Brampton : Règlement no 399-2002, art. 1(17) — Sign By-law

All signs for gas bars and drive through commercial operations shall be subject to the requirements and restrictions set out in the tables below:

• Office Consolidation – Sign By-law 399-2002 – Ground Signs Minimum Main Ground Signs 1 Instructional Signs 2 Distance # of Signs Maximum Maximum # of Signs Maximum Maximum from Permitted Sign Area Height Permitted Sign Area Height Property on a Lot per drive Lines through facility 15 m 1.5 m 7.5 m 2 m 2 m Gas Bars One 3,4 (161 ft ) Two (5
• ft) (24.5
• ft) (21.5 ft ) 9 (6.6
• ft) 5,6,7 Drive 2 2 Through 1.5 m 15 m 7.5 m 4 m 3 m One 3,4 Two 8 2 2 Commercial (5
• ft) (161 ft ) 5,7 (24.5
• ft) (43 ft ) 9 (9.8
• ft) Operations 1

Where a gas bar or drive through commercial operation forms part of a commercial or industrial plaza, ground signs for the plaza shall be permitted as regulated under Schedule II GROUND SINGS to this by-law. 2 No sign shall be located so as to obstruct, interfere or impede movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or otherwise create a hazard. 3 Corner lots shall be permitted one additional ground sign, subject to the following requirements:

• (i) The property shall have a combined frontage in excess of 150 m (492
• ft) on two or more streets;
• (ii) The two signs shall not front on the same street;
• (iii) A minimum distance of 30 m (98
• ft) shall be provided between each sign; and
• (iv) A minimum distance of 30 m (98
• ft) shall be provided between the projected point of intersection of the two lot lines. 4 In addition to ground signs permitted for a commercial or industrial plaza, one ground sign shall be permitted for the sole use of the gas bar and any subsidiary uses contained within the gas bar. 5 An Electronic Variable Message Centre is permitted within a main ground sign provided:
• (i) The shall not exceed 1/3 of the sign area;
• (ii) The shall not contain a flashing message or image;
• (iii) The shall not contain copy that is full motion or otherwise gives the appearance of animation of movement;
• (iv)

Where the message is of other than scrolling script, the frequency of an image change shall not be less than every 10 seconds; and

(v)

Where an Electronic Variable Message Centre is located within 100 m (328

• ft) of

a property zoned residential or containing a residential unit, the sign shall be turned off between the hours of 10:00 pm and 7:00 am. 6 Notwithstanding Note 5, a gas bar ground sign may include an Electronic Variable Message Centre subject to the following:

• (i) The shall consist exclusively of numerical digits identifying the current gas price;
• (ii) The maximum height of the digits shall be 0.33 m (13
• in) in height;
• (iii) The shall not contain a flashing message or image;
• (iv) The shall not contain copy that is full motion or otherwise gives the appearance of animation of movement; and
• (v) Each ground sign face shall contain no more than two such signs. 7 No ground sign shall be located within 600 mm (2
• ft) of the vehicular traveled portion of a highway, private laneway, drive-through lane or parking area unless the minimum vertical distance between grade and the bottom of an overhanging sign shall be at least 4.25 m (13.94 ft), except for a clearance or headroom sign or where an alternative solution is accepted by the Chief; Office Consolidation – Sign By-law 399-2002 – 8

Where a drive through lane contains a separate speaker board, an order confirmation 2 2 screen may be incorporate into the stand provided it does not exceed 0.2 m (2 ft ) in size. The order confirmation screen may consist of a digital display. 9 Instructional signs may contain an Electronic Variable Message Centre provided:

• (i) The shall not contain a flashing message or image;
• (ii) The shall not contain copy that is full motion or otherwise gives the appearance of animation of movement;
• (iii)

Where the message is of other than scrolling script, the frequency of an image change shall not be less than every 10 seconds; and

• (iv) An shall be separated by a minimum distance of 36 m (118
• ft) from a property zoned residential or containing a residential unit except where:
• (a) The applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Chief, that all windows of the residential unit are full shielded from view of the illuminated sign by landscaping subject to site plan approval; or
• (b) The applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Chief, that the illumination of the sign is reduced by other means resulting in the visible portion of the sign achieving the same illumination impact as a sign providing the 36 m (118
• ft) separation distance. Freestanding Wall Signs Canopies Minimum Maximum Clearance Upper Maximum Upper Limit of Maximum Vertical from Limit of Sign Area Sign Sign Area Dimension Finished Sign Grade • Roof line of a one storey building; 20% of the • The floor level area of the of the second building storey on a wall face Roof Line multi-storey on which 35% of the of the building; or 2.4 m Gas Bars the sign is Not Limited area of the canopy (7.9
• ft) 11 located to canopy structure • Wholly

a 12 contained maximum within a gable of 25m end wall or (269 ft ) 10 parapet feature of a one-storey building. • Roof line of a one storey building; 20% of the • The floor level area of the of the second building storey on a wall face Roof Line Drive multi-storey on which 35% of the of the Through building; or 2.4 m the sign is Not Limited area of the canopy Commercial (7.9

• ft) 11 located to canopy structure Operations • Wholly

a 12 contained maximum within a gable of 25m end wall or (269 ft ) 10 parapet feature of a one-storey building. 10 Whichever is less. Window signs shall be permitted as part of the maximum aggregate sign area 11 Signs are permitted less than 2.4 m (7.9

• ft) from grade where a sign projects no more than 100 mm (4
• in) from the building wall face Office Consolidation – Sign By-law 399-2002 – 12 Signs attached to the canopy face shall not extend beyond the canopy face except that a Logo is permitted to project a combined maximum of 1 m (3.3
• ft) either above or below the face of the canopy. When projecting below the canopy the minimum vertical distance between grade and the bottom of the sign shall be 4.25 m (13.94 ft). Office Consolidation – Sign By-law 399-2002 – 399-2002 HUTTONVILLE SPECIAL AREA PROVISIONS