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(a) Any governmental or private entity or other person, other than the City of Chicago or its agencies, which seeks to place or maintain on the public way any bench which does not contain advertisements, slogans or messages, shall apply to the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection for a public way use permit in accordance with Article I of Chapter 10-28 for each such bench. No bench placed pursuant to this section may contain any advertisement, slogan or message, and any bench so placed which subsequently exhibits any advertisement, slogan or message is in violation of this ordinance. Any bench installed pursuant to this subsection shall comply with the provisions of Sections 10-28-670 and 10-28-680.
(b) Nothing in this Code prohibits the City from placing a bench on the public way whenever it determines that the convenience and comfort of the public will be served by such bench.
(Added Coun. J. 12-19-90, p. 28705; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 11951, Art. VI, § 37; Amend Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. III, § 1)