The following definition applies unless inconsistent with the
context:
"Banner",
for the purpose of this subchapter, is every type of banner
or decoration displayed over or upon the streets of the city on a
temporary or seasonal basis, whether illuminated or not, and whether
attached to utility poles, buildings or other fixed objects.
No person may display, or cause to be displayed, over or upon
the streets of the city, a banner, without having first obtained a
permit therefor.
The application for a banner permit must:
A. Show,
relative to the banner, the approximate:
1. Location
of the proposed installation;
2. Distance
between the average grade below a banner to the lowermost portion
of the banner; and
3. Size
and type of banner to be displayed; and
B. Indicate,
relative to the banner:
1. Whether
it is to be attached to utility poles, buildings or other fixed objects;
2. Whether
or not it is to be illuminated;
3. The
date of installation; and
C. Include:
1. Written
permission of the owner or person in charge of the property to which
the banner is to be attached;
2. A
certificate of insurance, in a form approved by the manager, of an
insurance policy in an amount and form set by council resolution;
and
3. Written
evidence of having provided a copy of the certificate of insurance
required under HMC 9.08.030(C)(2) to the persons under HMC 9.08.030(C)(1).
If the manager is satisfied that all the requirements of this
subchapter are met by an applicant for a banner permit, the manager
may issue a permit as requested or include conditions of approval,
if such conditions are in the interest of public safety.
The utility company or building owner upon whose property a
banner is affixed has the right to remove or cause to be removed,
without notice, any unauthorized banner.