Banner District
Banner means a decorative outdoor display that is placed, erected or fastened to a street light standard owned and maintained by an electric utility as permitted by this section. Banners shall be used for noncommercial or nonpolitical purposes only and shall use a word or words only as a part of an artistic composition.Banner district means an area designated by the city council pursuant to this section within which the display of banners is permitted.
Once a banner district is approved, a sign permit is required to install the displays. Unannounced inspections may be conducted by Sign Administration.
- Request letter for amendment of existing council motion;
- District boundary map;
- Site plan to show locations of banners;
- Banner details (dimensions, material, text, ground clearance);
- Proportion of nonresidential in the banner area;
- Right of Way (ROW) width;
- X, Y coordinates of each banner to be used for GIS mapping;
- Pre-approval letter from CenterPoint to install banners on their poles;
- Banner District Contact Information Form
Bring the request letter and supporting documents to Encroachment Section, located at 1002 Washington Ave., 2nd Floor.
Mail the request letter and supporting documents to: Office of the City Engineer ROW-Encroachment 1002 Washington Ave., 2nd Floor Houston, TX 77002
- Site plan to show locations of banners;
- Banner details (dimensions, material, text, ground clearance);
- ROW width;
- X, Y coordinates of each banner to be used for GIS mapping
Bring the plans to the Encroachment section, located at 1002 Washington Ave., 2nd Floor.