Peterborough County Sign By-law Working Committee Draft Report February 2020 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................... 5 Background ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Scope Item I ................................................................................................................................................ 9 Confirm the scope of review to be performed by the Committee ................................................... 9 Scope Item II ............................................................................................................................................. 10 Review of the By-law and related reports and memo ..................................................................... 10 Scope Item III ............................................................................................................................................ 11 Consider the location of billboard sign installations ........................................................................ 11 within public allowances and on private property ............................................................................ 11 Scope Item IV ........................................................................................................................................... 13 Review and Determination of benefits to businesses utilizing billboard signage installed within a County road allowance ..................................................................................................................... 13 Scope Item V............................................................................................................................................. 15 Review and determination of impacts to the natural environment by billboard signage installed within a County road allowance ......................................................................................................... 15 Scope Item VI ........................................................................................................................................... 17 Review and determination of impacts to motorist safety by billboard signage installed within a County road allowance ........................................................................................................................ 17 Scope Item VII .......................................................................................................................................... 17 Review and determination of fees levied for billboard signage ..................................................... 18 to occupy space within a County road allowance ........................................................................... 18 Scope Item VIII ......................................................................................................................................... 20 Review and develop alternative options to third party billboard signs ......................................... 20 Scope Item IX ........................................................................................................................................... 22 Consider setback, spacing, proximity of billboard sign installations to intersections and other road features ......................................................................................................................................... 22 Scope Item X............................................................................................................................................. 23 Consider impacts of billboard sign installations on adjacent land uses ....................................... 23 Scope Item XI ........................................................................................................................................... 25 Review and recommend standards to be established regarding the aesthetics and quality of Bush Country signage ......................................................................................................................... 25 Scope Item XII .......................................................................................................................................... 26 2 Review the possible coordination of the By-law with lower tier municipal by-laws, property standards regulations and related policies ....................................................................................... 26 Scope Item XIII ......................................................................................................................................... 28 Analyze By-law enforcement options ................................................................................................ 28 Scope Item XIV ......................................................................................................................................... 29 Review and develop recommended solutions to address the continued proliferation of illegal signs installed within County road allowances ................................................................................ 29 Scope Item XV .......................................................................................................................................... 30 Other items as deemed appropriate by the Committee and/or Council ....................................... 30 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................... 31 Committee - next steps ........................................................................................................................... 32 Appendix A – Term of Reference .......................................................................................................... 33 Appendix B – Minutes .............................................................................................................................. 39 March 14, 2019 ..................................................................................................................................... 39 April 10, 2019 ........................................................................................................................................ 43 May 3, 2019 .......................................................................................................................................... 47 June 19, 2019 ....................................................................................................................................... 52 July 18, 2019 – DRAFT Minutes ........................................................................................................ 57 Appendix C – Memos .............................................................................................................................. 61 August 27, 2019 ................................................................................................................................... 72 Appendix D – Waterloo Region CBO Report ....................................................................................... 83 Appendix E – Presentations to Lower Tier Municipalities .................................................................. 85 Presentation to the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen – October 7, 2019 ..................... 85 Report to Council – Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen ..................................................... 91 Report to Council - Municipality of Trent Lakes ............................................................................... 93 Report & Presentation to the Township of Douro Dummer – October 30, 2019 ........................ 95 Report to Council - Township of Cavan-Monaghan ...................................................................... 103 Report to Council - Township of Selwyn ......................................................................................... 105 Appendix F – Responses from Lower Tier Municipalities ................................................................ 113 Township of North Kawartha - Motion ............................................................................................. 113 Township of Douro Dummer – Resolution ..................................................................................... 114 Municipality of Trent Lakes – Resolution ........................................................................................ 115 Township of Cavan Monaghan – Resolution ................................................................................. 117 Township of Selwyn – Resolution .................................................................................................... 118 3 Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan – Resolution ............................................................... 119 Township of Asphodel-Norwood – Resolution ............................................................................... 120 Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen – Meeting Minutes November 4, 2019 ................... 122 Appendix G – DRAFT By-law ............................................................................................................... 123 4 Executive Summary “Advertising signs work!” That is the message from the County of Peterborough Sign