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 October 8, 2019 – Township of Selwyn 1
Sign By-law - Purpose - 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 400 metre setback Road allowance 2
Corplast Sign By-law – Types of Signs signs Bush Country signs Third party advertising signs Own-business location signs 400 metre setback Road allowance 3
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. 400 metre setback Road allowance 4
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 400 metre setback Road allowance 5
Sign By-law - Administration - Urban & Built-up areas 50 km/hr or less: - Property owners are exempt from 50 km/hr County By-law (Admin. by Municipalities) - Sign installations are to be regulated by lower tier municipalities through existing control mechanisms - Signs must comply with local municipal by-laws & policies > 50 km/hr (Admin. by County) - County regulates high speed County roads 400 metre setback Road allowance 6
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 7
Working Committee Recommendation Regulation of signs installed on private property along County roadways within built-up (hamlet) areas with 50km/hr zones. 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 8
Working Committee Recommendation Overall regulation of all signs installed on private property along County and lower tier municipal roadways. 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 9
Summary and Next Steps Council’s comments requested by October 22 nd : - - 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 400 metre setback Road allowance 10
Sign By-law Working Committee 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 & General Manager Tourism Tracie Bertrand Peterborough & the Kawarthas Director of Tourism & Economic Development (PKED) Communications Brian Raymond Municipality of Trent Lakes Chief Building Official Alana Solman Township of North Kawartha CAO Brian Gratton Township of Havelock-Belmont- Economic Development Officer/ Methuen Deputy Clerk End of presentation 11
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