Ottawa : Règlement no 2016-326, art. 139(a) — Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law

it is an identification sign;

• (b) it does not contain any advertising;
• (c) it is located on the top storey of the building;
• (d) there is no more than one logo sign on the same wall of a building;
• (e) there are no more than four logo signs on any one building; and
• (f) if located on 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. 2 An identification wall sign is permitted for an apartment dwelling mid-high rise or apartment dwelling low-rise, provided:
• (a) it is non-illuminated;
• (b) it contains only the name of the building on which it is located;
• (c) it contains no advertising;
• (d) it is at or over the principal entrance to the building; and
• (e) the sign face area is no more than 10% of the area of the wall of the storey on which it is located. 3 An information wall sign is permitted provided that:
• (a) it is no more than 1 square metres in area;
• (b) it is limited to a non-residential use building;
• (c) the area does not exceed 2 square metres per wall face; and
• (d) despite subsection 131 (1)(d), it does not project more than 10 centimetres over the surface of a sidewalk, walkway or other route or area usually used by pedestrians, or over a street, private road, lane, parking lot, or any other area usually used by vehicles. (2017-343) 4 A message centre is only permitted for a theatre or cinema, provided:
• (a) it does not exceed 75% of the sign face area of the wall sign on which it is located;
• (b) the wall sign on which it is located does not exceed 40% of the wall area of the storey where it is attached;
• (c) it is not within 45 m of a residential use in a residential zone, where it is visible from the residential use; and
• (d) it complies with the operating standards in Section 136. 5 An illuminated window sign is permitted, provided:
• (a) the area of the window sign is included in the calculation of the maximum permitted area for wall signs;
• (b) it displays only static messages that do not change with the exception of a sign that displays either “open/closed” or “vacancy/no vacancy”, which may alternate occasionally, subject to sections 83 and 105; (2018-42)
• (c) it is located only on the first or second storey of the building; and
• (d) it is not located on 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. 6 Properties zoned with a Residential Neighbourhood Commercial (“-c”) suffix are permitted one wall sign provided:
• (a) it is an identification sign;
• (b) it is non-illuminated;
• (c) it is the only sign on the premises; and
• (d) it does not exceed an area of 0.5 m. 7 A digital menu board is permitted for a full-service restaurant, provided:
• (a) the area of the sign does not exceed 0.2 m (excluding the frame);
• (b) the sign is located only on the ground floor;
• (c) despite subsection 131 (1)(d), it does not project more than 10 cm over the surface of a sidewalk, walkway or other route or area usually used by pedestrians, or over a street, private road, lane, parking lot, or any other area usually used by vehicles;
• (d) the sign is set back a minimum of 18 m from the nearest signalized intersection of two public street lines, including the natural extension of lot lines on a corner lot; and
• (e) the sign is set back a minimum of 45 m from a residential use in a residential zone or

a property zoned environmental protection; and

• (f) the sign complies with the operating standards in Section 136.