The fees for permits under the Sign & Canopy By-law are laid out in Schedule "A" of the Sign By-law and are dependant on the type of sign. The table is excerpted below. Where discrepencies occur, the Table published in the Sign By-law, and not below, will represent the prescribed fee.
NOTE: Permit fees are doubled if a sign has been erected before a permit has been issued.
PERMANENT SIGNS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY1 |
FEE |
Ground Signs: |
$40/m2 of total sign face area, minimum $200.00 |
Billboard Signs, Railway Overpass Signs, Industrial Park Signs: |
$600.00 flat fee |
Facial and Projecting Wall Signs: |
$35/m2 of total sign face area, minimum $110.00 |
Sign Repairs (requiring a permit): |
$200.00 flat fee |
1 Where a permanent sign is on, or over, a city road allowance (where permitted), $200.00 will be added to the application fee noted above. See "Signs located on or over City Road Allowance". | |
TEMPORARY SIGNS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY |
FEE |
Real Estate Signs (other than Real Estate Banner Signs) greater than 5.0m2 |
$40.00/m2 of total sign face area |
Mobile Signs (other than Real Estate Banner Signs and Read-o-Graph Mobile Signs): |
$50.00 for each display period of 28 calendar days or less |
Real Estate Banner Signs: |
$100.00 per month |
Read-o-Graph Mobile Signs: |
$300.00 annually (June 23rd of any calendar year to June 30th of the following year), or $25/month or part thereof, for the remainder of the time the permit sticker is valid. |
Construction Signs Greater than 10m2 |
$40.00 per m2 of total sign face area |
TEMPORARY SIGNS ON OR OVER CITY ROAD ALLOWANCE |
FEE |
New Home Development Signs: |
$200.00 Administrative Fee + $60.00/sign |
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES |
FEE |
Signs located on or over City Road Allowance: |
$200.00 |
Expedited sign permit review: five (5) working days: |
Additional 100% of sign permit fee(s)2 |
Review of new, additional, or revised information received prior to permit issuance: |
Greater of $110.00, or additional time spent, measured to nearest whole hour, at a rate of $75.00/hour |
Review of new, additional, or revised information received after permit issuance: |
Greater of $200.00 or additional time spent, measured to nearest whole hour, at a rate of $75.00/hour |
Application for Minor Variance: |
$700.00 |
Appeal of Minor Variance to Hearings Officer: |
$300.00 |
Application for Sign By-law Amendment: |
$1500.00 |
Permit application refund: |
50% of the initial fee3 |
Where a sign is located on or over City Property, has been removed, and the owner has notified the Building Division in writing: |
Refund pro-rated based on annual renewal fee3 |
"Not Ready" Inspection Fee: |
$150.00 payable prior to any subsequent inspections4 |
Installation of a Sign, or Sign Structure, or Display of a Sign Prior to Permit Issuance: |
Additional fee of 100% of the original sign permit fee. |
2 Based on complete application submission and staff availability. | |
3 Amounts of less than $110.00 shall not be refunded. | |
4 Where inspection has been requested but is unable to be completed because work not ready for inspection. | |
RENEWAL FEES5 |
FEE |
Projecting wall signs, facial wall signs, and ground signs on or over the City’s road allowance: |
$150.00/year/sign, charged annually |
SIGN REMOVAL AND STORAGE FEES |
FEE |
Cost of removal $100.00 or less: |
$100.00/sign, plus Sign Storage Fee |
Cost of removal, greater than $100.00: |
City’s actual cost of dismantling and removing the sign, plus the sign storage fee, and a fee of $100.00 for calculating costs, etc. |
Sign Storage Fee: |
$5.00/calendar day, or part thereof. |
For more information, please refer to the Sign By-law, or contact City staff.