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Signs play a role in supporting businesses and community organizations, and impact the look and feel of our city. The City is reviewing sign regulations to ensure these rules are clear and meet the needs of Edmontonians.
Sign rules in the Zoning Bylaw manage the type, size, location, and other features of signs for specific land use zones. Rules in the Zoning Bylaw apply to signs on private property, including City-owned property.
The City of Edmonton is committed to citizen engagement, and will provide opportunities for members of the public and stakeholders from the sign industry to provide input to Edmonton’s sign policy and regulations.
Sign up for our newsletter to learn about how you can be involved, or check this website for information about future engagement events and surveys.
The sign review is being undertaken in three phases and is currently in Phase 2.
On September 5, 2018, City Council approved changes (Item 3.10) to sign regulations in Zoning Bylaw 12800.
These changes provided clearer and simpler sign definitions, identified which types of signs can include digital features, and added rules for zones that were missing regulations for certain types of signs.
In Phase 2, the City is working on developing signage policy. The purpose of signage policy is to:
Edmontonians will have an opportunity to help shape Edmonton’s sign policy. Sign up for our newsletter to learn about how you can be involved, or check this website for information about future engagement events and surveys.
Following the completion of a comprehensive signage policy, City staff will craft
regulations for Zoning Bylaw 12800 to achieve the signage policy outcomes. The new
regulations will be:
This work will be aligned and coordinated with the Zoning Bylaw Renewal project and
the update of the Municipal Development Plan, with a projected date of completion in
2020.