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The County regulates the erection and display of signs and other advertising devices on County roads and within 400 metres of any limit of County roads (except within urban centres as defined by the County of Wellington’s Official Plan).
The purpose of the Sign By-law is to:
- Ensure that signs installed on and adjacent to the County roads are safe and minimize any danger to the traveling public (e.g., signs do not block sight lines from entrances and sideroads)
- Minimize the number of signs on or adjacent to the County roads (i.e., eliminate sign clutter and sign pollution)
- Leave the landscape open and to maintain the rural atmosphere of Wellington County
Click here to download the Sign By-law.
Click here to download the Sign Permit.
Sign By-law N0. 4555-03 includes key details, such as:
- A list of the type of signs that do not require a permit
- A list of signs that are permitted on a County road and require a permit (see below)
- A list of signs that are prohibited (with or without a permit)
- Sign Permit application information
- Variances
- Expiration and revocation of sign permits
- Sign Maintenance
- Penalties and enforcement, liability or damages, indemnification, validity and grand fathering.
Signs that are permitted on a County Road and require a permit are:
- Signs identifying municipalities
- Service club signs
- Signs pertaining to public community safety signs such as County of Wellington Crime Stopper signs
- Signs marking walking trails, and snowmobile crossings
- Signs which give directions or instructions for the control of vehicular or pedestrian traffic and shall include an entry and exit signs
- Signs advertising community events such as fall fairs
- Official signs
- Blue and white approved TODS trail blazer signs (Tourism Oriented Directional Signage)
- Blue and white signs related to tourist attractions or tourist service businesses located within Wellington County, i.e., tourist directional signage
For information on erecting a sign on a provincial highway, contact the Ministry of Transportation’s Corridor Management Office.
For information on erecting a sign on a local municipal road, contact the municipality directly. Click here for the list of municipalities in Wellington County.
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Key Documents for Sign By-law & Permit
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