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Land Use Bylaw1P2007

The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007

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Rules for Fascia Signs

93 1 A Fascia Sign does not have a maximum sign area when located on a primary building wall and within the designated signable area on that wall.
2 The maximum total sign area for all Fascia Signs located on a secondary building wall is 30.0 per cent of the designated signable area on that wall.
3 A Fascia Sign located on a secondary building wall may be illuminated, but must only be indirectly illuminated when the copy of the sign is visible from:
a an adjacent parcel designated as a residential district; or
a have a height greater than 0.6 metres;
b contain copy that is greater than 0.4 metres;
c be located within 0.6 metres of each edge of a facade parallel to Stephen Avenue Mall; and
d be internally illuminated.
4 The following diagrams illustrate the rule in subsection (2):

Sign Illustration 4:

Sign Area on Secondary Building Wall

Subsection 93(2)


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