THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT CCQUITLAN

BY-LAW NO. 1661

A By-law to provide regulations regarding signs.

WHEREAS it is desired:

To protect signs and lights erected for the direction of traffic from
the effects of conflicting commercial and other signs;

To protect the appearance and preserve the amenity of the various
districts of the City which cay be adversely affected by signs of inappropriate
size, design ar location;

To protect the public from the hazerds of signs of inferior construction
or from impreperly located signs;

To prevent the confusion which may arise from the undue conflict of
commercial and other signs, one with another.

Ow THEREFORE the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the City of
Port Coquitlam, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:

DEFINITIONS
i. In this By-law, unless the context otherwise requires:

ASNING means a tecporary hood or cover which projects from the wall of
a building.

BUILDING shall not be deemed to include a structure.

BUILDING INSPECTOR means the Chief Inspector of The Corporation of the

aty of Port Coquitlam and includes his lawful deputy.

CANOPY OR MARQUEE means a perranent hood or cover which projects fron
the wall of a building, but does not include a projecting roof.

ClTY seans the Municipal area comprised within the boundaries of The

Corporation of the City of Perr Coquitlen, or the Corporation of the City of

Port Coquitlam, as the context may require.

COUNCIL means the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the City of
Port Coquitlan.

PERSON includes a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust
cocpany of corporation as well as an individual.

PRINCIPAL USE means the main purpose for which land, buildings, or
structures are ordinarily used.

RESIDENTIAL USE BUILDING means a dwelling; boarding, lodging or rocning

house; dormitory unit; fraternity or sorority house.

ROOF LINE means the Line made by the intersection of the wail of the
building with the roof of the building on whichever face fronts upon a street.
In the case of a building with a pitched roof, the roof line shall be at the
eaves level.

SIGN means any structure, device, advertisecent, advertising device, or
visual representation intended to advertise, Identify, or communicate Information
or attract the attention of the public for any purpose and withcut prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing includes any synbols, letters, figures, {llustrations
or forms painted or otherwise affixed to a building or structure and any beaccn or
searchlight intended to attract attention to any comercial or industrial operation
ard also any structure or device the prime purpose of which §s to support, border,
Alluminate, animate or project a visual represeatation, provided, however, that
this definition shall not be held to include official notices issued by aay Court
or public office or officer in the perfornance of a vublic or official duty, or
traffic control devices as defined in the "Motor Vehic:e Act".

SIGN, AREA OF means and includes, fer the purposes of this By-lav, that
part of a sign acting as a frame or border. Where a sign has no frate, border or
background, the area of the sign shall be deemed to be the area contained withia
the shortest line surrounding the whole group of letters, figures, or syzbols.
The reverse side of any sign, if it is parallel to the face and does act exceed
the area of the face, may be used for display purposes without it being included
in the calculation cf permitted sign area.

SIGN, MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF means the vertical distance seasured fron the
nearest finished grade to the top of such sign, except that the maximus height
of a sign which extends or projects over a sidevaix shail be seasured fren the
sidewalk level inmediately beneath such sign. Where a sign extends or prejects
above the roof line of a building the maximum height shall be measured fro the
roof or parapet Level at the location of such sign.

SIGN, MINIMUM HEIGHT OF means the vertical distance measured fron the
nearest finished grade to the lower limit of such sign, except that the cinfsus
height of a eign which extends or projects over a sidewalk shall be reasured
from the sidewalk level immediately beneath such sign.

SIGN AWNING means a non-illuninated identification sign affixed flat to”
the surface of an awning and which does net extend vertically or horizentally
beyound the limits of such awning.

SICN, BILLBOARD mcann an exterfor structure diaplaying aatertal of «
general advertising nature, pasted or otherwise affixed flat to the face wf

such structure.