Bylaws to see crackdown on roadside advertising and unapproved advertising hoardings

Bylaws are being drawn up to crack down on the roadside advertising of cars for sale and unapproved advertising hoardings which councillors say are “blighting” towns and villages in Co Cork.

Under the proposed bylaws, council staff will be able to impose financial penalties on offenders.

If the owner of the offending car or trailer sign is readily contactable, council officials will call and say they have 24 hours to remove it or it will be impounded. If the offender is not easily contactable, council staff will place a sticker on the offending item to warn of the pending impounding.