Ottawa : Règlement no 2016-326, art. 131(1) — Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law

A wall sign:

• (a) is permitted on any wall on a building;
• (b) must only be on the first or second storey of a building;
• (c) must not extend beyond the corner of the wall on which it is mounted;
• (d) unless otherwise specified in this by-law, must not project:
• (i) more than 0.5 m from the wall to which it is attached;
• (ii) above the roofline of the building it is on;
• (iii) above the deemed main building roof line for a distance greater than the measured storey height below the sign, where a building has a parapet wall or other similar extended architectural extension feature above the deemed main building roof line; and
• (iv) more than 1 m above the top of the roofline of the canopy itself, where the sign is on a building canopy or a gas pump island canopy;
• (e) must not be painted on a brick, wood or stone wall of a building or structure that is designated under Part IV or Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act or listed as a building of heritage interest on the City’sHeritage Register, except where the records of the Heritage Planning Branch indicate that the wall of the building or structure had been painted prior to the designation or listing of the building or structure, or the sign is painted on a surface such as plywood or canvas that is attached to the wall of the building or structure and fastened into the mortar joints and not through the brick masonry itself; and
• (f) if located on or within 30 m of a building or structure that is designated under Part IV or Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act or listed as a building of heritage interest on the City’s Heritage Register, and where illumination is permitted, must only be externally illuminated.