HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law No. 2017-116 THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
BY-LAW NO. 2017-116
BEING A BY-LAW TO REGULATE SIGNS INCLUDING ELECTION SIGNS
WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
WHEREAS Section 11(3) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, as amended, provides that
a lower tier municipality may pass by-laws respecting structures, including signs;
AND WHEREAS Section 88.2 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as amended,
outlines provisions for the permitting of posting election signage;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Bayham deems
it necessary to have a Sign By-law for the Municipality of Bayham to ensure public
safety on roads and highways;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Bayham
hereby enacts as follows:
SHORT TITLE
This By-law may be cited as the 'Sign By-law'
Section 1 - Definitions
1.1 "Candidate" shall have the same meaning as in the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as
amended, as applicable, and shall be deemed to include a person seeking to influence
another person to vote for or against any question or by-law submitted to the electors
under Section 8 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.
1.2 "Campaign Office" shall mean a building or portion of a building which is used by a
candidate or an agent of a candidate as part of an election campaign and where a
candidate's campaign staff are normally present and the public may enter to obtain
information about the candidate.
1.3 "Daylighting Triangle" shall mean the triangle space formed by intersecting
street lines on a corner lot and a line drawn from one point on one of the
street lines to a point on the other street line.
1.4 "Election Sign" shall mean any sign:
i. advertising or promoting a candidate in a municipal, provincial or federal
election or by-election;
ii. other advertising device, including without limitation, posters, placards,
bulletins, banners, notices, pictures or any combination thereof, which
promote or relate to any municipal, provincial or federal election, including
an election of a local board or commission; and
iii. that uses words, pictures or graphics or any combination thereof intended to
influence persons to vote for or against any question or by-law submitted to
electors under Section 8 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as amended.
1.5 "Highway" shall have the same meaning as the Highway Traffic Act, RSO
1990 c.H.8, as amended, and includes common and public highway, street,
roadway, avenue, gate, alley, court, crescent, boulevard, lane, trail, way,
chase, road, drive, circle, mews, line, side road, parkway, driveway, square,
place, bridge, viaduct, or trestle, any part or which is intended for, or used by
the general public for the passage of vehicles and includes the area between
the lateral lines thereof.
1.6 "Municipal Law Enforcement Officer" shall mean a person appointed by the
Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Bayham for the purpose of
enforcing Municipal By-laws and for the purpose of this by-law shall include
Ontario Provincial Police and the Manager of Public Works and Operations or
designate.
1.7 "Public Property" shall mean property owned by or under the control of the
Municipality of Bayham or any of its agencies, boards or commissions,
including highways, boulevards and road allowances, and shall be further
deemed to include public utilities facilities, regardless of whether the public
utilities facilities are owned by or under the control of the Municipality and
shall also be deemed to include, benches, municipal recycling containers or
other structures, located on a highway regardless of whether the containers or
structures are owned by the Municipality. Property owned by the Municipality
and leased to another person or entity shall not be and shall not be deemed
to be public property.
1.8 "Official Sign" shall mean a sign placed by the Municipality to control and
regulate the movement of vehicles and pedestrians, signs posted by the
Municipality under the provisions of the Sign By- law, includes a sign
approved by the Ministry of Transportation Ontario, and includes signs
described in the Highway Traffic Act, RSO 1990 c.H.8, as amended.
1.9 "Person" shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership or sole
proprietorship.
1.10 "Premises" shall include the parking lot, adjoining fences and road
allowances.
1.11 "Sign" shall mean any advertising or promotion device, including without
limitation, posters, placards, bulletins, banners, notices, pictures or any
combination thereof.
1.12 "Sign Height" shall mean the vertical distance measured from the highest
point of the sign to grade and includes any support structure.
1.13 "Vehicle" includes any means of transportation powered by any type of motor
or human power.
1.14 "Voting Place" means the entire property and all the boundaries associated
with it, when such voting place is located within a public premises and shall
mean all of the common elements when the voting place is located on private
premises.
Section 2 —General Provisions
2.1 No Person shall erect, attach, place or display any sign except as permitted
by this by-law.
2.2 No Person shall erect, attach, place or display any sign, with the exception of
an Election Sign, on any Highway or Public Property within the Municipality of
Bayham.
2.3 No Person or Candidate shall erect, attach, place or display any Sign or
Election Sign or permit to be erected, attached, placed or displayed any Sign
or Election Sign:
i. on or overhanging Public Property, including a Municipal Park or a facility
that is owned or operated by the Municipality;
ii. on a utility pole or light standard;
iii. which include electronic display that incorporates in any manner any flashing
or moving illumination which varies in intensity or which varies in colour and
signs which have any visible moving parts or visible mechanical movement
of any description;
iv. on any Official Sign or Official Sign structure;
v. in a location that would, by reason of size, location, or illumination, obstruct
the vision of drivers or pedestrians, or obstruct or detract from the visibility or
effectiveness of any traffic sign or control device on public streets and roads
or which are located in a sight triangle;
vi. which make use of words such as "STOP", "LOOK", ONE WAY",
"DANGER", "YIELD", or any similar words, phrases, symbols, lights or
characters in such manner as to tend to interfere with, mislead, or confuse
traffic;
vii. on a tree, stone or other natural object;
viii. at a voting place;
ix. on or within a vehicle parked at a voting place;
x. in a location where the Sign or Election Sign:
a. obstructs or impedes any required fire escape, fire exit, door, window
etc., or so as to prevent or impede access of firefighters to any part of
a building;
b. constitutes a danger or hazard to the general public.
2.4 No Person or Candidate, to whom the Sign or Election Sign relates, shall erect, attach,
place or display or permit to be erected, attached, placed or displayed any Sign or
Election Sign not in compliance with the requirements of this By-law.
2.5 No Person shall pull down, deface or remove a lawfully erected Election Sign on private
property without the consent of the Candidate to whom the sign relates or the Owner of
the property on which the Election Sign is erected.
2.6 No Person shall erect, attach, place or display or permit to be erected, attached, placed
or displayed a Sign or Election Sign in such a position that such Sign or Election Sign
would contravene any other applicable legislation.
2.7 No Person shall display the Municipality of Bayham logo, crest, trademark or seal, in
whole or in part, on any Sign or Election Sign.
2.8 No Person or Candidate, to whom the Sign or Election Sign relates, shall erect, attach,
place or display or permit to be erected, attached, placed or displayed any Sign or
Election Sign on private property without the consent of the owner or occupant of such
property.
2.9 No Person shall erect, attach, place or display or permit to be erected, attached, placed
or displayed any sign except as in accordance with the Ontario Building Code Act, 1992,
S.O. 1992, c. 23, as amended.
2.10 No person shall hinder or obstruct, or attempt to hinder or obstruct, any
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer or Public Works Employee while
exercising any power or performing any duty under this By-law.
Section 3 - Election Signs
3.1 No Person shall erect, attach, place or display or permit to be erected,
attached or displayed an Election Sign on any Public Property, with the
exception of a Highway, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.3 of this By-
law.
3.2 An Election Sign may be erected, attached, placed or displayed on private
property if:
i. the Election Signs do not interfere with the safe operation of vehicular traffic
or with the safety of pedestrians; and
ii. the Election Signs are erected, attached, placed or displayed with the
consent of the owner or tenant of the property.
Section 4— Election Sign Placement Timing
4.1 No Person shall erect, attach, place or display or permit to be erected,
attached, placed or displayed an Election Sign prior to Nomination Day.
4.2 Despite Sections 4.1, an Election Sign may be erected, attached, placed or
displayed once the Candidate has filed his or her nomination papers and paid
the required filing fee.
4.3 Every Person or Candidate, to whom the Election Sign relates, shall remove
the Election Sign no later than 48 hours following the Voting Day of the
election for which the Election Signs were erected, attached, placed or
displayed. For the purpose of this subsection, the Candidate shall be
responsible for the removal of his or her Election Signs within the prescribed
time frame.
Section 5 - Removal of Unlawful Election Signs
5.1 Where an Election Sign has been erected, attached, placed or displayed in
contravention of any provision of this By-law, a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer may
cause the Election Sign to be removed immediately without notice and/or take any
further action as provided within this By-law.
5.2 If an Election Sign is removed in accordance with Section 5.1 of this By-law, any person
responsible for erecting, attaching, placing or displaying the Election Sign in
contravention of this by-law shall, in addition to any fine or other penalty which may be
imposed for an offence under this by-law, be required to pay to the Municipality the cost
of removing the Election Sign.
5.3 If an Election Sign is removed pursuant to Section 5.1 of this By-law, the Candidate to
whom the Election Sign relates shall be responsible for payment of all fees pursuant to
Section 5.4 of this By-law to cover the cost of removing the Election Sign.
5.4 The Election Sign removal costs owed to the Municipality under this By-law shall be ten
dollars ($10.00) for each Election Sign removed.
5.5 Election Signs removed, pursuant to Section 5.1 of this By-law, shall be stored by the
Municipality for a period of not more than thirty (30) days, during which time the
Candidate, upon payment of monies owed, may be entitled to redeem such Election
Sign pursuant to Section 5.4 of this By-law.
5.6 Election Signs removed, pursuant to Section 5.1 of this By-law, and stored for a
period of thirty (30) days, not redeemed with payment, pursuant to Section 5.5 of this
By-law, shall be disposed of by the Municipality.
5.7 Any applicable fees as set out in this By-law may be recovered by legal action or in like
manner as municipal taxes. Outstanding amounts will be applied to a Candidate's tax
roll, if applicable, based on the qualifying address provided on the Candidate's
nomination paper.
Section 6 — Removal of Unlawful Signs
6.1 Where a Sign has been erected, attached, placed or displayed in contravention of any
provision of this By-law, a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer may cause the Sign to be
removed immediately without notice and/or take any further action as provided within
this By-law.
6.2 If a Sign is removed in accordance with Section 6.1 of this By-law, any person
responsible for erecting, attaching, placing or displaying the Sign in contravention of this
by-law shall, in addition to any fine or other penalty which may be imposed for an
offence under this by-law, be required to pay to the Municipality the cost of removing the
Sign.
6.3 If a Sign is removed pursuant to Section 6.1 of this By-law, the Person to whom the Sign
relates shall be responsible for payment of all fees pursuant to Section 6.4 of this By-law
to cover the cost of removing the Sign.
6.4 The Sign removal costs owed to the Municipality under this By-law shall be ten dollars
($10.00) for each Sign removed.
6.5 Signs removed, pursuant to Section 6.1 of this By-law, shall be stored by the
Municipality for a period of not more than thirty (30) days, during which time the
Person, upon payment of monies owed, may be entitled to redeem such Sign
pursuant to Section 6.4 of this By-law.
6.6 Signs removed, pursuant to Section 6.1 of this By-law, and stored for a period of
thirty (30) days, not redeemed with payment, pursuant to Section 6.5 of this By-law,
shall be disposed of by the Municipality.
6.7 Any applicable fees as set out in this By-law may be recovered by legal action or in like
manner as municipal taxes.
Section 7 - Penalty
7.1 Any person who contravenes any provision of this by-law is guilty of an
offence and, upon conviction, is liable to the penalties specified by the
Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33, as amended.
Section 8 - Liability for Damages
8.1 The provisions of this By-law shall not be construed as relieving or limiting
the responsibility or liability of any person erecting, attaching, placing or
displaying any Sign for personal injury or property damage resulting from the
erecting, attaching, placing or displaying of such Signs or resulting from the
negligence or willful acts of such person, or his or her agents or employees,
in the construction, erection, maintenance, repair or removal of any such
Signs. Likewise, the provisions of this section shall not be construed as
imposing on The Corporation of the Municipality of Bayham, its officers,
employees, servants, agents and contractors any responsibility or liability
(whatsoever) by reason of the removal of any Sign.
Section 9 - Administration
9.1 In this By-law, unless the contrary intention is indicated, words used in the
singular shall include the plural and words used in the male gender shall
include the female gender or vice versa, where applicable.
9.2 If there is a conflict between a provision in this By-law and a provision of any
other Municipal By-law, the provision that establishes the highest standard to
protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public shall apply.
9.3 This By-law shall not apply to any Sign erected or placed by the Municipality
of Bayham.
9.4 Nothing in this by-law relieves any person of the responsibility for adhering
to other applicable laws which regulate signs or for obtaining the approval of
the Federal and Provincial governments or agencies thereof as required, or
for obtaining the approval of the property owner.
9.5 Port Burwell By-law No. 1995-016 shall be repealed in its entirety upon
passing of this By-law.
9.6 This by-law shall take effect on the date of passage by Council.
9.7 In the event any section or provision of this By-law is held invalid, the
remainder of the By-law shall continue in force.
9.8 This By-law shall apply to all Signs or Election Signs which were erected,
attached, placed or displayed before this By-law was enacted and passed.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 7th DAY
OF DECEMBER 2017.
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