Pickering By-law 8154/25, s. 62(a) — Sign By-law

No person shall erect any sign, that does not comply with any provision of this By-law;

• (b) that does not comply with any condition of a sign permit, sign licence or variance;
• (c) that advertises a use not permitted by the City’s Zoning By-law applicable to the property on which the sign is located, unless expressly permitted by this By-law;
• (d) without a sign permit if a sign permit is required;
• (e) without a sign licence if a sign licence is required;
• (f) on or over, or partly on or over, public property or any part of a street without the City's approval unless the sign is expressly permitted by this By-law to be erected on a sidewalk or a boulevard. This includes any sign advertising a business, service, sale or event unless expressly listed as a permitted sign in this By-law;
• (g) with the exception of temporary signs permitted within a boulevard, every sign shall be authorized by the registered Owner of the lot on which it is to be located;
• (h) on or over, or partly on or over a driveway, a parking space, loading space or aisle required by the City’s Zoning By-law;
• (i) within 3.0 metres of a driveway at the streetline;
• (j) within 15.0 metres of a traffic light;
• (k) on a walkway or other means of egress on a property unless there is a minimum of 1.5 metres of unobstructed footpath space between the sign and the nearest structure;
• (l) that projects less than 2.4 metres above the walking surface of a pedestrian walkway;
• (m) that pertains to a past event or purpose that no longer applies subject to the timeline criteria as stated which is applicable to the sign type;
• (n) that is structurally faulty, has broken, displaced or missing parts, is inappropriately displayed, contains lettering that is no longer fully legible, or is otherwise not maintained properly;
• (o) on a roof or projecting in whole or in part above the roof, eaves or parapet of a building;
• (p) no sign shall obstruct or impede the functioning of any flue or air intake or any exhaust;
• (q) in a location that obstructs the view of any pedestrian or motorist so as to cause an unsafe condition; By-law No. 8154 /25
• (r) that interferes with, or obstructs the view of, an authorized traffic sign, traffic signal or official sign;
• (s) no sign shall screen from view, obstruct or impede any emergency vehicle access, fire route, fire escape, hydrant, standpipe, fire exit, exit direction marker, fire fighter’s access panel or other fire safety device, or prevent or impede free access from or to any part of a building or fire access by fire fighters to any part of a building;
• (t) that advertises a business, service, or product that is not located on the property where the sign is erected, unless expressly permitted by this By-law;
• (u) located within a visibility triangle formed by the intersection of a street line and a driveway line, or the projections thereof and a straight line connecting 6.0 metres from their point of intersection or a railway sight triangle;
• (v) that obstructs, or is located in, a required parking space;
• (w) that has more than two sign faces;
• (x) that is obscene or in bad taste;
• (y) no sign shall, by reason of its size, location, content, colouring or manner of illumination, obstruct the vision of drivers entering or leaving a city street, regional road, or provincial highway from or to another city street, regional road or a provincial highway or private road or driveway or obstruct, detract from or interfere with the visibility or effectiveness of any traffic sign or traffic signal light or any City street, regional road or provincial highway;
• (z) no sign shall resemble any regulatory traffic sign established under the Highway Traffic Act or the regulations made thereunder or be used for the purpose of attempting to direct the movement of traffic;
• (aa) no sign shall have a colour, shape or location which may cause it to be confused with any traffic control sign, signal or device;
• (bb) no sign shall be erected or displayed in such a manner as to interfere with any public service or utility;
• (cc) no person shall erect, paint, mark or inscribe any sign containing any promotional or advertising content,
• (dd) on pavement;
• (ee) on the exterior wall of a building except as approved by the City;
• (ff) on a utility pole, tree, stone or other natural object, or a fence unless as identified within this By-law; or
• (gg) on a vehicle or on a trailer that is parked or located for the purpose of sign display. By-law No. 8154 /25 Electronic Message Displays