(a) Window display signs are permitted only on the ground floor of a vacant building.
(b) A window display sign may contain only the following messages: welcome messages for visitors; advertising of occupants or events at a sports, musical, or arts venue in this district, including, but not limited to, indoor motion picture theaters, theaters for live musical or dramatic performances, indoor and outdoor concert halls, galleries, and exhibition halls; generic graphics (including three-dimensional artifacts); a message identifying the sponsor of the display; or a message referring to the sale or lease of the premises.
(c) Window display signs may not:
(1) cover more than 25 percent of the surface area of a window;
(2) contain a logo or word that has any character that exceeds five inches in height; or
(3) contain more than 15 percent sponsorship identification.
(d) No sign permit or certificate of appropriateness is required to erect or remove a window display sign. (Ord. 24760)