Ottawa By-law 2016-326, s. 195(a) — Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law

to have animation (meaning any action or motion of a sign or any part thereof);

• (b) to be illuminated, including intermittent illumination (meaning illumination that can vary in intensity at periodic intervals);
• (c) for a ground sign, a maximum height not exceeding 9 m in height above grade;
• (d) for building-mounted sign, a projection not to exceed 0.6 m from the building face to which it is affixed;
• (e) to be a billboard sign;
• (f) to have a message centre, whether as part of a ground or wall sign, on lands legally described as Parcel 2-1 and 3-1 on Plan 4M-818;
• (g) to contain off-premise content for an information sign (being a sign containing a message or directions for the purpose of advising the public in respect of an activity or the nature of their surroundings); and
• (h) if within a sight triangle, being the triangular space on a lot formed by two intersecting street lines and a line drawn from a point in one street line across such lot to a point in the other street line, each such point being 6 m from the point of intersection of the street lines (measured along the street lines).

Where the two street lines do not intersect at a point, the point of intersection of the street lines shall be deemed to be the intersection of the projection of the street lines or the intersection of the tangents to the street lines. PARLIAMENTARY PRECINCT, CONFEDERATION BOULEVARD AND RIDEAU CANAL SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT