Context

The provisions regarding antennas, mechanical equipment and advertising signs are drawn from the statements presented in Part I of the Master Plan :

• Action 12.1: Promote quality architecture that is ecologically sound and respectful of Montréal’s character.
• Action 13.1: Enhance the quality of the public realm.
• Action 14.1: Improve the image of Montréal’s main thoroughfares.

These provisions also aim more specifically to :

• Limit the visual impact of antennas, mechanical equipment and advertising signs.

Provisions

5.8.1 Antennas

• Borough by-laws must control the installation of an antenna on a building or a site so as to limit its visibility from public thoroughfares.

5.8.2 Mechanical equipment

• Borough by-laws must control the installation of mechanical equipment on a building or a site so as to limit its visibility from public thoroughfares.
• For the territories identified on the Map titled “ Areas requiring the integration of rooftop equipment and enclosures ” found at the end of the present complementary document (see Appendix G), the borough by-laws must include:
  • Rules or criteria ensuring that the construction or transformation of a building or part of a building visible from observation points A, F and R identified on the map titled “ Views of interest from Mount Royal ” found at the end of the present complementary document (see Appendix C), be designed in keeping with the architectural integration of mechanical equipment or rooftop enclosures, in particular as to the volume, covering materials and shades used. 

5.8.3 Advertising signs

• Borough by-laws must prohibit advertising signs in the following places :
  • An area identified on Map 2.6.1 entitled “ Built Heritage ” with the exception of a significant urban setting;
  • A heritage site and a designated historic monument;
  • A historic property, historic site or designated historic monument as defined by the Loi sur les biens culturels (Cultural Property Act);
  • A building of heritage or architectural interest outside areas of exceptional value enumerated in Part II of the Master Plan, titled “ Borough documents ”;
  • A site that borders the waterside roadway identified in the illustration titled “ The waterside roadway ”.
• Borough by-laws must prohibit billboards in an area where housing is authorized.