A Month After Widespread Protests, City Council Passes Moratorium on Sign Violations
In what can be classified as a big win for small businesses, the new “Awnings Act” was passed by the City Council on Weds., Jan. 9.
The bill – championed by Councilmember Rafael Espinal and co-sponsored by Councilmember Justin Brannan – imposes a two-year moratorium on the issuance of sign violations, as well as creating an interagency task force which would use that same time period to come up with long-term solutions to various sign permitting issues.
Furthermore, the bill creates a temporary program which will assist those business-owners who have violations on the books dating back to June 1, 2006.