KSAMC signage campaign pays off

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has successfully collected nearly $4 million in signage fees since launching its Signage Compliance Outreach Programme earlier this year. Deputy Mayor Lorraine Dobson reported that the program has engaged 140 businesses across eight commercial locations, significantly boosting compliance rates from an initial 9% to 53%.

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The positive response demonstrates the value of continuing to expand opportunities for direct engagement with the business community, making it easier for entities to access information, receive guidance and regularise their signage.

Dobson highlighted the program's value in fostering direct engagement with the business community. This approach simplifies information access, provides guidance, and helps businesses regularize their signage. The KSAMC's compliance unit has conducted public education and outreach at various commercial centers, bringing officers directly to businesses to offer guidance on regularization, clarify legal obligations, facilitate applications, and assist with settling outstanding signage fees.

The initiative began with a regularization campaign from January to March 2026, allowing business owners to comply with the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisement) Regulation and the Kingston and St Andrew Building Act. During this period, businesses were informed about guidelines and offered a reduced rate of 20% on outstanding fees. Following the campaign, the enforcement phase commenced, involving the removal of unauthorized billboards and signs.

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These engagements complement the corporation’s existing compliance services by bringing officers directly into the business community to provide guidance on the regularisation process, clarify obligations under the law, facilitate applications and assist businesses wishing to settle outstanding signage.

Dobson commended business owners for their cooperation, emphasizing that the program's success stems from combining public education, direct engagement, and enforcement. The KSAMC intends to continue these outreach efforts across Kingston and St Andrew, aiming to make the compliance process more accessible and encourage all entities with visible signs to remain compliant.

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The corporation will continue this outstation engagement across Kingston and St Andrew as part of our ongoing commitment to making the compliance process more accessible, while continuing to encourage all entities with public or visible signs to regularise their signage and remain compliant.