1994-079 - Placement of Banners on Lights Standards in Public ROWRESOLUTION 1994 -79
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
ADOPTING A TOWN -WIDE POLICY REGARDING THE
PLACEMENT OF BANNERS ON LIGHT STANDARDS IN THE
PUBLIC RIGHT -OF -WAY
WHEREAS, the Town is creating a banner program for placement of art and
festival -type banners on Town light standards; and
WHEREAS, these banners contribute to community feeling and open the
streetscape in a unique way; and
WHEREAS, the Town sponsors or co- sponsors a number of special events in
Town that involve private or non - profit sponsors; and
WHEREAS, co- sponsors of these events are willing to contribute to or supply the
festival banners that would help create festival streetscapes, and legitimately desire that
the banners contain attribution to the co- sponsor; and
WHEREAS, this banner program will advance the Town's interests in enhancing
the artistic flavor of the Town and bring coherence to various streets in the Town,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED,
1. The Policy for the Placement of Banners on Light Standards in the Public
Right -of -Way contained in Exhibit A is adopted.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the
Town of Los Gatos, California, held on the 13th day of June, 1994 by the following
vote.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Joanne Benjamin, Steven Blanton, Linda Lubeck, Patrick O'Laughlin, and
Mayor Randy Attaway
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
MAYO THE TOWN OYLPS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORN
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CLERK OF THE TOWN 6F LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
EXHIBIT A
TOWN -WIDE POLICY FOR PLACEMENT OF
BANNERS ON LIGHT STANDARDS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT -OF -WAY
1. The Town may place artwork banners on Town light standards as part of its
ongoing art in public places and streetscape beautification program.
2. For an event sponsored or co- sponsored by the Town, the Town may place or
allow the placement of festival banners, and these festival banners may contain the name or
corporate logo of one other co- sponsor of the event under the following conditions:
a. The name or logo occupies no more than 10 percent,
b. The name or corporate logo is an integral part of the banner; and
c. The name or corporate logo appears no more than once on each side of the
banner,and
d. The banner is predominantly artwork, but the name of the event stating event
dates may also appear; and
e. The banner will not pose a traffic or safety hazard either because of its
location, color, or design;
The name or corporate logo shall not represent a company, brand, or other
person manufacturing or marketing tobacco or alcohol products.
3. The placement and design of festival banners under paragraph (2) of this policy
shall be subject to approval by the Town Manager, who shall report any such approval to the
Council, which may in turn reverse or otherwise modify the Manager's approval.
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