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Source:
www.hdb.gov.sg |
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Drop In Outdoor Display Area
Infringements Following Multi-Agency Enforcement Effort |
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Following a multi-agency effort to ensure
the appropriate use of outdoor display areas (ODA) by HDB shop
retailers, there has been a corresponding drop in the number of
infringements. |
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Since 17 Oct 07, HDB, SCDF and NEA have been
mounting joint inspections with the Town Councils to enforce the ODA
guidelines. Sixteen joint inspections, one in each of the 16 Town
Councils, involving a total of 1,180 commercial units, have been carried
out to-date. |
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Upon the first joint inspection, an average
of 41% of the shops at each site were found to have infringed the ODA
guidelines. Some of the common infringements include installation of
drop-down screens and lack of 1-metre distance between rows of goods. |
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Follow-up inspections carried out by HDB
three weeks later at 10 of the sites revealed that there was a
substantial drop in the number of shops that had infringed the ODA
guidelines. The percentage had been halved to 20%. This has
significantly reduced the level of shopfront obstructions. |
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As the festive period is approaching, shop
retailers are reminded to observe the ODA guidelines strictly. Retailers
who do not cooperate and persist in violating these guidelines will be
dealt with severely. Failure to comply with the guidelines may result in
fines up to $5,000 under the Town Councils Act. |
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Source:
www.hdb.gov.sg Press Release 6 Dec
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Use of outdoor display areas (ODA)
by HDB shop retailers
