Prohibited advertisements
Advertisements not allowed in the North Sydney local government area include:
- above awning signs
- flagpole signs (except when applying through Council's banner pole program)
- inflatable signs
- moving and flashing signs
- sandwich boards
- video or variable message signs
- roof or sky advertisements, but there may be site-specific circumstances where Council would consider such signage
- signs larger than 20 square metres or higher than 8 metres, including billboards
- advertising messages, designs, or bright lighting that may distract motorists
- signs that obscure a road hazard, oncoming vehicles or pedestrians
- messages that do not meet the Australian Association of National Advertisers’ Code of Ethics and the Outdoor Media Association’s Code of Ethics
- advertising of tobacco products in accordance with the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 (amended 1995)
- advertising of alcohol products is limited to places that sell such products.