Ottawa By-law 2016-326, s. 83(a) — Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law

no person shall erect or cause to be erected, operate or maintain any of the following permanent signs:

a roof sign;

• (b) a sign that is affixed to a shed, tree, pole, post, fence, another sign or any other structure if that sign is visible from either a highway or

a private road;

• (c) a sign that imitates, resembles or could reasonably be mistaken for

a traffic control device or an official sign;

• (d) a sign that could obstruct the view or the visibility of,
• (i) vehicular or pedestrian traffic using or entering a street or railway crossing,
• (ii) a traffic control device, or
• (iii) an official sign;
• (e) a sign that is illuminated, animated or operated in such a way that it constitutes a hazardous distraction for vehicular or pedestrian traffic;
• (f) a sign structure that could, in any manner, endanger a person or property;
• (g) a sign that interferes with electrical light, power or telephone wires; and
• (h) a sign that obstructs entry through or egress from a window, door, fire escape, or emergency exit. TEMPORARY SIGNS AND SIGNS ON HIGHWAYS