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HomeMy WebLinkAbout82-6-2244ORDINANCE NO. 82-6-2244 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUB -SECTION 28-5 OF CHAPTER 28, STREETS AND SIDE- WALKS, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. That Sub -section 28-5 of Chapter 28, Streets and Sidewalks of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, be amended and reordained so that said Section as amended and reordained shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 28-5. Banners prohibited across or along streets and sidewalks - Exceptions. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to suspend any banner across or along any street, sidewalk or other public way of the city for the purpose of advertising a person's candidacy for public office or for any other purpose. (b) In order to promote general events of a civic and public nature in the Central Business District, notwithstanding the prohibition set forth in Paragraph (a) above, any person, firm, corporation or organization in charge of events of a civil and public nature may hang a banner for two weeks across Broadway publicizing the event, between Sixth and Seventh Streets, providing the subsequent guidelines are followed. Banners for commercial advertisements reflecting price or product promotion of goods or services are prohibited. Only one banner may be hung at any one time. 1. Applications for a permit must be completed in the City Treasurer's office and must contain the name of the person, firm corporation or organization sponsoring the event; the dates the banner is to be installed and remain above the street; and a signed statement by the owners of the buildings giving the applicant permission to attach the banner to their property. 2. The permits shall be issued on a first come pri issuance of a permit, a bond of 100 cash must applicant with the City Treasurer's office. It when the banner is satisfactorily removed by th ena or the pe to the cost o pensation. re t. ty basis. Upo. posted by the 11 be released pplicant at th se, a sum equa v as com- 3. The applicant must furnish to the City, public liability insurance from a company licensed to transact business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) covering the period of time the banner is above Broadway. The City and the owners of the buildings the banner is to be attached to, are to be named as additional insureds. 4. The banner must be 18 feet above Broadway at its lowest It must be made of heavy duck canvas, hung by one-half rope sewn throu-ah the hem with all four corners sewn an u. et measurements nches hizh. t. a rein- anner are s (b c) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), and each day such offense is committed shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be subject to a separate penalty under the provisions of this section. 331 332 SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will be effective upon publication of title and a certified summary thereof. John K. Penrod Mayor, Introduced by the Board of Commissioners May 25, 1982 Passed by the Board of Commissioners, June 8, 1982 Recorded by Lo4.is;e,�4cKinney, City Clerk, June 8, 1982 r Published by The Paducah Sun--