Nanaimo By-law 2850, s. 6(1) — Sign Bylaw

Real estate signs may be erected or placed without a permit as follows:

• (A) Real estate signs shall be located on the property to which the sign applies and not more than one real estate sign shall be permitted adjacent to each highway frontage of a site. However, in no case shall more than three real estate signs be permitted per site nor shall they exceed a size of: 2 2
• (i) 1.5m (16.1 ft ) for a sign advertising the sale or rental of single family, duplex, triplex or fourplex units. 2 2
• (ii) 3m (32.3ft ) for a sign advertising:
• (a) the sale or rental of units in multiple family projects having 5 or more dwelling units but less than 10 units
• (b) the sale of not more than 5 lots in the case of a property being subdivided
• (c) the sale or rental of property not less than 0.4 hectares (0.99 acres) in area
• (d) the sale or rental of commercial floor area of not more than 465m (5005ft ). Bylaw 2850 - Consolidated 2 2
• (iii) 6m (64.5ft ) for a sign advertising:
• (a) the sale or rental of units in multiple family projects having 10 or more units
• (b) the sale of more than 5 lots but not more than 10 lots in the case of a property being subdivided
• (c) the sale or rental of property not less than 0.8 hectares (1.98 acres) in area
• (d) the sale or rental of commercial floor area of more than 465m (5005ft ). 2 2
• (iv) 9m (96.9ft ) for a sign advertising the sale or rental of units in multiple family projects having 30 or more units or advertising the sale of more than 10 lots in the case of a property being subdivided. 2 2
• (v) 12m (129.2ft ) for a sign advertising the sale or rental of units in multiple family projects having more than 60 units.
• (B) Real estate signs having two sign faces set at 90 degrees to each other shall be counted as one sign face for purposes of size under section 6(1)
• (A)
• (iv) and (v).
• (C) Real estate signs shall be removed from the property within 14 days after the final sale, rental or lease of the dwelling units or property has been achieved, or 2 years from the date the sign is erected, whichever should occur first or in the case of a property under active building permit for a period of 2 years following issuance of an occupancy permit.
• (D) Notwithstanding Subsection 6(1)
• (A) (i), one additional real estate sign shall be permitted pertaining to the completed sale of single family, duplex, triplex or fourplex units provided the sign is removed within 60 days from the date the sign is erected. (Bylaw 7118)