Prior to the adoption of Ord. 17734 on 07/07/2003, Section 23-8.5 read as follows.

(a) The Special Business District may attach banners to city street light standards located on public rights-of-way, or within public utility easements, adjacent to public rights-of-way, within an area defined as follows: bound on the north by Rogers Street, on the east by College Avenue, on the south by Elm Street and on the west by Providence Road. Attachment of the banners shall be done under the following conditions:

(3) The Columbia Special Business District, after executing an attachment agreement with the city, shall have the exclusive right to install banners on city street light standards in the above-described area. The attachment agreement shall set out requirements for the design of attachment brackets and installation, removal, maintenance, and responsibility for such attachment brackets and banners. Said requirements shall be set out in banner regulations promulgated by the city manager and reviewed annually and approved by the city council.

(b) A college, university or hospital may attach banners to city street light standards located on public rights-of-way, or within public utility easements, adjacent to the campus of the college, university or hospital. Attachment of the banners shall be done under the following conditions:

(1) The banners shall be limited to identifying the name of the college, university or hospital or conveying a message related to cultural, civic or city-wide activities.

(3) The college, university or hospital, after executing an attachment agreement with the city, shall have the exclusive right to install banners on the city street light standards described in the agreement. The attachment agreement shall set out requirements for the design of attachment brackets and installation, removal, maintenance, and responsibility for such attachment brackets and banners.