Lawn signs

[DBM]

Hi,
I've been talking to people and they say a great way to advertise in the irrigation business (apart from word of mouth) is with lawn signs. So, I'm wondering if anyone knows of a good cheap place to get them done.

We got 20 done for 5 dollars each (these are those plastic boards with step-frames).

We don't necessarily need the plastic ones again, but it would be nice. I called a few places, and it seems that the 5 dollars was actually a pretty good price.
Why don't I get them done from the same guy again? Well, quality wasn't exactly great, and turn around time was too long.

So I need a cheap place, within GTA (Mississauga preferred), that does them good, with short turn around time.

I'll edit the post later when I have more time.

[lochlan651]

check out these guys. www.mbsadanac.com

I have used em for elections signs and they are top notch.

[Derek]

A bit of a side question, but what are the regulations for lawn signs? Could we get every member in the forums to put up a lawn sign without any complaints?

[ancientdude]

Thats what I am wondering...

I see a lot of 'College Pro Painters' put up advertisement signs on lawns...but do I need a special right to be able to post a sign of my company on my lawn?

[Rehan]

A bit of a side question, but what are the regulations for lawn signs? Could we get every member in the forums to put up a lawn sign without any complaints? It depends on the municipality... My guess is that most would not allow it.

Here in Mississauga, the sign by-law (http://www.mississauga.ca/ecity/download/?repositoryKey=Ecity&itemDesc=file&dataName=data&mimeTypeName=mimeType&id=4200181) is quite strict. I wouldn't be able to put up a little sign for RFD or even for my own business without a permit.

[illyas]

Here the requirements for Toronto...
http://www.toronto.ca/licensing/pdf/temp_sign_gen_require.pdf
http://www.toronto.ca/licensing/pdf/temp_sign_spec_require.pdf
Temporary Signs Not Requiring Permit
Garage Sale
• Must be residential zone
• Max. 0.6 metre dimension in any direction
• Max .36 sq. metres in area
• Can be located on un-traveled portion of road allowance
• Sign shall include date and location of sale
Real Estate
• One per street frontage
• Max 1 sq. metres in residential zone
• Max 4 sq. metres in other zones
• No damage to underground services
• Shall not obstruct pedestrians/vehicles physically or visually
Open House Directional
• May be on public
• 0.3 metres from sidewalk & road
• Shall not obstruct pedestrians/vehicles physically or visually
• Max sign area 0.5 sq. metres
• Displayed during hours of open house
• Include address of property and date of open house
Community, Charitable, Religious Organizations, Schools
• Sign permits are not required for events in connection with these types of organizations
• Only one mobile sign is allowed
• Sign must be located on the property where the event will take place
• Sign may be maintained from one week prior to the event and must be removed within 48 hours of the conclusion of the event

Temporary Signs Requiring Permit
A-Frame and Portable
• Permit or business license attachment required
• Width 0.6m, height min 0.5 - max. 1m, and a length not exceeding 0.75m
• Sign permit identifier to be located on sign
• Minimum 6.09 metre frontage
• Only permitted on public property if not able to be located on private
• Located against the front wall
• First party advertising only
• If a license for blvd marketing or café, sign must be located in licensed area
• Prohibited in areas on Yonge and Bloor streets
• One per frontage
• Sign out during business operating hours only
• No illumination, sound, motion, etc.
Mobile
• Permit required (30 day max.)
• Three permits per year max
• Minimum 30 days between permits
• Permit expiry date must be prominent and visible from 15 metres
• Private property only
• First party advertising only, in front of unit
• No vacant land
• Two sign faces max. 5 Sq. metres each
• Black and White lettering only
• If illuminated, CSA approved
• Not within 23 metres of another mobile sign
• Max. height 2.5 metres, max. width 3.05 metres
Ground Mounted
• Permit or attachment to business license required
• Permit identifier located on sign
• Not permitted on sidewalk
• In front of business, on public or private, one per frontage
• Max. two sign faces, 1sq. metre ea, max. 1 metre height and width
• Height max. 1.2 metres
• For ground floor occupants only
• Displayed during business hours only
• No illumination, sound, motion, etc.
New Development
• Permit required annually
• Permit identifier located on sign
• Max 10 signs per development
• Max 5 signs within 10 metre span
• Max 2 groups per intersection
• 100 metre separation between groups
• Development must be approved (re-zoning)
• Not to placed before Friday 5:00PM to 7:00AM Monday (plus stat holiday)
• Not permitted where on street parking
• No illumination, sound, motion, etc.

Permits/Licenses Requirements
• Temporary Sign Provider must have business license under Chapter 545.
• Permits required for A frame, mobile, ground mounted and new development signs.
Zoning Requirements
• Must be a Commercial, Agricultural, Institutional or Mixed Use Zone.
• Not permitted on solely Industrial or Residential Zone, except for real estate, open house directional and new development
signs (Any Zone).
Location of Signs
Public Property:
• No Temporary Signs except where valid permit issued or official signs, work zone signs, and non illuminated directional for
Religious purposes.
• Minimum required unobstructed sidewalk area of 2.1Metres
- access to bike racks and planters maintained
- cannot disrupt traffic
Road Allowance:
• Not permitted to be located on or attached to medians, islands, centre blvds., utility poles, trees or official signs.
• Not within sight triangle.
• Not within 3 metres of a driveway or side property line.
All Properties:
• Not permitted in a required parking space.
• Not within 3 metres of a driveway or side property line.
• Not closer than 0.97 metres to a public sidewalk.
• Not within 9 metres of a traffic control device, also line of sight maintained to device.
• Not within 9 metres of an intersection.
General Maintenance
• Signs must be maintained in good condition
• Property where sign is located to be maintained
• If property not maintained, sign to be removed immediately
Removal of Signs
• May seize without written notice on private or public property at the expense of the owner.
• In the case of an open house directional, real estate, or garage sale sign, may issue a notice to, repair the sign, remove the sign, or
correct the area of non compliance.
• Seized signs to be held for 60 days, then disposed of.
• Seizure fees - Portable sign $100.00, Mobile sign $200.00 plus $15.00 per day storage, open house or garage sale $100.00.
• If sign not retrieved, fee for seizure can be added to next permit.
• Seizure fees may be added to taxes.

[CheapScotsman]

A bit of a side question, but what are the regulations for lawn signs? Could we get every member in the forums to put up a lawn sign without any complaints?How about an RFD bumper stickers or perhaps a RDF window sticker (like those stick on, peel off ones they use for oil change reminders)?

[cdnNick]

How about an RFD bumper stickers or perhaps a RDF window sticker (like those stick on, peel off ones they use for oil change reminders)?

I would hope you can put any kind of sticker on your own car or anyone that agrees to put it on their car, same goes for the window stickers.

[Canucklehead]

My company supplies both the oil change/windshield reminder static cling stickers and the adhesive maintenance reminder stickers to the auto industry! I can customize it for RFD.

[CheapScotsman]

I would hope you can put any kind of sticker on your own car or anyone that agrees to put it on their car, same goes for the window stickers.
Of course, but the idea is that if RFD were to maybe get them made and maybe make them available and maybe people were to put them on their cars, etc .... maybe that would be good for RFD