Mayor Brandon Johnson's crackdown on front window signage stalls amid concern about business impact

Mayor Brandon Johnson's crackdown on front window signage stalls amid concern about business impact

Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to improve public safety and aesthetics of retail corridors by levying fines as high as $500-a-day against businesses that cover more than 25% of their window space without a permit.

Mayor Johnson’s crackdown on retail window signs stalls – Chicago Sun-Times

Ald. Jessie Fuentes, one of the mayor’s staunchest Council supporters, said it “feels like we’re creating more red tape” on small businesses already enduring a bellyful of costly mandates. “They go through the licensing process. They have to get a lot of permits and pay for a lot of things. This is another fee, another process they have to undergo to function and utilize their windows and their property as a mode of advertising,” she said.

Mayor Johnson’s crackdown on retail window signs stalls – Usa news

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to improve both public safety and retail corridor aesthetics by cracking down on businesses that cover or block more than 25% of their “public-facing window space” ran into a buzz saw of opposition Tuesday amid concern about the impact on struggling retailers. The opposition was so universal, mayoral ally and Rules Committee Chair Ald. Michelle Harris (8th) called off a vote by the City Council’s Zoning Committee to …