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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
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For Meeting of: December 11, 2012
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ITEM TITLE: Ordinance Amending Municipal Code Relating to Street and
Building Decorations (Banners)
SUBMITTED BY: Sean Hawkins, Economic Development Manager 575 -6274
CONTACT PERSON /TELEPHONE: Sean Hawkins, Economic Development Manager 575 -6274
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
This ordinance establishes a higher standard regarding the installation of street and vertical
banners in the City of Yakima. The new language for street banners prohibits the usage of street
banners for commercial activity and provides language giving priority for events and
organizations based within the City of Yakima The new language for vertical banners allows for
their usage only by the City of Yakima for the promotion of civic events and seasonal decorative
material
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ORDINANCE NO. 2012 -
AN ORDINANCE relating to street banners; adopting new Chapter 8.30 of the
Yakima Municipal Code regarding regulation and issuance of
permits for street banners and decoration; repealing Chapter
10.32 of the Yakima Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously adopted ordinances establishing
criteria for regulating and permitting street banners and decoration, all as codified at
Chapter 10.32 YMC; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that a new chapter should be
adopted at Chapter 8.30 YMC to clarify existing procedures and implement new
procedures regarding street banners and decoration, with attendant repeal of Chapter
10.32 YMC; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that new Chapter 8.30 YMC
should be approved and adopted as shown and set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto
and by this reference incorporated herein, that Chapter 10.32 YMC should be repealed,
and that such actions are in the best interest of residents of the City of Yakima and will
promote the general health, safety and welfare, now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Title 8 of the Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to add
new Chapter 8.30 YMC to read as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and
incorporated herein.
Section 2. Chapter 10.32 of the Yakima Municipal Code is hereby repealed,
which repeal shall be effective on the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its
passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 11 day of December,
2012.
ATTEST Micah Cawley, Mayor
City Clerk
Publication Date:
Effective Date.
Chapter 8.30
STREET AND BUILDING DECORATIONS
Sections:
8.30 010 Definitions.
8.30 015 Purpose
8.30 020 Compliance with chapter
8.30 030 Street pole light standards reserved for exclusive city use – Location.
8.30 040 Qualified applicants.
8.30 050 Street banners – Community events – Exceptions.
8.30 060 Permit.
8.30 070 Application for permit —Fee
8.30 080 Conditions of permit.
8.30 090 Licensed installer – Proof of insurance – Hold harmless.
8.30 100 Applicability of chapter
8.30110 Severability
8.30.010 Definitions.
(a) "Street banner" means a sign consisting of fabric and containing a public service
message or event announcement which is hung above or across a public right -of -way
(b) "Vertical banner" means a street banner, consisting of fabric and containing a public
service message, an event announcement or approved decorative images, which is hung
vertically in public right -of -way
(c) "Manager" means the economic development manager of the city of Yakima.
(d) "City manager" means the city manager of the city of Yakima.
(e) "Installer" means a person or entity who physically hangs the street banner over the
public right -of -way and who has the required skill and equipment to properly and safely hang
the street banner, and who is licensed to perform such installation pursuant to Chapter 11 08
YMC
(f) "Grommet" means a protective eyelet in a street banner that prevents damage to the
material.
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8.30.015 Purpose.
Except as otherwise provided in 8.30 040 below, the purpose of street banners is to allow for
the display of public service messages and event announcements promoting events taking
place within the city of Yakima city limits.
8.30.020 Compliance with chapter
A. General. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, place, attach
to, or in any way suspend from any building, light standard, support wires or trolley or telephone
wires in a city right -of -way any signs, banners, vertical banners, or other decorative material, for
advertising or decorative purposes, in any location other than where city- approved poles /wires
exist as described in subsection B below, and without first complying with the terms of this
chapter
B. Street Banner Locations. The following locations have approved poles and supporting wires
for street banners, and are the only locations within the city authorized for display of street
banners
East Yakima Avenue and Naches Avenue,
East Yakima Avenue and North 1st Street;
East Yakima Avenue and North Front Street;
North 1st Street and East A Street;
West Yakima Avenue and 7th Avenue,
8.30.030 Street pole light standards reserved for exclusive city use — Location.
Street pole light standards with individual flag brackets for vertical banners within and along
Yakima Avenue and Front Street are reserved for the exclusive use of the city for the promotion
of civic events and decorative material. No permits shall be issued to any third party for
placement of signs, vertical banners or decorative material upon such standards
8.30.040 Qualified applicants.
Applications will only be accepted from organizations meeting one of the following category
criteria.
A. Nonprofit organization. A qualified nonprofit organization must meet the following
criteria.
(1) A City of Yakima -based organization,
(2) Event is nonreligious and nonpolitical in nature,
(3) A nonprofit organization, having obtained IRS certification as tax exempt; and
(4) The event must be a community event as defined in 8.30.050
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B. Community event sponsor A qualified community event sponsor must meet the
following category criteria.
(1) A City of Yakima -based organization,
(2) Event is nonreligious and nonpolitical in nature,
(3) The event is a recreational, educational, entertainment or charitable event in which
the entire community is invited and may participate, and
(4) The event must be a community event as defined in 8.30.050
C City sponsored event. For the purposes of this chapter, "city sponsored" means
an organization which meets one or more of the following criteria.
(1) The organization is the City of Yakima, or one of its departments or divisions;
(2) The organization has an intergovernmental relationship with the City of Yakima,
(3) The organization is funded in whole or part by the City of Yakima, or
(3) The City of Yakima is a member of the applying organization, and
(4) The event must be a community event as defined in 8.30.050
8.30.050 Street banners — Community events — Exceptions.
A. Community events. Except as otherwise set forth below, banners shall be used only to
advertise community events within the City of Yakima, and not for the advertising of the
organization or its products. No requests shall be approved for banners advertising the following
types of events
1 Commercial product sales or events;
2. Political events;
3 Religious events.
"Community events" include recreational, entertainment, educational, charitable or like events
intended and held for the benefit of the entire community, and which are open to participation by
the entire community Churches may be nonprofit organizations eligible for community event
banners so long as the community event is not a religious event or service promoting or
promulgating any religious belief, creed, tenet or denomination. Banners for fundraising events
sponsored by churches and other nonprofit organizations may be permitted so long as they are
for the advertisement of community events and not advertising of the organization or its
products, nor for religious or political events, nor for commercial product sales or events.
B. Community events in other jurisdictions. Notwithstanding the limitation above
regarding advertisement of community events within the City of Yakima, street banner permits
may be issued advertising community events in other jurisdictions on the following terms and
conditions
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(a) The event in the outside jurisdiction must be a community event occurring within
the jurisdiction submitting the application, and shall not advertise the organization or its
products, commercial product sales or events, political events, or religious events as set forth in
this section,
(b) All applications for banner permits submitted by outside jurisdictions shall be
subject to review, modification, approval and /or revocation by the city manager
C Commercial sponsorship A banner may include a portion acknowledging a
commercial sponsor of the banner or the community event. Such acknowledgement may
contain a representation of the sponsor's logo, but such acknowledgement or logo shall not
comprise the primary message of the banner The city reserves the right to approve, modify or
reject the content of each banner, including but not limited to placement and size of sponsorship
acknowledgements and logos.
D Annual community events — Events of continuing duration. Any community event that
has occurred annually for at least the previous three years shall be allowed priority in scheduling
of issuance of permits for street banners and /or vertical banners advertising the community
event upon satisfaction of the following conditions:
(1) The annual community event has occurred on substantially the same date(s)
each year, and will occur on such date(s) in the new year;
(2) The event retains its status as a community event in compliance with this
chapter; and
(3) The event has been granted a permit for street banners and /or vertical banners
advertising the event in at least two of the preceding three years.
For any annual community event allowed a priority for placement of a street banner, the
economic development manager will reserve calendar dates accommodating the banner
advertising of such event in accordance with this chapter If the economic development
manager receives a new application for banner permit conflicting with any reserved date, the
economic development manager will contact the annual community event organizer to affirm the
annual community event's intention to apply for a banner permit for display during the reserved
period. If such intention is affirmed, the new application will be denied or may be modified to
avoid any conflict, if possible
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For any community event of continuing duration, the issuance of any permit shall extend for the
duration of the event as approved by the economic development manager
8.30.060 Permit.
Permits for the installation of street banners, vertical banners and /or decorative material shall be
issued only when permission therefor has been granted as hereinafter set forth.
8.30.070 Application for permit — Fee.
A. Application to be submitted by licensed installer Applications to hang a street banner
or vertical banner shall be accepted only from licensed installers on behalf of qualified
applicants
B. Time for submission of application. Permit applications shall not be accepted more
than six months prior to the proposed installation of the street banner Permits applications,
along with applicable fees, must be submitted at least thirty days in advance of installation.
C Application. The permit application shall be in writing and shall contain the following
information.
(1) Date(s) of event or public service announcement;
(2) Name and purpose of event;
(3) Date of installation of banner, and date of removal;
(4) Proposed location for banner;
(5) All applications must include draft art work, sample specification and message to
be printed on the street banner or vertical banner, together with any acknowledgement
of sponsors and /or sponsor's logos;
(6) Copy of IRS tax - exempt certificate, if applicable,
(7) Contact person, name and phone number to be used in the event of a problem;
(8) Name, address and contact information of licensed installer; and
(9) Any other information deemed necessary and appropriate by the economic
development manager
D Review of application. Upon the receipt of said application, the economic
development manager shall review such application for compliance with the provisions of this
chapter, and whether the installation of said banner and /or decorations will be likely to constitute
a hazard to the safety of the inhabitants of the city of Yakima and to property rights.
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If, in the exercise of his judgment and discretion, the economic development manager
determines, in consultation with the code administration manager, that the proposed banner is
compliant with the provisions of this chapter and that installation thereof, as contemplated, could
be made and thereafter maintained with reasonable safety, the economic development manager
shall order a permit to be issued therefor upon payment to the city of the applicable license fee
The economic development manager may approve, deny or require modification of the
proposed banner to meet the requirements of this chapter
E. Fees. A weekly permit fee of one hundred dollars ($100) each for banners and
decorative material located on Yakima Avenue and fifty dollars ($50) each for banners and
decorative material located on North Front Street and /or East A Street, must accompany the
application for permit. A two week permit fee of two hundred dollars ($200) each for banners
and decorative material located on Yakima Avenue and one hundred dollars ($100) each for
banners and decorative material located on North Front Street and /or East A Street, must
accompany the application for permit.
8.30.080 Conditions of permit.
No banner permit application shall be approved, nor a permit issued, to other than a contractor
who has been issued a certificate of registration by the Washington State Department of
Licenses pursuant to Chapter 18.27 of the Revised Code of Washington.
The size of the banner(s) shall be four feet in height and a maximum of forty feet in width with a
minimum of twenty percent of the banner area having air passage vents provided.
The banner(s) shall be made from durable lightweight material meeting banner manufacturer's
standards and designed to withstand wind speeds of eighty miles per hour
Connections to city support cables shall be made with sufficient number and size of fasteners to
safely support the weight of the banner, including wind loading Grommets shall be provided in
the banner material at each attachment point.
Lines shall be provided at corners of banners to position and maintain banner deployment.
Lines shall be securely fastened to strain pole cable brackets with mechanical fasteners such as
steel carabineers or similar devices.
Banner permits shall be valid for a period of two weeks. Requests for permit extensions will be
considered by the economic development manager, or his designee, based on other requests
for banner placement that are pending /approved.
Banners must be removed no later than three days after the permit expiration date
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8.30.090 Licensed installer — Proof of insurance — Hold harmless.
A. Before any permit shall be issued to a licensed sign installer for the installation of outdoor
banners or other decorative material for advertising or for decorations, and as a prerequisite
thereto, the licensed sign installer shall provide the city with proof of licensing under Chapter
11 08 YMC and a certificate of insurance as proof of commercial general liability insurance as
required by YMC 11.08 140
B. No permit shall be issued pursuant to this chapter until the applicant has executed an
agreement whereby the applicant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the city of
Yakima and any of its officers, agents and employees from any and all liability resulting from the
granting of said permit. This agreement shall be in substantially the following form:
HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT
State of Washington
) ss.
County of Yakima )
, first being duly sworn on oath deposes and says:
(Name of Applicant)
I am the applicant or lawful agent of an applicant for a banner permit authorized
pursuant to Chapter 8.30 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code I know and
understand the risks inherent in installing banners and /or decorations that
include, but are not limited to obstruction to traffic, collision with obstructions
and contact with high voltage lines. I understand that in granting to me the
aforementioned permit, the City may become liable to others because of the
risks in the installation of banner and /or decorative materials including but not
limited to, those risks mentioned herein. In consideration for granting the
aforementioned permit, I agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City
of Yakima, its officers, agents and employees against any and all claims or
liability based on or arising from the granting of the aforementioned permit.
(authorized representative of
licensed sign company /installer)
State of Washington )
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County of Yakima )
On this day of , 20 before me personally appeared
, whose identity was proved to me on the basis of
satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to this
instrument, and acknowledged that he /she executed the same
Notary Public in and for the State of Washington,
Residing at
My commission expires
8.30.100 Applicability of chapter
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to be applicable to street decorations
where a lighting system is used in connection therewith and shall not be construed as modifying
or amending, in any way, the provisions of Chapter 11 16
8.30.110 Severability
If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid,
the remainder of the chapter or the application of the provision to other persons or
circumstances is not affected.
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