53Signs

53 Signs

53 Signs

The number, size, shape, extent, placement and content of signs are to be limited to the extent necessary to—

• allow the reasonable identification of the land use, business, activity or building to which the sign relates, and

• ensure that the sign is compatible with the design, scale and architectural character of the building or site upon which it is to be placed, and

• ensure that the sign does not dominate or obscure other signs or result in visual clutter, and

• ensure that the sign does not endanger the public or diminish the amenity of nearby properties.

In particular—

• Except where the applicable Locality Statement provides otherwise, the maximum area of signage (including the area of any existing signs) above the top side of an awning fascia or above 4.6m in height above ground level (whichever is the lower) is—

Signs (above awning)

| Land use | Maximum area(1 street frontage) | Maximum area(more than 1 street frontage) | | Business uses | 1 m2 for every 5 m frontage of a building up to a maximum of 4 m2 | 1 m2 for every 8 m frontage of a building up to a maximum of 4 m2 | | Industrial and warehouse uses | 1 m2 for every 2 m frontage of a building up to a maximum of 8 m2 | 1 m2 for every 4 m frontage of a building up to a maximum of 8 m2 |

• Except where the applicable Locality Statement provides otherwise, the maximum area of signage (including the area of any existing signs) below the top side of an awning fascia return or below 4.6 metres above ground level (whichever is the lower) is—

Signs (below awning)

| Land use | Maximum area(1 street frontage) | Maximum area(more than 1 street frontage) | | Housing and home businesses | 600cm2 | 600cm2 | | Other business uses | 1m2 for every 2m frontage of a building up to a maximum of 5m2 | 1m2 for every 4m frontage of a building up to a maximum of 5m2 | | Industrial and warehouse uses | 1m2 for every 4m frontage of a building up to a maximum of 5m2 | 1m2 for every 8m frontage of a building up to a maximum of 5m2 |

• Signs displayed on dwellings are to be attached to the ground floor facade of the dwelling unless the land is located on a main road or the dwelling is not visible from the street, in which case the sign may be attached to a front fence, and

• No more than one sign is to be located above the awning level for business uses, and