Hamilton : Règlement no 10-197, art. 3(iii) — Sign By-law

on the property for which directions or instructions are being given; and

• (iv) in a commercial, industrial or institutional zone or on that part of a property where the use is commercial, industrial or institutional; home occupation sign
• (f) a sign advertising a home occupation except:
• (i) with a maximum sign area of 0.3 m;
• (ii) with no illumination;
• (iii) in a residential zone; and
• (iv) attached to a wall of the home occupation the home occupation sign is Updated: February 22, 2022 advertising; incidental sign
• (g) a sign that has a purpose incidentally related to use or occupancy that is intended to assist the public with the location of facilities or provides courtesy or directional information only except:
• (i) with a maximum sign area of 1.0 m;
• (ii) if the incidental sign is a preview menu board, its sign area may be an electronic message display provided the sign area is not visible from the street;
• (iii) at least 1.5 m from a street line or property line;
• (iv) on the property of the use or occupancy the incidental sign is incidentally related to; and
• (v) in an agricultural, commercial, industrial or institutional zone or on that part of a property where the use is agricultural, commercial, industrial or institutional; mural
• (h) an artistic work applied to exterior of a building or structure that does not include any advertising except:
• (i) with a maximum sign area of 50% of the wall on which the mural is displayed; and
• (ii) in a commercial zone; open house directional sign
• (i) a temporary, free-standing sign advertising an open house except:
• (i) between 10:00 a.m. and 6 p.m. of the day of the open house;
• (ii) with a maximum sign area of 0.5 m;
• (iii) not displayed on a traffic island or median or attached to a light standard or utility pole; and
• (iv) at least 0.3 m from a sidewalk; real property sale, lease or rent sign
• (j) a sign advertising the sale, lease or rent of real property except:
• (i) for a maximum of 14 days after a firm sale is reported to the local realtors association or after the agreement to lease or rent has been finalized;
• (ii) if the real property sale, lease or rent sign is for one dwelling with a maximum sign area 0.6 m;
• (iii) if the real property sale, lease or rent sign is for any real property other than one dwelling with a maximum sign area of 4.0 m;
• (iv) with no illumination; and
• (v) on the property which is being sold, leased or rented; religious emblem
• (k) an emblem of religious organization except on private property; sale of seasonal farm produce sign
• (l) a sign advertising the sale of seasonal farm produce except: Updated: February 22, 2022
• (i) with a maximum sign area of 3.0 m; and
• (ii) in an agricultural zone; trade sign
• (m) a sign advertising work performed to repair, renovate or landscape except:
• (i) while the work is being performed;
• (ii) with a maximum sign area of 0.48 m;
• (iii) with a maximum height of 0.8 m; and
• (iv) with no illumination; window sign
• (n) a sign painted, etched, or attached to the interior or exterior surface of a window which is intended to be seen from off the property except:
• (i) if the window sign is an electronic message display, with a maximum sign area of 0.48 m;
• (ii) if window sign is not electronic message display, with a maximum sign area of 50% of the window surface; and
• (iii) in a commercial, industrial or institutional zone or on that part of a property where the use is commercial, industrial or institutional; yard, garage or lawn sale sign
• (o) a sign advertising a yard, garage or lawn sale except:
• (i) with a maximum of 4 signs;
• (ii) displayed no earlier than the day before the sale and removed no later than the day of the sale;
• (iii) for a maximum of 36 hours; and
• (iv) with a maximum sign area of 0.2 m. 6.0 VARIANCES