Ottawa By-law 2016-326, s. 122 — The following size, height, illumination and location requirements apply to identification ground signs (2017-343) (2021-235)

The following size, height, illumination and location requirements apply to identification ground signs (2017-343) (2021-235) :

• Table 1A:
• SIZE, HEIGHT, ILLUMINATION AND LOCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR IDENTIFICATION GROUND SIGNS • In column II (“Use”), R=Residential Use, O=Other (Non-Residential) Use • In column III (“Maximum Area”), unless otherwise indicated, maximum area for Non-Residential zones is per street frontage;
• for Residential zones, is the total area permitted for the property. • The shaded areas in this table denote that the sign(s) regulated by the table are not permitted in the particular zone or use that is shaded. I II III IV V VI VII VIII Setbacks from Max Max property lines Additional Area Height
• (m) Message Regulations/ Zone Use (m )
• (m) Illumination Front Side Rear Centre Endnotes RESIDENTIAL ZONES R1 R 2,8 R2 O 2 1.5 no 1 3 1.5 yes R3 R4 R 1,2,8 R5 O 3 2 external 1 1.5 1.5 yes RM R 1,8 O 2 1.5 no 1 3 1.5 yes RR R 8 O 2 1.5 no 1 3 1.5 yes V1 R 8 O 2 1.5 no 1 3 1.5 yes V2 R 8 O 2 1.5 no 1 3 1.5 yes V3 R 1,8 O 3 2 external 1 1.5 1.5 yes INSTITUTIONAL and LEISURE ZONES RI All 7 3 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes 3 I1 All 5 3 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes 10 I2 All 7 3 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes 3 L1 All 5 3 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes 3 L2 All 7 3 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes 3 L3 All 3 2 external 1 1.5 1.5 yes 3 OPEN SPACE and ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ZONES O1 All 5 3 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes 8 EP All 2 1.5 no 1 3 1.5 no MIXED-USE and COMMERCIAL ZONES LC All 7 4.5 yes 1 1.5 1.5 no 7, 11 TM All 7 4.5 yes 1 1.5 1.5 no 6,7 MD All 7 4.5 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes 4,6,9 AM All 14 8 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes 4,5,6,9 TD All 14 8 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes 4,5,6,9 MC All 14 8 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes 4,5,6,9 GM All 14 8 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes 4,5,6,9 VM All 10 6 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes 4,5,6,9 RC All 14 8 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes 4,5,6,9 INDUSTRIAL ZONES IP All 14 8 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes 4,6 4,6 IL All 14 8 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes IH 4,6 All 14 8 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes RH RURAL ZONES AG ME O 7 4.5 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes MR TRANSPORTATION ZONES T1 All 14 8 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes 4,6 T2 All 10 4.5 yes 1 1.5 1.5 yes 4,6 OTHER ZONES DR R 8 O 2 1.5 no 1 3 1.5 yes Table 1B: Additional Regulations/Endnotes 1 One ground sign is permitted for a planned unit development, an apartment dwelling, low- rise, an apartment dwelling, mid-high-rise, a townhouse, a stacked dwelling, a retirement home, a retirement home, converted, a rooming house, a rooming house, converted and a mobile home park, provided:
• (a) it is an identification ground sign;
• (b) the use has a minimum of ten dwelling or rooming units;
• (c) it is non-illuminated or externally illuminated;
• (d) it does not exceed an area of 3 m; and
• (e) it does not exceed a height of 2 m. 2 One ground sign is permitted for properties zoned with a Residential Neighbourhood Commercial suffix (“-c”), provided:
• (a) it is an identification ground sign;
• (b) the building containing the neighbourhood commercial use is set back a minimum of 18 m from the front property line;
• (c) it is the only sign on the premises;
• (d) it is non-illuminated;
• (e) it does not exceed an area of 0.5 m; and
• (f) it does not exceed a height of 1.5 m. 3 A message centre is permitted for a school, place of worship, library, university, college, hospital or 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) it complies with the other location and operating standards of Sections 119 and 120. 4 A message centre is permitted, 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 40% of the area of the ground sign, up to a maximum area of 6 m; and
• (c) it complies with the other location and operating standards of Sections 119 and 120. 5 For a shopping centre:
• (a) on a property larger than 6 ha in area, and
• (b) with gross leasable space exceeding 25,000 m, and
• (c) with continuous street frontage greater than 500 linear m, an identification ground sign is permitted, provided:
• (a) the primary sign, which must display the civic number and name of the shopping centre and be located on the main street frontage, can be 3 m for each ha, up to a maximum size of 25 m, with a maximum height of 10 m;
• (b) the maximum size of a message centre on the primary sign is:
• i. 6 m if the property is located inside the greenbelt; and
• ii. 7.5 m if the property is located outside the greenbelt, provided it is located more than 50 m away from a signalized intersection, pedestrian crossing and railway crossing;
• (c) the maximum size in
• (a) can be split between two signs on the same street frontage; and
• (d) additional signs, up to a maximum size of 14 m per street frontage, with a maximum height of 8 m, are permitted along additional street frontages, provided the street frontage exceeds 100 linear m. 6 Where two or more buildings are on the same property and have direct access to an internal road within the property, an additional ground sign is permitted to identify a building or occupant of a building. The sign must be located at the main entrance to the building and cannot exceed an area of 2 m. 7 Ground signs are not permitted for properties subject to the Mature Neighbourhoods Overlay. 8 A message centre is only permitted for a golf course, recreational and athletic facility, community centre, and sports arena, provided:
• (a) it is located at least 60 m from an adjacent or abutting residential use in a residential zone;
• (b) it does not exceed 25% of the area of the ground sign; and
• (c) it complies with the other location and operating standards of Sections 119 and 120. 9 For a shopping centre that does not meet the requirements of Additional Regulation/Endnote 5
• (a) through
• (c) regarding minimum property size, gross leasable space and continuous street frontage, an increase in the sign face area for one street frontage is permitted, provided:
• (a) the shopping centre has a minimum leasable floor area of 5,000 m and a minimum of 10 commercial occupancies;
• (b) the increase is no more than 6 m;
• (c) at least 2 m of the increased area is used to identify the shopping centre name; and
• (d) at least 0.5 m of the increased area is used to display the civic address at 1.2 m above grade.