Pickering By-law 8154/25, s. 35(a) — Sign By-law

Billboard signs shall not be permitted in any location other than within the Billboard Sign District shown in Schedule “B1” and “B2”.

• (b) Notwithstanding Section 35.(a), billboard signs are permitted only within an Employment or Major Tourist Destination Zone.
• (c) One billboard sign is permitted per property.
• (d) No billboard sign shall exceed a sign area of 20 square metres.
• (e) No billboard sign shall exceed a sign height of 7.5 metres.
• (f) No billboard sign shall be located within 30 metres from an intersection. By-law No. 8154 /25
• (g) No billboard sign shall be located within 100 metres from a residential zone/use.
• (h) No billboard shall be located within 45 metres from a road, street, or railway that intersects a highway at grade.
• (i) No billboard sign shall be erected on a roof of a building.
• (j) No billboard sign shall be located within 250 metres of any other billboard sign.
• (k) No billboard sign shall be located within 30 metres from any other sign type.
• (l) No billboard sign shall be located within 3 metres of a property line.
• (m)

Where an existing billboard sign is to be revised to an Electronic Display Board a sign permit is required.

• (n) All billboard signs within 400 metres of Highway 401 shall require the approval of a permit issued by the Ministry of Transportation in addition to the City of Pickering.
• (o) All billboard signs located in Schedule “B2” may require the approval of a permit issued by the Ministry of Transportation and Transport Canada in addition to the City of Pickering.
• (p) For regulations specific to an electronic message display, refer to Section 63. Canopy Signs