf pylon or monolith signs not be allowed in Heritage Resource Areas and the Courtice West Shopping Districts, essentially the downtowns, or in the agricultural areas. 5.4.25 SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT SIGNS There are no regulations within the current Sign By-law addressing this type of signs. Subdivision development signs are signs that advertise the sale of properties within a plan of subdivision. Generally developers have applied for these signs as part of the site plan approval process for subdivision sales offices. The regulations recommended are based on past experience. The new By-law will provide a definition and contain regulations limiting the locations of these signs to residential, industrial and commercial properties. The maximum size will be set of 10 square metres and the height at 7.5 metres. The sign can not be installed until the plan of subdivision obtains draft approval, it must be located on the subdivision site, and must be removed within 30 days after the date of the sale of the last property in the plan. 5.4.26 ROOF SIGNS Roof signs are currently prohibited except when used as a barn sign. The scale of commercial development in Clarington is generally of a low rise nature, primarily in one or iwo storey buildings. Roof signs are a type of sign that visually extend above the prevailing profile of buildings. Roof signs erected above the tops of buildings do not conform to the Municipality's zoning regulations which control the height and massing of buildings. No requests for roof signage were received during the public open houses and the Planning Services Department has only had one request in the past decade for such a sign. The draft Sign By-law allows businesses to erect sufficient signage to identify themselves. Should a business request a roof sign an amendment to the Bylaw would be required. 5.4.27 VEHICLE~TRAILER SIGNS This type of sign is prohibited in the current Sign By-law; however the Municipality receives complaints regarding this type of signage as there are some illegal installations that have occurred. The draft By-law provides a definition for these signs and continues with the regulation fhaf clearly states parked trucks, trailers, or vehicles where the intended use is as a sign is prohibited. 5.4.28 WALL AND WINDOW SIGNS The current maximum area for a wall or window signage is 10% of the area of the building's wall or window on which the sign is erected. To allow for greater flexibility in the design and distribution of signs, the restriction of only permitting one wall sign will be REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 24 eliminated, the area adjusted and examples included to ensure measurements are taken in a consistent manner. One storey buildings or barns will be permitted 15% of the building facade area. Two storey and higher buildings or barns will be permitted 10% of fhe building facade area. Subdivision sales offices will be permitted 40% of fhe building facade facing fhe front lot line and/or exterior lot line. Window a and door openings will no longer be subtracted from the area of fhe facade as was the pracfice. Window signs for residential uses, including residential buildings in fhe Heritage Resource Areas and the Courtice West Shopping District will be set of 70% of fhe window area. Agriculfural buildings will be allowed 70% of the window area. All other window signs can cover 50% of the window area distributed across 100% of the glass. 6. OTHER ISSUES 6.1 ENFORCEMENT COSTS Clean up operations are generally conducted on the weekends. The Municipal Clerk has indicated that it is the Departments intention to designate one of the Municipal Enforcement officers as the lead enforcement officer with regards to signs. These duties will be incorporated into their regular daily routine therefore there will be no additional expenses other than the overtime required to conduct the weekend clean up. 61 ROAD OCCUPANCY BY-LAW Many of the complaints and comments received during the Sign By-law review came as a result of a lack of aggressive enforcement of the Road Occupancy By-law. The Municipality's Road Occupancy By-law 83-57, as amended contains regulations with regards to the placement of temporary or permanent signage within the road allowance. The draft Sign By-law indicates that in the event of a conflict the Road Occupancy By- law shall prevail. Most of the temporary signs that create the visual clutter that residents dislike can be removed under the Road Occupancy By-law. Better enforcement of the Road Occupancy By-law will help alleviate the many of the negative impacts of bad signage. In relation to the Road Occupancy By-law the draft Sign By-law proposes that for existing buildings that may encroach in the road allowance the previous provisions for wall and window signs continue and that they be allowed. Official bench signs, transit shelter signs, and off-site directional tourism signs should continue to be permitted subject to an agreement with the Municipality. When the Road Occupancy By-law is being reviewed an additional provision should be added to include signs on garbage containers. With regard to election signs, the draft Sign By-law recommends election signs be permitted on private property only. While not currently allowed, except by permission in REPORT NO.: PSD-051-09 PAGE 25 the municipal right-of-way portable signs, which election signs are asub-category of, this has not been enforced. Enforcement of the Road Occupancy By-law will provide better equity between candidates and cut down on the visual clutter that many residents find distracting. Portable signs allowed by the draft Sign By-law such as those put out on the sidewalks by the businesses downtown, must follow the provisions within the by-law to ensure pedestrian safety and traffic flow. Promotional construction directional signs (portable signs) such as the folding A-board signs are also allowed within the road right-of-way but again only under strict criteria. Since the Road Occupancy By-law prevails it should be determined by a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer that if any of the signs are obstructing visibility or causing pedestrian or traffic safety issues they can be removed without any recourse by the sign owner. Mobile signs are and will continue to be excluded from the road right-of-way in the Sign By-law. During the review of the Sign By-law there was much discussion at the public meetings about across road banners and street pole banners. The new Sign By-law does not address banners across or within the road allowance, rather, they are controlled under the Road Occupancy By-law. However, given the comments received it would be appropriate for the Municipality to develop a policy of how it will determine who is allowed the use of an across street banner or pole banner and whether advertising will be allowed on them. Signs such as bag signs (on wire frames) or temporary coreplast signs that advertise community events are often placed in the road allowance. During the Sign By-law review a number of not-for-profit groups made requests that this type of sign be allowed in the road right-of-way. Suggestions included requiring a deposit fee for their removal and setting out strict provisions on placement, plus limiting-when the signs can go up (2-3 weeks in advance of the event) and come down (within 48 hours). Given the proliferation of this type of sign it may be easier to control them by developing a program to allow for them. 6.3 SIGNS ON MUNICIPAL LANDS Municipal Staff often receive requests to install notification signs, such as temporary mobile signs, on Municipal property. The Municipality has a policy on signage within Municipal facilities but it does not address what is permitted on municipal lands. A policy should be prepared detailing the location, size and types of signs that will be permitted and the process for obtaining approval. This policy should include community groups that wish to use Community Halls and Parks. Such a policy will require the input of all Municipal Departments. 6.4 LICENSING OF MOBILE SIGN COMPANIES As mentioned in Section 5.4.17 the licensing of mobile sign. companies was a potential solution identified. Other municipalities have implemented such a license to control mobile sign companies and how they carryout their business. Licensing provides an incentive for the mobile sign companies to be self-policing. It also eliminates the need for a deposit system when obtaining a mobile sign permit for removal of the sign, making the process easier to administer. In the discussion sessions at the open houses and the meeting with the sign industry representatives there was support for implementing such REPORT NO.: PSD-057-09 PAGE 26 a licensing program. The Clerks Department have agreed to undertake a review of a licensing program for mobile sign companies. 7. CONCLUSIONS The purpose of this report and the release of the draft Sign By-law is to allow for additional public input on the provisions that have been recommended before finalization of the Sign By-law. In addition, Council may wish to consider a time lapse (two month period) between when the Sign By-law is enacted and when it comes into force to allow businesses to bring their existing signs into compliance. Attachments: Attachment 1 -Sign By-law Open House Notification and Public Meeting Notification Attachment 2 -Open House Public Comments/Questions Attachment 3 - CouncilJnterview Questions Attachment 4 -Sign Preference Survey Attachment 5 -Sign By-law Comparison Attachment 6 -Proposed Sign By-law Interested parties to be advised of Council's decision Attachment 1 To Report PSD-051-09 Sign By-law Open House Notification Courtice Business Association Courtice Area Residents Association Pebblestone Area Residents Association Tyrone Ratepayers Association South East Clarington Ratepayers Association Courtice Health Centre Bowmanville BIA Newcastle/Bond Head Ratepayers Association Port Darlington Community Association Orono BIA Traffic Management Advisory Committee Old Bowmanville Neighbourhood Association Newcastle BIA Clarington Board of Trade Clarington Heritage Committee Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington Newcastle CIP Community Focus Group Orono CIP Community Focus Group Forsey Signs Swan Signs Pattison Sign Vortex Signs Active Mobile Signs Janie Dodds Dani and Alan Robins Greg Phillippe DRAFT SIGN BY-LAW Attachment 1 To Report PSD-051-09 CIaC1I1~011 ceaaiag the way CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Municipality of Clarington Sign By-law The Council of the Municipality of Clarington will be considering a new Sign By- law. While not required, the Municipality is following the public meeting process to provide interested parties the opportunity to make comments. The public meeting will be held on: Date: Monday, May 25, 2009 Time: 9:30 a.m. Place: Council Chambers, 2"d Floor, Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario The proposed by-law will be available on May 15, 2009 and the background report will be available from the Planning Services Department May 22, 2009. Any person may attend the public meeting and make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the by-law. The start time listed above reflects the time at which the General Purpose and Administration Committee Meeting commences. Advertised in the Orono Times and Clarington This Week on May 13th and May 20t" DRAFT SIGN BY-LAW Attachment 1 To Report PSD-051-09 Sign By-law Public Meeting Notification Courtice Business Association Courtice Area Residents Association Pebblestone Area Residents Association Tyrone Ratepayers Association South East Clarington Ratepayers Association Courtice Health Centre Bowmanville BIA Orono BIA Newcastle BIA Newcastle/Bond Head Ratepayers Association Port Darlington Community Association Traffic Management Advisory Committee Old Bowmanville Neighbourhood Association Clarington Board of Trade Clarington Heritage Committee Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington Newcastle CIP Community Focus Group Orono CIP Community Focus Group Forsey Signs Swan Signs Pattison Sign Vortex Signs Active Mobile Signs Magnet Signs Cheap Mobile Signs DRAFT SIGN BY-LAW Attachment 1 To Report PSD-051-09 Janie Dodds Dani and Alan Robins Greg Phillippe Elva Reid Dave Rickard Dave Davidson. Judy Climenhage Seird De Jong Bill VanderherBerg Marion Manders Murray Patterson Gord Whealy Rod and Melanie McArthur Joyce Kufta Ken Donaldson Robert Forget Scott Taylor Allison Hunter Vicki Tynkaluk John Mutton Nancy Mullette Jackie Nixon Erni Roberts Ted Watson Gillian Bellefontaine DRAFT SIGN BY-LAW Attachment 1 To Report PSD-051-09 Tom Barrie Wayne Clarke Steven Kay Phyllis Kaffko Henk Mulders Sue Weigard John Slater Karen Lowery Michael Cortellucci Jennifer McMaster Lisa Reis Barbara Tannyan Dan Hennessy John Clark Donna Donaldson Gordon Paul DRAFT SIGN BY-LAW Attachment 2 To Report PSD-051-09 Sign By-law Review Bowmanville Open House Public Comments/Ouestions Apri123rtl, 2008 In the presentation it said that the purpose of a sign is to identify rather than advertise. Then it was stated that temporary signs that advertise would be permitted as there is no way of prohibiting them. Temporary signs should not be able to stay up for months on end, and some do not come down at all. Would there be controls on how long a mobile sign can be up? Mobile signs have become permanent signs. They are everywhere and they look horrible. We are turning into Scarborough. Tight controls are required. My client has three tasteful mobile signs along the highway. We agree that colour should be regulated and hope that mobile signs will continue to be permitted as long as they follow the regulations, and the messages can change. Another client would like to ensure that there is no ban placed on animated signs. We are looking at twelve other locations for these types of signs. We are willing to work with the municipality and, in turn, want to know that the current location will not be banned. Oakville has tried to ban billboards and the superior court struck down that requirement. Make sure you do due diligence. We do not want to have to go through the courts. Are there inventories of signs in the municipality? High school students can review inventory. Is it possible to charge companies for installing signs? The owner of the sign at Taunton Road and Highway 57 should be paying for having it there. Are poster signs currently allowed? When the Region formed the sign by-law was revised and farms were allowed 50 to 60 square foot signs. Today it is 20 square feet. The cost comparison between signs and advertising is astounding. I just need the name of the farm on my gate but for farmers who do retail it is different. People drive at 80 kms an hour. To a certain extent it makes as difference as to how much space you have in front to put the sign. How else do you inform people that the crops are ready? Some crops begin right after the previous crop. We need signs up right away. Clarington had changed the by-law and regulations. They became more restrictive and sizes for farm signs were reduced. I don't need a big sign at my shop but for the market it's a different story. People are paying additional taxes to locate in the downtown historical area and people are advertising businesses that are not even connected to the downtown core. There going to be twelve more of them? DRAFT SIGN BY-LAW Attachment 2 To Report PSD-051-09 There was a big sign advertising a condo site that blew over. It's been down for quite a while. Further up Highway 57 there are big bill board signs that have been there for months. They are in driveways and have been there forever. They aren't being taken down. They can move them around because they're temporary but they don't. If we can't manage cleaning up signs what's going to change? Can't we enforce signs that went up without permits? Will signs that have fallen over remain that way until the sign by-law review is over? Is there any websites where we can comment on anything during the process? Is there any distance requirements from the roadway? The strawberry sign isn't impeding my view so I'm ok with it. It becomes and issue when they impede sight. The municipal address should be included on a ground sign. Why isn't it required for monolith signs? How are you going to interpret some of the uniformity? How are we going to make sure that up don't have just every size one right after the other. We should find a way to make sure they create a transition between types of signs. You have to make sure you are specific with the regulations with regards to the animated signs. I can't see how a flashing sign is even close to in keeping with the theme of a downtown historic district. It can't just go up because someone paid $2500. it should keep with the nature of the area. It doesn't matter what the message is, it's a billboard. There is probably a great use for them, not so much downtown. I came here tonight because I thought there would be a total ban on mobile signs. I think they have proven to be the most affective form of advertising I have. I think licensing the sign companies will go a long way to cleaning it up, relying on the companies to limit the number and colour of signs. I'm glad you're not going to ban them. If we were restrictive with mobile signs we would have no way of advertising our products. If companies are limited and allowed to take up all the space that is allotted to them they will have a monopoly and will control the whole town. How will you limit the size and amounts per company? DRAFT SIGN BY-LAW Attachment 2 To Report PSD-051-09 Sign By-law Review Orono Open House Public Comments/Questions April 21st, 2008 The locations of agricultural businesses are hard to find. Farmers should be permitted to put up directional signage. Have only two elections signs per property is not enough. Four elected positions are available and there may be conflicting support between husband, wife and kids. More signs are required. Off site real estate signs are falling down and no one picks them up. The billboard sign at Taunton and Main faces then wrong direction and they didn't get a permit. The Orono CIP wanted a sign there and couldn't get approval from the Region. In Scugog the federal and provincial signs were in the road allowances. The Orono Town Hall board has heard that there are plans to put a neon sign in front of the Hall. Where did this come from? They would like to be informed of any plans to install a sign. We would like more election signs. on agricultural lots. Should be based on frontage, especially if the property fronts on a couple of roads. Housing developers have put up billboard signs everywhere without permits. Election signs- number of days- no reference to voting day in the mail out vote- day after nomination/equivalent to dropping of the writ Abandoned vehicles -tractor trailer with banners on them skirting the by-law as billboard signs Election sign on Orono Town Hall- not appropriate in heritage areas or on heritage building Animated signs -entertainment, visual distraction, heritage areas Do yard sale signs require a permit? Election signs can cover more than one municipality -running federally -fairness issue across the federal riding and provincial riding Read-o-graph signs aren't appropriate on a heritage building There are too many temporary signs on Highway Two. There's a sign on a tractor trailer at Highway 57. Can businesses in residential areas have signs? There needs to be consistency across the by-laws (sign and road occupancy). DRAFT SIGN BY-LAW Attachment 2 To Report PSD-051-09 Sign By-law Review Newcastle Village Open House Public Comments/Questions April 22nd, 2008 Municipal addresses should be placed on pylon signs too. What are you going to do about grandfathering signs? Are mobile signs allowed on municipal property? Signs on parked trailers are illegal. You aren't enforcing the sign by-law because it's not enforceable. Portable signs shouldn't be in the sight triangle How are you going to regulate the poster problem? Directional signage with an arrow, a logo, and advertising a sale should be allowed. We are getting more and more portable signs between here and Bowmanville. Are we amending the by-law because we can't enforce it? Can't you send the sign companies that have their names on their signs a letter asking them to remove the sign? How and why did we start the review? Are we considering white lettering on a black background for mobile signs? Are you going to set a timeframe for special events signs? Set a licensed area for sign companies. There are too many mobile signs in Courtice. Will we be regulating what can be displayed on a billboard, for example, no ads for sunscreen. Is there a problem with enforcing the by-law? Can you enforce the by-law in the road allowance? Portable signs should not be blocking views and visibility. Oshawa bills the sign owners when they get the phone numbers. As a property owner, why not allow them to make money (for billboard signs on their property) DRAFT SIGN BY-LAW Attachment 2 To Report PSD-051-09 Contractors need to advertise. What is the difference between directional? What about contractors that just need people to know they are in business? There's too many temporary signs in Courtice. There are more and more portable signs since last year. How many are going to be allowed? There was a recommendation out of the Newcastle CIP about the mobile signs on Highway Two. Whaf is the process for making recommendations to the by-law/ People need exposure. Putting a logo on a sign makes it easier for directions. Town council may be able to raise revenue by licensing sign companies. DRAFT SIGN BY-LAW Attachment 2 To Report PSD-051-09 Sign By-law Review Courtice Open House Public CommentslQuestions April 24th, 2008 What is the process involved in amending the Sign By-law? What about election signs? They can create visibility issues for drivers. Are current regulations enforced? Mobile signs are ugly and dangerous in wind storms. If someone is injured by a wind-blown sign, who is liable? How would the licensing of mobile sign companies work? I like the licensing idea. Will there be additional By-law officers hired to ensure proper enforcement of any new requirements? Right now, the first guy does not get a permit and when he does not get a fine then the next guy does not get a permit. Sign companies want good enforcement. What are the regulations for the proper installation of banners strung between utility poles across roads? What about banners being improperly installed and coming down? In other municipalities, temporary sign permits take effect at the beginning of the following month, from the first of the month until the end of the month, whether 28, 29, 30 or 31 days. DRAFT SIGN BY-LAW Attachment 3 To Report PSD-051-09 APPENDIX Council Interview Questions How would you describe the state of signs in Clarington? What are the top three issues to be addressed? What areas in Clarington have good signage and why? What do you consider to be the characteristics of a good sign? What areas in Clarington have bad signage and why? What do you consider to be the characteristics of a bad sign? How would you describe Clarington's sign by-law enforcement? What comments or complaints do you receive from the public and businesses about signs and the sign by-law? What are your priorities for the new sign by-law? Any other comments or suggestions? Answers/Comments/Questions Received • Visual clutter is a problem • No problem with size of sizes • Problem with people breaking the law • The By-law should be more flexible in regards to size of signs • Lack of enforcement is a problem • Some signs have too much information on them • Promotional construction signs on back fences are unsightly • People want a permit to do what others are doing illegally • Fairness is the answer • Temporary signs have become permanent • The heritage style signs in the historic downtowns are good signs • New by-law needs to reestablish what the rules are • Need to define what is permitted on municipal property versus private property • Bag signs-cause visual clutter • Posters on poles should not be permitted • There are too many election signs too close together • Mobile signs cause traffic problems as people slow down to read • The mobile signs along Highway Two are bad signs • Mobile sign fluorescent wording is an issue • Mobile signs are not aesthetically pleasing • Mobile signs cause safety issues when they interfere with visibility • Mobile signs on municipal property in Newcastle is a problem • Downtown areas should have smaller sizes than other areas • There are no issues with rural signs • Signage on future developments should fit in with the community • The by-law should be written so that it is reasonably enforceable • A roll-out period of 30 - 60 days should be given • People should be notified • Grandfathering needs to be addressed DRAFT SIGN BY-LAW Attachment 3 To Report PSD-051-09 • Developers are installing billboard signs on agricultural properties • A-frames on the sidewalks downtown can be in the way of pedestrians • T-bar signs have been requested for downtown Bowmanville • Businesses outside of Clarington are advertising on garbage cans • Street furniture should not advertise real estate agents • Can mobile signs be licensed • Can a permit sign be placed on a sign • Can special event banners be included in the sign by-law • Can non-profit organizations be exempt from the sign by-law • Can no fee be charged for certain agricultural signs • Can we govern taste • Can we provide guidelines for signage DRAFT SIGN BY-LAW Attachment 4 To Report PSD-051-09 CLARINGTON SIGN BY-LAW REVIEW SIGN PREFERENCE SURVEY I~li~( ''' ''~~! 1 K r'~ ~'t''' ( ~ , y.., Lwu..w ~i i( ~ I t ~ {,~y,.. r=r 'i m+ Monoli}h Ground Group Identlflcation Slgn Slgn Very Good Slgn 5% Very Good Slgn 47% Good Slgn 58% Good Slgn 40% Bad Sign 33% Bad Sign 17% Very Bad.Slgn 5% Very Bad Sign 2% ~{.. r 6S0 , ,ul Pylon Ground Slgn Ground Slgn Very Goad Slgn 11 % Very Gootl Slgn 58% Good Slgn 61% Good Sign 33% Bad Slgn 26% Bad Slgn 9% Very Bad Slgn 2% Very Bad Sign 0% i ~ It~rt ~ '~ ~~ J 'il ~ f i~~~,y?~11 ( ~ I. 51 ~~ ~ (-, Vii' i i ~"+f' :~~~ 2 h~u~. ~ i ~' 'f ~ '.~ i..~- "{Oil{tlil{r~t ;; ~ ~` lfl 11 i tl Canopy and Window Signs Awning and Wall Signs Very Good Sign 5% Very Gootl Sign 38% Good Sign 15% Good Sign 55% Bad Sign 35% Bad Sign 8% Very Bad Slgn 45% Very Bad Sign 0% i+ ~~ qr; ~ tr~hl~l~~ f~~~ y ~ ~~~ A~~~ I ~ i .. =mmm~n-ra ppjj( (~~' ~` {~ M M Y~,7 HILFIG6R ~! x 11~~ ~ if pGil((~p~plp i~ .,r, i~.~ iii ili ;}iei~~,, a a ma . `~ I n ~, +nnu t" <:~a. ~ r I I i;~{ a I Wall Sign Wall Slgn Very Good Sign 26% Very Good Sign 31% Good Sign 66% Good Slgn 55% Bad Sign 7% Bad Slgn 1 7% Very Bad Sign 2% Very Bad Slgn 3% Wall and Window Signs Wall Signs Very Good Slgn 8% Very Good Sign 22% Good Sign 8% Good Slgn 53% Bad Sign 42% Bad Sign 16% Very Bad Sign 43% Very Bad Sign 9% Overhanging Sign ElecTrlc Message Board In Ground Slgn Very Good Sign 21% Very Good Sign 11% Good Sign 56% Good Sign 51% Bad Sign 23% Bad Slgn 31% Very Bad Sign 0% Very Bad Sign 7% 1 ~ ( 1 ~} d~~ n~~~~11{ I~ i ]~ . 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Billboard Sign In Rural Area Billboard Sign .Very Gootl Sign 10% Very Good Sign 8% Good Sign 31% Good Sign 41% Bad Sign 45% Bad Slgn 39% Very Bad Sign 15% Very Bad Sign 12% Top Sign Issue Thinking of all the signs you see across Clarington, which ONE sign issue do you feel should receive the greatest attentlon7 #t sign issue In Clarington: Black mobile signs along Highway 2 and at shops Mobile signs The ugly projection sign as you come into historic Bowmanville. Nothing like this should ever be allowed in Clarington. It creates light pollution, wastes electricity, causes a visual distraction, and ruins our downtown's character. I hope it is removed sooner rather than later. If not, then we should do away with any form of sign control, and go for a Las Vegas feel. Signs on leased land beside the road and maintaining consistency Availability to consumer Too many signs Number of rental signs on Highway #2 just east of Oshawa townline Projection signs Clean professional look, sometimes historical Mobile signs litter roadways on City property Ugly black portable signs Candidate signs, never picking up after elections Make sure they are clear to know what they mean, minimal words so drivers are not distracted too much Tao many signs. Size (depending on number of businesses involved) Too many on roadways, Tim's Rentals is terrible Mobile signs in bright lettering Mobile signs Mobile signs Home made signs on lamp posts Portable signs everywhere, junky, can't see around Too many mobile signs The proliferation of mobile signs Signs are not coordinated. Helter skelter appearance makes the area look cluttered/messy. Video sign distraction Video sign King 8 Scugog. Distraction for left turn - Too many illegal temporary signs Appearance Cluttered big box signs Roadside/strip mall mobile signs Posters Portable signs Too many signs Mobile and temporary signs Mobile signs used as permanent signs Tao many different types of signs • Portable signs are everywhere • Large illuminated sign above wood furniture store. Clutter. Too many signs. Another important sign issue: • Third party advertising ,business signs in countryside • Portable signs • Folding A-frames that home builders use. They are ugly, block sight lines when they are set uplpicked up trucks block traffic. They need to be banned. • Consistent application and enforcement • Signage appropriate to the area • Affordability for business • Number of signs allowed on roadside • Too many yard sale signs on posts • Election signs • Poster signs • Tacky signs in downtown core • Off site directional construction signs should not be on the other side of Town • The proliferation of telephone pole signs • Mobile signs are everywhere, look unsightly. • Make large enough lettering • Credit Union building blocks all business signs behind it • Location of signs on roads is distracting • Location of signs • Cheap "Money Mart" type • Election/disposable plastic signs • Mobile signs • Signs to reflect small town character • Election signs on public property • Posters on pales • Size of signs • Ensuring restriction of multi-media displays • Signs posted on utility poles Another Important sign issue: • Portable signs, restrict number, location, distance from intersection • Postersigns • Election signs, don't ban them. That would be the current Council giving the incumbents at all levels an unfair advantage. • Number of signs allowed per location • Should be submitted to municipal aesthetic committee • Permanent mobile signs • Opportunities for communities to advertise events • Portable signs S posters • Too many advertising homes for sale, electionsig ns not removed • Portable signs • Advertising everywhere • Election signs up 6 weeks before vote is too long. • The widespread appearance of A-frame signs impeding sidewalk users. • Beer store sign also not visible coming from the west. • Number of signs in one location • Portable signs • Community image • Multiple election signs on single properties • Color • Mobile boulevard signs What areas in Clarington do you think have GOOD or APPROPRIATE signs? I haven't given this issue much thought Home businesses and parts of downtown/historic areas (signs fit in with character of surroundings and appropriate in scale) Downtown Bowanville (most buildings have nice facades) Most of the downtown cores, with the non-illuminated historic signs Linen Cupboard building (Attractive, consistent look to the whole building) None (I've been to Sedona AZ, the only place with green McDonald's sign and Vermont where there are no billboards blighting the landscape) As you enter Bowmanville over bridge (historic sign) Newer plazas (they look planned) • Orono downtown (most signs fit the area and feel of the area) • Entrances to Bowmanville (Historical looking, allows for events info & individual business info) • Any professional sign permitted by Clarington (No control on the mobile signs they are everywhere. Companies are advertising to advertise on the signs on City property) • New development (organized) • The area of Clarington Blvd and Highway 2 (Gives awareness to businesses in area) • No problem with any of them (businesses must advertise) • Clarington Centre (the main sign covers the businesses in the plaza by the street while each store does identify itself) • Historic areas, same signs in downtown areas • Muddy's directional/coffee table outside of building (small unobtrusive and suit downtown) • Downtown Bowanville store signs (traditional) • Highway 2 near Zellers & CTC (Does not block view of oncoming traffic, let's you know what is there) • Canadian Tire, Clarington Place Mall (informative signs, info on one sign, not multiple signs) • Storefronts in downtown Bowmanville and Orono • Clarington Place Shopping Centre (Home Depot sign & Scotiabank signs are large andclear) • Downtown core for the most part. New big box store areas appropriate. (You find what you are looking for if you look good enough. Most locals knowwhere to go.) • Downtown Bowmanville (adds to character) • Downtown (has character) • Downtown Bowmanville • Downtown Bowmanville (CAUSE study) • Downtowns generally and those in heritage areas (They are tasteful and suited to their environment) • The area around Clarington Blvd (appropriate signs for businesses and not too many "clutter" signs (mobile & posters)) • Historic downtown (Generally fits streetscape) • Highway 2 in Newcastle, created by Forsey Signs. I am a customer and I work hard on designing tasteful signs. • Main Street (Unobtrusive but make and identify the business well except for the cash advance and some lit signs. • Schools, municipal centres. • Funeral homes (In keeping with surrounding area, historic theme). • Bowmanville and Newcastle downtown cores. What areas In Clarington do you think have BAD or INAPPROPRIATEsigns7 • Neighbourhood centres and along Highway 2 (It is unsightly and spoils landscape) • Courtice (too many mobile signs) • Any of the suburban commercial areas. • Entering towns with the black neon letter signs (Looks cheap) • They all do (Letting advertisers do whatever they want. I like to buy things, not have them sold to me) • Most of Clarington (looks junky, that anything goes) • Highway #2 east of Oshawa townline (too many rental signs) • Where there are portable signs (they tend to stay there for years) • I don't think there is a problem for the most part • Possibly too many A-frames on weekend • Road side (no professional signs, makes city look cluttered) • BIA (no enforcement) • Highway 2 and Scugog St (Titus Rentals is sometimes cluttered) • If they are hard to read they should be changed • Main Street and Highway 2 West (totally ugly look of them all) • Loblaw's road allowance (mobiles are eyesore) • In and out of Newcastle Highway 2 (mobile signs) • East Side Mario's, Ciheplex, McDonald's, Burger King (too gaudy) • All the little house far sale signs (get destroyed and left there) • Every street corner along Highway 2 (too many portable signs, care not taken by all downtown businesses to keep signs in flavour of downtown) • Plazas (each unit gets a mobile sign to advertise) • The Courtice West Shopping District and Highway 2 to Bowmanville • I don't like the video sign above Village Inn (I was distracted at night. May cause an accident) • Side street businesses get overlooked because not well travelled (If your sign is not on a main artery pointing to its business it narrows your prospective customers, purely because of numbers) • Plazas, malls (temporary neon coloured signs overpower the streetscape, distracting and hinder visibility when driving) • Courtice (too many roadside, portable neon signs) • Courtice (Far too many signs and most are poorly designed) • East side of downtown (looks trashy) • Major traffic corridors and strip malls (cluttered and look tacky) • Townline to DarlingtonNarcoe (Way too many signs, 13 mobile signs alone. Remove all mobile signs & posters and there would be a significant improvement) • All roads (portable signs destroy community's image) • Highway 57 (Plaza, mobile signs) • Martin Road/Highway 57 (too many portable signs) • Increasing existence of feral mobile and temporarysigns • Baseline industrial malls (can hardly find business with just street address) • West end of Town (Too many signs) • .Strip plaza on Highway 2 and Townline Road (Just a jumble of design styles) • Signs on utility poles and mobile signs everywhere -horrible. Makes our Town look tacky -you wouldn't see this in Oakville. • Courtice Highway 2. • Development areas. How can the way Clarington regulates signs be improved or changed? • Hydro poles should be fortemporary signs only (e.g., yard sales) never used for advertising • A sign by-law that is enforceable • Consistency in legal action • Regular clean-ups and proper law enforcement • Drive along with a front end loader and scoop mobile signs up • Banning videolprojection signs, not allowing special treatment for big-box developers, and cracking down on commercial posters. • Set a standard and a zone for signs. • Clear sign criteria -.size, specific location • Check Sedona AZ by-laws and Vermont by-laws. • Show permit date and number in lower right corner of sign. • Create parameters for layout, size. • Remove road side signs on city property and permit other mobile signs with restrictions. • Control size and number in any given area. • Check first before they are put up to make sure they don't distract you too much and their printing is simple and clear • Don't allow so many. Change size (tor 2 sizes only) • Fines for putting signs up without approval. • Less invasive large signs. Some consistency in style. Enforce offenders. • Not allowing certain signs. Society wants the biggest, quickest results 6y the cheapest possible price. This leads to a cheaper looking municipality. • Permit no mobile signs. • Just enforce the existing by-laws. • Enforce by-laws. • Ban portable signs. Require downtown signs to be reflective of downtown flavour. Regulate size. • Regular, consistent enforcement. Clarington operations to be permitted to remove signs placed within regional road allowances. • The by-law must be reasonable but then it must be rigidly enforced and politicians must not intertere with enforcement and in fact, must uphold and promote the by-laws. Otherwise the past will be repeated. • Committee should make a design decision before put up a sign. • Have the sign by-law easily accessible and easy to read and understand. Limit use of temporary signs and enforce the by-law. • Not allowing portable temporary signs. Sign checks and orders to remove or improve. • Businesses coming into Clarington must spend the proper amount of money to ensure the signs fit with the historical aspect of Bowmanville and we do not become a big box suburb • Limiting mobile sign usage • Ban portable signs • No signs near highways • More signs (blue and white) at interchanges to advertise food, gas, lodging • Regulate number and size of signs allowed. • By-law should be enforced • Temporary signs should be temporary • License sign companies. • Set standards these companies must abide by • Enforce whatever by-law is adopted with no exceptions • Brochure based on by-law showing appropriate signage with size limitations • By-laws that require signs in historic downtown to be approved as being appropriate with desire image • By-law change to completely disallow signs to be nailed or taped to poles. • More lim iteduses on public property. • Do inventory. Remove unauthorized Ticketbusters signs etc. Think about what differences in signs you would like to see in Clarington in the next three years. If you had the responsibility to regulate signs in Clarington, what is the ONE thing you would focus on over the nextthree years that you feel will do the MOST to improve the signs we see on the buildings and properties as well as the appearance of areas in Clarington where there are signs? • Take visible action, not be reactive, as long as we wait for people to complain, the problem will not go away • Enforce the sign by-law through regular clean-up campaigns • Remove mobile signs • Getting rid of video projectionlelectronic signs. • All signs should be in good and neat order • No temporary signs • Remove backlit signage • Encourage signs that match the age of buildings. • Finding ways to combine signs but keeping high visibility and readability • Enforcing by-law • Confined to aesthetic standards (I know this is personal and arbitrary but I think there is a consensus out there as to what is pleasing to the eyes and what is blight) • That all signs have a quality. If we are promoting historic, then have the signs appear this way and not so many. • There should be uniformity within areas or plazas (size & type not colour) • Signs must fit in with the character of the area • Colour and size not to be invasive, over powering the background, tasteful, meet the feel of the area. • Don't overlook agriculture where retail is involved. • Remove individual signs along roads but replace with some sort of info sign & entrances to towns which allow space for individual businesses to advertise events, perhaps for 2 month time frames • Mobile signs • Yard sales must be removed after sale. • Size might be more uniform. Bigger is not always better. Too many candidate signs during election. Regulate the number each candidate can put in any one place. • The signs should be clear and easy to understand • Size and number of signs allowed for plazas and malls. • Mobile signs and posters are often unsightly especially when many in one area use them. • Limit number of portable signs and areas where they are allowed. Time limit should be a factor. Fines imposed and put against taxes when not taken down. • Downtown would be nice with awning signs. • No mobile or sandwich boards. • Limited window posters. • Not allowing poster and portable signs, clamping down on the cluttered looking signs and in your face signs. • No temporary signs, all new businesssigns approved by a Board, whether BIA, Heritage or Clarington. • Clear view, roads are busy, must be up to date in appearance. If they are large signs, must be a certain distance back from roads. • Control the number of signs and regulate sizelappearance. • Don't like that video/electric sign on side of downtown Bowmanville building by Oak Unlimited. Definitely not in keeping with downtown flavour. Too much "what will they do next?" Overloaded with signs. • License temporary and mobile signs and enforce time limits. • Forbid signage on telephone and hydro poles and a limit on "A" signs by number of metres apart and a cap on the number in an area. • Focus on downtown/historic area. W hile this is my first priority, how difficult would it possibly be to remove all signs on posts periodically? Think about what differences in signs you would Ilke to see in Clarington in the next three years. If you had the responsibility to regulate signs In Clarington, what Is the ONE thing you would focus on over the next three years that you feel will do the MOST to improve the signs we see on the buildings and properties as well as the appearance of areas in Clarington where there are signs? • Confiscate illegal mobile signs and fine the companies that install them. W e may not win in court but put the onus on the sign companies to initiate the legal procedures. They'll find it too much of a bother and simply play nice. • COMPLETE AND CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT • Signs should be clearly visible and should blend in with the business • Try not to clutter area with busy signage. Maybe have largevisible signsupon approach to business areas. Perhaps even an area cars can pull into and read what businesses are in that area and an arrow pointing in what direction. It is not easy task to get the best method that would be most effective for the majority. • Incentives for attractive signage in historical areas • Enforcement, remove illegal signage. • Take away all temporary portable signs. Sign permits for all signs to be checked regularly. Expired permits to have signs removed right away. Signs should not be allowed on sidewalks. • Limit the number of words/graphics on signs to simplify message. • Ban mobile & poster signs as they clutter properties as well as appear junky/tacky. • Regulate portable signs on the number that can be placed in certain areas (don't need 10-15 of the same sign in a 100 yard area) • Disallow yard sale signs being stapled or taped to posts or boxes. Owners should only usetheir own stakes and have to be responsible for the collection and removal following the sale. • No signs on road sides and intersections. • Commercial signs only on buildings. • Make sure they are well kept and up to date. • Recently there appears to 6e no enforcement of distasteful signage throughout the area. • Continue to eliminate billboards. Overall Comments on Signs Please rate the importance of the following to what you think about signs by placing an X in the appropriate box. Then rank the issues in the last column from 1 (most important) to 10 (least important). Very Somewhat Not Very Not At All Overall Important Important Important Important Ranking (1 =Most Important 10 =Least Important) Appearance of the sign 93% 7% 0% 0% 3 Size of the sign 61% 32°h 5% 2% 9 Height of the sign 50% 41 °k 7% 2°k 10 Number of signs on a property 86°k 14% 0% 0% 6 Numberofsignsonproperties 81% 17% 2°k 0% -4 along the road Number of signs on a building 61% 37°h 2% 0% 8 How the sign blends with the 76% 22% 2% 0% 5 design of the building W hether I find the sign 63% 31% 6% 0% 7 distracting W hether I feel the sign affects 86% 10°k 4% - 0% 1 pedestrian or traffic safety How signs contribute to an 81 % 19% 0% 0°k 2 area's appearance and character ~~ O N `- ~O w~ Qa r 0 a. 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WHEREAS Section 11 of the Municipal Act, 2001, Chapter 25, as amended establishes a sphere of jurisdiction of municipalities; AND WHEREAS the Table contained in Section 11 of the Municipal Act, 2001, identifies signs as being within the non-exclusive sphere of jurisdiction of upper-tier and lower-tier municipalities; AND WHEREAS the Municipality of Clarington is a lower tier municipality which under sub section 11.3 of the Municipal Act, 2001 has authority to pass by-laws within the sphere of jurisdiction "structures including fences and signs"; AND WHEREAS Section 391 of the Municipal Act, 2001, provide pass by-laws imposing fees or charges on persons for services or municipality; __ NOV Clarington e SECTION 1 1.7 Shoi This law." 1.2 PurF The a) b) 1.3 1.4 may by a i'of the Municipality of as the "Clarington Sign By- tructures within the n and Urban Design Legi This By-law is passed by the Council of The Municipality of Clarington pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended. Area of Applicability This By-law applies to the lands in The Municipality of Clarington. 1.5 Compliance with By-law No person shall hereafter erect or display or cause or permit to be erected or displayed a sign except in conformity with the provisions of this By-law. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 1.6 Contents of By-law All references in the By-law to sections, regulations, exceptions, Tables, figures, schedules and maps, refer to those in this By-law unless otherwise indicated. 1.7 Lawful Non-Conforming Signs The provisions of this By-law shall not apply to a sign or the use of an existing sign that was lawfully erected on or before the day this By-law comes into force if the sign is not substantially altered and the maintenance and repair of the sign or a change in the message or content displayed is deemed not in itself to constitute a substantial alteration. 1.8 Relation to Other Government Requirements (Compliance with Other Regulations) 1.8.1 This By-law shall not be construed so as to reduce or mitigate restrictions or regulations for any sign that are lawfully imposed by the Municipality, or by any governmental authority having jurisdiction to make such restrictions or regulations. 1.8.2 Compliance with this By-law does not relieve a property ownerfrom complying with: a) the requirements of the Ontario Building Code; b) the requirements of any federal, provincial, regional, or conservation authority legislation or regulations; or any By-law of the Municipality provided that in the event of a conflict between any of the provisions of this By-law and By-law 83-57, the Road Occupancy By-law, as amended, the provisions of the Road Occupancy By-law shall prevail Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 SECTION 2 INTERPRETATION OF BY-LAW 2.1 The terms set out below shall have the following meanings in this By-law "ALLOWED" means allowed by this By-law. "ALTER" means any change to a sign including the addition or removal or rearrangement of parts, but excluding the changing of copy or the replacement of similar parts for maintenance purposes. "ATTIC" means the portion of a building situated wholly or in part under a roof, but which is not a storey or aone-half storey. "BASEMENT" means the portion of a building between two floor levels that has less than 50% of its height below the average finished grade of the lot on which the building is located. The term basement shall not include a cellar. "BUILDING" means a structure used for the shelter, accommodation or enclosure of persons, animals, goods, materials or equipment that is supported by columns or walls, has one or more floors, is covered by a roof and is permanently affixed to the land. "BUSINESS" means an establishment in which one or more persons are employed in conducting, managing, or administering a business. The term business includes the administrative offices of a government agency, anon-profit organization, or a charitable organization. "CANOPY" means any structure which projects from the exterior face of a building wall and extends across part or all of that exterior face of a building wall or is aself-supporting unenclosed structure. "CELLAR" means the portion of a building between two floor levels that has 50% or more of is height below the average finished grade of the !ot on which the building is located. The term cellar shall not include a basement. "COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD" means a bulletin board erected by the Municipality for the purpose of providing a display surface for posters. "COMMUNITY FACILITIES" means such uses as post offices, places of worship, cemeteries, community centres, fire and police stations, libraries, art and cultural facilities, and day care centres. "CONSERVATION AUTHORITY" means a conservation authority having jurisdiction in the Municipality of Clarington. The term conservation authority shall include the Central Lake Ontario Conservation, the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority, the Kawartha Region Conservation Authority, and the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority. "COPY" means the wording, letters, numerals, graphics, logos, and artwork of a sign, on the display surface and is either permanent or removable. "COUNCIL" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 "COURTICE WEST SHOPPING DISTRICT (CWSD)" means the area identified in Schedule 2 contained in and forming part of this By-law. "DISPLAY SURFACE" means the surface of the sign, upon, against, or through which the copy of the sign is displayed. "DRIVEWAY" means that portion of a !ot designed to provide motor vehicle access from the lot to the traveled portion of the street, private road or lane. "ERECT" means display, attach, affix, post, after, construct, place, locate, install or relocate. "FAtfADE" means the exterior wall of a building facing a street or private road. • "Principal Facade" In the case of a building located on an exterior lot or a through lot, the fapade within which the principal entrance to the building is located. • "Building Facade Area" The entire surface area of the fagade including windows and doors. "FINISHED GRADE" means the lowest of the levels of finished ground adjacent to the location of the sign, exclusive of any artificial embankment. "HERITAGE RESOURCE AREA (HRA)" means the areas identified in Schedule 1 contained in and forming part of this By-law. "HOME INDUSTRY" means a small scale industrial operation that is carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Municipality's zoning by-laws, as accessory to a permitted single detached dwelling. "HOME OCCUPATION" means an occupation or business that is carried on in accordance will all provisions of the Municipality's by-laws within a dwelling as accessory to a permitted residential use. "INSPECTOR" means any Municipal Law Enforcement Officer or any other inspector appointed by Council pursuant to a by-law. "INSTITUTIONAL" means a use that includes community facilities, parks, schools under the jurisdiction of a board, government offices and hospitals. "LANE" means a road owned by the Municipality that provides either the primary access to abutting lots or the secondary access to abutting lots where the primary access/frontage is available from a street. The term lane shall not include a streef. "LOT" means a parcel of land within a registered plan of subdivision or any land that may be legally conveyed under the exemption provided in Section 50 (3)(b) or section 50 (5)(a) of the Planning Act, or a remnant of a lot that remains in private ownership after part of the tot has been expropriated. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 Exterior Lot A lot situated at the intersection of and abutting upon two streets, a street, and a private road, two private roads or the same street or private road, provided that the interior angle of the intersection of the street lines is not more than 135 degrees. In the case of a curved corner, the interior angle of the intersection shall be measured as the angle formed by the intersection of the extension of each of the street lines. STREET /PRIVATE ROAD STREET LINE BUILDING • Interior Lot A lot other than an exterior lot or a through lot. N~ ~~ c~~ A~ •G 9~ N ~~ O ~.n 9d 2~ \~ • Through Lot A !ot bounded on two opposite lot lines by streets and/or private roads. A lot that qualifies as both an exteriorlot and a through lot shall be deemed to be an exterior lot. "LOT LINE" means any boundary of a lot or the vertical projection thereof. • Exterior Side Lot Line Aside lot line abutting a streef or private road on an exterior lot Front Lot Line In the case of an interior lot, a lot line dividing the lot from the street or private road shall be deemed to be a front lot line. In the case of an exterior lot, the shorter lot line abutting a street or private road shall be deemed to be a front lot line, and the longer lot line abutting a street or private road shall be deemed to be an exterior side lot line. In the case of a through lot whether or not such lot is deemed to be an exterior lot, the lot line where the principal access to the lot is provided shall be deemed to be a front lot line. • Interior Side Lot Line Aside lot line that is not an exterior side lot line Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 • Rear Lot Line A lot line (or point of intersection of the side lot lines) furthest from and opposite to the front lot line. • Side Lot Line A lot line other than a front lot line or a rear lot line. "MOTOR VEHICLE" means an automobile, truck, motorcycle, motor assisted bicycle and any other vehicle propelled or driven by other than muscular power. "MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT" means an agreement made with The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington. "MUNICIPALITY" means The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington. "MUNICIPALITY'S ZONING BY-LAW" means Zoning By-law 84-63 as amended and Zoning By-law 2005-109 as amended or replaced from time to time. "MURAL" means a painting, illustration, or decoration applied to a free standing sign or the exterior wall of a building and that is otherwise not a sign as defined by this By-law. "OWNER" means the registered owner of the premises upon which any sign or sign structure is located, and includes any person described on a sign or whose name or address or telephone number appears on the sign, or who has installed the sign, or who is in lawful control of the sign, or who benefits from the message on the sign, or has permitted the sign to be erected or used and for the purposes of this By-law there may be more than one owner of a sign. "PERSON" means, but is not limited to an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, or corporation. "PREMISES" means a lot or a building or a part of a lof or building. "PRIVATE ROAD" means a road, the fee simple of which is owned by a single person, that is subject to one or more easements registered against title in favour of one or more abutting lots to which the easements are appurtenant. Such easements entitle the owners of the lots to use the private road for the purposes of access to and from the lots. The term private road includes a private road shown on a registered plan of condominium plan but does not include aright-of-way, a street or a lane. "PROPERTY" means a parcel of land having specific boundaries, which is capable of legal transfer. "PROVINCE" means the Province or Government of Ontario, the word "Provincial" shall have the same meaning as Province. "PUBLIC AUTHORITY" means any department or agency of the Municipality of Clarington, the Regional Municipality of Durham, a conservation authority, the Province or Government of Ontario, or the Government of Canada. "REGION" means The Corporation of the Regional Municipality of Durham, the word Regional shall have the same meaning as Region. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 "RIGHT-OF-WAY" is an area of land on which has been created and registered against the title of the lot on which it is located, perpetual easements appurtenant to one or more tots that provide access to such lots to a street. The term right-of--way shall not include a private road. "ROAD ALLOWANCE" shall have a corresponding meaning to that of a street. "SIGN" means any visual medium used to convey information by way of words, pictures, images, graphics, emblems, or symbols, or any device used for the purpose of providing direction, identification, advertisement, business promotion, or the promotion of a person, product, activity, service, event or idea. • "A-Board Sign" means a freestanding temporary sign with no more than two faces joined at the top of the sign that is intended for temporary use during the hours of the business to which it applies and that is constructed in a manner and of materials such that it can be placed and moved manually by a person without mechanical aid. (T-Board and Sandwich Board signs have the same definition) • "Animated Sign" means a sign which contains a video screen or any kinetic or illusionary motion of all or part of a sign, including rotations; or any sign which is manually displayed by an individual for the purposes of advertising, or any sign which is projected on a display surface by electronic means, but does not include an electronic message board sign. • "Barn Sign" means a sign affixed parallel to a wall or roof of a farm structure and which identifies the name of the occupant and/or of the farm on which said farm structure is located, but shall not be a roof sign as defined in this By-law. • "Billboard Sign" means an outdoor sign erected and maintained by a person, firm, corporation, or business engaged in the sale or rental of the space on the sign to a clientele, upon which space is displayed copy that advertises goods, products, or services not necessarily sold or offered on the property. • "Canopy Sign" means a sign which is contained within or affixed to the surface of a canopy and which does not project beyond the limits of the surface of the canopy. • "Directional Sign" means a sign erected on a propertyto identify an entrance, exit, or area for the purpose of directing persons and/or regulating the movement of traffic or pedestrians on a property. • "Election Sign" means a temporary sign advertising any political party or candidate participating in the election for public office. • "Electronic Message Board Sign" means a sign which has messages displayed by electronic means. • "Ground Sign" means a sign permanently affixed to the ground by one or more self- supporting poles or supported by afree-standing masonry structure. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 "SIGN" Continued • "Inflatable Sign" means a sign which is designed to be inflated by air or other gas and is designed to be airborne or tethered to the ground, a vehicle, or any other structure. • "Illuminated Sign" means a sign lit by artificial light which is direct, indirect, internal or external to the sign. • "Menu Board Sign" means a sign erected as part of adrive-through facility and used to display and order products and services available from adrive-through business. • "Mobile Sign" means a temporary sign which is not permanently affixed to the ground. It is a self supporting structure, which may be attached to a trailer with or without wheels, and is designed to be able to be moved from place to place. A mobile sign is not a portable sign as defined in this By-law. "Monolith Sign" means a sign permanently affixed to the ground by a solid continuous base that is equal to the width of the sign. • "Off-Site Directional Sign" means a sign providing directions to the site where a business or service is located. • "Off-Site Directional Tourism Sign" means a sign for the purpose of only identifying a name of a tourism destination, business or service and providing directions to the tourism destination, business or service and shall be erected in compliance with a Municipal Agreement. • "Overhanging Sign" means a sign not directly supported from the ground but generally erected perpendicular to a supporting building wall, but shall not be a wall sign as defined in this By-law. • "Permanent Sign" means a sign permanently erected on or affixed to a premises. • "Personal Sign" means a temporary sign used for a personal announcement or congratulatory message which is located on a property zoned for residential uses. • "Poster Sign" 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, or placard. • "Pre-Menu Board Sign" means a sign erected as part of adrive-through facility and only used to display products and services available at the drive-through business. • "Portable Sign" means a sign not permanently attached to the ground or a permanent structure and which is designed to be moved readily and manually by one person from one location to another, and includes signs commonly referred to as A-Board, T-frame, Persona! and sandwich board. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 "SIGN" Continued • "Projection Sign" means a sign that is displayed on a surface, building, or structure, by the projection of a beam of light or other source of illumination. • "Promotional Construction Sign" means a sign advertising construction, reconstruction, repair, renovation and/or development and may include the name of the project, the name of firms and personnel related to the project. • "Promotional Construction Direction Sign" means a portable sign providing direction to a construction, reconstruction, or development site. • "Public Use Sign" means a sign erected by or under the jurisdiction of a Public Authority. • "Pylon Sign" means a sign supported by one or more poles and with an open base. • "Real Estate Sign" means a sign located on a property for the purpose of announcing the sale, lease, or rental of such property or building or part of a building located thereon. • "Roof Sign" means a sign the entire fade of which is above the lowest point at which the roof meets the building. • "Sandwich Board Sign" means a freestanding temporary sign with no more than two faces joined at the top of the sign that is intended for temporary use during the hours of the business to which it applies and that is constructed in a manner and of materials such that it can be placed and moved manually by a person without mechanical aid. (A-Board and T-Board signs have the same definition). • "Subdivision Development Sign" means a sign that advertises the sale of properties within a plan of subdivision but not the realtor's, developer's or landowner's business in general • "Support Structure Sign" means the framework, bracing and support of a sign. • "T-Board Sign" means a freestanding temporary sign with no more than two faces joined at the top of the sign that is intended for temporary use during the hours of the business to which it applies and that is constructed in a manner and of materials such that it can be placed and moved manually by a person without mechanical aid. (A-Board and Sandwich Board signs have the same definition). • "Temporary Sign" means a sign which is erected without foundations and is not affixed to any other building, or structure on which an activity or event that is transitory or not permanent in nature is advertised. • "Traffic Control Sign" means a sign erected under the jurisdiction of the Highway Traffic Act or the manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for the purpose of regulating traffic on streets. • "Transit Shelter Sign" means a sign located in or on a transit. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 "SIGN" Continued • "VehiclelTrailer Sign" means a sign which is painted on or affixed to a motor vehicle or trailer which is parked and visible from a public right-of--way and its intended use is as a sign, unless said vehicle or trailer is used in the normal day-to-day operation of the business. • "Wall Sign" means a sign which is painted on or permanently affixed to a single wall of a building or structure. • "Window Sign" means a sign within a building which is located within 1.0 metre of a window and is intended primarily to be visible from a street or parking area. "SIGN, ABANDONED" means a sign which located on premises which becomes vacant and unoccupied for a period of ninety (90) days or more, or any sign that pertains to a time, event, or purpose that no longer applies. "SIGN AREA" means: i) in the case of a sign having one display surface, the area of the display surface; ii) in the case of a sign having two display surfaces, which are separated by the thickness of the sign structure and the thickness is not used as a display surface, the area of one display surface; iii) in the case of a free standing number, letter, picture., image, graphic, emblem, symbol, or shape, the smallest rectangle which will enclose the number, letter, picture, image, graphic, emblem, symbol, or shape. ^®~®^ SIGN AREA MEASURED BY DISPLAY SURFACE ^®~®^ S7GM AREA MEASURED BY FREE STANDING LETTERING, ETC. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 "SIGN, HEIGHT" means the vertical distance from the ground on which the sign is erected to the highest physical point of the sign. "SIGN, LENGTH" means the horizontal distance between the extremities of the sign. "SIGN PERMIT" means a permit issued under this By-law. "STOREY" means the portion of a building, other than an attic, basement or cellar, included between any floor level and the floor, ceiling or roof next above it. A mezzanine shall be deemed to be a storey. • One-Half Storey means a storey located wholly or in part under a sloping roof in which there is sufficient space to provide a height between finished floor and finished ceiling of at least 2.3 metres over a floor area equal to at least 50% of the floor area of the storey immediately below. "STREET" means a road or public highway under the jurisdiction of the Municipality or the Region or the Province of Ontario that is maintained so as to allow normal use by motor vehicles, or a road or public highway located within a registered plan of subdivision that has not yet been assumed by a public authority. The term street shall not include a lane. "STREET LINE" means the limit of a street, private road or lane. "STRUCTURE" means aman-made construction that is fixed to the ground or attached to another structure on a temporary or permanent basis. "USE" means the uses allowed in the Municipality's Zoning By-law and as identified in the Tables of this By-law. "VISIBILITY TRIANGLE" means atriangular-shaped area of land abutting a lane, street or private road that is required to be kept free of obstructions that could impede the vision of a pedestrian or the driver of a motor vehicle exiting onto or driving on the Lane, street or private road. As illustrated, a visibility triangle shall be determined as follows: a) the visibility triangle adjacent to an exterior side lot line shall be the area enclosed by each of the street lines measured to a point specified in the applicable Municipal Zoning By-law back from the intersection of the street tines, and a diagonal line drawn between these two points: b) the visibility triangle from a driveway, lane, orright-of--way shall be the area enclosed by the line along the limits of the driveway and the street line measured to a point 3.0 metres back from the intersection of the street lines and the limit of the driveway, lane, or right-of- way and a diagonal line drawn between these two points. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 SCRIR.F.~'. PRr4'ATF. R(7.4D ( F.x'IF.RI)N. SIl7F. I.~fXr I,IPi X. y a °x F :~ ~. a 4 w ~- vts~~~t.cr~ °r~z,av~;;z.r: c,N ,~ c~crw~~~.~ to°r v[sisfLZTS~ rfzaAN~LS anaACENT A n~~~~EtivAx 34~~ DN] V N:K'R V n~ !~' 1'Iir/Pt'It'Tl' I,dYF ~m I- ~: '1'iSi13[LITY TRIAk~GLE MEASUREMENT V4`ILL `'AR1T DEPENDING ON TIIE APYRt)YRTATE l~'fUN'ICIPAL Zl'?NING B~'-IsAW 2.2 The Tables contained in this By-law form part of this By-law. A reference in the By-law to a Table shall be deemed to be a reference to a Table contained in the By-law. 2.3 Notwithstanding Section 2.2, terms defined in this By-law are capitalized, italicized and underlined for the purposes of convenience only. If a term defined by this By-law is not capitalized, italicized and/or underlined, the definitions provided in Section 2.1 shall apply when consistent with the context. 2.4 In this By-law, reference to the masculine includes the feminine and corporations regardless of which term in question appears. 2.5 In this By-law, reference to the singular includes the plural. 2.6 All measurements and dimensions in this By-law are expressed in metric. 2.7 Schedule 1 and 2 to this By-law shall be interpreted as if they are contained in the text of the By-law. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 SECTION 3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 3.1 The Planning Services Department and the Municipal Law Enforcement Division of the Municipality shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of this By-law, respectively. 3.2 Except for signs otherwise exempted in this By-law from the requirement for a sign permit, no person shall erect, keep, or maintain a sign on any premises unless a sign permit is obtained from the Municipality prior to the erection or use of the sign. 3.3 Every person applying for a sign permit shall apply on the application form or forms as may be prescribed by the Municipality and shall submit the required plans and information and pay the applicable fees. 3.4 The Municipality shall refund the fees paid for a sign permit where the applicant in writing requests a refund and the Municipality has not commenced its review of the sign permit application for compliance with this By-law. 3.5 There shall be no refund of fees where: i) the Municipality has issued the sign permit as the result of false, mistaken, incorrect, or misleading information, statements, or undertakings on the application; or, ii) the sign for which the sign permit application is made, has been erected, located, or displayed prior to the issuance of the sign permit; or iii) where the Municipality has already completed the review. 3.6 Where the applicant for. a sign permit is not the owner of the premises where the sign is to be erected, the applicant shall provide written authorization from the owner of the premises where the sign is to be erected. 3.7 A sign permit shall be refused if the proposed sign does not comply with this By-law and all other applicable law. 3.8 A sign permit may be revoked where the sign permit was issued as the result of false, mistaken, incorrect, or misleading information, statements, or undertakings on the application. 3.9 Where a sign is subject to the regulations of a public authority other than the Municipality by virtue of its location or type: i) An applicant for the sign shall provide the Municipality with the written permission of the public authority having jurisdiction prior to making an application to the Municipality for a sign permit, and, ii) Approval of the sign by a public authority does not exempt the sign from having to comply with the provisions of this By-law. 3.10 Every sign permit issued by the Municipality for a permanent sign shall expire six (6) months from the date of issuance unless the sign is erected for its intended purpose and the sign permit shall become null and void upon the removal of the sign. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 3.11 No sign permit is required to erect the following signs provided the signs otherwise comply with the applicable provisions of this By-law: i) Election signs; ii) Real Estate signs; iii) Personal signs; iv) Portable signs; v) Promotional Construction Direction signs; vi) A sign having a sign area less than 0.10 mZ (e.g. poster). 3.12 The following signs shall be exempt from the provisions of this By-law: i) Public use signs including signs required by and approved by the Municipality to inform the public of planning applications; ii) Flags or emblems of patriotic, civic, educational or religious organizations; iii) Commemorative plaques or corner stones that do not advertise; iv) Murals that do not advertise. 4.0 ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS 4.1 Any sign erected in contravention of any provision of this By-law may be removed by the Municipality immediately without notice, if such sign is located wholly or partially on or over a road allowance or on any other lands owned by or under the jurisdiction of the Municipality. 4.2 The Municipal Law Enforcement Officer may cause a notice to be sent to any owner of a property, owner of a sign, or to both, by means of registered mail or by hand delivery where any sign is found to be in contravention of any provision of this Municipal By-law. 4.3 Any sign determined by the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer to be in contravention of any provision of this By-law may be removed without notice and such sign may be disposed of or impounded at the direction of the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer. 4.4 Any sign impounded by the Municipality shall be held for a period of thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the sign being impounded and at 12:01 a.m. of the thirty first (315') day the sign, if not released to the owner upon payment of the expenses incurred by the Municipality, may be disposed of in a manner at the discretion of the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, without compensation or notice to any person. 4.5 The reasonable expense as determined by the Municipal Clerk for the removal and disposal of any sign removed by the Municipality shall be the responsibility of the sign's owner and such costs are recoverable under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended. 5. PROHIBITIONS 5.1 No person shall erect, use or maintain, or cause or permit to be erected, used or maintained any of the following signs: i) A sign located on premises which does not specifically identify or advertise a business, service, or occupant of the premises where it is located, unless otherwise specified in this By-law; Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 ii) Roof sign, except a barn sign; iii) Vehicle/Trailerslgn on non-motorized vehicles where the purpose of the sign meets the definition of a sign under this By-law; iv) A sign which may cause confusion with a traffic control sign or a traffic control signal; v) A sign located above the first storey of a building; vi) Abandoned signs. 5.2 Prohibited Locations i) No sign or sign support sfructure shall be located in a manner which, in the opinion of the inspector, impedes the necessary view of a pedestrian or motorist; ii) No person shall locate a sign in a manner which obstructs or impedes any fire escape, fire hydrant, fire exit or door, any window required for natural ventilation or natural lighting or required as an emergency escape, or a fire fighter's access panel or skylight, or so as to prevent or impede free access from or to any part of a building; iii) No person shall erect a sign which obstructs or otherwise impedes the utilization of a parking space, loading space, driveway or aisle unless additional parking spaces or loading spaces are provided to comply with the requirements and regulations of the Municipality; iv) No person shall locate a sign which obstructs or impedes the functioning of any flue or air intake, or any exhaust system; v) No person shall nail, screw, tape or otherwise fasten a sign to a tree, fence or fence post other than a no trespass sign; vi) No person shall erect a sign less than 1.0 metre from a street line; vii) No person shall erect a sign higher than 0.75 metres within 3.0 metres of any road allowance where the sign may impede vision of an access from any improved public street to any lot, viii) No person shall erecf a sign within any road allowance other than a transit shelter sign, a bench sign or garbage can sign installed by Municipal agreement, a portable sign, or an off-site directional tourism sign; ix) No person shall erect a sign within a visibility triangle. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 SECTION 6 GENERAL PROVI510NS FOR ALL SIGNS 6.1 Where a sign is illuminated, the sign and source of illumination shall be designed and located so as to prevent light trespass onto an adjacent property. Only down-lighting and back-lighting will be allowed. Down-lights shall be of a full cut-off design as defined by ESNA. 6.2 Nothing in this By-law applies to a sign that is lawfully erected on the day this By-law comes into force, provided the sign is not altered in .any way. The maintenance and repair of the sign or a change in the message displayed shall be deemed not to in itself constitute an alteration. 6.3 In the event a sign that is lawfully :erected on the day this By-law comes into force is altered or removed, all applicable provisions of this By-law shall apply. 6.4 In the event that an existing building is located within a road allowance, signs are allowed on the fagade of the building within the road allowance subject to complying with all the provisions of this By-law. SECTION 7 ALLOWED SIGNS 7.1 Section 7 and Section 8 of this By-law are interdependent and shall be read together 7.2 If a sign is specifically defined in this By-law, but not listed as an allowed sign in any table, then the sign shall not be allowed. 7.3 A sign that is listed in a Table as being allowed shall only be allowed if it satisfies all applicable provisions of this By-law. 7.4 In the Tables to this By-law, the letter "A" indicates a particular sign that is allowed. The letter "N" indicates a particular sign is not allowed. 7.5 For the purposes of this By-law, the type of sign slowed on a property is based on the use of the property. The following land uses which are permitted on particular lands by the Municipality's Zoning By-law are identified in the Tables to this By-law: RES residential IND industrial COM commercial INS institutional AGR agricultural 7.6 Two special areas have been identified in Schedules 1 and 2, attached as part of this By- law, Heritage Resource Areas (HR,4) and the Courtice West Shopping District (CWSD) respectively. Table 1 also shows the sign type allowed in the HRA or CWSD, notwithstanding the use of the property or building as set out in the previous section 7.5. 7.7 The sign types listed in Column 1 of Table 1 -Signs Allowed by Property Use below, shall only be allowed in the property use category (Column 3). The section of this By-law applicable to each sign type is set out in Column 2. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 7.8 SIGNS ALLOWED BY PROPERTY USE The sign and conditions under which they are allowed in property use categories shall be in compliance with Table 1 -Signs Allowed By Property Use. TABLE 1 -SIGNS ALLOWED BY PROPERTY USE Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 PROPERTY USE CATEGORY Sign Type Section RES IND COM INS AGR 1 HRA 2 CWSD i Billboard Sin 8.1 N N N N A N N Cano Sin 8.2 A A A A A A A Directional Sin n/a A A A A A A A Election Sin 8.3 ,4 A A A A A A Electronic Messa a Board 8.4 N A A A N N A Ground Sin 8.5 A A A A A A A Inflatable Sin 8.6 N N A N N N N Menu Board Sin n/a N N A N N N A Mobile Sin 8.7 N A A A A N A Monolith/P lon Sin 8.8 N A A A N N N Off-Site Directional Sin n/a N A A N A N A Overhan in Sin 8.9 N N N N N A N Portable Sin 8.10 A A A A A A A Poster 8.11 A A A A A A A Pre-menu Board Sin n/a N N A N N N A Promotional Construction Direction Si n 8.12 A A A A A A A Promotional Construction Si n 8.13 A A A A A A A Reat Estate Sin n/a A A A A A A A Roof Sin 8.14 N N N N A N N Subdivision Development Si n 8.15 A A A N N N N Wall Sin 8.16 A A A A A A A Window Sin n!a A A A A A A A N =Not Allowed A =Allowed 1. See Section 8.18 2. See Section 8.17 Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 7.9 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SIGNS The maximum number of signs allowed on a property shall be in compliance with Table 2 -Maximum Number of Signs Allowed on a Property. TABLE 2 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SIGNS ALLOWED ON A PROPERTY Si n T e Number Allowed Billboard Sin 1 Canopy Sign 1 per each side of a first floor entrance and/or window 1 er side of the motor vehicle service station cano (ies) Directional Sin No maximum Election Sin No maximum Electronic Messa a Board 1 as art of a round, lon, or monolith si n Ground Sin 1 er ro ert rovided there is no ton si n or monolith si n Inflatable Sin 1 Menu Board Sin 1 er drive throw h facilit Monolith/P lon Sin 1 er roe rovided there is no round si n Mobile Sign 1 per single business property 1 er 50 metres of store-front fronta a for multi-business ro erties Off-Site Directional Sin 1 Overhan in Sin 1 Portable Sin 1 Poster No maximum, 1 er structure Pre-menu Board Sin 1 er drive throw h facilit Promotional Construction Direction Si n 1 Promotional Construction Sin 1 Real Estate Sin 1 er lot fronta e Roof sin 1 Subdivision Develo ment Sin 1 er road fronta a of draft Ian of subdivision site Wall Sign 1 per residential property Unlimited for all other uses Window Sin 1 A maximum of 1 permanent or temporary sign is allowed per home occupation or home industry. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 7.10 MAXIMUM SIGN AREA The maximum area of a sign shall comply with Table 3 -Maximum Sign Area. TABLE 3 MAXIMUM SIGN AREA PROPERTY USE SIGN TYPE RES IND COM INS AGR HRA CWSD Billboard Sin N N N N 18 m N N Canopy Sign 20% of the Canopy Area Directional Sign o.3 m' Election Sign 7a m' 3.o m' EJeCtroniC Message N 50% of the area of a ground, N N 50% of Board Sign pylon, or monolith, sign the area of a ground, pylon, or monolith, si n Ground Sin 0.55 m~ 3.75 m~ 1.5m' 3.75 m' Inflatable Sin N N s.7s m~ N N N N Menu Board N N a.o m' N N a.o m~ Mobile Sign N 3.o m N 3.o m~ MonolithlPylon Sign N 7.5 m~ N N N 9 m2 for multi-tenant property with buildings from 5001-8000 m' Floor area 11m2 for multi-tenant property with buildings 8001 m + floor area Off-Site Directional Sign N i.5 m~ N 1.5 m~ Overhan in Sin N N N N N 1.o m~ N Portable Sin to m~ Poster o.1 m' Pre-menu Board Sin N N 2.o m' N N N 2.o m~ Promotional Construction to m~ Direction Si n Promotional Construction s.o m~ Si n Real Estate Sin 0.55 m~ 2.75 m' 2.75 m' 0.55 m~ 2.75 m' 2.75 m~ 0.55 m~ Roof Sign N N N N zo% of N N roo7area Subdivision Development lomz 1om2 lomz N N N N Si n Wall Sign 0.55 m' 15% of building facade area for one storey building or barn 10% of building facade area for two storey and higher building or barn ~ 40% of the building facade area facing the front lot line and/or extedor ' lot line for subdivision sales offices WindOW Sign 10% Of 50°h of window area distributed across 100% of the glass WIndOW residential building in the CWSD and HRA are allowed 10% of the window area area Agricultural building are allowed 10% of the window area N =Not Allowed Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 7.11 MAXIMUM SIGN HEIGHT The maximum height of a sign shall comply with Table 4 -Maximum Height. TABLE 4 -MAXIMUM HEIGHT SIGN TYPE MAX HEIGHT Billboard Sin 7.5 m Ground Sin 3.Om* Inflatable Sin 2.7 m MenulPre-menu Board Sin 2.5 m Mobile Sin 2.0 m Monolith/P lon Sin 7.5 m Portable Sin 1.25m Subdivisioh Develo ment Sin 7.5 m * Maximum height for residential ground signs is 1.0 metre. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 SECTION 8 SPECIFIC SIGN REGULATIONS 8.7 Billboard Signs i) Billboard signs shall only be allowed along the Highway 35/115 corridor from Highway 2 northward to the City of Kawartha Lakes boundary and are limited to the portions of private property that are within 400 metres of the Highway road allowance. ii) A billboard sign shall not be located, erected or displayed within 400 metres of any other billboard sign. iii) A billboard sign is limited to one display surface only. iv) Animated signs are not allowed as billboard signs. v) All billboards signs within 400 metres of Highway 35/115 shall require the approval of a permit issued by the Ministry of Transportation in addition to the Municipality of Clarington. 8.2 Canopy Signs i) Motor vehicle service station fueling areas may have 1 sign on each side of fueling area canopies. 8.3 Election Signs Election signs shall be erected in compliance with the following: i) Election signs associated with a federal or provincial election shall not be erected earlier than the date of notice of the dropping of the writ for any federal or provincial election or by-election; ii) Election signs associated with a municipal election shall not be erected or displayed any earlier that seventy (70) days before voting day; iii) Election signs shall be removed within forty-eight (48) hours after the close of voting on voting day; iv) Election signs shall be erected only on private property with the permission of the owner, v) Election signs shall not be erected in a road allowance; vi) The maximum size and number of campaign office signs will be based on the type of signs being used and allowed by this By-law. 8.4 Electronic Message Board Signs i) The minimum display time for any electronic message, without movement or change in colour, shall be thirty (30) seconds, and the intensity of the illumination shall be maintained at a constant level. 8.5 Ground Signs i) All ground signs outside of residential areas must include the municipal street address. ii) The maximum height of a ground sign on a residential property is 1.0 metre. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 8.6 Inflatable Signs i) Inflatable signs are allowed on a propertyfor a maximum of seven (7) consecutive days. A maximum of two (2) sign permits will be issued per property, for a total of fourteen (14) days, per calendar year. All inflatable signs are to maintain a setback of 3.0 metres from any property line. All are to be secured to a fixed base and liability insurance may be required. ii) The maximum width of an inflatable sign is 2.5 metres. iii) Inflatable signs are not allowed on roofs. 8.7 Mobile Signs Mobile signs shall be erected in compliance with the following: i) A maximum of three (3) sign permits may be issued within a twelve (12) month period for the same business provided that a minimum twenty-eight (28) days has elapsed between the expiry of the last sign permit and the mobile sign has been removed; ii) A sign permit for a mobile sign shall expire sixty (60) days after the erection date specified on the sign permit. Where an erection date is not specified, the effective date for the purpose of this section shall be the date the sign permit is issued; iii) Upon expiry of a sign permit for a mobile sign, the sign must be removed within twenty-four (24) hours and the Municipality must be informed of the removal of the mobile sign. If the mobile sign is not removed in compliance with this By-law, the Municipality may remove the sign in accordance with Section 4; iv) In no case shall any person erect a mobile and portable sign at the same time; v) Mobile signs are not allowed on vacant property; vi) Nome occupations or home industries are not allowed to have a mobile sign; vii) No person shall rent a mobile sign from a person that is not licensed under a by- law of the Municipality to carry on the business of renting mobile signs; viii) If the mobile sign is rented, the name and telephone number of the owner of the mobile sign must be on the sign structure and easily read; ix) Fluorescent colours are prohibited on a sign area. 8.8 Monolith/Pylon Signs i) Monolith or pylon signs can be used as ground signs where ground signs are allowed. The regulations for ground signs will apply in regards to height and size. ii) All monolith and pylon signs must include the municipal street address. iii) Monolith signs shall not have a sign display area located lower than 1.5 metres above finished grade. iv) Pylon signs shall not have a sign display located lower than 2.44 metres above finished grade. 8.9 Overhanging Signs Overhanging signs shall be erected in compliance with the following: No overhanging sign shall be erected less than 2.5 metres above finished grade or the surface of the road allowance or public sidewalk; Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 ii) Every owner of an overhanging sign shall carry adequate liability insurance for any such sign and that insurance coverage shall also name the Municipality as an additional insured, where the overhanging sign is over a road al/owance; iii) Prior to the issuance of a Sign Permit, a Road Occupancy permit will be obtained for the installation of signs overhanging a road allowance, if required; iv) An overhanging sign that weighs more than 115 kg will require a building permit. 8.10 Portable Signs Portable signs shall be erected in compliance with the following: i) A portable sign shall only be used and displayed during the actual hours of operation of the business that it is advertising; ii) No portable sign shall be located in a manner that restricts the free and safe movement for any pedestrian, vehicle or other conveyance on any sidewalk, path, road allowance or driveway, or in a manner which impedes vision; iii) In no case shall a person erect a portable sign and a mobile sign at the same time. 8.11 Poster Signs Poster signs shall be erected in compliance with the following: i) A poster sign shall be displayed for a maximum of 21 days and not more than three days after the end of an advertised event; ii) The Municipality may remove and dispose of a poster sign without notice or compensation to any person. 8.12 Promotional Construction Direction Signs Promotional Construction Direction signs shall be erected in compliance with the following: i) The sign shad only be used and displayed during the actual hours of operation of the subdivision sales office during week days; and signs may be displayed on Saturdays and Sundays provided that such signs are displayed on street boulevards only and are not located any closer than one (1.0) metre to the curb, or where there are no curbs, three (3.0) metres from the edge of the traveled portion of the street and that such signs are removed no later than 08:00 hours (8:00 a.m.) on each Monday. ii) No Promotional Construction Direction sign shall be located in a manner that restricts the free and safe movement for any pedestrian, vehicle or other conveyance on any sidewalk, path, road allowance or driveway, or in a manner which impedes vision; iii) In no case shall a person erect a Promotional Construction Direction sign and a mobile sign at the same time. 8.13 Promotional Construction Signs i) Promotiona! construction signs shall be removed within thirty (30) days of the completion of the project. 8.14 Roof Signs i) Roof signs shall only be allowed as a barn sign on an agricultural use property. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 8.15 Subdivision Development Signs i) A subdivision development sign shall not be erected until the subdivision being advertised has been draft approved and must be located on the plan of subdivision site. ii) A subdivision development sign shall be removed within thirty (30) days after the date. of the sale of the last property within the plan of subdivision. 8.16 Wall Signs i) A wall sign cannot project more than 0.3 metres from the wall of a building or structure. 8.17 Heritage Resource Area Signs i) Signs within the Heritage Resource Areas identified in Schedule 1 to this By-law shall comply with the provision of any applicable Community Improvement Plan. ii) No person shall erect a sign which disfigures or conceals any significant architectural feature of a building, and no person shall erect a sign which distracts from the heritage nature of the surrounding area. iii) Preferred sign materials include wood (painted, carved or cutout letters) and metal (porcelain coated, photo or line-etched, engraved or brass letters). Alternative material may be considered, provided that they maintain the heritage character of the streetscape. The colour and design of a sign shall be sympathetic and compatible with the surrounding area. iv) Ambient, overhead, gooseneck or low-key lighting should be used for exterior lighting of all signs, regardless of the age of the building. 8.18 Agricultural Signs Along Provincial Highways A permit is not required from the Ministry of Transportation for properties within 400 metres of a Provincial highway as set out in Bill 98, regardless a municipal sign permit is required. SECTION 9 EXCEPTIONS BY AMENDMENT SECTION 10 SEVERABILITY 10.1 If a court of competent jurisdiction should declare any section or part of a section of this By-law to be invalid, such decision does not affect the validity, effectiveness, or enforceability of the other sections or parts of the provisions of this By-law unless the court makes an order to the contrary. Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 SECTION 71 DATE EFFECTIVE 11.1 This By-law shall come into force on Read a first, second and third time and finally passed this day of 2009. Jim Abernethy, Mayor Patti L. Barrie, Municipal Clerk Attachment 6 To Report PSD-051-09 SCHEDULE? HERITAGE RESOURCE AREAS Schedule "1" to Sign By-Law -09 HERITAGE RESOURCE AREAS }I'.W BiF£II IE9l ~ Y4M e I OA1Y.Y.!Y4 R2M W!1! 9 ` ' / ~ Gu T_ ~ ~~ f~ . ~r J T vvvv%"" Y I ~~~ J I ~ ~ wuu AE.IiE l l ~ y ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ /r ~ 4~ s,~ ~~ /• ° ` _ ~ ~. ~ at ~, 1 ~~~' r _; ~ ~.. BOWhtANVILLE ORONO rEJ114E 1~1 M GE61#f ~ ~~ 5f k R ~ ~ yi .~~~~-•. yl ~ , ~ ~ ,! I~ ,..,.. I ~.. ~ x - ~J _ ` t ax:LLr ~I :. I ww f I r i ~i .. ~. LLLL .. J ~~ Y . ~ ~. tri4LflN.p tT A.- .. ~. WY ' fMA x l f W ~ xmo x r ' ,~ .. :~. ~ ~ ~ ~ "" ~ ••• 1KGYf4 OICh ~. 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