Sign By-law

 

AND WHEREAS section 252 of the Municipal Act permits a municipal Council to provide for a committee of Council to hear interested parties or to afford them an opportunity to be heard before making a decision;

 

NOTICE

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The purpose of this By-law shall be to coordinate the type, placement, and scale of signs within the different land-use zones and to recognize the commercial communication requirements of all-sectors of the business community. In so doing, the By-law shall encourage signs which are compatible to the heritage of its downtown buildings and the unique scenic characteristics of the community; shall promote both renovation and proper maintenance; and shall be accomplished by regulation of the size, shape, display, erection, use, and maintenance of signs. The use of signs is regulated according to zone. No sign shall be permitted as a main or accessory use except in accordance with this By-law.

 

The By-law shall not relate to building design. Nor shall the By-law regulate official traffic or government signs; the copy and message of signs; signs not intended to be viewed from a public right-of-way; window displays which do not constitute window signs; product dispensers; scoreboards on athletic fields; flags of any nation; government or noncommercial organization; gravestones; religious symbols; commemorative plaques; the display of street numbers; or any display or construction not defined herein as a sign. (amended by By-law 01-63)

 

Thus, the primary intent of this By-law shall be to regulate signs of a commercial nature intended to be viewed from any vehicular or pedestrian right-of-way.