Hamilton : Règlement no 10-197, art. 4(iii) — Sign By-law

and except a Ground Sign displayed on a property used for an institutional use, may allocate a maximum 50% of the sign face to a readograph or electronic message display provided that no copy displayed on an electronic message display shall be displayed for less than three seconds, during which there shall be no movement or change in colour or intensity of illumination;

• (iv) displayed on a property used for an institutional use, may allocate a maximum 75% of the sign face to a readograph or electronic message display provided that no copy displayed on an electronic message display shall be displayed for less than three seconds, during which there shall be no movement or change in colour or intensity of illumination;
• (v) may advertise a business on the property on which the Ground Sign is displayed or an activity, product or service available on that property, or a charity’s or community organization’s activities;
• (vi) for a Ground Sign that is not within the Downtown Community Improvement Project Area, a Business Improvement Area, the Ancaster Village Core Area, or within the Glanbrook Village Core Area, may allocate a maximum 25% of the sign area or 1.2 m, whichever is lesser, except for an electronic message display, to advertising a business that is not on the property on which the Updated: February 22, 2022 Ground Sign is displayed or an activity, product or service that is not available on that property;
• (vii) for a Ground Sign that is within the Downtown Community Improvement Project Area, a Business Improvement Area, the Ancaster Village Core Area, or within the Glanbrook Village Core Area not advertising a business that is not on the property on which the Ground Sign is displayed or an activity, product or service that is not available on that property; location
• (h) not within 15.0 m of a traffic signal or traffic control device;
• (i) not within 1.5 m or a distance equal to 75% of the height of the Ground Sign, whichever is greater, of any property line;
• (j) along the same frontage used to calculate the maximum sign area;
• (k) where more than 1 Ground Sign is displayed along a frontage, not displayed within 200 m of another Ground Sign along the same frontage
• (l) notwithstanding (k):
• (i) 1 Construction Information Ground Sign;
• (ii) 1 Ground Sign which provides courtesy or directional information only, such as a menu board or clearance sign;
• (iii) or both, (10-316) are permitted;
• (m) for a Construction Information Ground Sign, maximum of 2 for any single development or construction project;
• (n) for a Ground Sign, except a Construction Information Ground Sign, permitted in all zones except where the use of the property is for one or more of the following uses:
• (i) a Single Detached Dwelling;
• (ii) a Semi Detached Dwelling;
• (iii) a Duplex;
• (iv) a Triplex;
• (v) a Fourplex or Quadruplex;
• (vi) a Street Townhouse;
• (vii) a Mobile Home;
• (viii) a Residential Care Facility for 6 or less residents;
• (ix) a Lodging House for 6 or less lodgers;
• (x) a Retirement Home for 6 or less residents; or
• (xi) an Emergency Shelter for 6 or less residents.