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There is hereby established within the City of Chicago a building board of appeals. When used in this section, the term “board” shall be construed to mean the building board of appeals. The building board of appeals shall consist of nine members to be appointed by the mayor by and with the consent of the city council. The administrative functions of the board shall be carried out by the department of buildings.
The mayor shall designate one member to serve as the board's chairman and one member to serve as its vice-chairman. The vice-chairman will act as chairman if the chairman is absent or if a vacancy exists in the office of the chairman. The nine members of the board shall not be employees of the City of Chicago. One of the members shall be an architect registered with the State of Illinois; one member shall be an engineer licensed by or registered with the State of Illinois; one member shall be a building contractor; one member shall be a labor representative representing the Chicago Building Trades Unions; three members shall be residents of Chicago who will represent the public interest; one member shall be a design professional, architect or engineer registered with the State of Illinois who has architectural experience in accessibility design; and one member shall be an individual who is a member of, or who is authorized to represent, a group or organization that represents the interests of people with disabilities. Three members shall be appointed to an initial term of one year and four members shall be appointed to an initial term of two years. Of the two members appointed to the board as a result of amendment to this section in 2003, one person shall be appointed to an initial term of one year, and the other to an initial term of two years. Thereafter, all members shall be appointed for a term of two years and will hold office until a successor has been appointed. Any vacancy in the membership on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired term. The necessary support staff for the board and the salaries of the members of the board shall be determined and fixed by the city council in the annual appropriation ordinance. In addition to the foregoing, the buildings commissioner, the fire commissioner and the commissioner of the mayor's office for people with disabilities shall each appoint one representative of their respective department to serve as an advisory, nonvoting member of the board.
(Prior code § 41.2-1; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 12-20-89, p. 10011; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 11051; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.9; Amend Coun. J. 10-1-03, p. 8502, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1)