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As used in this chapter:
“Act related to general contracting” means: (1) any activity requiring a license under this chapter; or (2) any conduct regulated by this chapter; or (3) any activity requiring a building permit issued under Chapter 13-32 of this Code or a sign permit under Chapter 13-20 of this Code; or (4) any duty or other requirement imposed by this chapter; or (5) any inspection of a building or premises or performance of other legal or work-related duty by a city inspector, city personnel or other government official in connection with: (i) the issuance of a general contractor license under this chapter, or (ii) the issuance of a building permit under Chapter 13-32 of this Code, or (iii) for the purpose of enforcing the requirements of the building code, zoning code or any other law regulating building construction or the health or safety of construction site workers, of the current or eventual users or occupants of a building or premises or of the general public.
“Building code” has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 1-4-090.
“City” means the City of Chicago.
“City personnel” means any person employed by the City of Chicago.
“City inspector” means any person authorized by the City of Chicago to conduct an inspection.
“Department” means the department of buildings.
“Commissioner” means the commissioner of buildings.
“Controlling person” means any person who: (1) is an officer, director, partner, general partner, limited partner, manager, managing member or member of any entity seeking or holding a license under this chapter; or (2) owns, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate ownership entities, 25 percent or more of the interest in the licensee or applicant, as applicable.
“General contractor” means any person who, as an investment or for compensation or with the intent to sell or to lease, (i) arranges or submits a bid or offers to undertake or purports to have the capacity to undertake or undertakes, through himself or through others, to erect, construct, alter, repair, move, install, replace, convert, remodel, rehabilitate, modernize, improve or make additions to any building as defined in Section 13-4-010 or to any appurtenance thereto attached to real estate and located on the same lot as the building, including, but not limited to, driveways, swimming pools, porches, decks, garages, fences, fallout shelters and other accessory objects or uses; and (ii) retains for himself control over the means, method and manner of accomplishing the desired result; and (iii) whose business operations, in whole or in part, require the hiring or supervision of one or more persons from any building trade or craft, including, but not limited to, plumbing, masonry, electrical, heating, air-conditioning or carpentry. The term includes nonresident general contractors who do business within the city and developers of conversion condominiums as defined in the Condominium Property Act, as amended.
“Knowingly”, with respect to a material fact, means (i) having actual knowledge of the material fact; or (ii) being aware of facts or information that would cause a reasonable person to have actual knowledge of the material fact; or (iii) acting in deliberate ignorance or reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the material fact.
“Licensee” means any person licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter.
“Nonresident general contractor” means any general contractor who is not domiciled in the city and has not maintained a permanent place of business or residence in the city for at least six months.
“Zoning code” has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 1-4-150.
(Added Coun. J. 10-1-03, p. 9163, § 2.1; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-08, p. 34713, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 3-18-09, p. 56013, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. IV, § 2)