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(a) It shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner to remove or to cause the removal of any sign or sign structure that is not in compliance with this Article or Section 14E-6-600 dealing with signs. In such case, any requisite fee or compensation or inspection fee paid to the City of Chicago for such sign shall not be refunded.
(b) The owner of the real property, the lessee of the real property, and the person in control of such sign or sign structure shall be held jointly and severally liable for all expenses incurred by the Building Department in the performance of the Building Commissioner's duty under subsection (a) of this section to remove non- compliant signs and sign structures, and the City shall be entitled to place and record a lien on the real property until the City has been reimbursed for all such expenses in full.
(Added Coun. J. 11-3-99, p. 13842, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. II, § 19; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61755, Art. I, § 23)
ARTICLE XIV. MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS (13-20-790 et seq.)
All parts of all mechanical refrigeration systems employing any refrigerant that is expanded, vaporized, liquefied, or compressed in its refrigeration cycle, including piping, machinery, tanks, jacketed kettles, generators, shell brine coolers, shell condensers, shell absorbers, purifiers, pipe condensers, compressors and pipes used therein, and the apparatus connected therewith and the extensions thereunto, shall be inspected under the authority or pursuant to the mandate of the buildings commissioner as often as the buildings commissioner deems necessary. Whenever such inspection discloses that on account of age, obsolescence, wear and tear, or for any other cause, such refrigeration system has become or is likely to become dangerous to life and health, the commissioner shall give notice in writing to the person owning, leasing, or controlling such refrigeration system, directing such person to make such changes, alterations, or repairs as in the judgment of the commissioner are necessary to make the refrigeration system safe for the occupants of the premises. The notice shall: (1) state briefly the nature of the work required to be done, and (2) specify the time in which the work shall be completed, which shall be fixed by the buildings commissioner upon consideration of the condition of such refrigeration system, or parts thereof, and the danger to life or property which may result from its unsafe condition. Upon failure of such person to comply with the requests set forth in such notice within the time fixed in such notice, the commissioner is hereby authorized to order the system shut down and the refrigerant pumped from the system and to prohibit its further use until the aforesaid directions are complied with. Any expenses or outlay incurred by the commissioner in shutting down the refrigeration system shall be a charge upon, and shall be collected from, the owner, lessee or person controlling such refrigeration system by legal proceedings prosecuted by the department of law.
(Added Coun. J. 7-9-03, p. 3609, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 9-29-04, p. 32144, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 12-2-09, p. 78837, Art. 7, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-22-17, p. 43916, Art. VIII, § 20)
The fees for inspections of refrigerating systems shall be as follows:
For each compressor or generator unit of three tons or less capacity.....$50.00
For each compressor or generator unit over three tons and not over 30 tons of capacity.....$60.00
For each compressor or generator unit over 30 tons and not over 100 tons capacity.....$70.00
For each compressor or generator unit over 100 tons and not over 1,000 tons capacity.....$80.00
For each compressor or generator unit over 1,000 tons capacity.....$100.00
Compressor capacity shall be based on the applicable Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (A.R.I.) published rating for the equipment involved.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any system containing less than four pounds of refrigerant.
(Added Coun. J. 7-9-03, p. 3609, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-03, p. 14216, § 8.9; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-07, p. 17167, § 34; Amend Coun. J. 12-2-09, p. 78837, Art. 7, § 1)