Burlington By-law 034-2007, s. 3 — DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this by-law, the following definitions shall apply

DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this by-law, the following definitions shall apply:

• 1) ABANDONED SIGN means a sign which pertains to a time, event, purpose, or business which no longer applies. Consolidated of 34 2) ALTER means, when used in reference to a sign or sign structure, to change any one or more external dimensions and/or construction material, but shall not include the replacement of the plastic face, painting, repainting, cleaning or other normal maintenance and repair of a sign that does not involve structural changes. 3) ADVERTISING DEVICE means any device or object erected, located or displayed so as to attract public attention to any goods or services or facilities or events and includes flags, banners, pennants, and lights. 4) ANIMATED SIGN means a video screen that electronically displays or projects visual images including, but not limited to, video, trailers, digital or computer images and does not include a read-o-graph. 5) AWNING means a space frame system, moveable or fixed, covered with fabric or like material attached and projecting from a building or structure, but not forming an integral part thereof, and includes a canopy. 6) BANNER means a sign composed of lightweight, flexible material such as cloth, plastic, canvas or other similar material, bearing an emblem, message or slogan for the purposes of advertising goods and services offered or identifying a business, enterprise or special events and shall not include a portable sign. 7) BILLBOARD SIGN means an outdoor sign maintained by a person, firm, corporation or business engaged in the sale or rental of the space on the sign to a client, upon which space is displayed copy that advertises goods, products, or services not necessarily sold or offered on the property where the sign is located, and the sign is either single faced or double faced. 8) CITY means the Corporation of the City of Burlington. 9) COMMUNITY KIOSK means a facility located on public property established by City Council upon which signs may be posted by members of the public. 10) CONTRACTOR'S IDENTIFICATION SIGN means a sign identifying the contractor involved in the renovation, construction or demolition of a building or structure. 11) DEEMED WIDTH means the deemed street width stated for a street as set out in the Zoning By-law of the City of Burlington. 12) 3.12 DIRECTOR means the Director of Building and/or their designate, so appointed by Council pursuant to the Building Code Act. 13) DIRECTORY SIGN means a sign displaying exclusively a listing of all occupants or tenants of a building or property. 14) DRIVE THROUGH FACILITIES means the use of land, buildings or structures, or parts thereof, to provide or dispense products or services, either wholly or in part, through an attendant or a window or an automated machine, to persons remaining in motorized vehicles, that are in a lane designated for that purpose. 15) ESSENTIAL SERVICE means hospitals, hotels, motels, hostels, tourist homes, restaurants, food stores, drug stores, parking lots and motor vehicle fuel dispensing stations. Consolidated of 34 16) FACADE means the entire building wall including a parapet. 17) FASCIA SIGN means a sign attached to, marked or inscribed on, erected or placed against a wall forming part of a building, or supported by or through a wall of a building, including a painted wall sign and an awning sign. A fascia sign shall not include any other sign defined in this By-law unless otherwise stated. 18) FLAG means a sign made of cloth or lightweight material attachable by one edge to a pole or rope and shall include A flag of patriotic, civic, educational or corporate organizations attached to a pole, not exceeding 7.5 m (25
• ft) in height, and does not exceed an area of 2.7 m2 (29 ft2), but is not used for commercial advertisement. 19) FRONTAGE means the length of the property line dividing any property from any abutting street. 20) GARAGE SALE SIGN means a sign advertising the sale of personal merchandise in a private garage sale held on a property zoned residential. 21) GRADE means the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground where it meets the base of the sign or sign structure, but does not include any embankment specifically installed for the sign, planter box or other structure. 22) GRAND OPENING shall mean a one- time event permitted only for a new business opening or closing or an existing business relocating to an entirely new location, for a maximum of (seven) 7 consecutive days. 23) GROUND SIGN means a sign supported by uprights or braces embedded in a foundation in the ground to a depth of at least 1.2 m and which is not attached to any part of a building. 24) HOME BASED BUSINESS, COTTAGE HOME INDUSTRY means an office or personal service use, excluding a body-rub parlour, conducted from a residential dwelling unit by a person or persons residing in the dwelling unit, which is secondary to the primary residential use of the dwelling. 25) INCIDENTAL SIGN means a sign of minor consequence and size and without limiting the foregoing, shall include a flag, park bench, mailbox, newspaper box, bus shelter sign, comer stone, holiday decoration, metal plaque, community gateway sign, any sign which is part of equipment or display, signs affixed to or painted on hoarding around a construction site, a banner sign advertising a special event having a maximum material dimension of 5 m by 1 m erected on fencing adjacent to a street by a charitable organization and having permission of the property owner on which the fence is situated. 26) INFLATABLE SIGN means an advertising device designed to be inflated and which is tethered to the ground, a building, structure, vehicle, or similar support and includes a hot air balloon. 27) LANDSCAPE ADVERTISING SIGN means a sign composed of flowers, shrubs and or landscape materials. 28) LOT LINE means the legal boundary of a parcel of land that can be conveyed. Consolidated of 34 29) MAXIMUM FASCIA SIGN AREA means the total area of all fascia signs located on a building that require a sign permit. 30) MAXIMUM GROUND SIGN AREA means the total area of all ground signs located on a property that require a sign permit. 31) MENU BOARD SIGN means a sign erected as part of a drive through facility and used to display and order the products and services available from the business associated with the drive-through facility. 32) MODEL HOME/SALES OFFICE IDENTIFICATION AND DIRECTIONAL SIGN means a sign providing directions to a site or identification of a site, sales office, or model home, the location of which complies with the Zoning By-law. 33) MURAL OR TEMPORARY PANEL means any type of display or artistic endeavour that is applied as paint or film to any external wall or other part of a building or structure and which does not include any advertisement or any other promotional message or content including logos and trademarks. 34) NEW DEVELOPMENT SIGN means- a temporary sign which displays the name or corporate identification of a builder or developer or provides directions to a new home development in progress and located within an approved registered plan of subdivision or condominium plan. 35) NON-PROFIT/CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION means an organization constituted exclusively for charitable or benevolent purposes where no part of the income is payable to or otherwise available for the personal benefit of any proprietor, member or shareholder. 36) PLAZA means a shopping center. 37) PORTABLE SIGN means a sign not permanently affixed to the ground and designed in such a manner as to be capable of being moved from place to place but does not include a sidewalk sign. 38) POSTER SIGN means a printed notice conveying information that is intended to be displayed for a temporary period of time and includes, but is not limited to, a handbill, leaflet, notice, and placard. 39) PROJECTING SIGN means a sign attached to and projecting from the face of a building where the sign face is not parallel to the face of the building to which it is attached. 40) PROPERTY LINE means the legal boundary of a property between the property and the street and in the case of a comer property, means both such lines produced to their point of intersection. 41) PUBLIC INFORMATION SIGN means any of the following signs: