Inverness shops told to keep streets clear
Sixty-two shops in Inverness city centre have been told to remove advertising boards from the pavements outside their shops, following the completion of the Streetscape project.
The retailers were delivered letters advising them to remove the offending signs, or face a bill from the council which will remove them after seven days.
The action is in line with a decision taken in September 2008 by The Highland Council’s Inverness City Committee under the terms of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 and is now being implemented following completion of the streetscape project.
Les Houlker, The Highland Council’s Technical Manager with Transport Environmental and Community Services, said: “The Council recognises the need to strike a balance between allowing businesses to flourish and public safety. As advertising boards present a hazard to pedestrians - particularly the visually impaired and disabled - it has been decided that only in exceptional circumstances, such as within a cordoned off outdoor café area, would permission be given to place advertising boards on the public footpath.”
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