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The Corporation of the City of Pickering
By-law No.7868/21
Being a by-law to amend By-law 7591/17, which regulates election signs in the City of
Pickering.
WHEREAS on December 11, 2017 the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering passed By-law 7591/17 to regulate election signs within the City of Pickering;
and
AND WHEREAS the Region of Durham repealed By-law #76-2017, as amended, being a by-law to regulate temporary signs, banners and devices on or adjacent to Regional Roads;
AND WHEREAS the Region of Durham enacted By-law 52-2020 to delegate the authority for enforcement of sign by-laws enacted by area municipalities, to those area municipalities, on Regional Roads within their jurisdiction; and
AND WHEREAS Council wishes to amend By-law 7591/17 to include provisions
regulating and enforcing election signs on Regional Roads;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as follows:
1. That Section 01 Definitions, is hereby amended to add the following new definition:
“Regional Road” means a road forming part of the regional road system and
includes Altona Road, Whites Road, Liverpool Road, Brock Road, Bayly Street,
Taunton Road, Kingston Road/Highway 2, Finch Avenue, Westney Road north of the 5th Concession and south of the 7th Concession, and Durham Road 5 (Central St. Claremont/9th Concession).
2. That Section 06.04 is hereby repealed and replaced with the following:
“No person shall display an Election Sign at any location other than entirely on private property or on a Regional road in accordance with the provisions of this by-law, provided, however, that a Vehicle Sign can be displayed by a Candidate
on or in a vehicle owned by the Candidate while such vehicle is in use on any
Highway in accordance with all applicable laws and by-laws.
3. That Section 06.14 is hereby repealed and replaced with the following:
No person shall display an Election Sign on a Regional Road:
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a) on a sidewalk, median, traffic island, or on any official sign erected and maintained by the Region;
b) closer than one (1.0) meter from the curb, on the shoulder, or within
two (2.0) metres of the travelled portion of the roadway.
c) that exceeds 1.2 metres in height or is greater than .8 metres in width;
d) within 500 metres of any other sign being used to attract attention to the same candidate;
e) with a height exceeding 0.6 metres within 20 metres of any intersecting Highway, private road, driveway or Regional Road;
f) which, by reason of its size, location, content, or colouring, obstructs the vision of drivers entering or leaving the road, detracts
from or interferes with the visibility or effectiveness of any traffic sign or traffic signal light; and,
g) longer than 3 days after the last Voting Day of any Election.
4. This By-law shall come into effect the day of its passing.
By-law passed this 30th day of August, 2021.
Original Signed By:
David Ryan, Mayor
Original Signed By:
Susan Cassel, City Clerk