12.60.030 Type A street banner permit.
A. Other than where the city itself places a banner across a right-of-way, only organizations co-sponsoring community events or special events with the city may be entitled to apply for a right-of-way use permit for a banner; provided, that the co-sponsor shall meet all of the following criteria:
1. An Auburn-based organization;
2. Nonpolitical in nature;
3. A nonprofit organization (having obtained IRS certification as tax exempt under 26 USC 501(c)(3)) or government entity;
4. An organization that does not discriminate in regard to race, ethnicity, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, creed, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.
B. Qualified applicants may display temporary banner signs. These signs shall not advertise or promote the sale of any product, commodity, or service for which a person pays a fee except a nonprofit community event.
C. In the event that there is a competing interest of qualified applicants for such a right-of-way use permit for a banner, the city shall give priority to community events. For organizations not advertising a community event, each qualified applicant may display banners for a maximum of two seven-day periods within any calendar year. In the event of a schedule conflict between a community event and another application, the community event shall take precedence.
D. Banners shall conform to the city’s standard detail for banners and shall be erected by the city on city-approved support standards at a city-designated location. (Ord. 6795 § 1 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 6125 § 1, 2007; Ord. 5784 § 2, 2003; Ord. 5298 § 1, 1999; Ord. 5042 § 1 (Exh. D), 1998; Ord. 4767 § 1, 1995; Ord. 4106 § 1, 1986.)