SIGN BY-LAW REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING SERVICES/BY-LAW BUILDING SERVICES/BY-LAW

 DEPARTMENT INTRODUCTION  OUTLINE OF WHERE EACH TYPE OF SIGN IS PERMITTED INCLUDING SPATIAL LIMITS AND HEIGHT  REVISIONS THAT WERE MADE TO THE EXISTING SIGN BY-LAW  Q & A

BUILDING SERVICES/BY-LAW DEPARTMENT STAFF  CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL- Geno Vanhaelewyn  DEPUTY CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL- Emily Xeureb  PROPERTY STANDARDS/ BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER- Christine Barnard  BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER- Kathleen Musselman  DEVELOPMENT TECHNICIAN – Lisa VanderWallen

BILLBOARDS Residential Industrial Commercial (SC/NC) Institutional Entrepreneurial Zone Central Commercial Not Permitted Future Development Allowed: one sign Area: 19 m² (200 ft²) Height: 7.5 m

CANOPY/AWNING Residential Not Permitted Industrial Permitted Commercial (SC/NC) Permitted Institutional Permitted Future Development Not Applicable Entrepreneurial Zone Not Permitted Central Commercial Allowed: one per property, provided no awning, canopy, or wall sign already

DIRECTIONAL Residential Allowed: No Maximum – Multi-Res Only Area: 0.3 m² Height: 1.22 m Industrial Allowed: No Maximum Area: 3.0 m² Height: 2 m Commercial (SC/NC) Allowed: No Maximum Area: 0.5 m² Height: 2 m Institutional Allowed: No Maximum Area: 3 m² Height: 2 m

DIRECTIONALContinued… Future Development Not Applicable Entrepreneurial Zone Allowed: No Maximum Area: 0.3 m² Height: 1.22 m Central Commercial Allowed: No Maximum Area: 0.3 m² Height: 1.22 m

ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARD Residential Future Development Entrepreneurial Zone Central Commercial Not Permitted Industrial Commercial (SC/NC) Institutional Allowed: one as part of ground, pylon, or monolith sign Area: 50% of area of ground, pylon, or monolith sign

GROUND Residential Future Development Not Permitted Industrial Institutional Allowed: one per property, provided no pylon or monolith sign already Area: 6.0 m² Height: 3 m

GROUNDContinued… Entrepreneurial Zone Allowed: one per property, provided no pylon or monolith sign already Area: 1.5 m² Height: 1.5 m Commercial (SC/NC) Central Commercial Allowed: one per property, provided no pylon or monolith sign already Area: 3.75 m² Height: 3 m

MENU BOARD Residential Industrial Institutional Future Development Entrepreneurial Zone Central Commercial Not Permitted Commercial (SC/NC) Allowed: one per drive through lane Area: 4 m² Height: 3.65 m

MOBILE Residential Future Development Entrepreneurial Zone Not Permitted Industrial Commercial (SC/NC) Institutional Central Commercial Allowed: one per property Area: 3.0 m² Height: 2 m

MONOLITH/PYLON Residential Future Development Entrepreneurial Zone Not Permitted Industrial Commercial (SC/NC) Institutional Central Commercial Allowed: one per property, provided no ground sign already Area: 18.6 m² (200 ft²) Height: 9.75 m

NON - PROFIT ORGANIZATION/ COMMUNITY Is an non for profit organization, community group/event that operates within the Town of Tillsonburg. Organization must have Town approval but exempt from paying any fees. Must be removed 3 days after the event.

OVERHANGING Residential Industrial Commercial Institutional Future Development Central Commercial Entrepreneurial Zone Not Permitted

PORTABLE (A-Frame, Sandwich, etc.) Industrial Commercial (SC/NC) Institutional Future Development Entrepreneurial Zone Central Commercial Allowed: one sign Area: 1 m² Height: 1.25 m Residential Not Permitted

PORTABLE - SIDEWALK SIGN Residential Industrial Future Development Entrepreneurial Zone Commercial (SC/NC) Not Permitted Central Commercial Allowed: one sign AREA: 0.75 m2 HEIGHT: 1.0 m WIDTH: 0.75 m2

PRE-MENU BOARD SIGN Residential Industrial Future Development Entrepreneurial Zone Central Commercial Not Permitted Commercial (SC/NC) Allowed: one per drive through lane Area: 2 m² Height: 2.5 m

PROMOTIONAL SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT DIRECTION Residential Future Development Institutional Industrial Entrepreneurial Zone Commercial (SC/NC) Allowed: maximum of four per model home/sales office in a registered subdivision development Central Commercial Not Permitted

PROMOTIONAL CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION Residential Industrial Commercial (SC/NC) Institutional Future Development Entrepreneurial Zone Central Commercial Allowed: one sign No Bldg. Permit Area: 0.5 m 2 Bldg. Permit Area: 6 m² Height: 7.5 m

SUBDIVISIONDEVELOPMENT Residential Industrial Commercial (SC/NC) Future Development Allowed: one per 150 m road frontage of draft plan of subdivision site to a max of 4. Area: 25 m² Height: 6.0 m Entrepreneurial Zone Institutional Central Commercial Not Applicable

WALL Residential Allowed: one per residential home occupation directly attached to dwelling wall Area: 1.0 m² Industrial Commercial (SC/NC) Institutional Future Development Entrepreneurial Zone Central Commercial Allowed: Unlimited in terms of number of signs, but must meet area requirements - commercial, industrial or institutional building shall have a maximum sign area of 0.75 m 2 per horizontal linear meter of the wall face. - shall not cover more than 20% in total aggregate area of the wall on which they are erected, displayed or placed. - total area of any single wall sign per business premise shall not exceed 35 m².

WINDOW ResidentialNot Permitted Industrial Commercial Institutional Future Development Entrepreneurial Zone Allowed: one sign, must meet area requirements -50 % of window area distributed across 100% of the glass Central Commercial- 30% of window across 100% of glass - Residential buildings within the Central Commercial area are allowed 10% of the window area

VARIANCES The Director has partial delegated authority The Director shall have regard to: - Special circumstances or conditions applicable to the application - Whether special circumstances are pre-existing - Whether the proposed sign will detrimentally alter the character of the building, property or area, - Whether the general intent and purpose of the Sign By-law is maintained - Variance decisions made by Director can be appealed to council

FEES FEES PERMIT FEES Mobile Signs $25.00/month Ground Signs$100.00/ea Fascia,Canopy.Awning Signs$100.00/ea (up to 10 m 2 ) $150.00/ea (over 10 m 2 ) Monolith,Pylon Signs$250.00/ea Billboard Signs$350.00/ea No Fee in CC Zone if signage and the lighting of signage complies with the 2012 Central Area Design Study Construction/ Placement Without A Permit – Double the Permit Fee

VARIANCE FEES VARIANCE FEES Minor Variance Application$ Variance Appeal Application$150.00

REMOVAL/STORAGE FEES General $100.00/sign Mobile Sign $250.00/ea Posters $25.00/ea + cost to repair any damage to public property Temporary Signs $25.00/ea Banner Sign $ /ea A-Frame/Sandwich Board/Sidewalk Signs: $100.00/ea