Report: Ordinance for new rooftop signs on Wrigleyville buildings moves to City Council
CHICAGO — Some Wrigleyville rooftops could be getting more advertising, according to a new report.
On Tuesday, reports the Sun-Times, the city’s Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards unanimously passed an ordinance that would allow for two new rooftop signs to be installed on buildings that are owned by the billionaire Ricketts family, which owns the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field.
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The buildings, according to the report, are at 1040 West Waveland Avenue and 3623 North Sheffield Avenue and are among 13 properties owned by the Ricketts family.
The ordinance now moves to City Council for full approval.
If it’s approved, the report says, a Coca-Cola sign would be installed at 1040 West Waveland, beyond the left-field bleachers, and paint maker Benjamin Moore would have its name above 3623 North Sheffield, beyond the right-field bleachers.
According to the report, both signs would not have any flashing lights or noise and could only be lit up during Cubs games or other events at Wrigley Field.
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The lawyer for a Chicago developer that owns a building adjacent to Wrigley, the report says, voiced opposition Tuesday, saying the developer is one of the last independent rooftop operators nearly Wrigley Field and that the ordinance would only benefit the Cubs and not other property owners.
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