§ 30-111. Time limitations.

(a)

Each application for a permit under this article shall be completed and submitted on a form supplied by the city at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the time proposed for erection of a flag, pole-mounted banner, banner, or holiday decoration.

(b)

A holiday decoration may be erected and maintained for a maximum time period of two (2) weeks, except for the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day holidays. A holiday decoration for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's Day holidays may be erected and maintained from November 1 through January 15, but any such holiday decoration may be illuminated only from Thanksgiving Eve through January 5.

(c)

Within the Central Business District, and within all districts outside the Central Business District and zoned R-12, R-7, R-5, R-3, RM-1, RM-2 and RMF, a banner may be displayed for a continuous period of up to thirty (30) days, or such shorter period as may be established by the permit issued by the city manager, and such banner shall be removed for a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days prior to reapplication for a permit to erect the same banner again.

Outside the Central Business District and within districts not zoned R-12, R-7, R-5, R-3, RM-1, RM-2 and RMF, a banner may be displayed for a continuous period of up to one hundred eighty (180) days, or such shorter period as may be established by the permit issued by the city manager, and such banner shall be removed for a minimum of ninety (90) consecutive days prior to reapplication for a permit to erect the same banner again.

(d)

Within the portion of the Central Business District located east of Second Street, S.W., but not including Second Street, S.W., and within all districts outside the Central Business District and zoned R-12, R-7, R-5, R-3, RM-1, RM-2 and RMF, flags and pole-mounted banners may be displayed for a maximum time period of one hundred twenty (120) days, except when in conflict with dates permanently reserved and identified herein for the display of American flags, or for such a shorter period as may be set forth in the permit issued by the city manager. Such flags and pole-mounted banners shall be removed for a minimum of ninety (90) consecutive days prior to reapplication for a permit to erect the flag or pole-mounted banner again.

(e)

Within the portion of the Central Business District located on either side of Second Street, S.W., and west of Second Street, S.W., and within districts outside of the Central Business District that are not zoned R-12, R-7, R-5, R-3, RM-1, RM-2 and RMF, flags and pole-mounted banners may be displayed for a continuous period of up to three hundred sixty-five (365) days, or for such a shorter period as may be established by the permit issued by the city manager. Such flags and pole-mounted banners need not be removed prior to the filing of a timely application for a permit to allow either of them to remain erected.

(f)

No permit shall be issued more than six (6) months before the date on which a permittee wishes to erect or display a flag, pole-mounted banner, banner, or holiday decoration.

(g)

Permanent reservation of dates for a holiday decoration or a banner will not be allowed. Permanent reservation of dates for flags will not be allowed, except American flags on the last Monday in May (Memorial Day), Flag Day, Fourth of July (Independence Day), the first Monday in September (Labor Day), and Veterans Day; and two (2) days before and one (1) day after each of the holidays may be reserved.

(Ord. No. 30780, § 1, 11-11-91; Ord. No. 38268, § 1, 11-3-08; Ord. No. 39030, § 1, 12-20-10; Ord. No. 39293, § 1, 1-17-12; Ord. No. 40422, § 1, 1-19-16)

(Ord. No. 30780, § 1, 11-11-91; Ord. No. 38268, § 1, 11-3-08; Ord. No. 39030, § 1, 12-20-10; Ord. No. 39293, § 1, 1-17-12; Ord. No. 40422, § 1, 1-19-16)