THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM COUNCIL

JAN 18 1993

Mr. B.R. Kirk DATE: January 7, 1993
City Administrator File: Sign Bylaw

Carlos Felip
Director of Planning

Amendments to "Sign Bylaw, 1992, No. 2638"
Planning and Development Committee ~ January 12, 1993

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT the Municipal Clerk be instructed to prepare a Bylaw to amend the
“Sign Bylaw, 1992, No. 2638", as outlined in Appendix I.

BACKGROUND:

A new Sign Bylaw was adopted by City Council on April 13, 1992. In
admin: stering this Bylaw, Staff have identified two additional types of signs
that should be regulated but do not adequately fit into the categories being
used. These signs include:

i. Subdivision Entry Signs that are permanently fixed to the ground and
Placed at the main entrances to new subdivisions for identification;
and

Development signs that are placed by the developer on sites under
construction to advertise the new project.

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS :
A. Subdivision Entry Signs

Many of the regulations for freestanding signs are not applicable to
subdivision entry signs. There are also some specific conditions that the
City may wish to impose on entry signs.

Therefore, it is recommended that a new Section 4.11 be created
specifically to regulate the location and appearance of subdivision entry
signs. The new guidelines include provisions that allow more than one
sign to face a street, lower height restrictions than those presently used
for freestanding signs, and requirements for a landscaped area around the
sign and use of natural materials that are complementary to surroundings.

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