WHEREAS section 11 of the Municipal Act, 2001 (the “Act”) provides that an upper-tier municipality may pass bylaws respecting the health, safety and well-being of persons and services and things that the municipality considers necessary or desirable for the public;
AND WHEREAS subsection 27(1) of the Act provides that a municipality may pass bylaws in respect of a highway over which it has jurisdiction;
AND WHEREAS section 59 of the Act provides that without limiting section 11, an upper-tier municipality may prohibit or regulate the placing or erecting of any sign, notice or advertising device within 400 metres of any limit of an upper-tier highway;
AND WHEREAS subsection 8(3) of the Act provides that a bylaw under section 11 respecting a matter may regulate or prohibit respecting the matter, require persons to do things respecting the matter, and provide for a system of licences respecting the matter;
AND WHEREAS subsection 63(1) of the Act provides that if a municipality passes a bylaw for prohibiting or regulating the placing or standing of an object on or near a highway, it may provide for the removal and impounding or restraining and immobilizing of any object placed or standing or parked on or near a highway in contravention of the bylaw;
AND WHEREAS subsection 170(15) of the Highway Traffic Act provides that certain persons may upon discovery of any vehicle parked or standing in contravention of a municipal by-law, may cause it to be moved or taken to and placed or stored in a suitable place and all costs and charges for the removal, care and storage of the vehicle, if any, are a lien upon the vehicle, which may be enforced in the manner provided by the Repair and Storage Liens Act;
AND WHEREAS, on October 9, 2025, the Committee of the Whole recommended that Regional Council adopt the recommendations in the report of the Commissioner of Public Works, Signs on Regional Roads Bylaw Update, to update Bylaw 2015-36 regulating Signs on Regional roads to incorporate provisions outlined in the report, approve and update the fees, and include the Fees and Charges for Services and Activities Bylaw 2020-04, and Regional Council adopted the recommendation on October 23, 2025;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of The Regional Municipality of York enacts as follows:
Part A: Interpretation
1. Application
1.1 This bylaw shall not apply to any Sign Placed by or under the direction of the federal or provincial government, a municipality, a public utility or a transit authority, or to any Sign regulated under a federal or provincial statute except as expressly provided in this bylaw.
1.2 If there is a conflict between a provision of this bylaw and any other bylaw of the Region or a provincial or federal statute or regulation, that which protects the health, safety and welfare of the general public prevails.
2. Definitions
2.1 In this bylaw:
“Applicable Fee” means a fee for the following activities undertaken pursuant to this bylaw and as set out in Bylaw 2020-04 being a bylaw to impose fees and charges for services and activities provided by The Regional Municipality of York:
(a) applying for a permit for Placement of a Sign,
(b) registration of Election Signs; and
(c) the redemption of a Sign that was removed;
“Applicable Election Legislation” means the Canada Elections Act, S.C. 2000, c. 9, the Election Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.6, and the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c. 32, Sched., as the context requires;
“Area Municipality” means the geographic area of The Corporation of the City of Markham, The Corporation of the City of Vaughan, The Corporation of the Town of Aurora, The Corporation of the Town of East Gwillimbury, The Corporation of the Town of Georgina, The Corporation of the Township of King, Corporation of the Town of Newmarket, The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill, and The Corporation of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville;
“Authorized Officer” means:
(a) a police officer;
(b) a bylaw enforcement officer of an Area Municipality or the Region; or
(c) any other person appointed by the Region for the purpose of enforcing this bylaw;
“Business” means the carrying on of a commercial or industrial undertaking of any kind or nature and includes the provision of professional, personal, or other services;
“Business Sign” means a type of Sign which displays the name, crest, registered trademark, logo, or seal of a Business that does any or all of the following:
(a) advertises a Business promotion occurring at a Business location; and
(b) contains Wayfinding Information to a location of the Business,
and does not include Real Estate Open House Signs or Development Signs;
“Candidate” means a candidate nominated for election pursuant to Applicable Election Legislation;
“Election Period” means:
(a) for an election pursuant to federal or provincial Applicable Election Legislation, the period commencing on the date of issue of the writ of election and ending 72 hours following the close of polls on the date of the election; and
(b) for an election pursuant to the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c. 32, Sched., the period commencing at 10 a.m. on the 28th day prior to voting day and ending 72 hours following the close of polls on voting day;
“Commissioner” means the Region’s Commissioner of Public Works and their designate;
“Community Event Sign” means a type of Sign advertising or promoting:
(a) an event or initiative organized and operated by an Area Municipality or the Region;
(b) a charitable event or locally organized and operated event that is open to the general public and supports the concept of community involvement; or
(c) market-style events supporting the concept of local economic development;
“Designated Locations” means the Intersections or Roundabout designated by the Commissioner pursuant to Part F of this bylaw;
“Development Sign” means a type of Sign which displays the name, crest, registered trademark, logo, or seal of the owner or developer of the New Home Development Site that includes Wayfinding Information to the New Home Development Site;
“Election Sign” means a type of Sign promoting, supporting, opposing or taking a position with respect to one or more of the following:
(a) Referendum Issue; or
(b) a Candidate participating in an election under the Applicable Election Legislation;
“Highway” means a common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway, driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle, any part of which is intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles and includes the area between the lateral property lines thereof;
“Identifier Sticker” means a sticker issued by the Region as evidence that a permit for Placement of the Sign was obtained pursuant to this bylaw;
“Intersection” means the intersection of a Regional Road with another Regional Road or with a road under the jurisdiction of another municipality;
“New Home Development Site” means a site permitted to be used for and being used for a new residential building or a site of a proposed residential building project that is the subject of an approved site plan or approved draft plan of subdivision or draft plan of condominium;
“Open House” means an event to which the public is invited to attend to view Premises for Sale at the site of the Open House;
“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, association or partnership;
“Place” means to erect, install, display, or place in or on and to cause or permit the erection, installation, display, or placement, in or on, and “Placement” or “Placing” have the same meaning;
“Premises for Sale” means real property or premises on the real property which are being offered for sale, rent or lease;
“Realtor” means a salesperson as described in the Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 30, Sched. C;
“Real Estate Open House Sign” means a Sign containing Wayfinding Information to an active Open House;
“Redemption Period” means, in the case of:
(a) an Election Sign, 30 days following the date of the election; and
(b) for any other Sign, 30 days following the date of the removal of the Sign;
“Referendum Issue” means a question, law or bylaw submitted to the electors under Applicable Election Legislation;
“Region” means The Regional Municipality of York as a municipal corporation or the geographic premises as the context requires; and
“Region’s Website” means the website at the domain York.ca and any other website registered to the Region;
“Regional Road” means a Highway forming part of the Regional Road system and includes the boulevard and any road allowance;
“Road Occupancy Permit” means a road occupancy permit obtained from the Region;
“Roadway” means the part of the Highway that is improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, but does not include the shoulder, and, where a Highway includes two or more separate roadways, the term “Roadway” refers to any one roadway separately, and not to all of the roadways collectively;
“Sidewalk” means a foot path or any portion of a Highway set aside or improved for the use of pedestrians;
“Sign” means any device Placed for the purpose of providing direction, instructions, information, including Wayfinding Information, identification, promotion, advertisement, and supporting, opposing or taking a position, and includes a Business Sign, Community Event Sign, Development Sign, Real Estate Open House Sign, and Election Sign;
“Temporary Sign” means a Sign displayed for a specific limited period of time;
“Third Party Advertiser” means third party advertisers pursuant to the Applicable Election Legislation; and
“Wayfinding Information” means information giving directions or instructions for the control of vehicular or pedestrian traffic and includes entrance and exit signs.
Part B: Placement of Signs
3. Prohibition
3.1 No Person shall Place a Sign in, on or over a Regional Road unless the Sign is permitted by the Commissioner pursuant to this bylaw and the Placement of the Sign complies with this part.
4. Sign Regulations
4.1 A Sign shall:
(a) except in the case of an Election Sign, be a Temporary Sign;
(b) be portable;
(c) in the case of any Sign other than an Election Sign, be an A-frame design of wooden, plastic, or composite construction;
(d) in the case of an Election Sign, be supported by a wooden, plastic, or composite stake or stakes;
(e) have a valid Identifier Sticker issued for that Sign that is affixed in an upper corner of the Sign with the Identifier Sticker facing the Regional Road; and
(f) be maintained in a proper state of repair.
4.2 An Identifier Sticker is valid under this bylaw if the Identifier Sticker:
(a) is issued for that Sign or an exact replica thereof; and
(b) is issued pursuant to a permit for the Placement of a Sign that is not expired, suspended or revoked.
5. Sign Placement Regulations
5.1 A Sign may not be Placed unless the Sign is:
(a) one of the following types of Signs:
- (i) a Business Sign,
- (ii) a Development Sign,
- (iii) an Election Sign, or
- (iv) a Real Estate Open House Sign;
(b) subject to a permit issued pursuant to Part C of this bylaw;
(c) Placed entirely in, on and over the road allowance;
(d) Placed within 50 metres of the intersection of the centre lines of the intersecting roads at a Designated Location;
(e) for any Sign other than an Election Sign, Placed during the period permitted by the Commissioner, no earlier than 7:00 p.m. on any Friday and removed no later than 6:00 a.m. on the following Monday, subject to the following:
- (i) where a statutory holiday falls on a Friday, a Sign may be Placed no earlier than 7:00 p.m. on the Thursday preceding that Friday and removed no later than 6:00 a.m. on the following Monday; and
- (ii) where a statutory holiday falls on a Monday, a Sign shall be removed no later than 6:00 a.m. on the Tuesday following the Monday; and
(f) for an Election Sign, Placed during the Election Period.
5.2 A Sign shall not:
(a) be digital or illuminated;
(b) at its top edge, exceed 1.22 metres above the ground over which it is Placed;
(c) be wider than 1.22 metres;
(d) be affixed on, over, or to any structure or thing located on Region land;
(e) be Placed:
- (i) in a manner which impairs or obstructs the visibility or movement of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, the visibility of warning devices, railway, traffic or municipal street signs, or the operation of any traffic control or enforcement device;
- (ii) in a manner which interferes with the Region’s maintenance or construction operations;
- (iii) in, on or over the Roadway or Sidewalk;
- (iv) in, on or over an active transportation path or trail;
- (v) in a dangerous or defective condition;
- (vi) if its Placement would result in the number of Signs being in excess of the maximum number of Signs to be Placed at a Designated Location;
- (vii) in, on or over any centre median, traffic island, centre island, or centre boulevard;
- (viii) within 5 metres from a fire hydrant, a transit shelter or a bus stop;
- (ix) within 3 metres lateral distance from the edge of a road pavement; or
- (x) within a 10 metre lateral distance from a driveway pavement edge.
6. Additional Sign Placement Restrictions – Business Signs
6.1 A Business Sign shall not be Placed unless Placed at a Designated Location within 1 kilometre of the Business’ location at which the promotion is occurring, or to which the Wayfinding Information directs.
6.2 Only 1 Business Sign per Business location may be Placed at a Designated Location.
7. Additional Sign Placement Restrictions – Real Estate Open House Signs
7.1 A Real Estate Open House Sign shall not be Placed unless:
(a) Placed at a Designated Location within 1 kilometre of the Open House; and
(b) The Premises for Sale are listed with the Realtor Placing the Sign.
7.2 Only 1 Real Estate Open House Sign may be Placed by a Realtor for each Open House.
8. Additional Sign Placement Restrictions – Development Signs
8.1 A Development Sign shall not be Placed unless Placed at a Designated Location within 2 kilometres of the Development Site to which the Wayfinding Information directs.
8.2 Only 1 Development Sign for each Development Site may be Placed at a Designated Location.
9. Maximum Number of Signs
9.1 The maximum number of Signs permitted to be Placed at:
(a) any one Designated Location at any one time shall be 20; and
(b) any one corner of an Intersection at a Designated Location at any one time shall be 5.
Part C: Sign Permits and Registration
10. Temporary Sign Permits
10.1 Each applicant for a permit for Placement of a Sign other than an Election Sign shall submit an application to the Region in a manner determined by the Commissioner which shall include:
(a) the name and contact information of the applicant;
(b) the name and contact information of any agent for the applicant;
(c) a detailed description of the Sign or Signs for which the application is being made; and
(d) an agreement to indemnify the Region and maintain insurance of a type and amount to be determined by the Region and add the Region as an additional insured to that insurance; and
(e) such other information as the Commissioner may determine is appropriate.
10.2 Subject to payment of the Applicable Fee, where the Commissioner is satisfied that an application for a permit for Placement of a Sign made pursuant to this section is complete and that the Sign described in the application complies with this bylaw, the Commissioner may, subject to subsections 10.3 and 10.4, issue a permit for the Placement of a Sign for a period of up to 1 year.
10.3 The Commissioner may issue a permit for the Placement of a Sign only to a Person in the class described in column 1 of Table 10.4.1 and for the type of Sign described in column 2 of Table 10.4.1.
10.4 A Person of the class described in Column 1 of Table 10.4.1 shall not be granted a permit or permits for the Sign type in excess of the maximum number of Signs for that Sign type prescribed in Column 2 of Table 10.4.1.
Table 10.4.1
| 1 | 2 |
| Class | Maximum Number of Types of Signs to be Permitted Per Person |
| Business | 6 Business Signs per Business |
| Realtor | 6 Real Estate Open House Signs |
| Development Site Owner, Builder or Developer | 6 Development Signs per New Home Development Site |
10.5 The total number of Development Signs permitted by the Commissioner for a New Home Development Site shall be no more than 6 at any one time.
10.6 When issuing a permit, the Commissioner may require that a Sign be Placed subject to such additional terms and conditions as the Commissioner deems appropriate.
10.7 Where the Commissioner issues a permit pursuant to this section, the Commissioner may issue an Identifier Sticker for each Sign for which the permit is issued.
10.8 The Commissioner may refuse to issue a permit for a Sign for any of the following reasons:
(a) the Sign forming the subject of the permit application would not, if Placed, comply with this bylaw, other Region bylaws, or any applicable federal or provincial statute or regulation;
(b) the application contains false, mistaken, incorrect, or misleading statements, information, or undertakings; or
(c) Signs placed by the applicant in the past were frequently placed in contravention of this bylaw or a permit issued thereunder.
10.9 The Commissioner may suspend or revoke a permit for any of the following reasons:
(a) the permit was issued in error;
(b) the permit was issued as the result of false, mistaken, incorrect, or misleading statements, information, or undertakings on the application;
(c) the permit holder requests in writing that the permit be revoked; or
(d) Signs permitted to be Placed pursuant to the permit are frequently placed in contravention of the bylaw or the permit.
10.10 Where the Commissioner suspends or revokes a permit, they may do so without notice or compensation to any Person.
11. Election Sign Registration
11.1 A Candidate or Third Party Advertiser seeking to Place an Election Sign shall submit an application form to the Region in a manner determined by the Commissioner for registration which shall include the following information:
(a) the name and contact information of the registrant;
(b) the name and contact information of any agent of the registrant;
(c) confirmation by the registrant that an Election Sign may be Placed pursuant to Applicable Election Law; and
(d) a detailed description of the Sign or Signs for which the registration form is being submitted; and
(e) such other information as the Commissioner may determine is appropriate.
11.2 Subject to the submission of a complete application form and payment of the Applicable Fee, where the Commissioner is satisfied that the Sign described in the submitted form will comply with this bylaw, the Commissioner shall register the Election Sign.
11.3 Where the Commissioner registers a Sign pursuant to this section, the Commissioner may issue an Identifier Sticker for each Sign that is registered.
11.4 Subject to subsection 11.5, the maximum number of Election Signs that the Commissioner may register per registrant is 50.
11.5 The maximum number of Election Signs that a Candidate and a Third Party Advertiser may Place promoting, supporting, opposing or taking a position with respect to that Candidate is 50.
Part D: Exemptions
12. Community Event Signs
12.1 A Community Event Sign is exempt from Parts B and C of this bylaw if it is:
(a) at its top edge, no more than 2.75 metres above the ground over which it is Placed and no wider than 2.14 metres wide;
(b) for an event endorsed by an Area Municipality if endorsement is deemed necessary by the Commissioner;
(c) permitted pursuant to a valid Road Occupancy Permit that may include such terms and conditions as the Commissioner deems appropriate for a Community Event Sign; and
(d) Placed in accordance with that Road Occupancy Permit.
12.2 A Road Occupancy Permit for Placement of a Community Event Sign is valid under subsection 12.1 if the permit:
(a) was issued for that Sign; and
(b) is not expired, suspended or revoked.
12.3 Where the Region issues a Road Occupancy Permit for a Community Event Sign, the Commissioner may issue an Identifier Sticker for each Community Event Sign for which the Road Occupancy Permit is issued.
12.4 Where the Commissioner issues an Identifier Sticker for a Community Event Sign, when Placed the Sign shall:
(a) have a valid Identifier Sticker issued for that Community Event Sign that is affixed in an upper corner of the Community Event Sign with the Identifier Sticker facing the Regional Road; and
(b) be maintained in a proper state of repair.
13. Signs Placed pursuant to Agreement
13.1 A party may be exempt from certain provisions of this bylaw, subject to a written agreement between the Region and the party permitting Placement of the Sign.
Part E: Enforcement
14. Removal of Permitted Signs
14.1 The Region may remove a Sign Placed on a Regional Road without notice or compensation to any Person despite any other remedy available to it under this bylaw or at law if a Sign or the Placement of a Sign contravenes any provision of this bylaw.
14.2 Subject to subsections 14.4 and 14.6, the Region may, without notice or compensation to any Person, immediately destroy or otherwise dispose of any Sign that it has removed.
14.3 Where the Region has removed a Sign that is not subject to a valid Sign Permit or that has not been redeemed pursuant to this section and the Region has not destroyed or otherwise disposed of the Sign, the permit holder for the Sign may retrieve the Sign subject to payment of the Applicable Fee.
14.4 Where the Region has removed a Sign with a valid Sign Permit, the Region shall retain the Sign for the Redemption Period during which time the permit holder of the Sign may retrieve the Sign subject to payment of the Applicable Fee.
14.5 A permit for Placement of a Sign is valid under this bylaw if the permit:
(a) was issued for that Sign; and
(b) is not expired, suspended or revoked.
14.6 Where the Region has removed an Election Sign, the Region shall retain the Sign for the Redemption Period during which time the Person registered in association with the Election Sign may retrieve the Sign at no cost.
15. Presumption
15.1 Where a Sign is Placed in contravention of any provision of this bylaw, the following presumptions shall apply and may be rebutted by evidence to the contrary on a balance of probabilities:
(a) if there is not a permit for the Placement of the Sign, any Person or Persons named on the Sign shall be presumed to have been the Person who Placed the Sign;
(b) where a Sign does not have a Person’s name on it, but any of a telephone number, email address or website appear on the Sign, the Person to whom the telephone number, email address or website are listed or registered, shall be presumed to have been the Person who Placed the Sign; and
(c) where a Sign is Placed by a corporation in contravention of any provision of this bylaw, the directors and officers of the corporation shall be presumed to have concurred in the Placement of the Sign in contravention of this bylaw.
16. Orders
16.1 An Authorized Person may issue an order to a Person to take such steps as the Authorized Person deems necessary and appropriate to ensure compliance with this bylaw, including ordering the removal of a Sign.
17. Enforcement
17.1 The provisions of this bylaw may be enforced by Authorized Officers.
17.2 Where an Authorized Officer has reasonable grounds to believe that an offence has been committed by any individual, the Authorized Officer may require the name, address and proof of identity of that individual, and the individual shall supply the required information.
17.3 No Person shall hinder or obstruct, or attempt to hinder or obstruct, any Person who is exercising a power or performing a duty under this bylaw.
17.4 No Person shall omit information or make a false or intentionally misleading statement, representation or other recital in any investigation, proceeding, form or document made or submitted pursuant to this bylaw.
17.5 No Person shall reproduce, copy, scan, print, or otherwise duplicate any sticker issued, authorized, or required under this bylaw.
17.6 For the purposes of this section, “reproduce” includes any act of creating a facsimile, counterfeit, or imitation of a sticker.
18. Offence
18.1 Every Person who contravenes a provision of this bylaw is guilty of an offence.
18.2 If a corporation has contravened a provision of this bylaw, every director and officer who knowingly concurred in such a contravention is guilty of an offence.
18.3 If a Sign has been Placed in contravention of any provision of this bylaw, and the contravention has not been corrected, the contravention of the provision shall be deemed to be a continuing offence for each day or part of a day that the contravention remains uncorrected.
18.4 Every person who is guilty of an offence under this bylaw shall be subject to the following penalties:
(a) upon a first conviction, to a fine of not less than $100.00 and not more than $10,000.00;
(b) upon a second or subsequent conviction for the same offence, to a fine of not less than $200.00 and not more than $100,000.00;
(c) upon conviction for a continuing offence, to a fine of not less than $100.00 and not more than $10,000.00 for each day or part of a day that the offence continues. The total of the daily fines is not limited to $100,000.00; and
(d) upon conviction of a multiple offence, for each offence included in the multiple offence, to a fine of not less than $100.00 and not more than $10,000.00. The total of all fines for each included offence is not limited to $100,000.00.
18.5 For the purposes of this bylaw:
(a) “multiple offence” means an offence in respect of two or more acts or omissions each of which separately constitutes an offence and is a contravention of the same provision of this bylaw; and
(b) an offence is a second or subsequent offence if the act giving rise to the offence occurred after a conviction had been entered at an earlier date for the same offence.
Part F: General
19. Administration
19.1 The Commissioner shall administer this bylaw and ensure that any forms, including application forms, standards, practices, procedures, and guidelines necessary to implement this bylaw are established and revised from time to time.
19.2 The Commissioner is appointed as an Authorized Officer to remove Signs in accordance with this bylaw and may designate Region employees for this purpose.
20. Designated Locations
20.1 From time to time, having considered the health, safety and well-being of persons and services and things, the Commissioner shall designate Intersections or Roundabouts on Regional Roads where Signs permitted by this bylaw may be Placed and those locations shall constitute the Designated Locations.
20.2 The Designated Locations shall include the intersections described in Schedule “A” to Bylaw 2015-36, notwithstanding its repeal, unless the Commissioner decides that a location described in Schedule “A” to Bylaw 2015-36 no longer needs to be designated to protect the health, safety and well-being of persons, services, and things.
20.3 Designated Locations shall not include:
(a) Roundabouts;
(b) Intersections in rapid transit corridors;
(c) Intersections involving a road with a speed limit of 80 km/h or more;
(d) Intersections with frequent high collision rates;
(e) tightly spaced Intersections with limited boulevards; or
(f) such locations as the Commissioner determines would not protect the health, safety and well-being of persons, services, and things.
20.4 Upon designation pursuant to this section, the Commissioner shall publish the list of Designated Locations on the Region’s Website.
21. Interpretive Rules
21.1 Should any provision, or any part of a provision, of this bylaw be declared invalid, or to be of no force and effect, by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is the intent of the Region that such a provision, or part of a provision, shall be severed from this bylaw, and every other provision of this bylaw shall be applied and enforced in accordance with its terms to the extent possible according to law.
21.2 The requirements of this bylaw are in addition to requirements contained in any other applicable bylaws of the Region or applicable provincial or federal statutes or regulations.
21.3 Unless otherwise stated:
(a) a reference to any bylaw, statute or regulation refers to a bylaw, statute or regulation of the Region or Ontario as it may be amended, modified, restated, or replaced from time to time and proceedings authorized under the bylaw, statute or regulation shall not be affected unless expressly provided;
(b) a reference to a part, section, paragraph, clause, or subclause is a reference to this bylaw’s part, section, paragraph, clause, or subclause;
(c) the words "include", "including" and "includes" are not to be read as limiting the phrases or descriptions that precede them and any examples provided are intended to be representative examples and not intended to be an exhaustive list;
(d) the word “active” when referring to an Open House means underway or imminently underway;
(e) references to items in the plural include the singular, as applicable;
(f) the use of the term “they” or “their” may refer to both the singular and the plural and includes references to an individual or thing that is feminine, masculine or non-binary;
(g) headings are inserted for ease of reference only and are not to be used as interpretation aids;
(h) the obligations imposed by this bylaw are in addition to obligations otherwise imposed by law or contract;
(i) where this bylaw provides metric and imperial units of measure, the metric unit of measure shall prevail. For convenience only, approximate imperial measurements may be provided but are of no force or effect. The abbreviation "m" stands for metres; and
(j) terms with capitals shall be read with the meaning given in section 2.1 and other words shall be given their ordinary meaning.
21.4 Schedules to this bylaw, if any, form part of this bylaw.
22. Transition
22.1 The provisions in Part VI of the Legislation Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, shall apply to the interpretation of this bylaw as though it were an Act under the Legislation Act, 2006.
23. Repeal
23.1 Bylaw 2015-36 being a bylaw regulating signs on Regional roads is repealed.
24. Short Title
24.1 This bylaw shall be known as the “Signs on Regional Roads Bylaw”.
25. Enactment
25.1 This bylaw shall come into force and effect on January 1, 2026.
ENACTED AND PASSED on December 11, 2025.
| Christopher Raynor | Eric Jolliffe |
| Regional Clerk | Regional Chair |
Authorized pursuant to recommendation of the Committee of the Whole regarding Item F.2.1 of the October 9, 2025 Committee of the Whole agenda adopted by Regional Council at its meeting on October 23, 2025
