Ajax : Règlement no 027-2009, art. 3.2 — In this By-law

In this By-law:

• “A-Frame Sign” means any temporary Sign that is designed to stand freely by means of two board faces or one board face and a supporting leg(s). “Abandoned or Obsolete Sign” means a sign located on a property which becomes vacant and unoccupied for a period of 90 days or more, or any sign which pertains to a time, event or purpose which no longer applies. “Animated Sign” means any Sign which includes action or motion of colour changes of all or any part of the Sign. “Advertising Device” means any device or object erected or located so as to attract public attention to any goods, services, facilities or events and includes Signs, flags, banners, balloons, pennants, lights and posters. “Alter” means any change to the sign structure or sign face including the addition, deletion or re-arrangement of parts and for the purpose of this by-law, the changing of movable parts of Signs, that are designed for changes, or repainting or repair of display matters, shall not be deemed to be alterations. “Banner Sign” means a temporary Sign of lightweight fabric, plastic or similar material. “Billboard Sign” means a Sign to which copy is fastened, posted, painted or projected in such a manner as to permit its periodic replacement and which advertises good, products, services or facilities that are not necessarily available at the location of the Sign and/or which directs a Person to a location different from that where the Sign is located. “Campaign Headquarters” means an industrial or commercially zoned building where a registered candidate has set up an office to conduct an election campaign. “Canopy Sign” means a Sign Erected on a structure which projects from the exterior face of a building wall, unenclosed on all sides, which may afford protection from the weather. “Chief Building Official” means the Chief Building Official, or his designate, appointed by the Council of the Town. “Construction Sign” means a temporary Sign indicating the name of a construction project, and includes contact information of contractors, architects and/or engineers. “Daylighting Triangle” means an area of private land on a corner lot, which area is to be determined by measuring from the point of intersection of the street lines, 7.5 metres along each such street line and joining such points with a straight line. The triangular shaped land between the intersecting street lines and the straight line joining the points at the required distance along the street line is the Daylighting Triangle. “Development Sign” means a Sign advertising the sale, rental or lease of any building, structure or lot. “Directional Sign” means a Sign directing and the general public to a specified place. “Director” means the Director of Planning and Development Services or his designate. “Display Service” means the entire Sign Area which encloses the extreme limits of the message or announcement displayed on a sign. Decorations related to the specific nature of the message or announcement shall be included. “Election Sign” means a temporary Sign for an election or by-election, for or promoting the election of, a person or a political party seeking election for any public office. “Electronic Message Board” means a permanent Sign which is electronically controlled and which displays information in a pre-arranged sequence. “Erect” means display, attach, affix, post, alter, construct, place, locate, install or relocate. “Fascia Sign” means a Sign parallel to the building wall to which it is attached. “Facade” means the area of exterior wall of each individual storey between the top of any floor and the top of the next floor above it, and if there is no floor above it, that portion between the top of such floor and the ceiling above it. “Illuminated Sign” means a Sign that provides artificial light directly or from a source of light connected with such Sign, or a Sign illuminated by a light focused upon or chiefly directed at the surface of the Sign. “Information Sign” means a sign for public safety of convenience regulating on premises traffic, parking or other functional subdivisions on the premises or a sign denoting sections of a building and shall include entry and exit signs. “Menu Board Sign” means a Sign erected as part of a drive-through facility used to display and order products and services available at the drive-through business. “Officer” means a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer appointed by the Council of the Town to enforce Municipal By-laws. “Overhanging Sign” means a Sign, other than a Fascia Sign, of which the Display Surface projects perpendicular to the exterior face of a building, wall or any structure. “Pennant” means any lightweight plastic, fabric or other material, whether or not containing a message of any kid, suspended on a pole, or from a rope, wire, or string in series, designed to move in the wind but not including a Banner or recognized flags. “Pre-Menu Board Sign” means a Sign erected as part of a drive-through facility and used only to display products and services available at the drive-through facility. “Pylon Sign” means a Sign attached or directly supported by one or more uprights, poles or braces, or located in a structural base, located in or on the ground. “Roof Sign” means any Sign which is located entirely on or above the roof of a building or located entirely on the top of or above the parapet of a building. “Sign” means an Advertising Device containing words, symbols or pictures, including its structure or other component parts, which is used or is capable of being used to attract attention to a subject matter, but does not include a Temporary Sign. “Sign Area” means: