THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

TO: B.R. Kirk September 3rd, 1985
City Administrator |

FROM: W.A. Brown
Director of Community Planning

SUBJECT: Sign Bylaw -
Planning | Committee Dellberations

RECOMMENDATION:

That City Council direct. the. City Clerk to. prepare a bylaw: to
amend the Sign Bylaw containing the tullowlng clauses

A. Section 10 of the. Sign Bylaw Is to be amended by. dati the

sentence, "The. sign area permitted shal | not be affected: by
the amount.of ‘sign area used by other businesses. located on
the parcel. " so that the section reads as follows: —

"Where more than one business Is located on a parcel, each
business may, construct, ». erect, Instal! or display a sign.
that has a sign area. “which compared to the: sign area

permitted forthe’ parcel under this: bylaw. has the same. ratio

as the floor. area of the business. has to the floor area of:
all’ bulilditngs on the parce!. The sign area. permitted. shall

not be affected by the amount of sign area used by other
“businesses located on ‘the parcel. .

“Section 3 of: the Sign Bylaw Is’ to be amended by adding a new
‘clause (vl) requiring pole signs to be removed when they are.
no longer belng. used. The new clause reads as follows,
"Including a Bond or Letter of Credit In the sum of $500 per
pole. sign as. secur|ty to ensure the sign Is removed.

‘Schedule D of the Sign Bylaw Is- to be amended by. revising
-the-sign.area to parcel size proportions for the C2
District and the G=3 and C-4 Districts. ‘The proposed.
amendment is. to Increase the ratio In these districts by 3
square metres per 1000 square metres. Also, the C~2
District will be separated from the C- 1 District. |

“BACKGROUND:

city Councli'ts Planning Committee have reviewed the Planning
“Department's report about the Sign Bylaw recommending changes.
The Comal tree has made a number of revislons to the changes
propos In that report. The committee has, however, retained
“the baie: philosophical posture of the report. The revisions
keep a hlerarchy of sign. size ‘proportions and maintaln .

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