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SIGN BY-LAW REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING SERVICES/BY-LAW BUILDING SERVICES/BY-LAW
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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OVERHANGING Residential Industrial Commercial Institutional Future Development Central Commercial Entrepreneurial Zone Not Permitted
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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VARIANCE FEES VARIANCE FEES Minor Variance Application$350.00 Variance Appeal Application$150.00
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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 $ 250.00/ea A-Frame/Sandwich Board/Sidewalk Signs: $100.00/ea
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