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  • Put up a sign in a metropolitan zone

Whakairi tohu ki te rohenga tāone nui Put up a sign in a metropolitan zone

  • Portable signs in metropolitan zones

    You can display portable signs in general business and business park zones with some restrictions. Consideration must be given to pedestrian access, particularly for visually-impaired people.

  • Free-standing signs in metropolitan zones

    You can display free-standing signs in metropolitan zones. Restrictions apply.

  • Veranda signs in metropolitan zones

    You can only use veranda signs on a premises in metropolitan zones to advertise products, services, goods or events taking place at the premises. You cannot put signs on top of a veranda in these zones.

  • Wall-mounted signs in metropolitan zones

    You can display horizontal wall-mounted signs and flat wall-mounted signs on wall at a premises in metropolitan zones. Restrictions apply.

  • Window signs in metropolitan zones

    There are no size restrictions for window signs displayed above the ground floor in metropolitan zones. Window signs in these zones can be subject to other restrictions including frontage controls.

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