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NameSpecial Regulations relating to Advertisement Hoardings and Boards
TitleSpecial Regulations relating to Advertisement Hoardings and Boards
Year1930
AuthorShanghai Municipal Council (SMC)
CollectionShanghai Municipal Archives
Sub collectionShanghai Municipal Council
Reference NumberSMA (SMC), U1-3-584 (1758-1759)
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Special Regulations relating to Advertisement Hoardings and Boards

A. For Advertisement Hoardings not around Building Sites 

(1) No person shall erect any advertisement hoarding, board, fence or structure of any kind to be used for advertising purposes in front of, or round a building site, without a permit first obtained from the Municipal Council. All applications shall be made upon forms specially provided for the purpose, which may be obtained at the office of Public Works Department free of charge and shall be accompanied by a written undertaking to pay such annual fees in addition to the fee for the permit as may be duly authorized from time to time. 

(2) Every person shall at the time of making application for a permit, submit such plans and specifications, showing the locations, dimensions, materials, details of construction, and method of securing the proposed advertisement hoardings or boards as the Commissioner of Public Works may require.

(3) Every advertisement hoarding or sign shall have painted thereon or affixed thereto the name of the applicant for the permit, together with the date of such permit, which shall be in such positions and of such size as can be easily seen and read at all times. 

(4) No portion of any advertisement hoarding or board shall be at any point more than 25 feet above the ground or roof, and the lowest part of all such hoardings or boards shall be at least 18 inches above the level of the ground or 2 feet above the slope of the roof (pente du toit). 

(5) Should any advertisement hoarding or board be or become insecure, or in danger of falling, or otherwise unsafe, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Public Works, the applicant for the erection of such hoarding shall, upon notice of the Commissioner of Public Works, forthwith secure the same in an approved manner, and should such hoarding or board not be secured to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Public Works within the time specified in such notice, he may cause such portion or portions as he may consider to be insecure or in danger of falling or otherwise unsafe, to be fortwith removed, and all fees whatsoever which may have been paid in respect with such portion or portions of such hoardings shall be liable to be forfeited. Notwithstanding any notification having been sent or not the applicant for the permit shall nevertheless at all times be held responsible fo any hurt or damage whatsoever to any person, animal or thing.

(6) The Council shall have the right to order the removal of any advertisement hoarding or board at any time, whether the same does or does not project over a public way should the fees and charges levied upon such  hoardings or boards not be paid when due.

(7) Advertisement hoardings above the ground level shall have permanent access provided. 

B. For Advertisement Hoardings around Building Sites 

(8) The fees charged shall be quarterly fees in addition to the fee for the permit. 

(9) All application shall be endorsed as approved by the person or persons in whose name the building permit is issued, in front of or round the site of which building applications are made to erect advertisement hoardings or boards. 

(10)  No advertisement hoarding or board shall at any point project over the public way to a greater distance than the projections allowed by No. 3 of the Building Rules applicable to fencing, hoardings, scaffoldings, etc., provided that cornices to hoardings, if at a height of not less than 10 feet above the ground, may project not more than 6 inches beyond these distances.

(11) The Council shall have the right to order the removal of any advertisement hoarding or board at any times, whether the same does or does not project over a public way (a) should such hoardings or boards not be removed with due despatch upon completion of the building, or (b) should completion of the building, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Public Works, be unduly delayed. 

(12) Regulations 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9  do not apply in the case of boards of a reasonable size advertising the names of the Contractor, architect and sub-contractors. 

Keywordshoarding ; billboard ; regulation ; building site ; taxation ; permit ;
LanguageEnglish
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