067-2006 - Election campaign signs on boulevards Bylaw

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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF LAKESHORE A By-law respecting election campaign signs on boulevards and other municipal property. FINALLY PASSED the 13 day of June, 2006. WHEREAS Section 11 of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25 authorizes a municipality to pass by-laws respecting Structures, including fences and signs; AND WHEREAS Section 99 (3) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25 as amended, provides that the by-law may authorize the municipality to enter land and pull down or remove an advertising device, at the expense of the owner of the advertising device, if it is erected or displayed in contravention of the by-law; AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Lakeshore deems it necessary to establish regulations concerning Federal, Provincial and Municipal campaign signs on highways within the Town of Lakeshore for the safe use of such by the public; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Lakeshore hereby enacts as follows: 1.0 Definitions: 1.1 Wherever a word is used in this By-law with its first letter capitalized, the term is being used as it is defined in this section 1.1. Where any word appears in ordinary case, its regularly applied meaning in the English language is intended. "Boulevard" means all parts of the highway save and except any roadway, shoulder, driveway or sidewalk and "Outer Boulevard" means such portions of the highway lying between any sidewalk and the roadway or the shoulder where such exists; "Inner Boulevard" means such portion of the highway lying between the lateral boundary and the sidewalk and where there is no sidewalk it means that portion of the highway lying between the lateral boundary and the roadway or the shoulder where such exists. "Campaign period" means the period commencing on the day the election writ is issued and ending on the 3rd day after voting day for a Federal or Provincial Election and the period commencing 45 days before voting day and ending on the 3rd day after voting day for a Municipal Election. "Campaign sign" means a sign or other advertising device which by the use of words, pictures or graphics or any combination thereof is intended to influence persons: a) to give or to refrain from giving their votes to a registered candidate and/or a registered Party at an election, or b) to vote in favour of or against any question submitted under the Municipal Act or any other law, to a vote of the electors.