Public Notice to Residents Regarding Signs on Public (Town) Property

Town of Shelburne
Public Notice to Residents Regarding Signs on
Public (Town) Property

Please be advised that as per the Town of Shelburne Sign By-law #30-1999 Section 7 –
Administration and Enforcement, Subsection 7.09 – Removal of Illegal Signs:

(1) When a sign is erected or displayed in contravention of any provision of this
By-law, such sign may be removed immediately by the Municipal By-law Enforcement
Officer without notice, if located on, over, partly on, or partly over, property owned by
or under the jurisdiction of the Town of Shelburne.

(4) Signs so removed shall be stored by the municipality for a period of time not more
than forty-five (45) days, during which time the owner or their agent may be entitled
to redeem such sign upon receipt by the Treasurer of the amount calculated by the
Municipal By-law Enforcement Officer as the cost of removing the sign ($40.00) plus a
storage charge of $2.00 per day.

Public (Town) Property is defined as any municipal government owned sidewalk, lane,
street, boulevard, road or street allowance, right-of-way, park, Town Hall, CDRC, Library, Fire
Department and any land surrounding these buildings.

Private property is any land owned by individuals or corporations other than the municipal
government.

Any person found in contravention of the Sign By-law is subject to a fine recoverable under
the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act.

To obtain a copy of Sign By-law #30-1999, please contact the undersigned or visit the Town
of Shelburne website www.shelburne.ca.

Jennifer Willoughby
Director of Legislative Services/Clerk
Town of Shelburne
jwilloughby@shelburne.ca