Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Part 5 : Sign Regulations

5.6  Signs on public property

5.6(1)

  Unless specifically permitted by this bylaw or by agreement with the County, a sign shall not be placed:

  1. (a) on or over any curb, sidewalk, post, traffic control device, public utility pole, hydrant, boulevard, median, bridge, fence, tree or other surface;
  2. (b) across any road or public thoroughfare;
  3. (c) within any municipal-owned or occupied facility, or on or within any site upon which a municipal-owned facility is located; or
  4. (d) project across a property boundary into a road or public property.
5.6(2)

The development authority shall require as a condition of approval, but not be limited to the following from the sign owner:

  1. (a) execution of an agreement provided by the County to indemnify against, and to save harmless from any and all liability resulting from injury to a person or damage to a property, which may result from the presence, collapse or failure, of the sign; and
  2. (b) a certified copy of a liability insurance policy (and subsequent renewals thereof), naming the County as co-insured, covering bodily injury and property damage for claims arising out of the Ownership of such sign in an amount specified the County. An endorsement in a form satisfactory to the County shall form part of the insurance policy.
5.6(3)

Failure to maintain the required insurance policies specified within section 5.6(2) shall cause the approval to be revoked, and the sign owner shall be required to remove the sign immediately.

5.6(4)

Temporary signs placed within a municipal road right-of-way shall:

  1. (a) not be placed on a sidewalk, a centre median of a road, any lane or, within a roundabout/traffic circle area;
  2. (b) not be located so as to obstruct or interfere with road maintenance, impede the use of utilities or bus stops or, otherwise create a hazard;
  3. (c) maintain the following minimum setbacks:
    1. (i) 1.0 m back from an existing or future curb line;
    2. (ii) 0.3 m from the inside edge of any sidewalk, path or private property; and
    3. (iii) 3.0 m from any road access
  4. (d) not be located within a corner visibility triangle; and
  5. (e) not be illuminated.

Last updated: Friday, January 17, 2025
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