13-32-190 Elevator construction or alteration.

   Before proceeding with the construction, installation, or alteration of any elevator or mechanical equipment used for the raising or lowering of any curtain, stage, or orchestra floor, platform lift, dumbwaiter, escalator, or mechanical amusement device or apparatus, application for a permit for such construction, installation, or alteration shall be submitted to the building commissioner either by the owner or agent of the building, or of the premises on which such equipment is to be installed. A permit shall be obtained for any alteration in such elevator equipment except that this requirement shall not apply to the replacement of existing parts with other parts which are identical with those which are replaced. No permit shall be issued for such work except to an elevator mechanic contractor duly registered under the provisions of chapter 4-298 of the Municipal Code of Chicago.

   The application for a permit shall specify the number and kind of equipment which it is desired to install, or the nature of the alteration to be made and the location of the building, structure, or premises, and shall be accompanied by such drawings and specifications as shall be necessary to inform said commissioner of the plan of construction, type of elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, platform lift, or mechanical amusement device, method of alteration, and the location thereof. Every application for a permit for a mechanical riding amusement device shall include a registration number assigned such device by the bureau of elevators of the department of buildings. For every new or previously unregistered mechanical amusement device, a detailed drawing and description of the construction thereof, with a certificate signed by a licensed architect or engineer certifying to the strength and safety of such device, must be submitted to the bureau of elevators for approval and assignment of a registration number. No permit shall be issued for a mechanical riding amusement device unless such device has been registered with the bureau of elevators. If such drawings and specifications show that the equipment is to be installed or altered in conformity withy the building provisions of this code, the building commissioner shall approve the same and shall issue a permit to such applicant upon the payment of such applicant of the permit fee hereinafter named. It shall be unlawful for any owner, agent or contractor to permit or allow the installation or alteration of any such equipment until a permit has been obtained, and the permit fee paid.

(Prior code § 43-15; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54728; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.11; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1)

13-32-191 Suspension of permit privileges.

   Failure on the part of the registered elevator mechanic contractor to correct any defect, error, or deficiency in any work installed under the authority of a permit issued to him by the department of buildings within ten calendar days after written notification thereof by the said bureau or within such further reasonable time, as may, upon request, be prescribed, the building commissioner shall, without further notice, stop the issuance of permits to such registered elevator mechanic contractor until such corrections have been made, inspected and approved. In addition thereto the penalty provided in this chapter may be enforced.

   The building commissioner is hereby empowered to suspend the permit privileges of any registered elevator mechanic contractor who shall fail to pay any just indebtedness for inspection fees for work on elevators or related devices, until such registered elevator mechanic contractor shall discharge and pay to the city all just indebtedness then due and owing from such contractor.

(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54728)

13-32-192 Revocation of permits.

   The building commissioner is authorized to revoke any permit or certificate obtained by fraud, misrepresentation, or in any way contrary to the provisions of the elevator regulations of this Code, for the installation, alteration, repair and use of any elevator equipment.

(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54728)

13-32-193 Use of permit issued to another.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to install, alter, or repair any elevator equipment or related devices by authority of a permit issued to and for the use of some other person.

(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54728)

13-32-194 Permit for person not entitled to one.

   It shall be unlawful for any registered elevator mechanic contractor to secure or furnish a permit for the installation, alteration and repair of elevator equipment to any person not entitled to such permit under the elevator regulations of the municipal code.

(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54728)

13-32-195 Alteration of forms.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to change, add to, or mutilate so as to change the original wording, unless authorized by the commissioner, of any written or printed form issued to registered elevator mechanic contractors by the department of buildings.

(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54728)

13-32-200 Fences – Permit required.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or construct any fence more than five feet in height, or a solid fence of any height visible from a public street on property containing a Chicago landmark designated in accordance with applicable provisions of Chapter 2-120 of this Code, without first obtaining a permit from the building commissioner.

(Prior code § 43-16; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 2841; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 2828; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.11; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1)

13-32-210 Moving buildings.

   No person shall be permitted to move any building which has been damaged to an extent greater than 50 percent of its value by fire, decay, or otherwise; nor shall it be permissible to move any frame or unprotected noncombustible building of such character as is prohibited to be constructed within the fire limits to any point within the fire limits; nor shall it be permissible to move any building to a location at which the uses for which such building is designed are prohibited by this Code. The permit fee to move any building shall be as set forth in Section 13-32-310. Such permits shall be granted (1) upon securing and filing the written consent of two-thirds of the property owners according to frontage on both sides of the street in the block in which such building is to be moved ; and (2) if all of the requirements of this code applicable to the moving of buildings are met, including, but not limited to, the requirements of sections 13-32-210, 13-40-110 and 13-116-110. No permit shall be issued to move any building used or designed to be used for purposes for which frontage consents are required until frontage consents in the block to which such building is to be moved have also been secured and filed as required by the provisions of this Code relating to such use.

   No building used for residence or multiple dwelling purposes shall be moved from one lot to another or from one location to another upon the same lot unless the space to be occupied on such lot shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 13-64 of this Code.

(Prior code § 43-17; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-07, p. 17167, § 38)