Hamilton By-law 10-197, s. 2(d) — Sign By-law

for a Sidewalk Sign, except for a Sidewalk Sign on private property, maximum display period of 1 year or 3 years, being one permit period respectively; structure

• (e) for a Temporary Sign, except a Corrugated Plastic Type Sign:
• (i) not permanently secured to the ground, any structure or tree
• (ii) maximum sign area of 0.48 m for each sign face; and
• (iii) maximum height of 0.8 m
• (f) for a Corrugated Plastic Type Sign a maximum sign area of 2.2 m for each sign face; content
• (g) not illuminated;
• (h) sign area may not be an electronic message display;
• (i) for a Corrugated Plastic Type Sign and a Sidewalk Sign on private property:
• (i) may advertise a business on the property on which the Corrugated Plastic Type Sign or Sidewalk Sign is displayed, an activity, product or service available on that property, or a charity’s or community organization’s activities; and
• (ii) not advertising a business that is not on the property on which the Corrugated Plastic Type Sign or Sidewalk Sign is displayed or an activity, product or service that is not available on that property;
• (j) for a Sidewalk Sign on the street:
• (i) may advertise a business adjacent to the property on which the Sidewalk Sign is displayed, an activity, product or service available on that property, or a charity’s or community organization’s activities; and
• (ii) not advertising a business that is not adjacent to the property on which the Sidewalk Sign is displayed or an activity, product or service that is not available on that property; location
• (k) for an Agricultural Produce Portable Sign and a New Home Development Portable Sign:
• (i) not on private property;
• (ii) not obstructing any permanent sign;
• (iii) not on a traffic island or median or attached to a light standard or utility pole;
• (iv) not on a public sidewalk;
• (v) not less than 3.0 m from a driveway line;
• (vi) not less than 1.5 m from the curb or edge of the travelled portion of a street where there is no curb;
• (vii) only on the untravelled portion of a street;
• (viii) maximum of 3 on any one corner of an intersection with no farmer or builder respectively having more than 1;
• (ix) satisfying the City’s requirements, if any, for liability insurance.
• (l) for a Corrugated Plastic Type Sign:
• (i) on private property;
• (ii) not within: Updated: February 22, 2022