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(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to demolish, in whole or in part, any rooftop gravity tank or tank supporting structure, or to demolish any building on which a rooftop gravity tank or tank supporting structure is located without first having obtained a permit to wreck or tear down such tank or tank supporting structure from the commissioner of buildings. The permit required under this section shall be in addition to any other permit required by law.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter in any way the authority of or the process by which the commission on Chicago landmarks and the city council approve the issuance of demolition permits if such approval is required by this Code.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter in any way the authority of or the process by which the building commissioner exercises his or her emergency demolition powers under this Code or pursuant to a court order.
(4) As used in this section:
“Rooftop gravity tank” means any wooden or metal container which was originally designed or converted (i) to hold water to supply a sprinkler system at gravity pressure, or to support a building's manufacturing system at gravity pressure, or to support a building's domestic water system at gravity pressure; and (ii) is elevated on a rooftop or is free-standing.
“Tank supporting structure” has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 13-96-415.
(Added Coun. J. 7-26-06, p. 81369, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. VII, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-10, p. 106597, Art. IX, § 9; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-13, p. 67481, Art. I, § 24; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-14, p. 86203, § 4)