New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WARRINGAH LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2000 - REG 53

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.

• 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 m 2 for every 5 m frontage of a building up to a maximum of 4 m 2	1 m 2 for every 8 m frontage of a building up to a maximum of 4 m 2
Industrial and warehouse uses	1 m 2 for every 2 m frontage of a building up to a maximum of 8 m 2	1 m 2 for every 4 m frontage of a building up to a maximum of 8 m 2

• 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	600cm 2	600cm 2
Other business uses	1m 2 for every 2m frontage of a building up to a maximum of 5m 2	1m 2 for every 4m frontage of a building up to a maximum of 5m 2
Industrial and warehouse uses	1m 2 for every 4m frontage of a building up to a maximum of 5m 2	1m 2 for every 8m frontage of a building up to a maximum of 5m 2

• 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

• Tenancy boards and the like are encouraged to be in the form of consolidated signs, and

• If pole or pylon signs are appropriate, they are to have a height of no more than 6 metres, and

• Awning fascia signs are not to exceed the height of the awning return, and

• Signs are not to emit excessive glare or cause excessive reflection, and

• Signs are not to obscure views of vehicles, pedestrians or potentially hazardous road features, and

• Signs are not to be capable of being confused with, or to reduce the effectiveness of, traffic control devices.

Note: Certain types of signs do not require development consent. Refer to Schedule 1 (Exempt development). Certain types of signs are prohibited. Refer to Schedule 4 (Prohibited signs).