13-24-040 Limitation of board of appeals jurisdiction.

   All decisions of the building board of appeals shall apply only to the individual case being reviewed and shall not be construed as a precedent for similar work or as a change in the building code. The board shall not have jurisdiction over matters pertaining to materials, methods or systems of construction, or arrangements of materials, not permitted by the municipal code, or varying from the performance of the municipal code.

   Further, the board shall not have jurisdiction over matters pertaining to the electrical regulations of this Code.

(Prior code § 41.2-4; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.9; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. II, § 20)

13-24-050 Meetings – Records – Copies mailed to applicant and building commissioner.

   All meetings of the board of appeals shall be held at the call of the chairman and at such times as such board may determine. All hearings conducted by said board shall be open to the public. Any person may appear and testify at a hearing either in person or by duly authorized agent or attorney. The chairman, or in his absence, the acting chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question, or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall also keep records of its hearings and other official actions. The record of hearings will not be transcribed by the court reporter unless requested by the board or any party interested in the hearing. The cost of the transcription shall be borne by the person requesting it. A copy of every rule or regulation, and every order, requirement, decision, or determination of the board shall be kept on file in the office of the building board of appeals and shall be a public record. All orders, decisions, or determinations of the board which reverse or modify the decision of the building commissioner shall contain a statement to the effect that in the opinion of the said board the work proposed shall not endanger the life, health, or safety of the building occupants or area residents. A copy of all orders, decisions or determinations of the board shall be mailed to the applicant and to the building commissioner.

(Prior code § 41.2-5; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.9; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 222)

13-24-060 Appeal procedure.

   The person, firm or corporation who is desiring review of an order or decision of the Building Commissioner pertaining to building permits shall file with the chairman of the Building Board of Appeals a written petition, on a form to be provided, within 14 days after the particular order or decision to be reviewed has been issued by the Building Commissioner, requesting that the particular order or decision be reviewed by the Building Board of Appeals. The person, firm or corporation requesting such review shall also file with the chairman any and all pertinent data or information that he or it may care to present to the Building Board of Appeals for its consideration, together with a filing fee payable to the City of Chicago in the amounts as follows:

   (a)   For one-family dwellings as defined in Section 13-56-030 and private garages and carports as defined in Section 13-96-260.....$200.00

   (b)   For all other occupancies.....$500.00

   Upon the filing of a petition to review any decision or order of the buildings commissioner any and all work or operations which will or may be directly or indirectly affected by any such decision or order shall cease and no such work or operations shall be commenced until and after a decision or decisions have been rendered by the building board of appeals; and any and all terms and provisions of any such decision or decisions of the building board of appeals shall have been fully complied with.

(Prior code § 41.2-6; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-93, p. 42192; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.9; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-9-16, p. 36266, § 11; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. V, § 6)

13-24-070 Decisions of the board of appeals.

   All decisions and findings of the board of appeals, on an appeal, after a hearing, shall, in all instances, be a final administrative determination and shall be subject to review by court as by law may be provided.

(Prior code § 41.2-7)