Ottawa By-law 2016-326, s. 141 — Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law

141. Despite Section 140, the Chief Building Official may authorize a mural sign on a residential-use building or structure in a residential zone provided the mural:

• (a) complies with Section 142 and 143;
• (b) is on a property that directly abuts or is adjacent to a property that is zoned: i. commercial, industrial or institutional; or ii. residential, if the mural meets the criteria of the City’s Paint It Up! Program;
• (c) is located on a wall or structure that had reported incidents of graffiti; and
• (d) has the concurrence of both the Councillor of the ward in which the mural sign is to be located and the owner of the property on which the mural sign is to be located.