BANNER AND PENNANT REQUIREMENTS

The hanging of banners and pennants are permitted within the city of Fort Collins per Section 3.8.7(N) of the Fort Collins Land Use Code. A banner permit must be obtained from the City prior to installation. These permits are FREE OF CHARGE. Established businesses are allowed to display banners and pennants for up to 20 days per calendar year. New businesses, during the first year of operation, and all non-profit organizations are allowed an extra 20 days per calendar year. Banner days can be used intermittently throughout the year or all at once. The maximum size allowed for any one banner is 40 square feet. No more than 1 banner may be displayed at any one time along or facing each street frontage abutting the parcel on which the establishment is located, except that multiple banners per street may be displayed as long as the total square footage of all banners does not exceed 40 square feet per street.

Banners and pennants must be adequately secured to either a structure, vehicle, or the ground. For safety reasons, they cannot be located in the public right-of-way. In addition, the display cannot cause an unreasonable annoyance or inconvenience to users of neighboring properties. The City's vehicle-mounted sign regulations must also be complied with whenever a banner is attached to a vehicle. Corporate, logo and similar flags can only be hung with an approved banner permit and are counted towards the number of banner days allowed. All other wind-driven signs such as tethered balloons are strictly prohibited.

Banners and pennants can only be located on-site of the business or property which is advertising.

OBTAINING A BANNER PERMIT

Banner permits can be obtained in person at the City's Zoning Office, 281 N. College Avenue, or can be issued over the phone by calling 970-416-2745. Failure to obtain a permit prior to installation can result in forfeiture of all remaining banner days for the rest of the year. The following information must be provided in order to obtain a permit:

1. Text of banner
2. Name, address, phone number and fax number (if available) of establishment
3. Name of individual applying for the permit
4. Dates banner/pennants will be erected and removed
5. Description of location where banner/pennants will be displayed (i.e. store front, light pole, etc)

The entire City of Fort Collins sign code can be viewed online at http://www.colocode.com/ftcollins/landuse/article3.htm#sec3d8d7