Sign Permits

Sign Permits

City of Kawartha Lakes Sign By-law (download) regulates the erection of signs for both residential and non-residential advertising.

Signage requires a municipal sign permit within the Village of Bobcaygeon, the Village of Fenelon Falls and the Town of Lindsay - with additional site specific regulations for the Lindsay Business Improvement Area. Signs within these areas, that also fall within the Ministry of Transportation corridor, will also require a permit from that agency to obtain the municipal permit.

Signage is not permitted on any municipal lands, which includes all City road allowances.

Signs are also regulated by the Ministry of Transportation and the Ontario Building Code. The Ministry of Transportation regulates all advertising signage located within 400 meters of any Provincial Highway Right-of-Way.

The Ontario Building Code regulates the following sign types and these signs would require a building permit, rather than a municipal sign permit:

• a ground sign that exceeds 7.5m in height above the adjacent ground,
• a projecting sign that weighs more than 115 kg, or
• a roof sign that has any face that is more than 10m2.

You can complete a Sign Permit Application and submit it to the Building and Septic Division for review.

Municipal Sign Permit Application

Municipal Sign Permit Guide