4-298-030 Application.

   Any person, firm or corporation engaged in or desiring to engage in the business of elevator mechanic contractor shall apply for registration to the commissioner of the department of buildings. Upon the filing of such application in proper form and the payment of the registration fee as provided for in Section 4-298-050, the building commissioner shall register the applicant as an elevator mechanic contractor.

(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54722)

4-298-040 Issuance of certificate.

   Upon fulfilling the requirements for registration, the building commissioner shall issue a certificate of registration which authorizes the applicant to engage in such business during such period the registration is valid. The certificate shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance. Provided, however, that before any certificate of registration shall be issued to such elevator mechanic contractor, the applicant shall have complied with Section 4-298-060 of this Code. A certificate of registration shall not be transferable and shall contain the name of the licensed supervising elevator mechanic.

(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54722)

4-298-050 Registration fee.

   The fee for registration as an elevator mechanic contractor shall be $150.00 for each year the registration is valid, which sum shall be paid by the applicant to the Department of Finance in advance upon filing the application. The renewal fee for such registration shall be $150.00. Any change in the information, including company name, ownership information, and/or change of supervising elevator mechanic, shall require an amended registration. The fee for such amended registration shall be $35.00.

(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54722; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 9-20-18, p. 84890, Art. II, § 2)

4-298-060 Supervising elevator mechanic – Appointment.

   Before any certificate of registration shall be issued to any elevator mechanic contractor, entitled to secure permits under the elevator regulations of this Code, he shall appoint or employ a person who may be himself or some other person who, for the purpose of the elevator regulations of this Code, shall be known as a supervising elevator mechanic. The person so appointed or employed to act as a supervising elevator mechanic shall, prior to acting in this capacity, obtain a license in accordance with the following sections.

(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54722)

4-298-070 Duties.

   The supervising elevator mechanic shall perform the work or supervise and direct the mechanical construction, installation, alteration or maintenance of elevators and related devices listed in Section 4-298-010 authorized by permits issued under the authority of this chapter. All applications for permits shall be countersigned by said supervising elevator mechanic. Applications for permits, which also include the installation, alteration or maintenance of related electrical wiring and equipment for power, control or communication, shall also be countersigned by a supervising electrician.

(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54722; Amend Coun. J. 10-17-09, p. 72419, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 9-20-18, p. 84890, Art. II, § 3)

4-298-080 Application – Qualifications.

   An applicant for a license as a supervising elevator mechanic shall file an application with the building commissioner, in writing, on a form furnished by the building department.

   To register as a supervising elevator mechanic, the applicant must provide evidence in a form acceptable to the building commissioner that:

   A.   the applicant is at least 21 years old;

   B.   the applicant has worked as an elevator mechanic for at least four years or that the applicant has completed an elevator constructor mechanic apprenticeship program that is recognized by the United States Department of Labor;

   C.   that the applicant has not had a supervising elevator mechanic’s or comparable license suspended or revoked by the City of Chicago or any other jurisdiction; provided, however, that upon good cause shown and after a full investigation, the building commissioner may waive this prohibition; and

   D.   the applicant is certified as an elevator inspector in accordance with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ ASME QEI-1 – 2013 (or subsequent edition recognized by the building commissioner).

(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54722; Amend Coun. J. 9-20-18, p. 84890, Art. II, § 4)

4-298-090 Reserved.

Editor’s note – Coun. J. 9-20-18, p. 84890, Art. II, § 5, repealed § 4-298-090, which pertained to examinations – administration, regulation and enforcement. The legislation mistakenly referenced § 4-298-010 as being repealed; Coun. J. 1-23-19, p. 94952, Art. I, § 32, corrected this error.