Agreement to Lawn Display Requirements

The DeKalb County Commissioners have approved displays in a limited nonpublic closed forum of six feet wide grass area along Union Street between 10th and 11th Streets, Auburn, Indiana, east of the DeKalb County Office Building parking lot, in DeKalb County, Indiana with the following requirements:

1. requests will be considered on an equal basis of first come, first serve with a signed statement to comply with these requirements;

2. no digging shall be allowed into the area used as County lawn;

3. no more than thirty days shall be allowed for the display;

4. no noise shall emit from the display;

5. no larger than six feet long, four feet depth, and six feet high;

6. no pollution of the environment shall emit from the display;

7. no pedestrian activity is allowed on the area used as County lawn in reference to the display;

8. a visible permanent sign marking the area as a limited forum for private displays with no sponsorship nor endorsement by DeKalb County, Indiana;

9. no County funds shall be used for the display;

10. no more than one display shall be allowed to be displayed per calendar year to any one person, group or organization;

11. no display shall be allowed for commercial advertising;

12. any damage to the County lawn shall be repaired or the cost of repair reimbursed to the County;

13. failure by a display to follow these requirements shall result in immediate removal of the display and shall bar future displays by the applicant;

14. displays shall be allowed only by advance written request to the DeKalb County Commissioners;

15. the County shall not be responsible for the display nor liable for any damage caused by the display, if any;

16. all displays shall be unattended, free standing, and shall not require any person to regularly attend the display or attend to the display;

17. no display shall be closer than four feet (4') from any other display;

18. the designated maintenance representative of DeKalb County shall monitor the application of these restrictions.

19. the DeKalb County Commissioners shall allow displays in only this limited specific area of County lawn approximately six feet (6') wide at the designated location;

20. the County Commissioners or their designated maintenance representative shall determine the location of a display within the designated area.

21. no lighting shall be allowed external to the display but reasonable internal lighting may be used.

22. no such displays shall be allowed from August 15th to October 15th of each calendar year.

23. each applicant shall sign a written statement agreeing to these requirements prior to the display being set on the designated area used as County lawn.

The undersigned has read the above requirements and agrees to follow the above requirements regarding any display in the limited nonpublic closed forum of six feet wide grass area along Union Street between 10th and 11th Streets, Auburn, Indiana, east of the DeKalb County Office Building parking lot, in DeKalb County, Indiana.

Dates of display requested:

Name of Organization:

Date Signed:

Duly Authorized Representative

Date Signed:

Duly Authorized Representative