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Knysna
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South Africa
Regulation of Outdoor Advertising By-law, 2021
- Published in Western Cape Provincial Gazette 8492 on 17 September 2021
- Commenced on 17 September 2021
- [This is the version of this document from 17 September 2021 and includes any amendments published up to 28 June 2024.]
Chapter 1
General
1. Definitions
In this by-law, unless the context otherwise indicates –"advertisement" means any visible representation of a word, name, letter, figure, object, mark or symbol or of an abbreviation of a word or name, or of any combination of such elements with the object of transferring information;"advertiser" means the person, or the proprietor of an enterprise, placing an advertisement, alternatively the supplier of a product which is being advertised, alternatively the owner of the property on which an advertisement is placed;"advertising" means the act or process of notifying, warning, informing, making known or any other act of transferring information in a visible manner;"advertising structure" means any physical structure built to display an advertisement, whether or not such advertisement is actually displayed on it;"animated" sign means an electronic sign in which a representation of one or more than one figure or illustration is given the appearance of movement by the successive switching on and off of lights or illuminated lines, or a sign which makes use of artificially propelled or compressed air to achieve movement;"approval" means approval by the municipality and "approve" has a corresponding meaning;"Architectural Profession Act" means the Architectural Profession Act, 2000 (Act 44 of 2000) as amended and any succeeding legislation, and includes any regulations made in terms of the Act."area of maximum control" means an area deemed sensitive to visual disturbance and include, but are not limited to natural open spaces in urban areas, urban conservation area, interface of natural landscape with built-up areas, gateways, residential areas, bodies of water and rivers, ridges, forests, open recreational area, architectural and historical sites, characteristic vistas, heritage sites, special tourist areas and skylines;"area of minimum control" include, but are not limited to areas seen as centres, areas and nodes of concentrated economic activity where the dominant concern and motivation is to conduct business and to sell products and services, such as areas of concentrated economic activity, commercial districts, shopping centres, office precincts, commercial enclaves and shopping centres in industrial areas and industrial parks, entertainment districts, and prominent transport nodes;"area of partial control" means areas that can be characterised by a greater degree of integration and complexity of land use, includes but are not limited to a 50m strip between an area of minimum control and an area of maximum control, which will be measured from the edge of the area of maximum control into the area of minimum control, commercial enclaves in residential areas, suburban shopping centres and office parks, ribbon development, educational institutions, institutional premises, sports fields or stadiums, commercialized squares, government enclaves, smallholdings of an urban nature;"areas of control" means those areas set out in Schedule 1 of the by-law; and which may be modified or amended from time to time, which amendments and modifications will be graphically depicted by way of maps as prepared by the municipality;"area of sensitivity" means an area referred to in Section 37 of this by-law.;"Aesthetics Committee" means a committee established by the Knysna Municipality for dealing with matters relating to building aesthetics;"balcony" means a platform projecting from a wall, enclosed by a railing, balustrade or similar structure, supported by columns or cantilevered out and accessible from an upper-floor door or window;"banner" means any material upon which a sign is displayed in such a manner as to be fully legible in windless conditions, attached to one or more ropes, poles or flag staffs projecting vertically, horizontally or at an angle, or attached to buildings or special structures, but excludes banners carried as part of a procession. A flag which is not displayed on an approved flag pole shall for the purposes of this by-law, be deemed to be a banned;"billboard" means any screen or board larger than 4,5m², supported by a free-standing structure, which is to be used or intended to be used for the purpose of posting, displaying or exhibiting an advertisement and which is also commonly known as an advertising hoarding. The main function of a billboard is to advertise non-locality bound products, activities or services;"bit" means the basic unit for measuring the length of advertising messages and may consist of letters, digits, symbols, logos or abbreviations;"building" means any structure whatever with or without walls and with or without a roof or canopy;"Building Act" means the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act (Act 103 of 1977) as amended and any succeeding legislation and includes all regulations promulgated in terms of such legislation;"building control officer" means any person appointed or deemed to be appointed as building control officer by the Municipality in terms of the National Building Regulations and Standards Act, 1977 (Act 103 of 1977);"canopy" means a structure in the nature of a roof projecting from the facade of a building and cantilevered from that building or anchored otherwise by columns or posts;"clear height" means the vertical distance between the lowest edge of a sign and the level of the ground, footway or roadway immediately below such sign;"combination sign" means a single free-standing advertising structure for displaying information on various enterprises and services at locations such as road-side service areas, urban shopping centres and other urban complexes;"commercial advertising" means any words, letters, logos, figures, symbols, pictures relating to the name of a business, trade, partnership, individual, or any information, recommendation or exhortation in respect of any particular goods manufactured or sold, or any particular services rendered or offered, or any event for commerce or entertainment, including sporting events;"commercially sponsored sign" means a sign which advertises goods or services, but the erection of which has a secondary purpose, which is to promote or contribute to some recognized public or community goal or function;"common boundary façade" means any façade of a building which is built abutting a rear or side boundary of an erf and which façade is blank, that is, having no architectural features, which includes windows;"continuing offence" means an offence in terms of this by-law, which offence continues to exist after the expiry of the notice period referred to in a notice served in terms of this by-law;"corporate signage" means trademark, brand-name, franchise and similar signage where only a specified range of signage is available to the proprietor of an enterprise;"Council" means the Municipal Council of the Knysna Municipality;"designated official" means an official of the municipality authorised to implement the provisions of this by-law;"development board" means a sign displayed at premises upon which building operations are currently in progress and relating to any services being provided, work being done or goods being supplied in connection with such building operations, but excludes contract boards for building and civil engineering projects as required in terms of the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, 1977 (Act 103 of 1977);"direction sign" means a guidance sign provided under the South African Traffic Sign System and used to indicate to the road user the direction to be taken in order that they may reach their intended destination;"display of a sign" includes the erection of any structure if such structure is intended solely or primarily for the support of such sign;"display period" means the period which a specific sign, sign type or advertising structure is allowed on a specific site, at a specific location or against a specific building, structure or vehicle irrespective of any changes in advertising contents;"electronic sign" means a sign in which electric current is used;"enterprise" means a business undertaking;"environmental impact assessment" (EIA) means an assessment carried out in accordance with the municipality’s guidelines for outdoor advertising;"estate agency/agent" means a person or group of persons, natural or legal, who renders any service referred to in subsections (i) to (iv) of paragraph (a) of the definition of "Estate Agent" in section 1 of the Estate Agents Act, 1976 (Act 112 of 1976), as amended, or an estate agent as defined in sub-section (vi) of section 1 of that Act;"façade" means the principal front or fronts of a building;"flag" means a piece of cloth or similar material upon which an advertisement is displayed and which is attached to a single rope, pole or flagstaff projecting vertically in such a way that its contents are normally not legible in windless conditions but excludes:(a)a national flag which does not carry any advertisement in addition to the design of the flag or flagstaff;(b)a flag carried as part of a procession; and(c)a flag which is not displayed on a flagstaff."flashing sign" means a sign in which the visibility of the contents is enhanced by their intermittently appearing and disappearing or being illuminated with varying intensity or colours;"flat sign" means any sign which is affixed to any external wall of a building used for commercial, office, industrial or entertainment purposes, but excluding a parapet wall, balustrade or railing of a veranda or balcony of any such building, which sign at no point projects more than 300mm from the surface of such a wall and which may consist of a panel or sheet or of individual numbers, letters or symbols;"free-standing sign" means any immobile sign which is not attached to a building or to any structure or object not intended to be used for the primary purpose of advertising;"freeway" means a road designated as a freeway by means of a road traffic sign;"ground level" means the level immediately below any portion of a sign and means natural ground level where the natural ground level is uncovered and where such ground level is covered, the top surface level of the covering on the natural ground;"height (of a sign)" means the vertical distance between the ground level and the uppermost edge of a sign;"illuminated" means an advertising structure which has been installed with electrical or other power for the purpose of illumination of the message of such sign;"illuminated sign" means a sign, the continuous or intermittent functioning of which depends upon it being illuminated;"locality-bound sign" means a sign displayed on a specific site, premises or building and which refers to an activity, product, service or attraction located, rendered or provided on that premises or site or inside that building;"location sign" means a guidance sign provided under the SA Road Traffic Sign System and used to identify places or locations which either provide reassurance during a journey or identify destinations such as towns, suburbs or streets near the end of a journey;"loose portable sign" means a freestanding locality bound notice or advertising board placed or erected in the road reserve or in a public open space;"main roof-line of a building" means the gutter-line or wall plate level of any roof of a building other than the roof of a veranda or balcony;"main wall of a building" means any external wall of a building, but does not include a parapet wall, balustrade or railing of a veranda or a balcony;"maximum area (of a sign)" means the measured area of a signboard, or where there is no backing board to the sign, the area of an imaginary rectangle drawn around the outer extremities of the contents of a sign;"media owner" means the owner of an outdoor advertising structure from which an income is derived by placing advertisements and by selling outdoor advertising space. Media owners make mostly, but not exclusively, use of non-locality-bound advertising structures and are mostly, but not exclusively, involved in commercial advertising."municipal property" means immovable assets in the registered ownership of the municipality, or vested in the municipality and includes land, improvements, road reserves and infrastructure;"municipality" means the Municipality of Knysna established in terms of Section 12 of the Municipal Structures Act, 117 of 1998, Provincial Notice 409 dated 28 August 2000, and includes any political structure, political office bearer, or duly authorised agent thereof or any employee thereof acting in connection with this by-law by virtue of a power vested in the municipality and delegated or sub-delegated to such political structure, political office bearer, agent or employee;"movable sign" means a sign not permanently fixed and not intended to remain fixed in one position, but does not include any moving part on a fixed permanent sign;"National Building Regulations" means the regulations promulgated from time to time under the National Building Standards and Regulations Act, 1977 (Act 103 of 1977), as amended;"outdoor advertising" means the act or process of notifying, warning, informing, making known or any other act of transferring information in a visible manner and which takes place out of doors;"overall height" in relation to a sign, means the vertical distance between the uppermost edge of the sign and the finished level of the ground, footway or roadway immediately below the centre point of the sign;"person" means a natural or legal person;"poster" means any placard announcing or attracting public attention to any meeting, event, function, activity or undertaking or to the candidature of any person nominated for election to parliament, local government or any similar body or to a referendum, or any placard advertising any product or service or announcing the sale of any goods, livestock or property;"projecting sign" means any sign which is affixed to a main wall of a building which is used for commercial, office, industrial or entertainment purposes and which projects more than 300mm from the surface to the main wall and is affixed at a right angle to the street line;"public façade" means any façade of a building that has architectural articulations and which is visible to the public;"public place" means any public road, public street, thoroughfare, bridge, subway, footway, foot pavement, footpath, sidewalk, (or similar pedestrian portion of a road reserve), lane, square, open space, garden, park or enclosed place vested in the municipality, or other state authority or indicated as such on the Surveyor General’s records, or utilized by the public or zoned as such in terms of the applicable zoning scheme;"public road" means public road as defined in the National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act 93 of 1996);"road reserve" means the area contained within the statutory width of a road, and includes roadways, shoulders and sidewalks and the airspace above such roadways, shoulders and sidewalks and all other areas within the road reserve boundary;"road traffic sign" means any road traffic sign as defined in the Road Traffic Act, 1989 (Act No. 29 of 1989), and/or the National Road Traffic Act (Act 93 of 1996), the detailed dimensions and applications of which are controlled by the regulations to this Act and the SA Road Traffic Signs Manual;"roadway" means that portion of a road, street or thoroughfare improved, constructed or intended for vehicular traffic as defined in the National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act 93 of 1996);"roof sign" means a sign attached to or painted on the roof of a building;"SAMOAC" means the South African Manual for Outdoor Advertising Control (April 1998) published by the national Department of Environment Affairs and Tourism;"SANRAL" means the South African National Roads Agency established in terms of the South African Roads Agency Limited and national Roads Act (Act 7 of 1998);"scenic drive" means a road designated as such on an approved zoning scheme or from which landscapes or features of aesthetic or cultural significance can be seen or viewed as designated by the municipality;"sign/signage" is a more comprehensive term than ‘advertisement' and refers to any advertisement or object, structure or device which is in itself an advertisement or which is used to display an advertisement;"signage master plan" means a set of design guidelines, not in conflict with this by-law, which will govern the type and style of signage to be utilised on a building or erf containing more than one enterprise or undertaking;"streetscape" means a street or a portion of a street in an urban area or any part of an urban area;"street furniture" means public facilities and structures which are not intended primarily for advertising but which are provided for pedestrians and commuters and may include seating benches, planters, pavement litter-bins, bus shelters, pavement clocks and drinking fountains;"strobe light" means an electronic tube that can emit extremely rapid, brief and brilliant flashes of light;"temporary signs" means signs which are displayed for a maximum period as may be approved by the municipality;"traffic impact assessment" (TIA) means a study carried out by a registered professional engineer with demonstrable experience in the field of traffic engineering that investigates the impact a proposed sign may have on vehicle, pedestrian, or cyclist safety and traffic operation, which study should recommend any mitigating measures that may be required as a result of that impact;"urban conservation area" means an area of the built environment demarcated as such on the zoning map within which the Conservation Area Provisions as set out in the Knysna Zoning Scheme Regulations shall apply;"veranda" means a structure in the nature of a roof attached to or projecting from the facade of a building and supported along its free edge by columns or posts; the window-glass of a building;"zone" means a land use zone as set out in the relevant zoning scheme as amended from time to time and applicable to any erf on which a sign is displayed or intended to be displayed and "zoning" has a corresponding meaning.2. Purpose of by-law
This by-law aims to provide a set of regulations governing the use of land and buildings for outdoor advertising and signage and for matters incidental thereto, within the jurisdiction of the Knysna Municipality. It is intended to achieve this aim by establishing a balance between outdoor advertising opportunities to enable economic development and the conservation of the visual character of the town and its tourism and environmental resources, as well as traffic and public safety.3. Application of the by-law
The by-law shall be applicable throughout the area of jurisdiction of the Knysna Municipality, irrespective of the ownership or control of the land, and shall apply to land owned by the National Government or under the management of any National Government Department, Provincial Government Department, State Owned Enterprise, or Local Authority, as well as all other land.4.
Nothing contained in this by-law shall be construed as being in derogation of any law enacted by any national or provincial authority relating to advertisements within their legislated mandate.Chapter 2
Institutional framework
Municipal outdoor advertising decision-making designations
5.
Applications are decided by:6.
The Municipal Manager shall appoint an authorised official to make decisions on applications pertaining to:7.
The Building Control Officer shall be authorised to decisions pertaining the approval of all other signage types.8.
The Director responsible for the Building Control function shall be the appeal authority.9.
The appeal authority has the discretion to obtain advice from technical and or other experts.Chapter 3
Application procedures
10. Applications requiring approval
No person may commence, continue, or cause the commencement or continuation of displaying an advertising structure on a building or site without the consideration by, or approval of the municipality.11. Procedures for applications
An applicant must comply with the procedures in this chapter of this by-law for applications.12. Administrative documentation required
An application must include the following information and documents:13. Application fees
An applicant must pay the application fees determined by the municipality before submitting an application in terms of this by-law.Application information required
14.
An application for approval of a sign requiring municipal approval must, in all cases include the following:15.
An application for approval of a Signage Master Plan must, in all cases, include the following:16.
An application for directional signage or an application for Tourism Signage, where such application is for signage on a road reserve controlled by the municipality and not by provincial government or SANRAL, must be made to the designated official on the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed fee. Such application must include:17.
An application for other signage on municipal property must be made to the designated official on the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed fee. Such application must include:Temporary signs
18.
An application for approval of a temporary sign on municipal property must be submitted to the designated official at least ten days before it is intended that the banner should be displayed. The application must be submitted on the prescribed form and must include the following information:19.
When an application for temporary signage is approved the approval must indicate the duration of the approval and the date on which the temporary signage is to be removed.20.
Any approval for the erection of temporary signage shall be subject to the deposit, as determined by Council in its annual tariffs, which deposit is to be paid before erection of the sign.21.
In the event that any temporary sign is not removed by the date recorded in the approval the authorised official must arrange for the removal of the sign and the deposit shall be forfeited. the sign must be kept for a period of 5 working days during which it can be reclaimed by the owner, after which it may be disposed of and the owner shall not be entitled to any claim against Council in respect thereof.Decision-making period
22.
The following timeframes are applicable to the assessment of applications:23.
The decision-maker may in respect of an application:Chapter 4
Criteria for decision-making and conditions of approval
24. General criteria for consideration of applications
No advertisement or advertising structure shall:General conditions of approval
25.
All signs and advertising structures must be properly constructed of the requisite strength and must be secure and must comply with the requirements pertaining to of the National Building Regulations and Standards Act, 1977 (Act 103 of 1977) and the following shall be applicable:26.
The municipality may impose further conditions regarding the position, size and content of any advertisement it considers necessary, in the interest of road safety or environmental impact.27.
Should an advertising structure or advertisement be displayed in contravention of conditions imposed by the municipality, the municipality shall act as contemplated in terms of section 67.Chapter 4
Appeals
[Please note: numbering as in original.]Procedures for appeals
28.
The following persons may, within 14 days of notification of a decision made in terms of the by-law, appeal in writing to the appeal authority against the decision:29.
An appeal must set out the following:30.
An application for an appeal will only be validly submitted upon the submission of the proof of payment of appeal fees as may be determined by the approved tariff structure of council.Timeframes for appeals
31.
If a person other than the applicant lodges an appeal, the designated official must give written notice of the appeal to the applicant within 7 days of receipt thereof.32.
If the applicant lodges an appeal, an affected person who has submitted comment on the application must be notified of the appeal, within 7 days of receipt of the appeal.33.
An applicant who has received notice of an appeal from an affected person or an affected party who has submitted comment on the application of the applicant, may submit comment on the appeal to the municipality within 14 days of being notified.34.
A designated employee, where the decision was made by the building control officer or the Building Control Officer, where the decision was made by another authorised employee, must draft a report assessing an appeal and must submit it to the Appeal Authority within 14 days of receipt of the appeal or any applicable closing date for comment.35.
The appeal authority must within 21 days of receiving the report contemplated in section 34, decide an appeal.36. Withdrawal of an appeal
An appellant may, at any time before the appeal authority makes a decision, withdraw the appeal, by notifying the designated official thereof in writing.Chapter 5
General guidelines and parameters for signage
37.
The municipality may determine areas of visual, environmental or cultural sensitivity within which standards of control will be applicable for advertising signage.38.
The following regulations are applicable in respect of signage in the municipal area:39. Religious or cultural symbols and texts
The municipality recognises and respects the rights of all citizens to freedom of conscience, religion, thought and belief. However, in order to avoid visual intrusion that might be caused by competing signs and symbols and to maintain the uncluttered and natural appearance of the area, the following regulations shall apply to the display of religious or cultural symbols or signage:40. Illumination
In any part of the municipal area that is visible from another property, from a public road or public place:Chapter 6
Technical requirements relating to signage
41.
The following regulations shall be applicable in respect of the safety and construction of signs:42.
All signs must comply with the relevant provisions of the national building regulations.Maintenance of signs
43.
The owner of the property on which any sign is erected or displayed and the advertiser shall be jointly and severally responsible for the maintenance of such a sign (together with all its supports, braces, guys and anchors; and to keep it in a state of good repair and preservation both structurally and aesthetically.44.
Whenever any alteration is made to the ground level adjacent to any sign, such owner and advertiser shall be jointly and severally responsible for the alteration of the height of such sign so as to comply with the requirements of this by-law.45.
Any sign permitted by this by-law:46.
Should any sign become dangerous or a nuisance, the owner or advertiser must immediately remove the source of danger or the nuisance and failure to do so shall constitute an offence.47.
Should an owner or advertiser fail to comply with the terms of a notice issued by the municipality to remove such source of danger or nuisance, the municipality may remove the sign concerned at the expense of the owner or the advertiser and no compensation shall be payable by the municipality to any person in consequence of such removal.48.
Any damage or defacement of any building or site caused by or resulting from the removal of any sign must be repaired to the satisfaction of the municipality at the owner's cost.Chapter 7
Regulation of signage on private property
49.
There are two categories of permitted signage on private property dealt with in this by-law:50.
Having due regard to the regulations stated in section 38 above, and excluding any category of sign listed in section 52 below the following signage may be erected by right without the submission of any application:51.
The following signage may be erected on private property only with the approval of council:52.
The following signage is not permitted and no approval may be given for it by any official or sub-committee of Council:Chapter 8
Regulation of signage on municipal property
53.
There are five categories of signage permitted on municipal property:54.
The following signs may be erected on municipal property without specific permission, subject to the conditions set out in each case:55.
After approval by the authorised official and after payment of the deposit prescribed by council in its annual list of tariffs, the following temporary signs may be erected on municipal property only in positions indicated to the applicant by the designated official:56.
Directional signs: members of the public wishing to have their establishments included in such directional signage must submit applications as set out in section 16.57.
Tourism signs which form part of the south african road traffic sign system and which are provided supplementary to directional signs must comply with the provisions of the sa road transport Signage Manual. Owners or managers of tourism establishments who wish to erect such signs must submit an application as set out in Chapter 3. Subject to approval such signs must comply with the following standards:58.
Subject to approval, and to the registration of a lease over the council’s property, project boards consisting of signs displaying the involvement of contractors and consultants in construction projects or alterations to existing structures or facilities may be erected on municipal property adjacent to the project site if it is impractical to erect them on the site itself, provided that:59.
Applicants wishing to erect other signage that is not provided for elsewhere in these regulations on municipal property may submit an application to do so in terms of chapter 3. such applicants should note that such signage will only be approved in exceptional cases and that it will be subject to the following conditions:60.
In exceptional cases if the municipality is of the view that a particular sign or group of signs makes a positive contribution to the aesthetics, heritage or identity of the area by virtue of the unique nature of the sign or signs, it’s or their particular use of materials, it’s or their reference to any aspect of the area, or for any other reason considered significant by the committee, special approval for such sign or signs may be given.61.
The municipality may provide a for contractual opportunities in respect of the following aspects of signage on municipal land:62.
In respect of section 61, terms of reference for invitations to tender or calls for proposals in respect of the opportunities envisaged therein, must determine:63.
In respect of any contract let to any service provider in respect of the system or systems referred to in sections 61 and 62 the municipality shall retain the right to approve the design and content of any and all signs to be displayed on the structures to be utilised. To this end:Chapter 9
Signage at sporting events, festivals and exhibitions
64.
Approval to display temporary signs at sporting events, festivals, exhibitions, or similar events held in locations which are limited to pedestrian environments such as show grounds, exhibition centres and public roads which have been temporarily closed for motorised traffic may be given by the Aesthetics Committee, subject to an application being made by the event organisers on a prescribed form and the payment of a deposit to the municipality. Such application must include:65.
Signs at sporting events, festivals, exhibitions, or similar events may include ground-based inflatable signs and replicas, as well as "feather" and other types of banners, under the following conditions:66.
Any damage or defacement of any building or site caused by or resulting from the removal of any sign must be repaired to the satisfaction of the municipality at the owner's cost.Chapter 10
Offences and penalties
67. Offences
Any person who contravenes the provisions of this by-law shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to the penalty prescribed in section 68:Penalties
68.
Any person who contravenes any provision of this by-law or who fails to comply with a lawful directive issued by a designated official of the municipality shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment or to both such fine and such imprisonment, and in the case of a continued offence, to a further fine per day for every day, from the date on which the directive had been given, that the offence is continued.69.
Any sign or structure that is placed or erected on municipal property that has not been erected or placed in accordance with the provisions of this by-law may be removed without written notice at the advertiser's expense and it will only be returned to the owner on payment of all related costs, which shall be billed against the property rates account of the owner at a rate determined in Council’s annual tariffs.70.
The municipality may, at the expense of the owner, impound or confiscate any vehicle, trailer or other craft or object which is not an authorised signage structure and which in the opinion of the municipality, is being parked, positioned or otherwise used for the primary purpose of advertising, unless otherwise approved by the municipality, and the municipality may prescribe conditions, including a fee, for the release of such unauthorised vehicle, trailer or other craft or object.71. Magistrate’s court jurisdiction
A magistrate shall have jurisdiction, on the application of the municipality:Chapter 11
Administrative matters
Transitional arrangements
72.
Any approval granted in terms of the By-law Relating to Outdoor Advertising, Heritage and Building Aesthetics in the Municipal Area or in terms of any previous by-law relating to outdoor advertising will be deemed to be an approval in terms of this by-law.73.
Any sign or structure that is compliant with the Knysna Municipality: By-law Relating to Outdoor Advertising, Heritage and Building Aesthetics in the Municipal Area or previous by-laws relating to outdoor advertising, immediately prior to the date on which this by-law comes into operation but which is non-compliant with this by-law shall be deemed to be legal for a period not exceeding 12 months after the date on which this by-law comes into operation or until the sign or structure is replaced or is in a condition that requires maintenance of such a nature that it would normally be replaced, whichever occurs first. No such sign shall be renewed or replaced contrary to the provisions of this by-law.Maintenance of records
74.
It is incumbent upon every property owner to ensure that s/he has in safe keeping a record of any approval that has been granted under this by-law or any previous by-law in terms of which a permission has been granted pertaining to any sign or related structure.75.
A copy of any signage master plan, together with its approval must be kept on the property at all times and must be available to the an official of the municipality for inspection if requested.76. Repeal of by-laws
The Knysna Municipality: By-law Relating to Outdoor Advertising, Heritage and Building Aesthetics in the Municipal Area is hereby repealed.77. Short title and commencement
This by-law shall be known as the Knysna Municipality’s Regulation of Outdoor Advertising By-law and shall come into operation on the date of publication thereof in the Western Cape Provincial Gazette.History of this document
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Cited documents 4
Legislation 4
1. | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 | 4595 citations |
2. | Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 | 4162 citations |
3. | National Road Traffic Act, 1996 | 1690 citations |
4. | Architectural Profession Act, 2000 | 190 citations |