Executive will be asked to consider whether the council should prepare and consult on a Draft Policy so that a formal licensing arrangement can be established for A-Boards in accordance with strict criteria. Alternately, Executive will be asked if a blanket policy should be introduced to ban the use of A-boards, or comparable advertising materials, on the public highway.
The recommendation from officers is to develop a new Policy, which would involve consultation with the public, businesses and appropriate bodies such as the RNIB, Guide Dogs and the York Blind and Partially Sighted Society, which would also be subject to a full equalities impact assessment.