§ 2.62.050. Duties and powers to regulate banner program.

A.

Power to Regulate Banner Program. The mayor's office of film and special events shall also be responsible for placement of banners on utility poles throughout the downtown area of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County.

B.

Application Process.

1.

Application for banner placement should be made at the office of film and special events.

2.

The office will schedule the hanging of banners on a first-come, first-served basis. The mayor's office of film and special events will take reservations for utility pole use up to one year in advance of the event.

3.

To ensure that banners are hung properly, artwork and plans should be submitted to the mayor's office of film and special events at least six weeks prior to the date that the banners will be hung. If the sponsoring group does not carry through with its intention to utilize the utility poles, the office reserves the right to revoke approval of that group's use of the poles and to grant use of the poles to others. All deposits will be forfeited.

C.

Advertisers. Authorization to place banners on utility poles on city streets will be restricted to organizations advertising cultural, entertainment, artistic and sporting events or other matters of public interest. No advertisement of businesses, products or other private and personal messages will be allowed on side-mounted pole banners. The event being advertised will be the dominant message on the banner with any message from the corporate sponsor covering a minor portion of the banner's surface.

D.

Fees and Deposits. The fee for the installation and removal of banners will be twelve dollars per pole, payable by check or money order to the mayor's office of film and special events. In addition, an administrative fee of one hundred dollars shall be paid for the cost of processing the application for an event being held within the right-of-way permit high impact area (as defined in Metropolitan Code Section 13.20.030.D.1.), in the form of checks or money orders payable to the mayor's office of film and special events. For events being held outside of the right-of-way permit high impact area, the administrative fee for the cost of processing the application shall be fifty dollars, in the form of checks or money orders payable to the mayor's office of film and special events. The total cost of hanging all banners requested will be paid at the time of the application.

E.

Duration. Banners may be put in place no more than two weeks prior to the advertised event and must be removed within one week after the close of the event. Banners may be picked up at the metropolitan department of public works after the banners are removed from the poles. Banners will be kept for a period of thirty days after which any unclaimed banners will be disposed of or destroyed.

F.

Reservation for Use by the Metropolitan Government. The mayor's office of film and special events reserves the right to place publicly owned banners of general interest on utility poles at any time poles are not otherwise in use.

(Amdt. 1 to Ord. BL2016-235 § 6, 2016; Ord. BL2016-235 § 6, 2016; Ord. 97-983 § 1 (part), 1997)