Copenhagen tightens rules for large light advertisements
In an attempt to reduce light pollution and ensure a more people-friendly city, the City of Copenhagen has introduced stricter rules for the installation of large light advertisements. Until now, it has been allowed to set up new light advertisements at 15 locations in the city, but that number has now been reduced to just five locations. The locations that will allow new, large light advertisements in the future are City Hall Square, Nørreport, Vesterport, Hans Knudsens Plads, and Kay Fiskers Plads. This decision was unanimously adopted by the city’s Technical and Environmental Committee. According to Technical and Environmental Mayor Line Barfod (Unity List – The Red-Green Alliance), the development in light advertisements, especially with the increased use of LED lighting, has created a need for stricter regulation. “This results in a much higher light intensity than what we are familiar with from classical neon tube signs, such as the Irma chicken in Nørrebro. The new light advertisements bother the citizens of the city, and therefore we need to regulate this area more restrictively,” she told TV 2 Cosmopol. Barfod also emphasizes that the city should be for people and not for advertisements. The new rules mainly apply to large light advertisements on the roofs of buildings, which means that smaller light signs at, for example, shops will still be allowed. It is also worth noting that the new restrictions only apply to newly built light advertisements. Existing neon advertisements like the Irma chicken and screens that already have the municipality’s permission will not be affected by the new rules.
Copenhagen tightens rules on large light advertisements to reduce pollution
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