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The table below is a summary of the signage categories in the Victorian Planning Provisions and used in planning schemes. They apply when specified in the zone, unless a schedule says otherwise. Each category specifies whether or not a specific type of sign requires a permit or not, and under what conditions.
| Category | Description | Purpose | Applies | Clause |
| Category 1 – Commercial areas | Minimum limitation | To provide for identification and promotion signs and signs that add vitality and colour to commercial areas. | Activity Centre and Commercial zones | Clause 52.05-11 |
| Category 2 – Office and industrial | Low limitation | To provide for adequate identification signs and signs that are appropriate to office and industrial areas. | Industrial, Port | Clause 52.05-12 |
| Category 3 – High amenity areas | Medium limitation | To ensure that signs in high-amenity areas are orderly, of good design and do not detract from the appearance of the building on which a sign is displayed or the surrounding area. | Residential, Mixed Use, Township, Urban Growth, Comprehensive Development, Special Use | Clause 52.05-13 |
| Category 4 – Sensitive areas | Maximum limitation | To provide for unobtrusive signs in areas requiring strong amenity control. | Public Use, Urban Floodway, Public Park and recreation | Clause 52.05-14 |
Derived from Victoria Planning Provisions by the Department of Transport and Planning