Banner signs shall be allowed in the City right-of-way along
the frontage of Riverbank Park, in an area to be designated by the
City. The signs shall be located upon poles installed by the City,
and banner signs shall be installed by the City. A permit must be
acquired from the Department of Public Services prior to the installation
of any banner sign.
The organization requesting the banner and holding the event
must be a nonprofit or a governmental entity.
The banner must be for an event that will occur in Westbrook. Banner sign permits are valid for 30 days from the date of issuance and are subject to the limitations of § 281-102. A maximum of six temporary sign/banner permits may be obtained within a twelve-month period.
The specifications for banners shall be established by regulations
to be established by the Department of Public Services. No banner
shall be allowed that does not meet the specifications established
by the regulations.
There shall be no advertising on the banner, other than the
identification of sponsors of the event.
The organization requesting the banner shall provide evidence
of liability insurance in the minimum amount of $400,000 and shall
have the City of Westbrook listed as an additional insured on the
certificate of insurance. Evidence of insurance must be provided before
the banner permit is approved.
A banner shall be hung for no more than two weeks per event.
In no event shall any organization other than the City of Westbrook
be allowed to place banners for more than a total of one month each
year.
Banner sign permits shall be approved on a first-come, first-served
basis, except that in the event that the City seeks to hang a banner
during a time that has been requested by another organization, the
City shall receive priority.
The organization with the banner sign permit is responsible
for delivering the banner to the Department of Public Services at
least one week before the scheduled installation of the banner.
The organization is responsible for picking up its banner at
the Department of Public Services no later than one week after it
is removed. In no event shall the City be responsible for storage
or maintenance of the banner.
The fee for each banner sign permit application shall be established
by order of the City Council.[1]
Applications for permits for banner signs shall be submitted
to the Department of Public Services. Applications shall be accompanied
by the required fee or will not be processed.
