This city's unsightly signs aren't just annoying — they're illegal.
A Redditor was wondering if the signs around their city, Calgary, were illegally placed, and asked their local subreddit for insight.
"In my neighborhood there is lot of these metal advertisement signs … on municipal property, usually right next to major roads," they wrote. "If all these signs are illegal, why the city is not doing anything about it?"
Their photo shows a large, metal advertisement placed in the center of a grass strip alongside the road.
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Commenters confirmed to the poster that the sign is illegal and shared the next steps to get it removed.
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Definitely 👍 "Yes, they are illegal from a bylaw perspective," one user confirmed. "We have the bylaw for a good reason."
"Such an eyesore on our beautiful city," another resident wrote.
"You have to report it. Use the 311 app and it'll be gone," a third Redditor suggested.
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