The City gave their consent in writing via our Councillor, however the traffic department has give Kommetjie 7 days notice to remove it or they will remove it and impose a fine of R1,000.00.
What are your thoughts?
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City to remove “Welcome to Kommetjie” sign.
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I absolutely love the sign and it contributes to the “village” feeling of Kommetjie, The traffic department should rather focus on keeping our roads safe . Is there no way to negotiate with them to keep the sign ?
What is the reason it needs to be removed ?
I don’t have a problem with the sign but obviously we need to obey the directive and find out the reasons for it so we can put the sign up somewhere that is acceptable to all. In the scheme of things this is a very small issue and we should not allow it to upset our relationships with the authorities – whom we may need on our side for much bigger and more important issues. I do think the writing on the sign is too small, so can’t really be read unless you slow right down anyway – but perhaps that’s not such a bad thing, as long as the guy behind you is not asleep (-:
Why put a speed limit on the sign? Makes no sense to me at all. Is it not that the Traffic Department are upset about, rather than the sign as such?
I like the sign, what is the reason for them wanting it removed?
It’s nonsense that the sign presents a traffic safety issue, this reason should be disputed with them. and while Village Homes did sponsor it it would be preferable to have no advertising branding on it other than ‘Welcome to Kommetjie’.
…….On the way back from 2 months overseas I saw this sign and was disgusted that Kommetjie is selling out to cheap advertising. Maybe the traffic Departments ruling is a godsend. Totally an eyesore and if the traffic department does not do it in 7 days then………
What happened to the old one – I liked that one more – it had a more welcoming feel about it. I don’t particularly like the new one. When I first saw it I thought it was an advert.
Maybe it is the speeed limit sign which is an issue…….
The City has given permission for the sign, how can the Traffic Dept overrule that, who is the boss? Do agree that the advertising bottom section should be removed, maybe that would satisfy the traffic dept. Can they, the traffic dept, not advise on what they would agree to?
I love the sign, when I give people directions into Kommetjie it really helps that there is a sign that says this is Kommetjie. Why is the city not thanking us for the sign? If they take it down they must replace it!
every single new yuppie that moves into my kom erects some kind of sign for some bullshit reason,i say take all the signs down send all the yuppies back to were eva they came from and lets try and get kom back to the way it was 40 years ago,sorry not many of you new mob will remember how it was then!
On the subject of signage – what is the village feeling about the clutter of the 4 huge commercial signs advertising Pam Golding & Jawitz on the open ground right next door to their offices?
My opinion is that they are excessive & do not contribute to the country feel at the entrance to our village. They should be removed. Without those awful signs visitors would more readily see their offices from the road plus the fact that there is another bigger sign on the wall of the building facing the Main road. Something like an innovative garden would be more appropriate to beautify the area & attract interest to that corner. This objection was raised with KRRA some time ago but unfortunately not many residents shared my sentiments! What is the feeling now ??
I like the new Welcome sign – prefer the old one without advertising.
The sign is pleasing to the eye and thank you for the effort, truly, however,
1) I am not able to read anything other than pretty much “Kommetjie” and the speed limit.
2) It is placed before and very near to a relatively busy intersection. I believe that driver concentration is impaired as one is attempting to read the sign and then also pay attention to whether the car in front is going to stop to cross traffic into Wireless Rd. This is problematic in my opinion.
3) To the best of my knowledge, the speed limit symbol contravenes a municipal bylaw. Whilst it is helpful it sets a precedent that we probably don’t want…..the implications run deeper than it merely being a sign.
I thought that it was an advert for Village Homes, so although I think a “Welcome to Kommetjie” sign is a great idea, wouldn’t have any problem with the bottom section being removed.
I think the sign is attractive and have no objections to the welcome sign.
However, I do not think there should be any advertising on the sign – this is what cheapens it and shows that it is basically just another marketing ploy by an estate agency.
Remove the advertising portion of the sign but leave the Welcome sign.
Howard said it best…
Don’t have a problem with the concept of a sign welcoming people to Kommetjie… but this new one is horrible. It’s clearly an advertising campaign, looks cheap and nasty… and nothing like the welcome i feel most people living in Kommetjie would want to give to visitors. Why is it so clearly commercially branded?
Why a traffic sign on it? Real Naasty !
We are quite happy to remove the bottom section of the sign if it is more pleasing. Perhaps it needs to be replaced with a photo of the sea or something so that the entire sign is not left with a white background? The previous sign was sponsored by Pam Golding Properties and had their logo on it so the same format was followed. Agree with previous comments, other advertising billboards should also come down… not pretty. Pepita
I agree with Howard. This looks commercial. Keep things simple and uncluttered. Nature’s beauty is best and should be seen and enjoyed by all.
Agree it may be in the wrong place approaching an intersection. Could the traffic dept put more signs up in Wireless road re 60 kph or even reduce this to 40km. Speed bumps would also be welcome , as this has become a real racetrack. Perhaps someone could do a survey and jot down the registrations of the speeding vehicles, as many pedestrians use this route and there are no verges…..just mole hills
What Howard, Pete DP, and Pete said … just that!
Beautiful sign – wish I’d done it. Wish the “authorities” would concentrate on important stuff.
Whilst I like the “welcome” bit, I was somewhat surprised to see a sign up just a few metres immediately beyond the official Kommetjie sign. Felt a bit cluttered.
Also felt the Village homes on the bottom was a bit odd. I guess they sponsored it, hence the reason why.
The 60 speed limit was great, especially since this is a really really bad intersection – bad driving, speeding and an informal taxi rank. However as others have said it probably contravenes traffic regulations about signage, and in any case its far too small. We seriously need speed humps and a lower speed limit/automatic speed trap cameras here – so perhaps this can be used to open up dialogue with the traffic department?? 😉 Good luck!
I agree with Marilyn, Wireless Road is a racetrack and authorities should be spending their time either enforcing the law or finding ways to reduce the speed instead of hitting soft targets like a welcome sign. I totally agree with all the others regarding advertising; once you start it becomes a very slippery slope. Kommetjie is not that difficult to find and I find the sign rather pointless and doesn’t really fit in with the Kommetjie feel.
Crazy! But I agree that KRRA should be impartial w.r.t. advertising, regardless of who is willing to cover signage costs. This just opens too many doors antithetical to the desired image of this village. Years ago KRRA tried hard to lose the advertising off superfluous dustbins, etc. I would not want to see KRRA return to supporting any one or other advertiser, simply as a matter of principle (but thanks to Village Homes for willingness to support the village).
The entrance to Kommetjie does not need a corporate billboard or logo at all. The advertising on the bottom is illegal, being more than 5% of the sign. The 60kph traffic sign is illegal. There is a real 60kph sign just metres away. Enough bill boards!
I think the old Kommetjie sign was fine by itself, but think the emphasis on the speed limit is appropriate. Too many people, even “locals” don’t seem to give a damn about pedestrians, cyclists etc and do in excess of 80k’s/ hr on the main road. Maybe some thought should be given to practicalities and less to local politics.
In a country crawling with rapists, murderers, drug dealers, child and animal abusers, why people choose to get hysterical about a welcome sign is beyond me. Perhaps if we devoted all this outrage to more deserving issues our beautiful village, and indeed, our entire country would be a safer place to live. And for the record I love the sign.
Just to let you know that we will be covering our “advertising” later today with a piece of blue adhesive vinyl. Our apologies to all those who were offended by it. Have a great Day. Pepita – Village Homes
The city has agreed the sign can stay but it needs to be simplified – here is the updated sign. Also click on this link to let us know what you think the branding rules should be in Kommetjie?
https://www.kommetjie.org/2013/07/signage-and-branding/
Got back from a couple of days away AND THE AWFUL PAM GOLDING & JAWITZ SIGNS ARE GONE!!!!
THANK YOU TO WHOEVER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING THEM DOWN!!!! Now hope to see a clean up on that corner with something pretty & countryfied.