Gold Coast Council Sign Guidelines

When a real estate sign is installed outside a property For Sale or Lease:

A) Complies with provisions of the local government’s planning scheme; and
B) Is only erected for a maximum period of 6 months; and
C) Has, on any face, content that relates only to the property on which it is situated to a minimum proportion of 80% of the area of the wording; and
D) Has, on any face, content that relates only to the name, logo and telephone number of the real estate agent or the real estate agents business; and
E) Can constitute more than one device provided than the total area of all devices on a property does not exceed the maximum face areaa permitted for that property; and
F) Not exceed a maximum face area of-
   1) for a detached dwelliing, 2.2m²; and
   2) for an attached dwelling 1.1m²; and
   3) for an apartment, 4.5m² or if there is more than 1 real estate sign erected on that property, 0.54m²
       per sign where the building comprises up to 10 apartments or 1m² per sign
       where the building comprises more than 10 apartements; and
   4) for a property in the Rural, Intergrated Business, Fringe Business, Industry 1 (high impact), Industry 2
       (low impact), Extractive Industry or Marine Industry Domains, 4.5m² or if there is more than 1 real estate
       sign erected on that property, 0.54m² per sign; and
   5) For all other property, 2.2m²
G) Is not illuminated

If exhibited on a public place and used by a real estate agent to advertise an open house inspection, ensure the signage:
A) Has a maximum of 2 faces that are back to back; and
B) Has a maximum single face area of 0.3m²; and
C) Is a freestanding sign; and
D) Does not interfere with pedestrian or vehicle movement and does not encroach-over the kerb toward the
  carriageway; and
E) Is not erected on a a median strip, roundabout, local government owned or controlled park or reserve or
  foreshore; and
F) Is not attached to or obscuring any official traffic sign; and
G) Is displayed for the period of time which is specified on the sign to a maximum period of 1 hour; and
H) Is the only sign erected at an intersection by the real estate agent or in the case of a divided road, is one of
  only two signs erected on diagonally opposite corners of an intersection by the real estate agent; and
I) Is erected by a real estate agent who is in attendance at the open house inspection to which the sign relates;