Winnipeg By-law 1/2008, s. 59 — Posters on private property A person must not post a poster on property without the permission of the occupant or owner of the property

Posters on private property A person must not post a poster on property without the permission of the occupant or owner of the property.

Posters, signs and roadside memorials on streets amended 65/2009; 72/2018 60(1) Subject to section 62, a person must not place or post, or cause the placing or posting of a poster sign or roadside memorial within a street if it:

• amended 65/2009;
• 72/2018
• (a) is a hazard or obstruction to vehicular or pedestrian traffic; amended 65/2009
• (b) is attached to or obstructing a directional sign, a traffic control device or a sign erected, placed or authorized by the City of Winnipeg, the Province of Manitoba or the Government of Canada, including the post or standard supporting the sign or traffic control device;
• (c) causes damage to property, including trees or a structure within a street;
• (d) is located within a median or traffic island;
• (e) is attached to a pole, wall or other structure by something other than clear adhesive tape; 60(2) Subject to section 62, a person must not place or post, or cause the placing or posting of a poster sign or roadside memorial within any street unless the poster sign or roadside memorial displays on its face amended 65/2009; 72/2018 By-law No. 1/2008 39
• (a) the name and telephone number of the person responsible for placing the poster, sign or roadside memorial or causing it to be placed; and amended 72/2018
• (b) the date the poster, sign or roadside memorial was placed; amended 72/2018 60(3) Subject to section 62, the person placing or posting, or causing to be placed or posted, a poster sign within any street must remove it within 14 days of the date it was posted or within 24 hours after the event identified in the poster sign, whichever is sooner. amended 72/2018 60(4) Notwithstanding subsection 60(3), garage sale signs may not be placed within a street earlier than the day prior to the garage sale. 60(5) Notwithstanding subsection 60(3), The person placing or posting, or causing to be placed or posted, a roadside memorial within any street must remove it within 365 days of the date of the event that resulted in a fatality. added 65/2009; amended 72/2018 Temporary signs on streets 61(1) Subject to section 62, a person must not place or post, or cause the placing or posting of a sign, other than a poster, within any street which is identified on Schedule “A”, which Schedule is attached to and forms part of this By-law. amended 72/2018 61(2) Subject to section 62, a person must not place or post, or cause the placing or posting of a sign, other than a poster, within any street which is not identified on Schedule “A”, if the sign amended 176/2008; 72/2018
• (a) is within 30 metres of an intersection, measured from the nearest curb of the intersection;
• (b) is within 30 metres of a turning lane, deceleration or acceleration lane or traffic storage lane;
• (c) is within 2 metres of a curb or the edge of a roadway;
• (d) is within 0.5 metres of a sidewalk;
• (e) is within 5.0 metres of a private access;
• (f) is permanently affixed;
• (g) is supported by string, rope, wire or metal stakes;
• (h) is a mobile sign;
• (i) is greater than 0.6 square metres in size; By-law No. 1/2008 40
• (j) is higher than 1 metre, measured from the existing grade to the top of the sign;
• (k) has more than 2 faces per sign;
• (l) is illuminated, electrified, spins or rotates;
• (m) could be reasonably mistaken for a street sign or a traffic control device; 61(3) Subsections 61(1) and 61(2) do not apply to roadside memorials. added 65/2009 61(4) Subject to subsection 61(5) and section 62, a person must not place or post, or cause the placing or posting of a roadside memorial that:
• (a) is larger than (1) metre in height as measured from the roadway surface
• (b) is larger than (1) metre in width as measured along the roadway;
• (c) is larger than (1) metre in depth as measured perpendicular to the roadway; or
• (d) contains or uses breakable objects, including items made of glass or ceramic. added 65/2009 61(5) Notwithstanding subsection 61(4)(d) breakable objects are permitted to be used during a memorial service but must be removed immediately following the completion of the service. added 65/2009 Exceptions to sign and roadside memorials restrictions amended 65/2009 62(1) Sections 60 and 61 do not apply to:
• (a) signs and roadside memorials placed, posted or erected by the City of Winnipeg; amended 65/2009
• (b) signs, including advertising, placed, posted or erected on facilities owned by the City of Winnipeg, including Winnipeg Transit facilities, pursuant to agreements with the City of Winnipeg;
• (c) signs placed, posted or erected by Manitoba Hydro or other utility companies upon their own poles or structures of the Province of Manitoba or the Government of Canada;
• (d) signs placed, posted or erected by a Business Improvement Zone to beautify or improve the zone; By-law No. 1/2008 41
• (e) signs specially authorized under or required by:
• (i) the Downtown Winnipeg Zoning By-law;
• (ii) the Winnipeg Zoning By-law;
• (iii) the Winnipeg Building By-law;
• (iv) the Encroachment By-law;
• (v) the Traffic By-law;
• (vi) the Streets By-law. 62(2) Notwithstanding subsection 60(3), the obligation to remove a sign no later than 14 days after it was placed does not apply to an election sign that is placed within the street no earlier than the date notice is given of the opening of nominations and is removed within 7 days after the close of polls for that election. Removal of signs and roadside memorials by City amended 65/2009 63(1) A sign or roadside memorial is permitted to be placed within a street on condition that it may be removed by or on behalf of the City of Winnipeg in order to allow work to be done on or within the street without notice to the person who owns or has placed the sign or roadside memorial. amended 65/2009 63(2) A sign removed pursuant to subsection (1) must be retained by a designated employee for a period of three days, during which time the person whose name appears on the sign pursuant to clause 61(2)(a) may reclaim it. 63(2.1)Notwithstanding subsection 63(2) a roadside memorial removed pursuant to subsection (1) shall not be retained by the City for reclaiming. added 65/2009 63(3) A sign or roadside memorial that contravenes this By-law or is damaged or falls into disrepair may be removed by a designated employee and destroyed forthwith without notice. amended 65/2009 Posters in City buildings 64(1) Members of the public may not post notices and posters on property or in buildings owned or occupied by the City except on notice boards and poster areas designated for this purpose and with the approval of a designated employee. By-law No. 1/2008 42 64(2) A notice board or poster area not less than 60 cm by 60 cm must be provided for use by the public at every branch library, community office, arena, swimming pool and wading pool operated by the City of Winnipeg. 64(3) An employee designated for this purpose must:
• (a) record on the poster the date it was received and the date it was posted;
• (b) post notices and posters in the order they were received and as space becomes available;
• (c) remove a poster immediately after the event it is publicizing or two weeks after it was posted, whichever occurs earlier; By-law No. 1/2008 43 PART 5 NOISE CONTROL Definitions