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SIGN REGULATIONS - ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND TEMPORARY SIGNAGE
1. That By-law 2005-093, Section 2.0.0.0.0, Definitions be amended by deleting the current definition of “official sign” and replacing it with the following:
“City Official Sign - means any sign erected by the City including but not limited to information signs, directional signs, traffic control signs, signs erected that control or regulate the movement of vehicles or pedestrians or any signs approved under the Highway Traffic Act.”
2. That By-law 2005-093, Section 2.0.0.0.0, Definitions be amended by adding a definition for “Road Construction Area” as follows:
“Road Construction Area - means the components of a roadway within a Temporary Work Zone known as Transition Area, Longitudinal Buffer Area, Work Area, and Termination Area (as described in the Ministry of Transportation Ontario Traffic Manual Temporary Conditions) for which the normal flow of traffic is impacted by lane closures. In the event of a full road closure, the Road Construction Area is the section of the road that is closed, between the beginning and end of the detour route.”
3. That By-law 2005-093, Section 12.2.0.0.0, Mobile Signs, be amended to exempt owners of commercial or industrial property from the provisions of the by-law to permit any number of mobile signs to be placed on private property within a road construction area, if the duration of such road construction is expected to exceed 30 consecutive days, and as approved by the Engineering Department, without a mobile sign permit or payment of any associated fee and to permit such signs to remain for the duration of the construction period, subject to compliance with all other provisions of the Sign By-law.
4. That By-law 2005-093, Section 18.0.0.0.0, “Storage and Disposal” be renamed “Recovery of Costs for Removal, Storage and Disposal”.
5. That By-law 2005-093, Section 18.0.0.0.0 be amended by adding the following:
“Where the City removes a sign and Notice has been provided as set out in Section 18.1.0.0.0, the owner shall submit payment of all fees associated with the removal, storage and disposal of each sign as set out on the Notice provided within 30 days of receipt. All costs and charges incurred by a municipality for the removal, care and storage of a sign that is erected or displayed in contravention of this by-law shall be considered a lien on the advertising device that may be enforced by the municipality under the Repair and Storage Liens Act.”
6. That the City Clerk be authorized to make any further changes to By-law 2005-093 necessary to fully implement the above changes. (LGL007-12) (File P22-Signs)