SignsandSignStructuresintheM.D.
SignsandsignstructuresareallowedonprivatepropertywithintheMunicipalDistrictofBonnyville,butmostrequirea
developmentpermitpriortoplacement.Thisinfosheetwilllayoutthestepsrequiredforasignpermit.
1.AreyounearaProvincialHighway?AlbertaTransportationrequiresapermitforalldevelopments,includingsigns,
within300metres(984feet)fromtheprovincialright-of-wayor800metres(2,625feet)fromthecenterlineofa
highwayandpublicroadintersection.http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/2626.htm
WhatifthisisonprivatepropertydoIstillneedapprovalfromtheprovince?Yes,AlbertaTransportationneedstoensure
thatwhatisgoingupalongthehighwayswillnotcausehazardsorconfusionfortraffic,forexample,anadvertisement
signthatdisplaystrafficsignsorflashing,orintermittent,orrotatinglights.
IfyoursignrequiresAlbertaTransportationapprovalasoutlinedabove,werequestthatyouproceedwithgettingthat
approvalpriortoapplyingforapermitfromtheM.D.AdenialfromAlbertaTransportationwouldinvalidateanypermit
issuedfromtheM.D.
2.Isthesignlocatedatyourpermittedbusiness?Youcanhaveonefreestandingsignonthepropertyadvertisingthe
business.Additionalsignsshallrequireapermit.AllothersignsadjacenttoM.D.roadsorthathavereceivedAlberta
TransportationapprovalrequireaDevelopmentPermitfromtheM.D.ofBonnyville.*
Completeapplicationswillinclude:
• CompletedDevelopmentApplication
• Authorizationformifrequired
• Siteplan–showdistancesfrompropertyboundaries
• Sketchofproposedsignincludingdimensionsofsign,heightoffgroundandillustrationofsignface
Setbacks
Nosignofanykindshallbepermittedinroadallowancesorwithin1.5metres(5feet)oftheboundaryoftheright-ofwayofamunicipalroad.*
CornerLotRestrictions:Nodevelopmentover1metre(3.3feet)abovegradeshallbepermittedinacornervisibility
triangleonanintersectionasillustratedbelow:
*Someexceptionsapply,pleasecontacttheM.D.formoreinformation
Pleasenotethisisaguidelineandisforinformationalpurposesonly.Itdoesnotcoveralloftherules,regulationsor
conditionsthatmaybepartofyoursignapproval.