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To be picked up at NEWSPAPER OFFICE

Planning to have a garage sale? When you order a garage sale ad in any one of of our Dufferin, Halton or North Peel newspapers we will give you a FREE garage sale kit to help make your garage sale event more successful. through any one of our Regional newspapers, your ad will automatically be posted online reaching as many as 103,000* readers and over 40,000 uniques visitors to our website monthly. Ask about our new rain insurance.

Each kit includes:

• 2 11" x 14" All-weather signs
• packages of Kool-Aid and sales sign to help your thirsty buyers and sellers
• Successful Garage Sale and safety tips
• Pre-sale checklist
• Sales record form

Either order on-line, or call our classified department today at (905) 454-1735.

NOTE: Garage Sale kits will not be mailed out. They must be picked up at the classified desk of the participating Metroland newspaper. For the Brampton Guardian, visit our office at:

Brampton Guardian:
7700 Hurontario St., Unit 201
Brampton, ON (right beside the Longos)

Also deadlines for The Brampton Guardian

• Noon on Tuesday for the Wednesday issue
  Noon on Thursday for the Friday issue

Note: Please be sure to check with your local municipality for rules and regulations prior to posting any portable garage sale signs in your area.

PORTABLE SIGNS
(Amended by By-law 65-2003 and 124-2005)

1. DEFINITIONS:

(1) “Portable sign: Class A” is a sign that is known as a mobile or trailer sign. The sign shall have no more than two sign faces and may be a readograph type sign with interchangeable letters. The sign may be equipped with electric power for internal illumination and is usually on a framework;
(2) “Portable sign: Class B” is a sign that is commonly known as a sandwich board, A-Board or A-Frame sign. The sign may be single or double-faced;
(3) “Portable sign: Class C” means any inflatable advertising device or balloon; and
(4) “Portable sign: Class D” means any portable sign other than a portable sign Class A, a portable sign Class B or a portable sign Class C, and includes a banner or other advertising device;

2. GENERAL PROVISIONS:

(1) A portable sign shall be permitted only on lands zoned commercial, industrial, agricultural or institutional;
(2) A portable sign shall not be permitted on vacant land;
(3) The provisions for portable signs as outlined in this schedule apply to all lands within the City of Brampton including the Brampton Downtown Area as indicated in Schedule X of this by-law;
(4) No person shall erect or display, or cause to be erected or displayed, a portable sign which utilizes flashing or sequential lights, or any device that creates or simulates motion;
(5) No person shall erect or display, or cause to be erected or displayed, a portable sign within a visibility triangle or in a manner which interferes with pedestrian or vehicular traffic;
(6) No person shall erect or display, or cause to be erected or displayed, a portable sign without first affixing thereto, in a clearly visible fashion, a validation sticker. The validation sticker shall be clearly visible from the street;
(7) Signs shall pertain to the goods or services provided on the same lot as the portable sign, third party advertising shall be prohibited;
(8) No person shall display a message on a portable sign that does not relate to the business for which the permit was issued;
(9) No person shall erect or display, or cause to be erected or displayed, a portable sign on a roof, except for a Class C portable sign as described in this Schedule;
(10) Prior to the issuance of a permit, the owner shall provide confirmation that a minimum of $2 million liability insurance is in effect;

Full Documentation for City of Brampton