Ottawa By-law 2016-326, s. 10(1) — Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law

A message centre is permitted for a school, place of worship, recreational and athletic facility use, provided:

• (a) it is incorporated in a ground sign that also serves to identify the use of the site and its municipal address;
• (b) it does not exceed 25% of the area of the ground sign, up to a maximum area of 1.75 m;
• (c) the sign is located along an arterial or major collector road, but excluding Scenic Entry Routes;
• (d) if directly across from a residential zone on which there is a residential use building, the minimum dwell time is 6 minutes; and
• (e) it complies with the other location and operating standards of Sections 119 and 120.