The following conditions apply to Election Signs in Kingborough.
Signs on Council land, as per Kingborough Council’s Roads and Parking By-Law 2021
DIVISION 5 – SIGNS
Signs on roads and footpaths
20(1) Unless authorised by a permit to do so, a person must not place, erect, construct or display or cause to be placed, erected, constructed or displayed a sign on a road. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.
Election signs on private land, as per the Kingborough Interim Planning Scheme 2015
An election sign is exempt from requiring a planning permit if the following conditions apply:
- Historic building fabric is not damaged by the drilling of holes into stone, brick or wood and all fittings are fixed using non-corrosive fittings, and in the case of masonry buildings, inserted into mortar joints
- The sign is on, or affixed to, the land to which it relates i.e. an election sign for a candidate must only be erected within the electorate in which the candidate is standing
- A sign must not contain flashing lights, moving parts or moving or changing messages or graphics
- An illuminated sign must not be located within 30 metres of a residential use
- Signs must not obscure or prevent or delay a driver from seeing a Statutory Sign or a Tourist Information Sign
- Signs must not resemble Statutory Signs because of the same or similar shape, size, design, colour, letter size or lighting
- The sign is not being placed on a property in the Utilities Zone
- The sign…
- has an area of face no more than 1m²,
- is displayed only between the issuing of a writ for an election and 7 days after the election, and
- does not encroach on any road or other public reservation.
Should the election sign not meet all of these conditions, a planning permit will be required. Please visit the Planning Process Page on Council’s website for information on lodging an application.