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Land Use Bylaw1P2007

The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007

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Window Sign

90 1 The total copy area of one or more Window Signs must not exceed 30.0 per cent of the window area.
2 For the purposes of subsection (1), "window area" includes all contiguous panes of glass, including panes of glass that would be contiguous if not separated by mullions, but does not include contiguous panes of glass on a doorway.
a exceed one per window area;
b be located in windows above the second storey except where there is a use with a use area that is wholly contained on a floor above the second storey;
c be located within 1.8 metres of a window where the sign is internally illuminated and facing outward from inside a building; and
d contain copy greater than:
i 0.15 metres in height when located in a window at or below the second storey; and
ii 0.23 metres in height when located in a window above the second storey;

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