POLICY AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR
COMMUNITY EVENT BANNERS
TO BE HUNG OVER GRAND AVENUE
IN GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO


Effective Date: November 21, 2005

POLICY

Banner space is for ‘non-profit’ organizations only. The banner message shall be limited to the name, dates, and location of the event. The message shall not include advertising any private businesses.

It is the policy of the City of Glenwood Springs to allow display of banners for a period of two consecutive weeks, per month, in a calendar year. Banners are scheduled on a "first come, first serve basis" beginning the first working day of the year in which the banner is to be displayed.

Banners are erected and removed on Monday mornings. For this reason, any banner scheduled for display must be brought to the City of Glenwood Springs Municipal Operations Center, Electric Warehouse at 2301 Wulfsohn Road by 3:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the date of installation. Initial installation and removal of the banner shall be performed free of charge by the City. In the event of banner material failure, the banner will be removed. If the banner owner wishes to have the banner re-installed, the owner shall first repair the banner to the satisfaction of the City and pay the second installation and removal fee of $75.00. No additional display time will result from banner failure. Nor will the overall schedule advance.

Banners must be picked up between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, within two weeks of removal. Any banner not picked up within this time will be disposed of.

Banners that do not meet the specifications outlined as follows will not be displayed.


SPECIFICATIONS


Dimensions: 1. Vertical height - three (3) feet.
2. Horizontal length - up to thirty (30) feet.

Material: The base banner material shall be nylon netting or nylon reinforced material of sufficient strength to withstand 50 m.p.h. wind forces. Lettering, etc. installed on the banner shall be securely sewn or painted on the base material.

Edge Reinforcement: All banners shall be provided with 1/4 inch nylon rope, on all sides sewn into a channel in the banner base material.

Fastening Method: Where 1/4 inch nylon rope is used, the top and bottom ropes each shall be 45 feet long and securely reinforced at the banner corners.

Wind Relief: The banner shall provide air holes or open mesh equivalent to a minimum of 25% of the banner surface area to allow for passage of air through the banner.

Example: Banner dimensions, 30 ft. by 3 ft. = 90 sq. ft.
0.25 X 90 = 22.5 sq. ft. of open mesh or air holes

Installation: Installation of more than one banner at a time (ie. Back-to-back or side-by-side) will not be permitted.


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Robin Millyard, Public Works Director