Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Part 5 : Sign Regulations

5.3  Administration and authorization

5.3(1)

Unless specifically exempted from the requirements to obtain a development permit, all signs, structures for signs, and any enlargement, relocation, erection, construction or alteration of a sign shall require a development permit.

5.3(2)

A development permit application for a sign shall:

  1. (a) be made in writing on the appropriate application form and submitted together with the appropriate fees as approved in the Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw and, shall include:
    1. (i) the signature of the registered owner(s) of the land (or their representative or agent);
    2. (ii) the civic address of the building, structure or lot on which the sign is to be  erected, altered or replaced;
    3. (iii) drawings to scale, giving dimensions, materials, finishes, colour schemes, letter fonts and sizes, graphics, logos and type of illumination;
    4. (iv) drawings illustrating the position of the sign and the method of attachment;
    5. (v) a site plan showing the location of any existing or proposed signs, whether on a building or on a parcel of land;
    6. (vi) a drawing signed and sealed by a professional engineer illustrating the details of attachment and assembly, at the discretion of the development authority; and
    7. (vii) the proposed purpose or message on the sign.
5.3(3)

A development permit shall not be required for the routine maintenance and repair, changing the copy, or reducing the copy area of a legally existing sign.

5.3(4)

The development authority may waive the requirement for a separate development permit for signage where they are satisfied that all required information and details for signage has been provided with an application for a building or portion of a building.

5.3(5)

Section 5.3(4) shall also apply to instances where a change tenancy within a building is proposed and details of the prospective tenant’s signage have been provided to the development authority.


Last updated: Friday, January 17, 2025
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