Emergency 911 Act General Regulations

c t EMERGENCY 911 ACT GENERAL REGULATIONS PLEASE NOTE This document, prepared by the Legislative Counsel Office, is an office consolidation of this regulation, current to June 6, 2026. It is intended for information and reference purposes only. This document is not the official version of these regulations. The regulations and the amendments printed in the Royal Gazette should be consulted on the Prince Edward Island Government web site to determine the authoritative text of these regulations. For more information concerning the history of these regulations, please see the Table of Regulations on the Prince Edward Island Government web site (www.princeedwardisland.ca). If you find any errors or omissions in this consolidation, please contact: Legislative Counsel Office Tel: (902) 368-4292 Email: legislation@gov.pe.ca Emergency 911 Act General Regulations Section 1 c EMERGENCY 911 ACT Chapter E-5.1 GENERAL REGULATIONS Pursuant to section 10 of the Emergency 911 Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. E-5.1, the Lieutenant Governor in Council made the following regulations: 1. Definitions (1) In these regulations (a) “Arabic numerals” means numbers in the form 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; (a.1) “civic number sign” means a civic address sign described in Schedule 2 that displays the numeric component of a civic address; (b) “private roadway sign” means a sign displaying the name of a private roadway and includes (i) a support post, (ii) an anchor, if needed, (iii) a sign panel, and (iv) sign panel fastening hardware. Designated municipality (2) Each of the following municipalities is designated as a designated municipality, responsible for assigning civic addresses within the municipality: (a) Alberton; (b) Borden-Carleton; (c) revoked EC854/22; (d) Charlottetown; (e) Cornwall; (f) Georgetown; (g) Kensington; (h) Kinkora; (i) Miscouche; (j) Montague; (k) O’Leary; (l) Souris; c t Current to: June 6, 2026 Page 3 Section 2 Emergency 911 Act General Regulations (m) Stratford; (n) Summerside; (o) Tignish; (p) Victoria; (q) Wellington. (EC41/16; 854/22) 2. Application to name private roadway (1) For the purposes of subsection 3(1) of the Act, a person who is responsible for naming a private roadway shall (a) submit an application to, on a form provided by, the Minister or the designated municipality, as the case may be; (b) propose three names for the private roadway; and (c) where the application is submitted to the Minister, pay a fee in the amount of $250, payable to the Minister of Finance and Affordability. Fee for private roadway sign (2) For the purposes of subsection 3(2) of the Act, the fee for the erection of a private roadway sign by the Minister is $150. Decision (3) The Minister or the designated municipality, as the case may be, shall advise an applicant, in writing, whether an application to name a private roadway has been approved, the private roadway name approved, if any, and the reasons for the decision. Other proposed names (4) Where the Minister or the designated municipality, as the case may be, does not approve any of the proposed names for a private roadway contained on an application submitted in accordance with subsection (1), the applicant shall submit, in writing, three other proposed names for the private roadway and shall make further submissions, if necessary, until a name is approved. (EC41/16; 595/26) 3. Application to change name of private roadway A person who is responsible for naming a private roadway may apply to change the name of a private roadway and section 2 applies, with any necessary changes, to such an application. (EC41/16) 4. Private roadway sign standards Every private roadway sign shall meet the design, display and placement standards set out in Schedule 1. (EC41/16) 5. Fee for civic address Where the Minister assigns a civic address to a property in accordance with section 3.1 of the Act, the Minister may charge the property owner, and the property owner shall pay, a fee in the amount of $50, payable to the Minister of Finance and Affordability. (EC41/16; 595/26) Page 4 Current to: June 6, 2026 t c Emergency 911 Act General Regulations Section 6 6. Display of civic number (1) For the purposes of subsection 3.3(1) of the Act, the property owner of a property with a civic address shall (a) where the property is located in a designated municipality, display the numeric component of the civic address in a manner so that it is clearly visible from the roadway from which the property is accessed by a driveway or lane; or (b) where the property is located in an area or a municipality other than a designated municipality, erect and maintain a civic number sign on the property in accordance with Schedule 2. Civic number sign standards (2) Every civic number sign shall meet the design, display and placement standards set out in Schedule 2. Arabic numerals displayed horizontally (3) Every civic number sign shall show the numeric component of the civic address in Arabic numerals, displayed horizontally and reading from left to right. (EC41/16; 854/22) 7. Revocation The Emergency 911 Act General Regulations (EC155/00) are revoked. (EC41/16) c t Current to: June 6, 2026 Page 5 Emergency 911 Act General Regulations SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 1 DESIGN, DISPLAY AND PLACEMENT STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE ROADWAY SIGNS 1. A private roadway sign shall be constructed in accordance with the following requirements: (a) the sign panel material shall be a substrate material of ¼-inch aluminum flatbar 6061-T6 with minimum yield strength of 37,500 psi; (b) the sign panel shall be 20.32 cm or 8 inches wide and a minimum of 61 cm or 24 inches long; (c) preparation of the sign panel shall include degreasing and etching to promote adhesion of reflective materials; (d) the sign panel shall be finished with Level II green, engineer- grade reflective sheeting (Scotchlite #3275), colour CIL # 19426; (e) the support post to which a panel is affixed shall be 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm or 4 inches x 4 inches pressure-treated wood (or suitable equivalent material), painted white; (f) the attachment clip shall be an aluminum angle bracket, attached to the bottom centre of the panel and pre-drilled for attachment to the top of the support post. 2. The wording on a private roadway sign shall appear as in the example below: Ch Churchill Rd PRIVÉ/PRIVATE 3. The lettering on a private roadway sign shall meet the following requirements: (a) the private road name and suffix shall be in upper case characters measuring 7.62 cm or 3 inches and lower case characters measuring 6.35 cm or 2.5 inches, in font style “Highway C”; (b) the words “PRIVÉ/PRIVATE” shall be in upper-case characters measuring 3.81 cm or 1.5 inches, in font style “Highway C”; (c) the lettering shall be constructed from Level II silver or white, engineer-grade reflective sheeting (Scotchlite #3260). 4. A private roadway sign shall be displayed and placed in accordance with the following requirements: (a) the sign panel shall be mounted atop the support post so as to be visible from vehicles approaching the private roadway from either direction; (b) the private roadway sign shall be placed on the right side of the private roadway as a vehicle approaches the public road that intersects with the private roadway; (c) the private roadway sign shall be placed at the right-of-way of the public road as it intersects with the private roadway; (d) the support post shall be placed not less than 3 m or 10 ft and not more than 3.65 m or 12 ft from the edge of the travelled portion of c t Current to: June 6, 2026 Page 7 SCHEDULE 1 Emergency 911 Act General Regulations the private roadway; (e) the height of the private roadway sign, relative to the centreline grade of the public road (or the respective road of greater importance as determined by the Minister or the designated municipality, as the case may be) shall be a minimum of 2.43 m or 8 ft above grade and a maximum of 3 m or 10 ft above grade. (EC41/16) Page 8 Current to: June 6, 2026 t c Emergency 911 Act General Regulations SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 2 DESIGN, DISPLAY AND PLACEMENT STANDARDS FOR CIVIC NUMBER SIGNS 1. A civic number sign panel shall be constructed in accordance with the following requirements: (a) the sign panel material shall be .049-inch thick aluminum or a comparable metal; (b) the sign panel shall have ½-inch radius corners; (c) the sign panel shall have two ¼-inch holes, top and bottom, centred a ½ inch on the horizontal centre-line of the panel; (d) the sign panel shall be finished on one side only with blue, engineer-grade reflective sheeting; (e) the sign panel shall measure (i) 12.7 cm or 5 inches high x 20.32 cm or 8 inches wide, where the sign contains 1 digit or 2 digits, (ii) 12.7 cm or 5 inches x 30.48 cm or 12 inches, where the sign contains 3 digits, (iii) 12.7 cm or 5 inches x 35.5 cm or 14 inches, where the sign contains 4 digits, or (iv) 12.7 cm or 5 inches x 40.64 cm or 16 inches, where the sign contains 5 digits. 2. The numbering on a civic number sign shall meet the following requirements: (a) the numbers shall be in 4-inch characters, in font style “Highway D”; (b) the numbers shall be constructed from white, engineer-grade reflective sheeting. 3. (1) Where the main structure on a property is located within 50 feet of the roadway from which the property is accessed by a driveway or lane, the civic number sign for the property may be attached to the main structure so as to be clearly visible from the roadway. (2) Where the civic number sign for the property is not attached to the main structure in accordance with subsection (1), or the main structure is located more than 50 feet from the roadway from which the property is accessed by a driveway or lane, the civic number sign or signs for the property (a) shall be displayed on a post; (b) subject to subsection (3), shall have the civic number displayed on both sides of the sign or the post so as to be visible from vehicles approaching the property from either direction on the roadway; (c) shall be placed on the property so as to be clearly visible from the roadway; and (d) shall not be placed in the right-of-way of any roadway or highway. c t Current to: June 6, 2026 Page 9 SCHEDULE 2 Emergency 911 Act General Regulations Exception (3) Clause (2)(b) does not apply to a civic number sign that has been placed prior to January 1, 2023. (EC41/16; 85422) Page 10 Current to: June 6, 2026 t c