# Amendment of Municipal Code Sections 4-4-315 and 17-12-1000 restricting obstruction of public-facing window spaces of any business by signs to no more than twenty-five percent

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- Record number: **O2025-0016695**
- Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
- Status: In Committee (Referred)
- Sponsor: Johnson, Brandon
- Committee: [Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/committee/zoning-landmarks-and-building-standards)
- Submitted Date: Apr 15, 2025
- Introduction Date: Apr 16, 2025
- Official record: [Office of the City Clerk](https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/Matter/?matterId=85533BBE-351A-F011-9989-001DD830951E)

## Timeline

- Apr 16, 2025: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.

## Documents

- [O2025-0016695.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/dbeaf0dc-5783-432b-8f27-68024248b376.pdf) (Legislation)
- [O2025-0016695 Transmittal Letter.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/544a2707-97ec-4ace-b584-58c7e9c5f266.pdf) (Miscellaneous)

## Lobbying and money

> Computed links; money near a vote is not evidence that it influenced the vote.

**Who lobbied on it**

- Institute For Justice: OPPOSITION TO O2025-0016695 (4 filings, Apr 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025; Aleksei Kaminski, Elizabeth Kregor, Noah Bazis; matched by record number)
- The Small Business Advocacy Council: CHANGES TO PROPOSED ORDINANCE REGULATING WINDOW SIGNS (2 filings, Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025; Elliot Richardson; matched by semantic embedding)

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