Municipal sign by-laws regulate all aspects of signs and are intended to preserve and protect the appearance and safety of communities. Typically, sign by-laws mandate the size, type, and number of signs permitted, as well as permissible locations, duration, and permit requirements. For REALTORS®, this means the placement and duration of open house directional signs and for sale/lease signs are governed by municipal sign by-laws.
Maintaining community safety is one of the key objectives of all municipal sign by-laws and must be respected when placing real estate and/or open house directional signs. Complying with sign by-laws helps to ensure visibility for safe vehicular movement between streets, driveways, alleys, and medians.
As part of an ongoing series in Across The Board and TREB Wire, TREB is reviewing municipal sign by-laws across the Greater Toronto Area. In the most recent issue of Across The Board, TREB highlighted sign by-laws in Peel Region.
TREB encourages Members to review Peel Region sign by-laws to ensure compliance.
Click here to review the municipal sign by-law.
By-law highlights from Peel Region:
- Brampton – For sale/lease signs must be removed within 30 days after the property is no longer for sale/lease or is advertised as no longer for sale/lease, whichever occurs first.
- Caledon – There shall be a maximum of three (3) open house directional signs per open house.
- Mississauga – One (1) for sale/lease sign shall be permitted for each street line of the property on which the sign is erected.
REALTORS® are responsible to comply with the municipal sign by-laws.