Chicago, Ill., Mun. Code ch. 13-20 § 13-20-565

(a) Any permit required under Section 13-20-550 may be revoked by the Commissioner under Section 13-20-645 under any of the following circumstances:


(1) erection or alteration of a sign or sign structure without a valid permit in violation of Section 13-20-550 ; or


(2) erection or alteration of a sign or sign structure contrary to the permit in violation of Section 13-20-590 ; or


(3) abandonment of the sign or sign structure within the meaning of Sections 13-20-760 or 13-96-041 ; or


(4) failure to obtain a public way use permit or to renew a public way use permit as required under Sections 10-28-010 or 13-20-555 ; or


(5) loss of nonconforming status of the sign or sign structure pursuant to Chapter 17-15 of this Code; or


(6) failure to display the permit number(s) on or adjacent to an on-premise or off-premise sign in violation of Section 13-20-620 ; or


(7) making a false statement of material fact on a permit application or any supporting document or on a change of information form in violation of Section 13-20-560 (c).


(b) Any permit that is voluntarily reported as abandoned pursuant to Section 13-96-041 (b) of this Code may be revoked by the Commissioner without any further notice or action.


(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing a change or alteration in a sign without a permit pursuant to Section 13-20-550 .


(d) For purposes of this section, the term "alteration" shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 13-20-510 .


(Added Coun. J. 2-13-13, p. 47133, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61755, Art. I, § 11)