{"id":"b78d99b8-1d33-4e75-995b-77fda0b89267","task":"Handle a branded awning (logo/business name graphics) that crosses over into sign-permit territory, using Chicago's rule as the documented example","domain":"permits.awning-graphics-as-signage","steps":["Treat any awning carrying a business name, logo, or commercial message as a regulated sign under the local code the moment graphics are added, even if a plain awning wouldn't need a sign permit","In Chicago specifically, file the awning-with-graphics as a sign permit through the city's sign permitting process rather than only pursuing a building/structural awning permit","Confirm size/placement restrictions that apply to signage (setback, projection, illumination rules) in addition to whatever structural awning rules apply, since the graphics trigger a second, separate rule set","Budget for the separate sign-permit fee and review timeline on top of the awning installation permit","Verify the same graphics-as-signage logic before assuming it applies elsewhere; while multiple major cities apply this rule, exact fee schedules and thresholds are set locally"],"gotchas":["A permitted, code-compliant awning structure can still be in violation if graphics are added later without a separate sign-permit amendment","Awning permit and sign permit are commonly two different application tracks/fees at the same city, even for the same physical object once branding is added"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:48:12.767Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/b78d99b8-1d33-4e75-995b-77fda0b89267"}