Banners fly above beach goers daily with an assortment of advertisements on display, just typically not the type that recently took to the air above Orange Beach on a late June weekend this summer.

One banner in particular, pulled by Blue Sky Banners promoting a Texas woman's OnlyFans account, recently caused an uproar within the island community and led Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon to question whether or not the city could restrict aerial banner messaging. During a Tuesday, July 2, city council meeting, Kennon said the banner plane company reached out to apologize, labeling the OnlyFans ad as "a mistake."

"They were extremely apologetic, extremely remorseful, said it was a mistake and that it fell through the cracks," Kennon said. "They're sorry. They're extremely appreciative of our stance of 'family friendly,' and they stood behind it. It'll never happen again."

The subscription-based platform OnlyFans was founded in 2016, and while it does also offer a variety of authentic content creators, more often than not the company is associated with the glorification of adult videos and pornography.

Kennon's frustration with the issue is just one instance where the mayor has pushed back against messaging that conflicts with his perspective on ensuring Orange Beach is a wholesome family environment. Orange Beach passed an ordinance in 2013 to restrict merchandise and display items deemed "vulgar, indecent, lewd, otherwise plainly offensive or encouraging or supportive of drug use or other illegal behavior in a manner visible to children," but the ordinance does not specifically discuss any bans related to signage.

An appeals court in 2006 ruled that airspace is a "nonpublic forum" and determined a Honolulu, Hawaii, ordinance banning aerial advertising does not violate free speech rights.