General Prohibitions

Elections signs are prohibited on:

  • Any municipally-owned property including, but not limited to:
    • The Village Municipal Office and Fire Hall;
    • Merrickville Community Centre;
    • Merrickville Fairgrounds;
    • Merrickville Outdoor Ice Rink;
    • Merrickville Public Library;
    • Merrickville Toboggan Hill;
    • Centennial Hall and the adjacent outdoor sports facilities;
    • Wolford Municipal Garage;
    • Village Waste Disposal Site;
    • Village water and wastewater facilities; and,
    • Merrickville Cenotaph.
  • Any public or private property that:
    • Are within one (1) metre of a fire hydrant;
    • Obstruct or detract from any traffic control device or signage;
    • Obstruct the line of vision at an intersection; or
    • Are placed in a manner that may constitute a hazard to pedestrians, cyclists or vehicles.
Village of Merrickville-Wolford By-law 24-2010 reads:

S. 5.3 – General Regulations – Persons may, with the written permission of the Corporation attach any sign, poster, hand bill, notice or advertisement to any pole, subject to obtaining the written consent of the utility company or any others owning such pole on any highway.

S. 5.5 – General Regulations – No person shall attach any sign, poster, notice or advertisement to any tree in the Municipality located on municipal property.

S. 5.8 – General Regulations – No person shall erect or maintain any sign within the area of a comer lot defined as the Site Triangle which would obscure vision.

Please note also that signs are prohibited on:

  • Any municipally-owned property including, but not limited to:
    • The Village Municipal Office and Fire Hall;
    • Merrickville Community Centre;
    • Merrickville Fairgrounds;
    • Merrickville Outdoor Ice Rink;
    • Merrickville Public Library;
    • Merrickville Toboggan Hill;
    • Centennial Hall and the adjacent outdoor sports facilities;
    • Wolford Municipal Garage;
    • Village Waste Disposal Site;
    • Village water and wastewater facilities; and,
    • Merrickville Cenotaph.
  • Any public or private property that:
    • Are within one (1) metre of a fire hydrant;
    • Obstruct or detract from any traffic control device or signage;
    • Obstruct the line of vision at an intersection; or
    • Are placed in a manner that may constitute a hazard to pedestrians, cyclists or vehicles.
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