Richmond Hill : Règlement no 740, art. 6.1.1(a) — Sign By-law

located, erected or displayed with the consent of the Property Owner;

• (b) not located, erected, or displayed on a Heritage Property;
• (c) located, erected, or displayed on Premises or Property in the Zones set out in the second column in Table A and in strict conformity with the provisions in the last column of Table A; and
• (d) in compliance with any other applicable laws including the Building Code Act, 1992, any by-laws of the Regional Municipality of York, any provincial and federal laws and all the Corporation’s by-laws. Table A – Signs Not Requiring a Permit Sign Type Applicable Zones Provisions /Description Address Sign All Zones Pursuant to Section 6.2. Agricultural Sign Agricultural Zone and Maximum Sign Area of 3.00 m. advertising the sale of permitted agricultural Maximum one (1) double-faced Sign or two (2) edible farm produce use in any Oak Ridges single-faced Signs per Private Property. grown on the same Moraine Zones under Shall be removed within 24 hours of the date when Property on which the By-law 128-04, as the advertised produce ceases to be available for sale. Sign is located, erected, amended Maximum Height of 1.83 m for an agricultural Sign or displayed. in the form of a Ground Sign. City of Richmond Hill Sign By-law Page 11 of 44 By-law No. 52-09 Table A – Signs Not Requiring a Permit Sign Type Applicable Zones Provisions /Description Non-Illuminated or Externally Illuminated All Zones, except Pursuant to Section 6.3. Banner Sign Residential Zones Commemorative Sign, Maximum Sign Area of 0.20 m. plaque or corner stone Shall be located, erected, or displayed on a Premises All Zones of non-advertising wall. nature Non-Illuminated or Externally Illuminated. Charity Signs In the form of Banner Signs and in accordance with All Zones (By-law 25-26, 8 April, Section 6.4. 2026) Contractor advertising Maximum Sign Area of 0.30 m. Sign advertising the contractor undertaking Shall be removed from the Property within two (2) landscaping, repairs, All Zones days after the project is completed. renovations or maintenance of a Property or Premises Non-Illuminated only. Maximum eight (8) per Property. Maximum Sign Area of 0.50 m. Maximum Height of 1.20 m for Directional Sign in the form of a Ground Sign. All other Sign types shall be located on the first storey of a Premises only. Directional Sign All Zones Business or organization registered trademark including logo, crest or seal shall not exceed 50% of the Sign Area. Non-Illuminated, Externally Illuminated, or Internally Illuminated. Directory Sign All Zone Pursuant to Section 6.5 Maximum three (3) per Premises. Flag Sign of public Maximum Height of 6.00 m including supporting education, religious, structure. All Zones charitable, or fraternal Shall not include commercial advertising. organizations Maximum Sign Area of 1.00 m. Non-Illuminated or Externally Illuminated. Flag Sign or emblems Maximum Height of 6.00 m including supporting of patriotic and civic All Zones structure. nature Non-Illuminated or Externally Illuminated. Incidental Sign denoting Maximum aggregate Sign Area of 0.30 m. (By-law specific sections of a 45-13, 28 October, 2013) Premises and includes but is not limited to a Sign denoting the hours All Zones of operation or an open Non-Illuminated, Externally Illuminated, or Sign, or a combination Internally Illuminated. thereof (By-law 45-13, 28 October, 2013) Interior Sign not visible or intended to be seen off the Premises on All Zones - which the Sign is located, erected, or displayed Maximum Sign Area of 0.20 m. “No Trespassing” Sign All Zones Non-Illuminated only. Off-Site Directional All Zones Pursuant to Section 6.7. Sign City of Richmond Hill Sign By-law Page 12 of 44 By-law No. 52-09 Table A – Signs Not Requiring a Permit Sign Type Applicable Zones Provisions /Description Pennant Sign which Copy shall not contain commercial advertising located, erected, or displayed by the Corporation or any of All Zones Non-Illuminated only. its agencies, boards or commissions, or the Region of York, or any of its agencies, boards or commissions. Shall only be in the form of a Wall Sign, Ground Sign or Projecting Sign and shall be pursuant to the Public Information Sign All Zones provisions in Table D: Provisions for Signs in Industrial, Institutional or Agricultural Zone. Poster Signs All Zones Pursuant to Section 6.8.

A maximum of one (1) Real Estate Open House Sign may be displayed per road frontage in connection with any one (1) Open House and shall be located on Real Estate Open House All Zones the Property or on the boulevard adjoining the Sign Property where the Open House is taking place. (By-law 25-26, 8 April, An additional four (4) Real Estate Open House Signs 2026) may be displayed in connection with any one (1) Open House provided such Signs are located within the Boulevard portion of a Street owned by or under the jurisdiction of the Corporation. Shall not be displayed on any sidewalk, center median, traffic island or center boulevard within a Street. Shall be displayed only on the day of an Open House. Shall have a maximum height of 1.0 metres Shall have a maximum Sign Area of 0.36 square metres Shall be setback a minimum of 1.0 metre from the edge of the pavement and any sidewalk or driveway Shall indicate the address, date and time of the Open House. Shall clearly display the words “Open House” Maximum Sign Area of 1.20 m in residential Zone. For all other Zones, maximum Sign Area of 3.50 m. Maximum Height of 1.20 m. Shall be removed within fourteen (14) days after the Real estate Sign date of acceptance of an offer of purchase or lease of (By-law 37-21, March All Zones

a Property or Premises. 24, 2021) Non-Illuminated only. Within the maximum sign area identified in this column, may include an insert identifying an Open House. Sign located, erected, or displayed on a gasoline Commercial Zone Non-Illuminated only. pumping station Maximum two (2) per Premises which may take the form of a Ground Sign, a Wall Sign, a Window Sign, or a combination thereof. Maximum Sign Area of 0.20 m for a Ground Sign or Sign identifying a Home Wall Sign. Occupation on a Private Residential Zone 2 Maximum Sign Area of 0.15 m for a Window Sign. Property or Premises Maximum Height of 1.50 m for a Ground Sign. Window Sign shall be Non-Illuminated only. Ground Sign or Wall Sign shall be Non-Illuminated or Externally Illuminated. Maximum six (6) per Premises. City of Richmond Hill Sign By-law Page 13 of 44 By-law No. 52-09 Maximum Sign Area of 0.15 m per Sign and in no case shall the aggregate Sign Area exceed 25% of a All Zones, except Window Sign window, window section or window pane. Residential Zone Non-Illuminated or Internally Illuminated.