A. It shall be unlawful for any person to hang or display or to permit to be hung, displayed or maintained over or across any street, avenue or sidewalk within the city any banner or other similar device except by permit from the city manager which shall be issued if the city manager finds:
l. That the event for which the banner is requested is of such a nature as to be of interest to persons residing or passing through the city;
2. That the proposed message on the banner contains the following information only:
a. Name of the event,
b. Date(s) of the event,
c. Time(s) of the event (optional with permittee),
d. Location of the event (optional with permittee);
3. That the proposed banner is constructed in accordance with the specifications as approved by the public works director;
4. That any fees established by resolution of the city council for banner permits have been paid;
5. That the person requesting the banner permit has made appropriate arrangements with a private contractor authorized by the city to hang such banners, if said banner is not to be hung by city personnel.
B. Permits shall be granted only upon the condition that the banner is to be hung by city personnel or an authorized private contractor and only at a location(s) at which the city maintains facilities for hanging banners.
C. The city manager is authorized to enter into agreements for the hanging of banners by private contractors, in a form approved by the city attorney.
D. In case more than one request for a permit to hang a banner at a particular location during a particular time is received by the city, the permit shall be granted for the banner which is of the greater general concern or interest to persons residing within or passing through the city. If it cannot be determined which is of greater general concern or interest, then the permit shall be granted to the first application received.
(Prior code § 23.14 (Ord. 224 §218, Ord. 684, Ord. 1111 §45, Ord. 1338 §1, Ord. 2364 §101), Ord. 2439 §75)