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Estate Agent Signs |
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The City of Cape Town's Outdoor
Advertising and Signage By-Law
No 10518 dated 5 December 2001
applies to all public areas in
Royal Ascot. Schedule 12 of this
by-law sets out in detail the
requirements for estate agent
signs. |
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SCHEDULE "12" |
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ESTATE AGENT SIGNS |
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Subject to approval in terms of
this By-Law, the erection and/or
display of estate agent signs is
permitted in all areas except
natural areas of maximum
control. In addition: |
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1. |
Estate Agent signs may be
displayed only from 12h00 on
Saturday to 20h00 on Sundays. |
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2. |
Estate Agent signs are to be
attached only to municipal
electric light poles where
available and only with stout
string or plastic ties. No
securing material with metal
content shall be permitted.
Signs may not be affixed to
trees, traffic signal poles or
other poles which carry road
traffic signs, walls, fences,
rocks, other natural features or
landscaped areas, street
furniture or other Municipal
property unless such other
display is authorised by the
Municipality in writing. |
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Only one sign per agency per
light pole may be displayed. |
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4. |
On each sign, the wording "on
show" “Showhouse, Showflat or
Showplot” with the Agency’s name
and directional arrow must be
displayed. (directional sign) |
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Where no municipal light poles
are available, signs may be
displayed on stakes making use
of a design approved by the
Municipality. Estate Agent signs
may not be displayed on
concrete, premix or paved
surfaces. It is not permissible
for stakes to penetrate the
ground deeper than 15cm.
[See Royal Ascot requirements
below] |
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Estate agent signs may not
exceed 0,3m˛ in total area. |
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Not more than six estate agent
directional signs will be
permitted in total per
showhouse, showplot or block of
flats in which a showflat is on
display. The definition of one
sign shall include the display
of two signboards only when such
boards are sandwiched back to
back around an electric light
pole. |
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8. |
Estate agent signs may not be
displayed along Scenic Drives
and/or on any bridge, public
park or public open space. |
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Only one directional sign per
Showhouse/flat/plot may be
displayed along any proclaimed
main road, excluding roads
referred to in 8 above. |
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10. |
No Estate agent sign shall
obscure a road traffic sign. |
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11. |
No Estate agent sign shall be
erected on centre islands. |
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12. |
No Estate agent sign shall be
erected in such a way that any
part of it is closer than 1,5 m
from a road verge. |
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13. |
Directional signs shall be
displayed along main routes
only, being the shortest route
from a main road to the
property. |
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14. |
No Estate agent signs may be
erected on any tarred areas of
pavements. |
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15. |
"Sold" / "For Sale" / "To let"
signs must be erected flush
against the fence/wall of the
property.
[See Royal Ascot requirements
below] |
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"Sold" signs may be displayed
flush against the fence/wall of
the property for a maximum of
two weeks only.
[See Royal Ascot requirements
below] |
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No signs indicating anything
other than property for sale may
be erected or displayed by
Estate agents or agencies. |
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Application by each estate
agency on an annual basis must
be made for permission to
display Estate agent signs and
approval shall be subject to
payment of an annual fee in
accordance with the
Municipality's Schedule of
tariffs and charges published
from time to time. |
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A deposit shall be paid per
agency against which a charge
for the removal of any sign
which contravenes the By-Law
will be levied. In the event of
the above deposit being
exhausted, permission to display
such signage will be withdrawn
until a further deposit is paid
to the Municipality. |
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Any Estate agent sign unlawfully
erected, or in contravention of
the provisions of this Schedule,
will be subject to a charge by
the Municipality, calculated in
accordance with the published
schedule of tariffs and charges
irrespective of whether such
sign is removed by the
Municipality or not. In the
event of the said sign not being
removed by the Municipality;
photographic evidence of the
unlawful sign will be obtained
by the Municipality prior to
levying the said charge. |
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Persons selling properties in
Royal Ascot must be aware that
RAMPOA has approved regulations
in addition to the
City's by-laws. |
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In Royal Ascot boards may NOT be
placed on spikes or stands
inserted into the ground (these
damage our irrigation system)
and will be removed forthwith. |
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Estate agent boards are also not
allowed on the outer common
property walls or fences in
Royal Ascot. |
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These regulations have been
approved by the City. |
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