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Land Use Bylaw1P2007

The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007

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Rules for Projecting Signs

101 1 The maximum number of Projecting Signs a business may have on a primary building wall is one.
1.1 In the Stephen Avenue Mall heritage area, a Projecting Sign must be limited to a maximum of one for every 7.5 metre section of building façade parallel to Stephen Avenue Mall;
2 The edge of a Projecting Sign closest to the wall of the building to which it is attached must be within 0.30 metres of that wall.
3 Unless otherwise referenced in subsection (4), the maximum height of a Projecting Sign is 6.0 metres from grade when measured to the top of the sign.
4 Where a Projecting Sign relates to a Hotel, Retail and Consumer Service or a Parking Lot — Structure with a height of 18.5 metres or greater, the maximum height of the Projecting Sign is 21.5 metres above grade so long as:
a the sign does not project more than 2.0 metres from the building; and
b the sign area is 18.5 square metres or less.
5 (5) The minimum clearance between the bottom of a Projecting Sign and grade is 2.4 metres.

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