Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00174:reg:10:p46
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00174
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 10 (pt 46/99)
Character Range: 472077–475112

positioned signs, in addition to fulfilling their roles of informing, directing and advertising, may positively enhance and enliven Canberra's major commercial and tourist areas and aid in giving imageability and form to the city. Conversely, insensitive or poorly designed and constructed signs may detract from the architectural appearance of buildings and adversely affect the pleasantness and general amenity of an area to a marked degree.
Emphasis should be placed on constructive dialogue between the National Capital Authority and applicants to achieve standards of design and construction commensurate with the amenity and sensitivity of the locality of a particular application. Residential development is regarded as being vulnerable to the impact of signage and prescribed standards are considered appropriate to ensure that there is no diminution of residential amenity.

4.20.3 Detailed conditions of planning, design and development

General conditions
     1.        The type, position, size, appearance, illumination, animation, content or other characteristics of any proposed sign must ensure a quality and character of appearance both by day and night which, in the opinion of the National Capital Authority, befits the National Capital.
     2.        The National Capital Authority will refuse to approve any sign where it is of the opinion that the type, position, size, appearance, illumination, animation, content or other characteristics of the sign may adversely affect:
        1.       the amenity of the locality or neighbourhood with particular regard to nearby residential development
        2.       the architectural character or appearance of a building
        3.       traffic safety
        4.       a 'place' within the meaning of and subject to the provisions of the relevant Commonwealth heritage legislation.
     1.        The National Capital Authority will refuse to approve any sign which it considers offensive.
     2.        The National Capital Authority will not grant approval of an application with the respect to the external design and siting of any structure or sign unless such structure or sign would comply with all other relevant policies or conditions of this Plan.
     3.        The National Capital Authority may, either unconditionally or subject to such terms and conditions as it deems necessary, modify or waive the provisions of the sections that follow, where it is of the opinion that the application of the same to or in respect of any particular sign would be impracticable or unreasonable and provided that the requirements of the 'General conditions' herein are satisfied.
     4.        Any application for the use, construction or erection on or above the roof or top of any building of any device, advertisement, sky sign, sign, signal or structure of the nature of a sign or signal, excepting flags and flag poles, will not be approved where the proposal would alter any silhouette of the building by extension beyond or above the walls, parapet or roof of