With regards to the political signs, which remain in prominent view in Cranbrook almost three months after the Federal Election.
Cranbrook City Sign Bylaw:
36. POLITICAL SIGNS
36.1 A Person shall not
place, or permit to be placed, a Political Sign on public or
private property, except:
36.1.1. in relation to
federal elections and by-elections, from the time the writ of
election is issued until seven (7) days after
General Voting Day
REMOVAL OF POLITICAL SIGNS
36.7 Political Signs shall be removed within
seven (7) days of the period set out in
section 36.1 of this bylaw.
36.8 A Bylaw Services Officer may remove, and
the Chief Election Officer may order
the removal of, any Political Sign that is
placed, or permitted to be placed, in
contravention of any provision of this bylaw.
41.1.2 In the event of failure
to comply with an order that is served under
section 40 the Building
Official may have the Signs or landscaping or
both removed or repaired
with the costs recovered in accordance with
section 41.3.
41.3 Non-Compliance and
Cost recovery
41.3.1 If any Person fails
to comply with any order issued by the Building
Official to have a Sign or
landscaping or both removed, the City, by
Council resolution, may
authorize its employees or other Persons, at
reasonable times and in a
reasonable manner, to enter onto the Real
Property and effect the
compliance at the expense of the Owner of the
Sign or the Owner of the
Real Property or both.
41.3.3 Where the costs of
removal or repair incurred by the City are not paid
on or before the 31 st day of
December in the year that the compliance
was effected, the costs
shall be added and form part of the taxes
payable on the Real
Property as taxes in arrears.
Update, January 15 2016
Wilks election signs now removed.
Update, January 15 2016
Wilks election signs now removed.
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