Legal Documents of Gatlinburg

All banners installed under the provisions of this chapter shall be limited to vertical and horizontal installations, and shall be restricted to placement on public property, the use of which is either owned or controlled by the city, and meets the following requirements:

1. Vertical banners shall be limited to fifteen (15) square feet in display area on each side and no more than two (2) banners per pole and must meet existing bracket size and specifications.
2. Horizontal banners shall be limited to a height of three (3) feet with a length that runs parallel to the ground and does not exceed the length of the street, alley, sidewalk, or other public way which it spans and can only be placed over city streets and not state highways.
3. The number and location of banners installed shall be limited by the number and location of poles available for installation; however, whenever possible, equal spacing distance between banners shall be used and no banner shall be installed within fifty (50) feet of the intersection of two major thoroughfares.
4. Banners which overhang a public way reserved for the movement of pedestrians shall maintain a minimum clearance of nine (9) feet above grade. Likewise, banners which overhang a public way reserved for the movement of vehicles shall maintain a minimum clearance of seventeen (17) feet above grade. (1976 Code, § 12-407)