Nanaimo : Règlement no 2850, art. 6(4) — Sign Bylaw

Facia Signs 5 (4)

• (A) Facia signs are permitted as follows: (Bylaw 7149)
• (i) Non-illuminated facia sign only as a home occupation sign and shall not 2 2 exceed 0.2m in area (2.2ft ). (Bylaw 4534, 4767)
• (ii) Facia sign only for the purpose of indentifcation of a multiple family 2 2 dwelling shall not exceed 1.5m in area (16.1ft ). (Bylaw 4767)
• (iii) In the Corridor Two and Three (COR), Commercial Centre (CC), Downtown (DT), Industrial (I), Community Service (CS), and Waterfront
• (W) zones facia signage shall be permitted per business for every wall facing a highway or yard as follows: One facia sign with a total area of signage not exceeding 25 percent, or two facia signs whose total area of signage does not exceed 20 percent, or where there is more than two facia signs the total area of signage does not exceed 10 percent of the wall surface of the building to which they are affixed. (Bylaw 3234, 4690, 4767, 5450)
• (iv) No part of a facia sign shall project beyond a corner of the wall to which it is attached except in the case of a mitred corner which makes up an integral part of the sign. Bylaw 2850 - Consolidated
• (B) No facia sign located within the Parkway Buffer on those lands designated Rural Parkway (open and wooded), as shown on Schedule ‘F’ shall be backlit. The sign shall not exceed 5 square metres (53.8 square feet) in area or 15 percent of the wall surface to which it is affixed, whichever is less. (Bylaw 5241, 5398, 5398)
• (C) No facia sign located within the Parkway Buffer on those lands designated Urban Parkway as shown on Schedule ‘F’ shall be backlit within 30 metres (98.4 feet) of the Nanaimo Parkway. The signs shall not exceed 15 square metres (161.4 square feet) in the area or 15 percent of the wall surface to which it is affixed, whichever is less. (Bylaw 5241, 5398, 5450)
• (D) Facia signage located on an architectural feature on the façade of the building may project a maximum of 1.2 metres (3.94 feet) above the roof line of the building. (Bylaw 5450)