(a) Each business that is either licensed by the City or exempt from licensure pursuant to Section 4-4-020(a)(3) and that is located on a ground floor shall be allowed one fast-track business sign without the need for a sign permit issued by the Department of Buildings, subject to the restrictions of this Section 4-4-100.
(b) The Commissioner may promulgate rules for the administration of the fast-track business sign program, including, but not limited to, requiring that the sign display a Department issued decal.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term "fast-track business sign" is defined as an on-premise sign, as that term is defined in Section 17-17-02109, of no more than 16 square feet (4.87 m2) in area located in the interior side of a ground floor window of the on-premise business. In no event may the sign extend over the public way, be a dynamic image display sign, a flashing sign, or a video display sign. Further, the sign must be of a type allowed for that location under Title 17 of this Code. An on-premise ground floor window sign that is electrically powered must comply with Chapter 14E of this Code. A business sign that is electrically hard-wired is subject to issuance of an electrical permit and must be installed by a registered electrical contractor pursuant to that electrical permit. The exemption from a sign permit requirement under this section is for one on-premises sign per business only and the 16 square feet (4.87 m2) allotment may not be divided among multiple signs. The sign authorized by this Section is in addition to window signs allowed under Section 13-20-550(d) of this Code. The sign authorized by this section shall be not counted in the calculation of the total sign area restrictions imposed by Section 17-12-1003.
(d) The fee for each fast-track business sign shall be $250.00.
(Added Coun. J. 11-26-19, p. 11390, Art. IX, § 2)