Code Section: 602.19 ; 604

Subject: "Signs in Malls"

Effective Date: 1/07

Interpretation:

   Article 6 of the Planning Code defines signs in Section 602.19 as, "Any structure, part thereof, or device or inscription which is located upon, attached to, or painted, projected or represented on any land or right-of-way, or on the outside of any building or structure including an awning, canopy, marquee or similar appendage, or affixed to the glass on the outside or inside of a window so as to be seen from the outside of the buildings ..." (emphasis added)

   Section 604 states that 'a sign' may not be erected reconstructed, replaced etc. without a permit having been duly issued therefore. However, signs entirely within malls, that are not on the outside of the building nor visible from outside of the building, would not constitute a sign as defined in Article 6. Therefore, signs that are erected or placed entirely within a mall and not attached to any external building appendage, nor attached to a window so as to be seen outside of the building, do not require permits under the Planning Code and would not be subject to Planning Department review.