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Election Signage Bylaws
Presented by: Marta Caufield, Director, Legal, Legislative and Records Services
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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1. That Standing Committee of the Whole recommend to Council that Bylaw 15/2024 be given three readings.
2. That Administration align the new Land Use Bylaw with the amendments for election signage outlined in Bylaw 15/2024.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of this report is to present proposed amendments to the existing bylaws that regulate election signage in the City to Standing Committee of the Whole with in accordance with Council motion CM-23-10 passed on September 19, 2023. Only amendments to Traffic Bylaw 18/2005 are being proposed at this time.
This report also outlines additional amendments to Traffic Bylaw 18/2005 as recommended by administration, un-related to election signage.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Election Signage
Proposed Amendments
There are two bylaws that regulate election signage in the City of St. Albert: 1) Traffic Bylaw 18/2005 and 2) Land Use Bylaw 9/2005.
At this time, only amendments to Traffic Bylaw 18/2005 are being proposed. The new land use bylaw is currently being drafted and is anticipated to be brought to Council sometime in Q3 or Q4 of 2024. For efficiency, it is recommended that the proposed changes to election signage be incorporated, as necessary, into the new land use bylaw rather than as amendments to the existing Land Use Bylaw 9/2005. The proposed amendments to Traffic Bylaw 18/2005, if passed by Council, would not conflict with the existing Land Use Bylaw 9/2005 and the two bylaws would work together in the interim.
The proposed amendments for election signage are shown in the redline excerpt of Traffic Bylaw 18/2005 included as Attachment 1 and described in the draft Bylaw 15/2024 included as Attachment 2.
In accordance with Council motion CM-23-10 passed on September 19, 2023, the proposed amendments add requirements for el...
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