Barrie By-law 2018-029, s. 5500 — Sign By-law

By-law 2018-029 Office Consolidation The Corporation of the City of Barrie Sign By-law Bill No. 029 BY- LAW NUMBER 2018-029 A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Barrie regulate advertising devices, including signs and to repeal by-law 2005-093. WHEREAS, the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c. 25, Section 8, provides that the Act shall be interpreted broadly so as to confer broad authority on municipalities to enable municipalities to govern their affairs as they consider appropriate and enhance their ability to respond to municipal issues; AND WHEREAS, the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c. 25, Section 9, provides that a municipality has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person for the purpose of exercising its authority under the Act;; AND WHEREAS, the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c. 25, Section 10, provides that a single-tier municipality may pass by-laws respecting matters within the spheres of jurisdiction set out therein, inter alia; highways; AND WHEREAS, the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c. 25, Section 99 sets out rules which apply to a by-law of the municipality respecting advertising devices, including signs; AND WHEREAS, the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c. 25, Section 425 establishes that any person who contravenes any by-law of the municipality or of a police services board, as the case may be, passed under the Act, is guilty of an offence; AND WHEREAS by Resolution 18-A-012 the Council of The Corporation of the City of Barrie deems it expedient to regulate advertising devices including signs within the City of Barrie and repeal by-law 2005-093; NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the City of Barrie enacts as follows:

• The permit referred to above shall expire if the work to erect, display or alter the mobile or poster panel sign is not completed within 180 days from the date of issuance of the Sign Permit. This shall not apply to a-frame signs.