City of Peterborough Release Rules Regarding Election Sign Placement
/With the municipal election underway, rules for election signs and their placement have been released by the City of Peterborough on Tuesday.
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The city’s sign by-law states that they cannot be placed on any property owned by the City of Peterborough before Labour Day for a municipal election and they need to be removed no later than three days after voting day.
Since Sept. 5, election signs are allowed on certain City-owned properties, specifically on boulevards next to roads as long as rules on size and placement are followed.
Election signs are not allowed to be placed in public parks or outside of City facilities.
Election signs are allowed on City property next to roads if the following rules are respected to protect sightlines for safety. Signs cannot be placed within the travelled portion of a road or a sidewalk. Signs that are taller than 0.9 metres cannot be placed:
within a “sight triangle” at the intersection of two roads that extends six metres from the intersection in each direction, which is illustrated in Figure 1 below; or
within three metres of the road as illustrated in Figure 2 below.
