THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM VEC ROM nme

Mr. B.R. Kirk May 1, 1990 MAY 1 4 1990
City Administrator File No. Sign Bylaw

Carlos Felip, M. Arch., M.C.I.P.
Director of Planning

Sign Bylaw 2095
Planning and Development Committee ~ May 8, 1990

RECOMMENDATION:

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For information.

At the March 1, 1990 Municipal Staff/Urban Development Institute Liaison
Committee meeting, members of the Committee expressed their desire that the
City's Sign Bylaw be reviewed.

The Comittee, had requested Mr. James Fensom to look at the Port
Coquitlam Bylaw in comparison with Bylaws of other Municipalities in the Lower
Mainland. Concerns had been expressed about the complexity of the Port
Coquitlam Sign Bylaw and the lack of ability to base approval on the merits of
the signs design in relation to its use and context.

The City's Director of Planning agreed to review the Bylaw and recommended
a course of action.

The Planning Department has now reviewed the existing Sign Bylaw and
analyzed it against Section 967 of the Municipal Act (that authorizes the
preparation of Sign Bylaws) and the Sign Bylaws of other British Columbia
Municipalities.

The City of Port Coguitiam's Bylaw, while clearly not the worst in the
province, could be improved tc better reflect the authority under Section 967
and make it more understandable and friendly.

A revised Sign Bylaw should deal with the following short-comings of the
current Bylaw:

lL. The current Sign Bylaw does not have a Table of Contents and has a
cumbersome format. It is therefore difficult to find the requizements of
the Bylaw for any given situation;

The Bylaw does not clearly establish a relation between the Zone

designation of a property and the type of signs permitted;

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