No person shall hang or cause to be hung a banner above or across a public right-of-way, except in conformance with the provisions of this chapter, nor without first obtaining a permit from the City of Tukwila.
(Ord. 1995 § 1 (part), 2002)
A.
An application will not be accepted, except from a qualified applicant, as defined in TMC Section 11.24.030, nor will it be accepted more than one year in advance of the time the banner is to be installed.
B.
Permit applications along with a permit fee must be submitted to the Director at least 30 days in advance of installation, and shall contain the following information:
1.
Date of event or public service announcement.
2.
Name and purpose of event.
3.
Date of proposed placement of banner.
4.
Proposed location of banner.
5.
Type of banner – quality, brand, type, size, weight, clearance, and name of vendor who is producing the banner.
6.
Draft art work – sample specification and message to be printed on the banner.
7.
Mechanism to be used for hanging the banner.
8.
Date banner will be removed.
9.
Names of installer who will hang, remove and service the banner should a problem arise.
10.
Written permission from private property owner(s) to attach a banner to private property, if applicable.
11.
Copy of IRS tax exempt certificate.
12.
Contact person, name and phone number to be used in the event of a problem.
13.
Current comprehensive liability insurance certificate and hold harmless agreement.
C.
Minimum requirements for the banner:
1.
Banner text shall reflect a public service message or event announcement.
2.
Banner shall maintain minimum clearance of 20 feet above the right-of-way.
3.
The banner shall not exceed four feet in height.
4.
All banners must be manufactured or produced by a banner company; “homemade” banners shall not be permissible.
(Ord. 1995 § 1 (part), 2002)
Applications will only be accepted from organizations meeting all of the following criteria:
1.
A Tukwila-based organization; and
2.
Be a nonprofit organization, having obtained IRS certification as tax exempt; and
3.
City Sponsored.
For the purposes of this chapter, “city sponsored” means an organization which meets one or more of the following criteria: receives grant money from the City of Tukwila; or has a contractual relationship with the City of Tukwila; or receives in-kind services from the City of Tukwila; or the City of Tukwila is a member of the applying organization.
(Ord. 1995 § 1 (part), 2002)
A.
Banner permits shall be issued only on approval of the application by the Director.
B.
The Director will maintain a list of approved locations for hanging banners. Request for hanging banners at locations not on the pre-approved list will be subject to approval by the Director. Newly approved sites will be added to the list of approved locations. The Director will approve the method of attachment, and the first installation of a banner at an approved location will be performed by the Department of Public Works.
C.
Applicants are responsible for making arrangements and contracting with an approved installer to hang any banner after the first banner at an approved location. Any installations performed by the Department of Public Works will be done for the current installation fee established by the Director and shall be payable in advance.
D.
If a banner will be secured by anchor bolts, lag screws or other similar methods of attachment to the exterior wall or face of a building, approval by the Building Department will be required.
(Ord. 1995 § 1 (part), 2002)
A banner shall be hung no more than two weeks in advance of an event and shall be removed by an approved installer no later than 5:00PM the first business day following the event.
(Ord. 1995 § 1 (part), 2002)
The City will remove banners hung over the right-of-way without prior approval by the Director, and the responsible party shall reimburse the City for the cost of having the banner removed. The holder of a permit to hang banners will be responsible for the cost to repair any damage to City-owned property that may result from the installation, attachment, hanging or suspension of the banner.
(Ord. 1995 § 1 (part), 2002)
A sign placed in violation of TMC Section 11.24.070 shall be removed by the City immediately and without prior notice. If the owner of the sign is present at the time of removal, the owner is given an opportunity to remove the sign immediately.
(Ord. 1995 § 1 (part), 2002)
A.
Except as provided in this chapter, signs removed under TMC Section 11.24.080 will be immediately destroyed by the City without compensation to the owner.
B.
Non-business signs are retained while the apparent owner is contacted by the City. If the owner cannot be located or does not reply to the City within five working days, the City shall destroy the sign. If the owner is located and replies within five working days, the City shall make the sign available for pickup, except the sign shall be destroyed if:
(Ord. 1995 § 1 (part), 2002)