Sign Bylaw

CITY OF LANGFORD 
BYLAW NO. 2125 
A Bylaw to Amend Bylaw No. 1250, "A Bylaw to Regulate the Number, Size, 
Type, Form, Appearance, and Location of Signs Within the City of Langford" 
The City of Langford Council in open meeting assembled enacts as follows: 
A. Bylaw No. 1250, cited as "City of Langford Sign Bylaw No. 1250, 2009" is amended by: 
1. By replacing Schedule "A" to Bylaw No. 1250 with Schedule "A" which is attached to and forms a 
part of this Bylaw. 
B.
That the fees automatically be adjusted effective May 1 of each year by the annual percentage 
change in the All-Items Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Greater Victoria for the then most recently 
ended calendar year as published by Statistics Canada or successor in function. 
C. This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "City of Langford Sign Bylaw, Amendment No. 3, Bylaw No. 
2125, 2025". 
READ A FIRST TIME this 3" day of March, 2025. 
READ A SECOND TIME this 3rd day of March, 2025. 
READ A THIRD TIME this 3' day of March, 2025. 
ADOPTED this 17th day of March, 2025. 
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CORPORATE OFFICER  
 
SCOTT GOODMANSON 
MAYOR 
Marie Watmough 
Corporate Office. 

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List of Amendments 
Consolidated for Convenience Only 
 
This Bylaw has been consolidated as of March 16, 2026, for convenience only.  Where applicable, 
capitalization, numerical order, and numbering have been altered for consistency.  Copies of the original 
Bylaw and amendments may be viewed at the Langford City Hall located on the Second Floor, 877 
Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC. 
 
Consolidated to: 
 
Amendment 
Bylaw Number 
Date Adopted 
Amendment No. 1, 2010 – Sandwich Board Signs 
1287 
21 Jun 2010 
Amendment No. 2, 2020 – Sign Removal Timeframe 
1934 
11 Feb 2020 
Amendment No. 3, 2025 – Schedule A (Fees) 
2125 
17 Mar 2025 
Amendment No. 4, 2026  
2181  
16 Mar 2026 
Up-to-Date Fee Schedule Added 
n/a 
5 May 2026 
 

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SIGN BYLAW NO. 1250 
 
A Bylaw to regulate the number, size, type, form, 
appearance, and location of signs within  
the City of Langford 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CITY OF LANGFORD 
2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue 
Victoria BC V9B 2X8 
 
Email:  planning@langford.ca 
Website:  langford.ca 
Phone: (250) 478-7882 
 
Adopted:    2009-02-16 
Consolidated:  2026-05-01 
 
 
 

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Table of Contents 
 
 
 
Authority ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 
 
Intent of the Bylaw........................................................................................................................................ 1 
 
1. 
Title ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 
2. 
Definitions ........................................................................................................................................... 1 
3. 
General Regulations ............................................................................................................................ 4 
4. 
Prohibited Signs .................................................................................................................................. 6 
5. 
Sign Zones ........................................................................................................................................... 6 
6. 
Illumination of Signs ............................................................................................................................ 7 
7. 
Temporary Signs .................................................................................................................................. 7 
8. 
Directional Signs .................................................................................................................................. 8 
9. 
Directory Signs .................................................................................................................................... 8 
10. 
Façade Signs ........................................................................................................................................ 9 
11. 
Freestanding Signs .............................................................................................................................. 9 
12. 
Home Occupation Signs .................................................................................................................... 10 
13. 
Projecting and Suspended Signs ....................................................................................................... 10 
14. 
Sandwich Board Signs ....................................................................................................................... 10 
15. 
Variable Electronic Signs ................................................................................................................... 11 
16. 
Banner Signs ...................................................................................................................................... 11 
17. 
Sign Design Standards ....................................................................................................................... 11 
18. 
Sign Construction Standards ............................................................................................................. 11 
19. 
Application for a Sign Permit ............................................................................................................ 12 
20. 
Penalties ............................................................................................................................................ 12 
21. 
Severability ........................................................................................................................................ 13 
22. 
Repeal ................................................................................................................................................ 13 
 
Schedule A – Fee Schedule ......................................................................................................................... 14 
Schedule B – Pedestrian-Oriented Commercial .......................................................................................... 15 
Schedule C – Sooke Road Revitalization Area ............................................................................................. 16 
 
 
 

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Sign Bylaw No. 1250 
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CITY OF LANGFORD 
 
BYLAW NO. 1250 
 
 
A Bylaw to Regulate the Number, Size, Type, Form, Appearance, and Location of Signs within the City 
of Langford 
 
 
Authority 
 
Under Section 908 (Regulation of Signs) of the Local Government Act and subject to the 
Highway Act and section 135 of the Motor Vehicle Act, Council may by bylaw regulate the 
number, size, type, form, appearance and location of any signs, and such a bylaw may make 
different regulations for different zones established under a zoning bylaw and may make 
different regulations for different classes of highways and portions of them.  Under Section 8(4) 
of the Community Charter, Council may by bylaw regulate and impose requirements in relation 
to the erection, placing, alteration, maintenance, demolition and removal of a sign, sign board, 
advertisement, advertising device or structure, or any class of them.   
 
Intent of the Bylaw 
 
The purpose of these sign regulations is to encourage the effective use of signs as a means of 
communication; to encourage signs that are pleasing to the eye in terms of colour, size, design, location, 
and numbers; to minimize any possibility of signs being erected that could pose a hazard to life or 
property or be construed to be a traffic hazard; to minimize the adverse effect of signs on nearby public 
and private property; and to enable the fair and consistent enforcement of these sign regulations.  
 
The Council of the City of Langford, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: 
 
1. Title 
 
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “City of Langford Sign Bylaw No. 1250, 2009”. 
 
2. Definitions 
 
Words and phrases used in this Bylaw shall have the meanings set forth in this section.  Words and 
phrases not defined in this section but defined in Zoning Bylaw No. 300 have the meanings set forth in 
that Bylaw.   
 
Abandoned Sign means a sign or sign support structure that directs attention to an activity, business, 
product, or service no longer conducted or available on the lot on which the sign is located or at the 
location stated on the sign. 
 
Animated Sign means all signs that move or depict movement in any way, by any means, other than a 
variable electronic sign. 
 
Banner Sign means a sign composed of lightweight material, including cloth, canvas or similar fabric. 
 

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Billboard means a sign that directs attention to goods, products or services not sold or provided on the 
premises on which the sign is located, and includes: 
 
a) Poster panels or bulletins, typically mounted on a building wall or freestanding structure with 
advertising copy in the form of pasted paper; 
 
b) Multi-prisms providing alternating or sequential messages in a single display area; and 
 
c) Bulletins in which the advertiser’s message is painted directly on the background of a wall-
mounted or freestanding display area. 
 
Boulevard means the area between the curb lines, the lateral lines or the shoulder of a roadway and the 
adjacent property line. (Bylaw No. 1287) 
 
Canopy Sign means a sign that is part of or attached to an awning, canopy, or other fabric, plastic, or 
structural protective element installed over a window, door, entrance, outdoor service area, porte 
cochère or similar type of entrance way. 
 
Directional Sign means a sign such as a parking lot entrance or exit sign, giving directions, instructions, 
or facility information, which may contain the name, logo and establishment but no advertising copy.   
 
Directory Sign means a sign consisting of only the names and locations of the occupants of a building or 
other premises or food and beverage menu board items. 
 
Façade Sign means a single-faced sign displayed on a building face with its display surface parallel to and 
not protruding any further than 15 cm from the building face, and includes signage applied directly onto 
a façade of a principal building or structure. 
 
Flag means any fabric, banner, or bunting containing distinctive colours, patterns, or symbols, used as a 
symbol of a government, political subdivision, or other entity. 
 
Freestanding sign means a sign that has its own structural support independent of a building or other 
structure but excluding a sandwich board sign.   
 
Graphics means one or more written or pictorial representations. 
 
Highway means every road, street, lane or right-of-way designed or intended for or used by the general 
public for the passage of vehicles and every place or passageway to which the public, for the purpose of 
parking or servicing of vehicles, has access or is invited. (Bylaw No. 1287) 
 
Illuminated Sign means a sign with an internal light source or designed to reflect light from an external 
source intentionally directed at it.  
 
Mural means a painted scene that does not advertise a business or product, painted upon any outside 
wall or other integral part of a building. 
 
Neon sign means a sign that uses exposed neon tubing as the principal illumination method.  
 

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Painted wall sign means a sign that is painted upon any wall or any exterior integral part of a building.  
 
Political Sign means a sign used to promote the election of a person or political party or a position in a 
plebiscite or referendum. 
 
Portable Sign means a sign that is not permanently affixed to a building or base and stands on the 
ground without any additional support, and that can be readily carried or transported. 
 
Projecting Sign means a sign, other than a façade or canopy sign that is attached to, and projects from, a 
structure, a building face, or a wall in such a manner that it extends generally perpendicularly more than 
15 cm beyond the surface of such structure, building or wall. 
 
Roof Sign means a sign erected and constructed wholly or partially on and over the roof of a building, 
supported by the roof structure, and extending vertically above any portion of the roof. 
 
Sandwich Board Sign means a sign that is self-supporting, easily moved, and not affixed to any building, 
vehicle or base structure, or to the ground. (Replaced by Bylaw No. 1287) 
 
Sign means an identification, description, illustration, or device illuminated or non-illuminated, that is 
visible from any public street and that directs attention to a product, place, activity, person, institution, 
business, or solicitation, but does not include: 
 
a) Displays of goods placed inside a window; 
b) Gravestones or other markers placed for historical or memorial  purposes; 
c) Private celebratory or holiday decorations; 
d) Murals; or 
e) Traffic control devices. 
 
Sign Area means the entire area of a sign on which graphics could be placed, including any frame or 
structural feature which forms an integral part of the display, but 
 
a) In the case of a double face or a multi-face sign, only half of the total area of all sign faces shall 
be included in sign area calculation; 
b) In the case of an irregularly shaped sign, the sign area shall be the area of the smallest rectangle 
within which all letters and other graphics would fit; 
c) In the case of a free standing the sign area shall be the total area of all the faces used for the 
sign; and 
d) The area of a neon sign shall be the area of the smallest rectangle within which all letters 
comprising the sign would fit, and other graphics and highlights are not to be included in the 
calculation of sign area.   
 
Sign Zone means a zone established by s.5 of this Bylaw. 
 
Suspended Sign means a sign that is suspended from the underside of a horizontal building surface. 
 
Temporary New Business Sign means a sign that directs attention to the opening of a new business.  
 

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Temporary Real Estate Sign means a sign on a lot that directs attention to the fact that the lot, or the lot 
and buildings on the lot, are for sale, for rent, or open for viewing. 
 
Temporary Development Sign means a sign on a lot that directs attention to the fact that the lot, or the 
lot and buildings on the lot, are for sale, for rent, open for viewing, general marketing and can include 
signage relating to the site’s contractors and sub-contractors and the financial institutions providing 
funding and other professional advisors. 
 
Traffic Control Device means a sign, stop sign, signal line, parking space, barrier, traffic control signal, 
traffic control flashing signal, or device placed or erected under the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act 
or the City’s Traffic and Parking Bylaw for the purpose of regulating and controlling vehicular and 
pedestrian traffic. 
 
Variable Electronic Sign means a sign on which messages are displayed by means of light emitting 
diodes (LED), liquid crystal display (LCD), plasma, or other similar technology. 
 
Wall Sign means a sign attached to any wall other than the supporting exterior wall of a principal 
building or structure on a property, including any retaining wall, freestanding wall, or wall enclosing the 
perimeter of a property. 
 
Window Sign means a sign and/or paintings fixed to the interior or exterior of a window including a 
window in a door. 
 
3. General Regulations 
 
a) No person shall erect, place, construct, or alter any sign without first obtaining the necessary 
permit, as provided under this Bylaw. 
 
b) No person shall maintain or allow any sign to remain on, or be affixed to, the lands or premises 
of which that person is the owner or occupier unless a permit in respect of the sign has been 
issued pursuant to this Bylaw. 
 
c) Notwithstanding Section 3(a) and 3(b), the following sign types do not require a permit: 
 
i. 
window signs located on the same premises as the business to which attention is being 
directed; 
ii. “No Trespassing” signs that do not exceed a sign area of .4 m2; 
iii. temporary real estate signs that meet the requirements in Section 7(d), provided the sign is 
on the property to which the sign pertains; 
iv. political signs;  
v. signs or notices exhibited by the authority of the Government of Canada, the Province of 
British Columbia or any municipal authority;  
vi. signs comprising semi-transparent material attached to temporary construction fencing or 
hoarding for the purpose of marketing the development under construction; and 
vii. changes in sign copy on a sign structure which is the subject of a sign permit. 
 
d) A change in sign copy on a sign structure is not subject to a sign permit. 
 

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e) Notwithstanding subsection 3(c), a sign may, subject to approval by permit as provided under 
this bylaw, be placed on premises that do not contain the business to which it directs attention 
as long as it pertains to the subject business and provided that the business is situated on a lot 
that does not abut a highway, the sign is placed on a lot that is adjacent to the lot on which the 
business is situated, and written approval of the owner of the lot on which the sign is to be 
placed is provided with the permit application.  
 
f) Signs shall be located on the premises containing the business to which they direct attention.   
 
g) Signs projecting over a pedestrian area shall have a minimum clearance to the underside of the 
projection of 2.5m above the finished grade or sidewalk. 
 
h) Signs projecting over an area used by vehicular traffic shall have a minimum clearance to the 
underside of the projection of 4.5m above the finished grade. 
 
i) 
No sign shall be located, erected or lighted in such a manner as to interfere with the visibility of 
a traffic control device or to interfere with visibility at an access to or egress from a highway 
with the exception of a sign located entirely within the portion of a lot on which the Zoning 
Bylaw permits the siting of a building other than a fence.  
 
j) 
No façade sign shall project more than 15 cm from the building face or wall to which the sign is 
attached, with the exception of illuminated façade signs which may project up to .6m from the 
building face or wall to which the sign is attached. 
 
k) No person shall affix any sign to a tree or utility pole; 
 
l) 
No person shall affix any sign to a fence, with the exception of the following: 
 
i. 
signs for home occupation uses complying with Section 13; 
ii. ”No Trespassing” signs and directional signs. 
iii. signs affixed to fences enclosing outdoor sports fields; and 
iv. temporary development signs complying with Section 7. 
 
m) Deleted.  (Bylaw No. 1934) 
 
n) In addition to other permitted signs, wall-mounted actual size menu signs may be displayed on 
any premises containing a restaurant. 
 
4. Prohibited Signs  
 
a) No person shall erect, construct, place, alter, or maintain any of the following signs on any 
premises: 
 
i. 
abandoned signs shall not remain in place for more than 60 days; 
ii. pennants, bunting, balloons, or other inflatable devices; 
iii. billboards; 
iv. painted wall signs, including signs affixed to walls or structures other than the walls of a 
principal building or structure on a property 

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v. portable signs except as permitted in Section 15; 
vi. roof signs;  
vii. wind activated devices designed to attract the attention of the public;  
viii. signs displaying arrows to direct attention towards real estate; and 
ix. all animated signs other than variable electronic signs.   
 
5. Sign Zones 
 
a) For the purposes of this Bylaw, the area within the boundaries of the City is divided into four 
zones as follows: 
 
i. 
sign Zone A comprising the zones designated by Zoning Bylaw No. 300 as Greenbelt 
Residential, Rural Residential and Residential; 
ii. sign Zone B comprising the zones designated by Zoning Bylaw No. 300 as Multiple 
Residential;  
iii. sign Zone C comprising the zones designated by Zoning Bylaw No. 300 as Greenbelt, 
Agricultural); 
iv. Sign Zone D comprising the Pedestrian Commercial Zone – Schedule B, the Sooke 
Revitalization Area – Schedule C and Comprehensive Development Zones 3, 4 and 6); and  
v. Sign Zone E (Commercial, Industrial/Business Park, Industrial, Institutional and 
Comprehensive Development Zones). 
 
b) A sign permit may be issued for the following sign types in their respective sign zones as 
follows: 
 
i. 
Sign Zone A (Greenbelt Residential, Rural Residential and Residential) 
 
(1) home occupation signs 
 
ii. Sign Zone B (Multiple Residential) 
 
(1) freestanding signs to identify the building 
(2) home occupation signs 
 
iii. Sign Zone C (Greenbelt, Agricultural) 
 
(1) banner signs 
(2) façade signs 
(3) freestanding signs 
(4) home occupation signs 
(5) projecting signs 
(6) suspended signs 
 

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iv. Sign Zone D (Schedule B - Pedestrian Oriented Commercial, Schedule C - the Sooke 
Revitalization Area, and Comprehensive Development Zones 3, 4, and 6)    
 
(1) banner signs 
(2) façade signs 
(3) freestanding signs 
(4) home occupation signs 
(5) projecting signs 
(6) sandwich board signs 
(7) suspended signs 
(8) variable electronic signs 
 
v. Sign Zone E (Commercial, Industrial/Business Park, Industrial, Institutional and 
Comprehensive Development Zones) 
 
(1) banner signs 
(2) façade signs 
(3) freestanding signs 
(4) home occupation signs 
(5) projecting signs 
(6) sandwich board signs 
(7) suspended signs 
(8) variable electronic signs 
 
6. Illumination of Signs 
 
a) Lighting for illuminated signs shall be downcast or shielded to minimize reflective impact on the 
night sky by being ground oriented. 
 
b) Lighting for illuminated signs shall not shine directly onto neighbouring premises or into the 
direction of oncoming traffic. 
 
7. Temporary Signs  
 
a) The applicant must obtain any permit or license required under the Streets and Traffic Bylaw 
No. 2233, 2025, for any sign placed on a “street” as defined in that bylaw.  
 
b) Temporary new business signs: 
 
i. 
shall not be of a sign type that is not permitted by this Bylaw; 
ii. shall not remain in place for more than 60 days, unless the sign permit is renewed for a 
second 60-day period, for which the applicant shall pay the fee specified in Schedule A of 
this Bylaw; and 
iii. shall be removed by the owner of the sign, upon expiry of the permit. 
 
c) Sign erection within a City right-of-way must be performed by a municipal contractor with all 
costs of the erection paid in full by the applicant prior to the erection. 
 

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d) Temporary Real Estate signs shall not exceed a sign area of 1m2 per side. 
 
e) Temporary Development signs shall: 
 
i. 
not exceed an area of 6m2 (64ft2) per road frontage for lots less than or equal to 743m2 
(8,000ft2) in area; 
ii. not exceed an area of 12m2 (128ft2) per road frontage for lots greater than 743m2 (8,000ft2) 
and less than or equal to 1,486m2 (16,000ft2) in area; and 
iii. not exceed an area of 18m2 (192ft2) per road frontage for lots greater than 1,486m2 
(16,000ft2) in area. 
 
f) If the owner does not remove a temporary sign from public or private property when the permit 
expires, the City may remove the sign at the owner’s expense. 
 
g) If any sign is placed on a municipal boulevard or highway contrary to this Bylaw, or without 
permit, may be removed by the City.  Impounded signs will be held for a period of 30 days, at 
which time they will become the property of the City unless returned to their owner upon 
payment of the impound fee specified in Schedule A of this Bylaw.  
 
8. Directional Signs 
 
A directional sign shall: 
 
a) not exceed 3 m in height if a freestanding sign; and 
 
b) not exceed 1 m² in sign area, per side, with the exception that directional signs for emergency 
services may be increased to a maximum area of 9.5 m² per side. 
 
9. Directory Signs 
 
a) A directory sign shall: 
 
i. 
not exceed a sign area of 2 m²; 
ii. be erected on, and parallel to, the face of a building or structure; and 
 
b) One directory sign only is permitted in respect of each separate highway frontage of the 
premises to which it pertains. 
 
10. Façade Signs 
 
a) Façade signs shall: 
 
i. 
be singular or multiple, but shall not exceed a sign area of 25m2 (269ft2) or 17 percent of 
the area of the façade of the building to which it is attached, whichever is less, except that 
for a business with a gross floor area of more than 3 716 m2 (40 000 ft2) a façade sign may 
exceed 25m2, but shall not exceed 17 percent of the area of the façade of the building to 
which it is attached.  
ii. canopy signs are included in the total allowable façade sign area; 

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iii. only be placed on those building façades facing a street or internal access route, and for this 
purpose a building façade is deemed to face a street or access route if the angle formed by 
the façade and the street or access route is 45 degrees or less; 
iv. not be located less than 2.5 m above the finished grade or sidewalk immediately adjacent to 
the building, whichever is higher, in the case of a sign displayed on a building of two storeys 
or higher; 
v. not extend horizontally beyond the wall of the building to which it is attached; and 
vi. not be erected on any part of the roof of the building to which it is attached or extend above 
the roofline including any parapet. 
 
11. Freestanding Signs 
 
a) A freestanding sign shall: 
 
i. 
be limited to one per highway frontage of any lot; 
ii. have no more than two sides displaying copy; 
iii. in Sign Zone D (Pedestrian Oriented Commercial – Schedule B, Sooke Revitalization Area – 
Schedule C and Comprehensive Development Zones 3,4 and 6) the maximum height is 3.5m, 
and the maximum sign area is 4.5m2 per side;  
iv. be restricted to business premises having a street frontage of at least 10 m; 
v. have a maximum height of 7m above the adjacent finished grade of the sidewalk, or where 
there is no sidewalk, the adjacent street grade; 
vi. have a maximum sign area of 9m² per side in the case of business premises with a gross 
floor area less than or equal to 3,700 m²; 
vii. have a maximum sign area of 12m² per side in the case of business premises with a gross 
floor area greater than 3,700 m² on a single lot, in a single strata plan or in a single building; 
and 
viii. have a maximum sign area of 3m² and a maximum height of 1.5 m from grade, in the case of 
a sign erected on the premises of multifamily residential buildings, schools and churches. 
 
12. Home Occupation Signs 
 
a) Home occupation signs 
 
i. 
are permitted in conjunction with a home occupation use permitted by Zoning Bylaw No. 
300 subject to Section 3.09 of that Bylaw; 
ii. shall be limited to one sign per home; 
iii. shall not be internally illuminated or be composed of neon; 
iv. shall have a maximum sign area of 0.2 m² (2 ft2) per side; 
v. shall have a maximum height of 2 m above the finished grade; and 

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vi. shall be one of the following sign types: 
(1) façade sign, attached to the dwelling or accessory building containing the home 
occupation use or to a fence enclosing the lot; 
(2) window sign; or 
(3) freestanding sign.  
 
13. Projecting and Suspended Signs 
 
a) Projecting signs and suspended signs shall: 
 
i. 
be two-sided, with sign copy on both sides; 
ii. have a maximum sign area of 2 m²; and 
iii. be attached to the first storey of a building. 
 
14. Sandwich Board Signs  
 
a) Sandwich Board signs shall: 
 
i. 
not exceed one (1) per business premises; (Bylaw No. 1287) 
ii. have maximum dimensions of .6 m (2 ft) by .9 m (3 ft) per side; 
iii. not be placed on any municipal Boulevard or Highway unless: (Replaced by Bylaw No. 1287) 
(1) the Sandwich Board Sign does not obstruct the safe and efficient movement of vehicular 
or pedestrian traffic, obstruct vehicular or pedestrian sightlines, or otherwise create a 
safety hazard to vehicles, pedestrians or other persons; 
(2) the Sandwich Board Sign does not damage flowerbeds, shrubs or other landscaping 
located on the municipal Boulevard or Highway; and 
(3) the Sandwich Board Sign pertains only to a licensed business occupying and operating 
from that property fronting the municipal Boulevard or Highway on which the Sandwich 
Board Sign is erected.  
iv. only be placed on the same lot or site as the business to which they direct attention; 
v. not be located or erected in such a manner as to interfere with pedestrian walkways or 
access to businesses or parking areas; a minimum clear space of 1.5m is required between 
the sign and any immovable object; 
vi. be placed at ground level; and 
vii. only be displayed during operating hours of the business to which they direct attention; 
 
b) Permit applications for sandwich board signs must indicate on a site plan the location in which 
the sign will be displayed; and 

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c) Sandwich board signs placed on municipal boulevards or highways contrary to this Bylaw, or 
without permit, may be removed by the City.  Impounded signs will be held for a period of 30 
days, at which time they will become the property of the City unless returned to their owner 
upon payment of the impound fee specified in Schedule A of this Bylaw. 
 
15. Variable Electronic Signs 
 
a) No Electronic Variable Message Center sign area shall exceed 3 m2 (32 sq ft2) per side;  
 
b) The maximum area in square metres of an Electronic Variable Message Centre is 15% of the 
highway frontage in metres of the site on which the sign is located. i.e. 20 m of road frontage 
will equal to 3 m2 of message centre per side; 
 
c) All message centers must be three colour RGB (RED GREEN BLUE); and 
 
d) Are not subject to Section 3(f). 
 
16. Banners 
 
a) Wall mounted banners are only permitted up to a 60-day period for new businesses; and 
 
b) Projecting banner signs are permitted providing the area does not exceed 1m2 per side, the 
minimum height from grade is 2.5m, and the banner must be affixed to a frame at all four 
corners. 
 
17. Sign Design Standards 
 
a) Signs shall be professionally prepared; and 
 
b) Signs shall comply with the design standards for signage found in the section of the Official 
Community Plan that pertains to the development permit area in which they are placed. 
 
18. Sign Construction Standards 
 
a) All signage shall comply with the requirements of the BC Building Code; 
 
b) Signs shall be securely attached to the ground or building surface upon which they are placed; 
 
c) Where a sign is attached to a building, the portion of the building to which such sign is attached 
shall be structurally sound and shall be structurally adequate to support all additional loads; 
 
d) Signs shall be anchored to prevent any lateral movement that could cause wear on supporting 
members or connections; 
 
e) All signs together with their supporting structures and any related electrical equipment shall be 
kept fully operable, in good repair, and maintained in a safe, neat, clean, and attractive 
condition; and 
 

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f) Where the Building Inspector deems it necessary, the design and construction of a sign shall be 
certified by a professional engineer. 
 
19. Application for Sign Permit    
 
a) Any person wishing to construct, alter, or relocate a sign for which this Bylaw requires a permit 
shall make an application to the City Planner in the form of Schedule A, unless the construction, 
alteration or relocation of the sign has been authorized by the issuance of a development 
permit.   
 
b) An application must include: 
 
i. 
the civic address of the lot, premises, building or structure on which the sign is to be placed, 
erected or altered; 
ii. the written authorization of the owner of the land; 
iii. a statement of the number and type of signs that are already affixed or placed on the lot or 
premises; 
iv. one copy of a scaled drawing for each side of the sign, giving all dimensions and areas and 
showing colours and materials used; and 
v. one copy of a drawing showing the position of the proposed sign as it will appear attached 
to the building or structure and showing the method of attachment, or in the case of a 
freestanding sign, the location of the sign on the land and the method of installation. 
 
c) Every applicant for a sign permit shall pay to the City, at the time of application, a fee based on 
the type of sign listed in Schedule A of this Bylaw. 
 
d) No person shall proceed with the placing, erection, or altering of any sign until the permit has 
been issued.  In the event that any sign is placed, erected or altered without a permit having 
previously been obtained, the fee for the permit shall be double the amount which would have 
been payable had the permit been obtained before commencement of the work. 
 
e) The City Planner can authorize a variance up to 25% of a quantitative Sign Bylaw regulation (i.e. 
area, height, etc.) if applied for in a Development Permit and such that the proposal is in 
accordance with the Development Permit Area Design Guidelines.    
 
20. Penalties 
 
Every person who contravenes this Bylaw by doing any act that it forbids, or omitting to do any act it 
requires to be done is guilty of an offence and shall upon conviction be liable to the penalties prescribed 
in the Offence Act. 
 
21. Severability 
 
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Bylaw is for any reason held to be invalid 
by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the 
remaining portions of this Bylaw. 
 
 

City of Langford 
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22. Repeal 
 
City of Langford Sign Bylaw No. 700 is repealed. 
 
 
READ a first time this 19th day of January, 2009. 
 
READ a second time this 2nd day of February, 2009. 
 
READ a third time this 2nd day of February, 2009. 
 
ADOPTED this 16th day of February, 2009. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
______________________________ 
 
______________________________ 
PRESIDING COUNCIL MEMBER  
 
CORPORATE OFFICER

City of Langford 
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Schedule A – Fee Schedule 
 
(Table Replaced by Bylaw Nos. 1287 and 2125) 
 
(SUPERCEDED—see page 15 for up-to-date fees) 
 
FEE SCHEDULE 
Sign Type 
Fee 
Base Fee 
Each application fee will include the base fee plus the fee per sign 
$100 base fee 
Type 
Banner, canopy, directional, directory, façade, freestanding, home 
occupation, projecting and suspended, sandwich board, and variable 
electronic 
$60 per sign 
Temporary: 
· 
Development, real estate, and new business 
· 
Renewal (no base fee) 
$60 per sign 
$60 per sign 
Alteration of 
Existing Sign 
Any combination of two or more signs or sign types (excluding home 
occupation, no trespassing, and political signs) 
$60 
Penalty 
Does not include changing a tenant sign face in an existing sign structure or 
freestanding sign that is the subject of an approved sign development 
permit, as this change does not require a permit. 
$100 base fee 
Installation Without SDP Application 
Double Applicable 
Fees 
Installation Prior to Permit Issuance 
Double Applicable 
Fees 
Sandwich Board Sign without permit (impound fee) 
$60 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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FEE SCHEDULE 
Sign Type 
Fee 
Base Fee 
Each application fee will include the base fee plus the fee per sign 
$100 base fee 
Type 
Banner, canopy, directional, directory, façade, freestanding, home 
occupation, projecting and suspended, sandwich board, and variable 
electronic 
$70 per sign 
Temporary: 
· 
Development, real estate, and new business 
· 
Renewal (no base fee) 
$70 per sign 
$70 per sign 
Alteration of 
Existing Sign 
Any combination of two or more signs or sign  types (excluding home 
occupation, no trespassing, and political signs) 
$60 
Penalty 
Does not include changing a tenant sign face in an existing sign structure or 
freestanding sign that is the subject of an approved sign development 
permit, as this change does not require a permit. 
$100 base fee 
Installation Without SDP Application 
Double Applicable 
Fees 
Installation Prior to Permit Issuance 
Double Applicable  
Fees 
Sandwich Board Sign without permit (impound fee) 
$70 

City of Langford 
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Schedule B – Pedestrian-Oriented Commercial 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

City of Langford 
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Schedule C – Sooke Road Revitalization Area