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Rules for Canopy Signs

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99 1 The copy area on a Canopy Sign must not exceed 50.0 per cent of the total area of the canopy which will be measured by the vertical height of the canopy multiplied by the length of the canopy or awning.

2 The Canopy Sign must not extend beyond the structure on which it is displayed.

3 A structure used to display Canopy Signs must:

a have a minimum clearance of 2.4 metres from grade;

b not extend any further than the line on which street light or power line poles are located;

c not extend further than 2.4 metres from the wall of the building to which it is attached; and

d not exceed 1.5 metres in height measured from the lowest point of the structure to the highest point of the structure.

4 The following diagram illustrates the rules in subsection (1) and (3)(a).

Sign Illustration 5: Rules for Canopy Signs Subsections 99(1) and (3)(a)

5 In the Stephen Avenue Mall heritage area, a Canopy Sign:

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a must have a horizontal slope of 45.0 degrees when measured relative to grade which is directed downward from the building facade;

b has a maximum copy area not greater than 30.0 per cent of the total area of the canopy which will be measured by the vertical height of the canopy multiplied by the length of the canopy awning;

c must not be located above the sign area referenced in section 92(2) and (3); and

d may contain a valance with copy that is no greater than 80.0 per cent of the height of the valance.