In addition to the regulations set forth in Section 177.04, the following regulations shall apply to the erection and removal of banners:
(a) Every application to erect a banner shall include a provision, signed by the applicant, providing that the applicant will indemnify and hold harmless the City in the event any injury or damage is caused by the placement of the banner over the public right-of-way, and shall further be accompanied by each of the following documents:
(1) A certificate of liability insurance from a reputable insurance carrier naming the applicant as insured, and the City as an additional insured, providing policy limits of not less than $2,000,000.00 for personal injury and property damage. Each such certificate of insurance shall state that its coverage is primary for each covered event relating to the erection of the applicant's banner over Lorain Road; and
(2) Written consent from any utility company to erect the banner upon its poles.
(b) Banners shall only be permitted to be erected in the airspace above the street area of Lorain Road, midway between East Park and West Park Drives, upon utility poles on either side of Lorain Road at that location.
(c) Banners shall be made of vinyl material, and each letter or number on the banner shall consist of a separate piece of vinyl securely adhered to the banner; each letter or number on a banner shall be at least twelve inches (12") in height.
(d) All banners shall have "air holes" of sufficient size and number to prevent the banner from being torn, damaged or destroyed by wind, rain or other elements of the weather.
(e) No banner shall be more than three feet in height, nor more than ninety feet in length.
(f) Banners shall be delivered by the applicant to the City Service Department for erection no later than five (5) working days prior to the approved date for erection; banners shall be erected, and removed, solely by City employees.
(g) No banner shall be permitted to be erected more than two weeks prior to the date of the single event announced, or more than two weeks prior to the date of the first event of a recurring event announced; the City shall remove the banner and return it to the applicant within three (3) days following the date of the occurrence of the single event announced or within three (3) days following the date of the first event of a recurring event.
(Ord. 2010-105. Passed 9-21-10.)