Unauthorised signage
Throughout the county of Cavan, signage has been erected without permission. These unauthorised signs are often erected in areas that detract from the locality and minimise the effect that official directional and regulatory signage has. Additionally they are quite often erected in areas that constitute a hazard to pedestrians and those with visual impairments.
It is the policy of Cavan County Council to enforce against the erection of unauthorised signage and to remove any signage that has erected without the consent of the Council.
At the end of 2012 bye laws were introduced in Cavan Town to address the matter of unauthorised signage within its environs and Cavan County Council are in the process of considering them for the county.
The intention of the bye laws are:
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To allow the ease of navigation of road users by providing a high standard of directional signage and by supplementing this with local information signage where necessary;
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To promote a safer environment for pedestrians with particular reference to the mobility and visually impaired users by ensuring all signage complies with the guidelines set out in the Traffic Signs Manual;
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To have regard to National Roads Authority policy on the provision of tourist and leisure signage on national roads;
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To adopt consistent technical standards, which allow easier recognition and comprehension by the road user;
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To comply with the Official Languages Act 2003 to ensure that all
new signage is bi-lingual;
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To ensure that signage complements, rather than dominates or intrudes upon, the character and visual amenity of an area;
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To encourage the rationalisation of signage;
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To utilise existing structures for the erection of signage where possible;
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To remove unauthorised signage;
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To provide clarity for businesses/groups/individuals seeking to erect signage; and
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To process applications in accordance with the criteria set out in this policy.