Banner Permit

Instructions for Banner Permit

Before you submit a banner permit you will be required to call the Traffic Engineering office at 853-2385 to determine if a location is available for you banner or flags on the date you wish to hang them. Click here to view location information. A tentative reservation of a location can be made up to six months in advnace of the installation date. Permit/Application forms should be submitted at least 30 days in advance of the banner/flag installation date. Click here to download the application form.

The hanging of banners/flags in the Central Business District requires liability insurance coverage. Please send Certificate of Insurance with banner/flag permit, this will ensure a quick approval.

The City has reserved the flag holders on downtown street light poles for American flags on the last Monday in May (Memorial Day), Flag Day, July 4th (Independence Day, the first Monday in September (Labor Day) and Veterans Day.

The criteria for whether a banner permit application should be considered is whether the banner promotes the "general welfare and economy of the City" pursuant to Section 30-109 of the City Code. In no case should sponsor advertising occupy more than 50 percent of one side of a banner. Further, it is advised that you contact the owner of the building to which you plan to attach the banner to ensure there is no problem with the advertising or any other information that will appear on the banner.

The completed application/permit and the certificate of insurance are to be returned to the Traffic Engineering Office at 1802 Courtland Road, NE, Roanoke, Virginia 24012. We will then process the application/permit for approval.

Please call 853-2385 if you should have any questions regarding these instructions.