HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-103 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALTIY OF CLARINGTON
BY-LAW NUMBER 2001-103
being a by-law to amend Sign By-law 97-157, as amended of the Municipality of
Clarington
WHEREAS Chapter M.45, Subsection 207(146) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended,
provides for the creation and amendment of By-laws regulating or prohibiting the erection of
signs and provides for the charging of fees for inspection and/or issuing of permits and for the
pulling down or removal of contravening signs;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington deems it
advisable to amend By-law 97-157, as amended, 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:
1. "Section 2 —DEFINITIONS is hereby amended as follows;
(I) by amending the definition of"Sign,Mobile"to include the word "temporary"
before the word "sign".
(ii) by adding a new definition"Removal Security Deposit" after the definition of
"Region".
"REMOVAL SECURITY DEPOSIT"refers to the fee identified in Schedule 2
to this By-law.
2. Deleting Section "3.9 MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION APPROVAL" in its entirety
and renumbering the following sections accordingly.
3. Amend Section 4.3 TABLE C as follows:
by amending the Identification Sign requirements for Community Facility by
adding the word "or"before "20%".
4. "Section 5 —ADMINISTRATION is hereby amended as follows;
(i) by amending Section 5.4 PLANS REQUIRED by removing the words
"community service sign,"
(ii) by amending Section 5.5.2 by removing the words "a community service sign,"
and by deleting the last 3 sentences in their entirety, being "A permit for a
temporary sign including a mobile sign shall expire within 60 days of the date of
erection of the sign. Upon expiry of the permit, the sign must be removed within
48 hours. If the sign is not removed, the Municipality may remove it at the
landowner's expense."
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(iii) by deleting Section 5.5.3 in its entirety and replacing it with the following;
"In the case of temporary signs including a mobile sign, a maximum of three (3)
permits may be issued within a twelve (12) month period for the same business
provided that a minimum 28 days has elapsed between the expiry of the last
permit and the temporary sign has been removed in accordance with Section 5.5.5
of this By-law."
by deleting Section 5.5.4 in its entirety and replacing it with the following;
(iv) "A permit for a temporary sign including a mobile sign shall expire within 60
days of the erection date as identified on the permit application. Where an
erection date is not provided, the effective date for the purpose of this section
shall be the date the permit is received."
(v) by renumbering Section 5.5.5 to 5.5.7 and adding a new Section 5.5.5. as follows;
"Upon expiry of a permit identified in Section 5.5.4, the temporary sign must be
removed within 48 hours and the Municipality must be informed in writing of the
removal of said temporary sign. If the temporary sign is not removed and the
Municipality does not receive written notification within five (5) working days,
the removal security deposit will not be refunded and the Municipality may
remove the temporary sign at the landowner's expense."
(vi) by renumbering Section 5.5.6 to 5.5.8 and adding a new Section 5.5.6 as follows:
"Notwithstanding Sections 5.5.4 and 5.5.5, a permit for a promotional
construction sign shall expire within one year from the date of erection of said
temporary sign. Upon expiry of the permit, the temporary sign must be removed
within 48 hours and the Municipality must be informed in writing of the removal
of the said temporary sign. If the temporary sign is not removed and the
Municipality does not receive written notification within five (5) working days,
the removal security deposit is not refunded and the Municipality may remove the
temporary sign at the landowner's expense. Notwithstanding the above, an
application for a successive permit may be made prior to expiry of the preceding
permit. Issuance of the permit must occur prior to expiry of the preceding permit
to avert the required removal of the promotional construction sign."
(vii) by deleting Section 5.6 FEE REQUIRED in its entirety and replace it with the
following:
"5.6 PERMIT FEE AND REMOVAL SECURITY DEPOSIT
5.6.1 No plans for any sign shall be accepted by the Director of Planning or
his/her designate until fees have been paid for the review and inspection of
the said plans, as prescribed by Schedule 2 to this By-law."
(viii) by adding a new Section 5.6.2 as follows:
"5.6.2 For every temporary sign that is required to pay a permit fee, a deposit
shall be collected in accordance with the rates prescribed in Schedule 2 as a
security for the removal of the temporary sign. The Removal Security Deposit
shall be paid when an application for a temporary sign permit is made. Said
deposit shall be refunded only if the temporary sign is removed as prescribed in
Section 5.5.5 or 5.5.6 of this By-law."
(ix) by amending Section 5.8.3 by adding the following "and the removal security
deposit will not be refunded." after the words "within 48 hours".
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5. Adding a new schedule to the By-law entitled "Schedule 2 to Sign By-Law 97-157
PERMIT FEE AND REMOVAL SECURITY DEPOSIT SCHEDULE" after Schedule 1
to Sign By-Law 97-157 HERITAGE RESOURCE AREAS .
"Schedule 2 to Sign By-Law 97-157 PERMIT FEE and REMOVAL SECURITY
DEPOSIT SCHEDULE
FEES SCHEDULE
Effective Dates Sign Permit Fee Community Service
(non-refundable) Temporary Sign
Permit
June 11, 2001 to December 31, 2001 $ 30.00 Nil
January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002 $ 35.00 Nil
January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003 1 $40.00 1 Nil
REMOVAL SECURITY DEPOSIT - $ 250.00
6. This By-law shall come into effect on the date of the passing hereof.
BY-LAW read a first time this 11th day of June 2001
BY-LAW read a second time this 11th day of June 2001
BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed 11th day of June 2001
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