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October 8, 2019 – Township of Selwyn

Review of Sign By-law 2007-55 Presentation topic: Regulation of third-party advertising signs installed on private property within 400 metres of County road allowance

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• Regulation of any sign installed in the County

road allowance

• Regulation of any sign installed within 400

metres of the County road allowance

• Regulation of any sign installed in Bush Country

area of the County

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Road allowance

Sign By-law - Purpose

400 metre setback

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Road allowance 400 metre setback

Sign By-law – Types of Signs

Own-business location signs Corplast signs Bush Country signs Third party advertising signs

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Road allowance 400 metre setback

Recommendation of Working Committee

That the County of Peterborough refers the matter of the installation of third-party advertising signs on private properties to lower tier municipalities for consultation, with consideration of the following topics:

• Setback distance of signs to be installed on private

property from the property limit of the County road allowance in high-speed zones;

• Regulation of signs installed on private property along

County roadways within built-up (hamlet) areas with 50km/hr zones;

• Overall regulation of all signs installed on private property

along County and lower tier municipal roadways.

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Road allowance 400 metre setback

Sign By-law - Exemptions

• Permitted signs within setback distance of 400 m

from County road allowance (by permit)

• Bush Country signs (by permit)
• Municipal street and other public safety signs
• Real estate signs (< 6 sq. ft.)
• Memorial and commemorative signs
• Municipal facilities and schools
• Recreation and tourism signs
• Election signs (< 6 sq. ft.)
• Own-building face/roof signs
• Farm produce signs

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Road allowance

Sign By-law - Administration

• Urban & Built-up areas 50 km/hr or less:
• Property owners are exempt from

County By-law

• Sign installations are to be regulated

by lower tier municipalities through existing control mechanisms

• Signs must comply with local municipal

by-laws & policies

• County regulates high speed County roads

50 km/hr (Admin. by Municipalities) > 50 km/hr (Admin. by County) 400 metre setback

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Working Committee Recommendation

Setback distance of signs to be installed on private property from the property limit of the County road allowance in high-speed zones. Discussion:

• Current Sign By-law – Own-Business and Third-party signs may be

installed on private property through issuance of a County permit

• Issue – inability to enforce Sign Bylaw; existing non-permitted signs
• Options:

1. Status quo; County to engage By-law enforcement agent to actively enforce regulation of signs within 400 m of County roads 2. Remove regulation of signs on private property adjacent to high speed roads from the County By-law; Regulation controlled by lower tier municipalities through existing control mechanisms

• Considerations:
• Cost to engage By-law enforcement agent
• Signs > 1.8m in height require review by a Professional Engineer;

Municipalities may consider issuing Building permit

• Aesthetics of your community

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Regulation of signs installed on private property along County roadways within built-up (hamlet) areas with 50km/hr zones.

Working Committee Recommendation

Discussion:

• Current Sign By-law – property owners within built-up areas are

exempt from County By-law

• Issue – duplication of service; confusion as to who is “in-charge”
• Options:

1. Delete exemption of built-up areas from County By-law; County to regulate all sign installations along County roads 2. Remove regulation of signs on private property adjacent to high speed roads from the County By-law; Regulation controlled by lower tier municipalities through existing control mechanisms

• Considerations:
• Duplication of service (Hamlets vs. high speed County roads)
• Municipalities have existing control mechanisms to regulate

signs on private property

• By-law and Building code enforcement
• Aesthetics of your community

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Overall regulation of all signs installed on private property along County and lower tier municipal roadways.

Working Committee Recommendation

Discussion:

• Current Sign By-law – considers only high speed County roads
• Issue – consistency of regulation of private sign installations along

County roads and lower tier municipal roads

• Options:

1. Prepare a comprehensive County Sign By-law to regulate all signs installed on private property County-wide along County roads and lower tier municipal roads

• Considerations:
• Consistency of regulation and enforcement
• Cost to engage By-law and Building Code enforcement agents
• Size of land area of the County
• Aesthetics of your community

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• Council’s comments requested by October 22nd:
• Status quo; Regulation by County of high speed

roads; Regulation by municipalities of built-up areas

• Regulation by municipalities of signs on private

property adjacent to all County roads (high speed roads and built-up areas)

• Expand scope of County Sign By-law to regulate

signs on private property adjacent to County and municipal roads

• Incorporate comments into report of the Sign By-law

Working Committee

• Finalize Committee report and present to County

Council

• Revise/re-write County Sign By-law

Summary and Next Steps

Road allowance 400 metre setback

End of presentation

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Name Agency/Business Position Alyssa Cook Apsley Roofing & Exteriors Business Tedd Bell Bell Sign and Design Shop Business Bev Matthews Trent Lakes Public Ron Gerow Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Public Garnet Northey Trent Lakes Public Sherry Boyce-Found Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism General Manager Tracie Bertrand Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development (PKED) Director of Tourism & Communications Brian Raymond Municipality of Trent Lakes Chief Building Official Alana Solman Township of North Kawartha CAO Brian Gratton Township of Havelock-Belmont- Methuen Economic Development Officer/ Deputy Clerk

Sign By-law Working Committee