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Home My WebLink About2011-010CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON BY-LAW NO. 2011-010 being a By-law to amend Sign By-law 2009-123, as amended of the Municipality of Clarington WHEREAS Section 11 of the Municipal Act, 2001, Chapter 25, as amended, provides for the amendment of By-laws regulating or prohibiting the erection of signs; AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington deems it advisable to amend By-law 2009-123, of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington enacts as follows: Section 2 -INTERPRETATION OF BY-LAW is hereby amended be including the following new definitions": "COMMUNITY GROUP" means a volunteer based organization which has a constitution and by-laws in place or at minimum a mission statement or a statement of purpose. They have a Board of Directors/Slate of Officers and they provide direct services, programs or events that benefit the residents of Clarington. They may or may not be incorporated provincially and/or federally. Places of worship organizations are considered to be a community group for the purpose of this by-law. "FLUORESCENT" means any bright, vibrant colour of a day-glow or neon-like nature intended to stand out and catch the viewer's attention. "NON-PROFIT/NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION" means an organization similar to a community group with a constitution, by-laws and a Board of directors. They are registered/incorporated as anot-for-profit organization and should be able to provide their not-for-profit number. 2. Section 7 -ALLOWED SIGNS is hereby amended as shown in Schedule A. 3. Section 8.9 -Mobile Signs is hereby amended by replacing the existing 8.9 i) with the following:: 8.9 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 sixty (60) days has elapsed between the expiry of the last sign permit and the mobile sign has been removed for a period of sixty (60) days. And by adding the following new points to the end of Section 8.9: 8.9 x) A maximum of three (3) sign permits may be issued within a twelve (12) month period for signs to be installed for a maximum of two (2) weeks for a community group or non-profit/not-for-profit organization provided that a minimum sixty (60) days has elapsed between the expiry of the last sign permit and the mobile sign has been removed for a period of sixty (60) days. 8.9. xi) A sign permit for mobile sign for a community group or anon-profiUnot-for-profit organization shall expire twenty-four (24) days after the erection date specified on the sign permit for signs that are exempt from the sign permit fee. 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. 4. Section 8 -Specific Sign Regulations is hereby amended by adding a new Subsection 8.13 as follows Section 8.13 Personal Signs i) Personal signs may be erected for two (2) week periods. A minimum of sixty (60) days must elapse between a personal sign being removed and another personal sign being erected. All subsequent subsections are renumbered, and all references to these sections in Section 7 are renumbered accordingly. 5. Section 9 -EXCEPTIONS BY AMENDMENT is hereby amended by inserting the following new subsections and renumbering the subsequent subsections to 9.18, 9.19 and 9.20. 9.14 A reduction in the minimum required setback from a road allowance from 1 metre to 0.25 metres for a ground sign and a temporary sign, and a window sign for each business is permitted for the property located at 161 King Street East, Bowmanville (PSD-112-08). 9.15 A reduction in the required setback from the road allowance from 1 metre to 0 metres and an increase in the maximum permitted sign area for a ground sign from 1.5 square metres to 2.3 square metres is permitted for the property located at 1848 Concession Road 6 (PSD-091-09). 9.16 A reduction in the required setback from a road allowance from 1 metre to 0.45 metres, and a reduction in the required visibility triangle from 3 metres by 3 metres to 3 metres by 0.75 metres to accommodate a ground sign is permitted for the property located at 118 King Street east, Bowmanville (PSD-108-09). 9.17 A reduction in the required setback from a road allowance from 1 metre to 0 metres, and an increase in the required size from 1.5 m2 to 2.7 m2 to accommodate the existing ground sign for the property located at 183 Church Street West, Bowmanville (PSD-008-10). By adding the following new subsection: 9.21 Notwithstanding Section 3.3, community groups and non-profit/not-for-profit organizations are deemed exempt from paying temporary sign permit fees for a maximum of three (3) mobile signs per year for signs that are installed for two week periods. 6. Tables "1", "2" and "3" of By-law 2009-123 are amended as per the shaded areas on Schedule "A". 7. Schedule "1" -HERITAGE RESOURCE AREAS is hereby amended as shown in Schedule B. BY-LAW read a first time this 31s` day of January, 2011 BY-LAW read a second time this 3155 day of January, 2011 BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this 31 st day of January, 2011 Honan~ester,-Mayor_-- `_ SCHEDULE A TO BY-LAW NO. 2011-010 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 PR OPERTY USE CATEG ORY Sign Type Section RES IND COM INS AGR HRA CWS Overhan in Sin 8.12 N N N N 1 N 2 A D N Persona( Sin $.'f 3 A N N N; N N ' N Portable Sin 8.14 A A A A A A A N =Not Allowed A =Allowed 1. See Section 8.22 2. See Section 8.23 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 pe Number Allowed Mobile Sign 1 per single business property 1 per 75 metres of store-front frontage for multi- business ro erties to a maximum of 3 Multi-Unit Residentiaf Sign ; 1 per' multi-Unit development site enhance from a ublic road allowance Off-Site Direction Sign 1 vvernan m s~ n 1 Rersanal Sin ! 1 Portable Sin 1 7.10 MAXIMUM SIGN AREA The maximum area of a sign shall comply with Table 3 -Maximum Sign Area. Off-Site TABLE 3 -MAXIMUM SIGN AREA PROPERTY USE fPE RES IND COM INS AGR HRA C1 i/Pylon Sign N 7.5 m N N N 9 m2 for multi-tenant property with buildings from 5001-8000 m2 floor area 11 mz for multi-tenant property with buildings 8001 m+ floor area ~t Residential 75"f of ~ f N display surface 2m~I When attached to landscape feature wall Directional N 1.5 m N 1.5 mz* 1.0 m2 1.5 ding Sign N N N N N 1.0 m2 N Sin 0.30m Sign 1.Om N =Not Allowed * SPP Sartinn q ~ q SCHEDULE B TO BY-LAW NO. 2011-010 NEWCASTLE VILLAGE vvrrm'rrv vase nonnin Schedule "1" to Sign By-Law zoog - zz3 HERITAGE RESOURCE AREAS