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The licensee of every public place of amusement issued under this Article III shall post diagrams, drawn to scale, showing the locations of the exits. If such public place of amusement is located in a building or in a part of a building, the diagrams shall be posted in the same locations as the occupancy signs required under Section 13-84-410. If such public place of amusement is a park or other outdoor venue enclosed by a fence or other enclosure, the diagrams shall be conspicuously posted in the entrance to the park or outdoor venue.
The diagrams shall be made of a durable material, illuminated, and shall measure not less than 11 inches in width and 17 inches in height.
(Added Coun. J. 10-1-03, p. 9163, § 3.3; Amend Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 48180, Art. V, § 18)
It shall be the duty of the licensee of any motion picture theater to exhibit on a billboard, placed in front of the building or other structure in which such show is given and such motion pictures are exhibited, the title to the pictures, which title shall either be full enough to describe in general terms the nature and character of the picture or pictures to be shown, or shall be accompanied by other explanatory wording, pictures or other advertising matter so as to describe the said picture or pictures.
No such licensee shall place, maintain, or allow to be placed or maintained, in front of or in connection with any such place, any sign, picture or other announcement which in any manner misstates or misrepresents the picture or other amusements which are being shown in said place, or which announces a picture or other form of amusement or entertainment which is not, at the time such announcement is displayed, being shown and exhibited in said place.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-97, p. 48017)
It is unlawful for any person who has not reached the age of 18 years, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, to play billiards or to be permitted to remain in a billiard room for any purpose, or to play any coin- operated pool table; and it is unlawful for any person to represent himself to have reached the age of 18 years in order to obtain admission to such billiard room or to be permitted to remain therein, or to play any coin- operated pool table, when such person is in fact under 18 years of age.
No person shall operate any billiard or poolroom between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. or harbor or permit any person to be or remain in any such room between such hours. This section, however, shall not be construed to prevent regular employees from performing necessary work within the premises during such prohibited hours of operation. Nor shall this section prohibit a licensed billiard or poolroom which is also a duly licensed liquor establishment from operating during the hours established by the liquor license; provided, however, that no game of billiards or pool shall be allowed to commence later than 30 minutes before the end of liquor service as allowed by the license. The licensee of the billiard or poolroom shall post a sign, visible in the area of the billiard or pool table, indicating the latest time for commencing a game of pool or billiards.
No person conducting or operating any billiard or poolroom shall allow or permit any screens, curtains, blinds, partitions or other obstructions to be placed between the front windows and back or rear wall of such room, but an unobstructed view of the entire interior must be maintained at all times. This provision, however, shall not be construed to preclude the maintenance of washrooms or toilet rooms, or the maintenance of closets for storing purposes exclusively.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-97, p. 48017; Amend Coun. J. 9-29-99, p. 12261, § 1)
At no time may any live or recorded music be played or performed on the outdoor premises of a public place of amusement licensed as an outdoor patio. This prohibition shall not apply to an outdoor patio operated in conjunction with a consumption on the premises – Incidental activity license issued under Chapter 4-60, at a museum located at the Field Museum of Natural History, the Shedd Aquarium, the Adler Planetarium or the Art Institute of Chicago.
(Amend Coun. J. 7-2-97, p. 48017; Amend Coun. J. 6-27-01, p. 62917, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-07, p. 105047, § 9; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 103)
(A) (1) It shall be unlawful for any licensee or other person, firm, corporation or other legal entity to produce or present or permit any Event or Major League Baseball game that takes place between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., or is scheduled to begin between the hours of 2:01 p.m. and 4:09 p.m. on weekdays (except for Memorial Day, Independence Day or Labor Day), and is presented in the open air portion of any stadium or playing field which is not totally enclosed and contains more than 15,000 seats where any such seats are located within 500 feet of 100 or more dwelling units. The 500 foot distance shall be measured from the seat to the nearest point of the buildings in which the dwelling units are contained.
(2) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
“Dwelling unit” shall mean a room designed or used for sleeping accommodations, including hotel and dormitory rooms.
“Event” means an amusement, as that term is defined in section 4-156-010, other than a Major League Baseball game.
(B) The provisions of subsection (A) do not apply, in whole or in part, to a team whose regular home stadium, or a person using such stadium, is subject to this section for any of the following:
(1) All-star, playoff, post-season or playoff determinative, regular season tie-breaker, divisional or conference championship series, league championship series, World Series, or similar baseball games, and directly related events to the baseball games listed in this paragraph (1);
(2) Up to 43 regular season home baseball games of any team in each year, as designated by that team, when such games are scheduled to begin at or after 4:10 P.M. or at or prior to 7:05 p.m., or scheduled to begin no later than 8:00 p.m. if required by an asserted national television obligation; provided, however,
(a) Up to 35 regular season home baseball games may be scheduled to start at the times set forth in subsection (B)(2);
(b) The remaining eight games shall be used to satisfy any requirements of an asserted national television obligation that requires such team to reschedule a day game to a game starting during the times set forth in subsection (B)(2). Any games scheduled pursuant to this subparagraph shall be promptly reported to the Alderman of the affected ward and the Corporation Counsel.
(3) Any baseball game scheduled to begin at or prior to 2:01 p.m. or in the case of a double-header where the second game is scheduled to begin reasonably promptly after the end of the first game;
(4) Up to six non-double-header baseball games scheduled to start on a Friday afternoon between 2:01 p.m. and 4:10 p.m. per in calendar year.
(5) During the duration of any contract between the city and any person, firm, corporation, legal entity, or professional sports team, that is authorized by the City Council, any games, contests, sports, amusements, or any other Events that may be held according to the terms of that contract or any other ordinance;
(6) Any Event expected to have less than approximately 12,500 in attendance;
(7) Reserved.
(8) Up to four Events scheduled to take place between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. expected to have more than 12,500 people in attendance, to be determined by the owner or operator of a stadium, or a promoter of the Event to be held at such stadium, subject to the following:
(a) The owner, operator or promoter, whichever is applicable, shall notify the City, in writing, of the proposed date and time of such Event;
(b) Such Event shall be allowed at the date and time specified in the notice; provided that the Event shall not be scheduled on any night Sunday through and including Thursday between Labor Day and June 15, nor the last Sunday in June;
(c) Unless otherwise authorized by ordinance, an Event authorized under this paragraph (8) shall end no later than 11:00 P.M. Events may be held on any day of the week, including on a Friday or Saturday night; and
(d) The owner, operator or promoter shall comply with the neighborhood protection provisions found in the ordinance adopted by the City Council on February 11, 2004, and appearing in the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago of such date at pages 18722 – 18772 and as amended thereafter; and all provisions imposing obligations and protections enumerated in Sections 3, 4, 5(A) and (B), 6 and 7(A)(1) of the ordinance adopted by the City Council on March 13, 2013, and published at pages 48631 – 48638 of the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago of such date. All such provisions are hereby incorporated as if fully set forth, except to the extent there are any inconsistencies, then the provisions of this section shall apply.
(9) Except for Events with attendance under 12.500 people or those authorized by paragraph (B)(10), all other Events in excess of the four Events permitted in subsection(B)(8), which are scheduled to take place between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. shall be counted as a night baseball game for the purposes of the limit of 43 night baseball games in a season, and if too late in the year to reduce the number of night games in that year, shall be counted toward the permissible number of night games in the following year. Such Events shall be subject to the provisions of paragraph (8)(a) – (d);
(10) To any Event which takes place between October 1 and March 31, however, non-sporting Events must end no later than 11:00 P.M; provided that an Event may end no later than 2 a.m. when the Event is: (1) expected to have less than 500 people in attendance; and (2) conducted within a totally enclosed area during the duration of the Event. Such Event shall not be counted for purposes of the limit of 43 night baseball games in a season..
(C) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no regular season baseball game may be scheduled to begin after 4:10 p.m. on a Friday or a Saturday, except up to three regular season games per year may be scheduled on a Saturday after 4:10 p.m. if required by:
(1) An asserted national television obligation, or
(2) Other circumstance beyond the control of any person, firm, corporation, team, or legal entity whose stadium or playing field is subject to this section, such as by a collective bargaining agreement.
(D) Games or Events scheduled to begin at or prior to 8:00 p.m. may begin on the same day upon the conclusion of weather delays or delays caused by other similar unexpected natural occurrences or by death or serious personal injury to a fan or a player or management employee of any person, firm, corporation, team, or legal entity whose stadium or playing field is subject to this section, all beyond the control any person, firm, corporation, team, or legal entity whose stadium or playing field is subject to this section, without restriction as to time except those dealing with public safety; provided that any Event authorized under subsection (B)(8) shall end no later than 11 p.m. regardless of the time it commenced.
(E) Baseball games and other permissible events scheduled to begin at or prior to 8:00 p.m., as permitted by this section, once commenced, may be concluded without restriction as to time except those dealing with public safety.
(F) Notwithstanding subsections (B)(2) and (B)(8), baseball games and other Events, regardless of the originally scheduled start time, which are postponed for the reasons listed in subsection (D), may be re-scheduled to a different date to begin during the times set forth in subsection (B)(2) or (B)(8), whichever is applicable, in the same or subsequent calendar year, provided that:
(1) for any professional baseball game rescheduled under this subsection, the owners or operators of the stadium shall request that Major League Baseball not reschedule such game to the day of the Pride Parade if the City has provided notice to such owners or operators of the dates when the Pride Parade will be held no later than June 30 of the year preceding the Pride Parade, and if no notice was provided, then request the game not be rescheduled for the last Sunday in June.
(2) if a professional baseball game or Event originally scheduled to take place during the day is rescheduled to take place during the times set forth in subsection (B)(2) or (B)(8), whichever is applicable, such game or Event shall count towards the number of night baseball games or Events authorized by those subsections; and
(3) Any baseball game or Event rescheduled pursuant to this provision shall result in a reduction of permitted baseball games or Events under subsection (B)(2) or subsection (B)(8), whichever is applicable, in the following calendar year, if the games or Events allocated in subsection (B)(2) or (B)(8) have already been scheduled.
(G) The owners, operators of any stadium, or any person promoting any Event, subject to this section, or the owners, operator of any stadium, or person promoting any Event, which is expected to have more than 12,500 people in attendance shall provide not less than 21 days notice to the Alderman of the affected ward, to the City Council and to a designated official of the City, or if 21 days notice is not possible, then notice to the Alderman of the affected ward, to the City Council and to a designated official of the City shall be provided reasonably promptly after such Event is scheduled.
(H) Subsection(B)(2) of this section shall not be subject to amendment with regard to any game included in the schedule proposed by Major League Baseball for the following calendar year.
(I) The owners or operators of any stadium where any baseball game is held that is subject to the provisions of the ordinance adopted by the City Council on February 11, 2004, and appearing in the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago of such date at pages 18722 – 18772 shall comply with the neighborhood protection provisions found in the ordinance, or as thereafter amended. All such provisions are hereby incorporated as if fully set forth, except to the extent there is any inconsistency, then the provisions of this section shall apply.
(J) The owner or operator of a stadium subject to this section, or promoter of an Event held at such stadium, whichever is applicable, shall be responsible for reasonable costs incurred by the City for City services supporting the Event, consistent with the costs paid by other similarly situated venues; provided that costs incurred for any additional city services above the city services normally provided as of the effective date of this 2013 amendatory ordinance, shall not be assessed, unless the additional services are required by federal or state law. The determination of the need and cost for the City services shall be based on such factors as the expected pedestrian and vehicular traffic and congestion, estimated attendance, density of area, number of street closures, street cleaning or refuse disposal, and other such similar factors.
(K) The terms of this section may be enforced by the Corporation Counsel through injunction or any other suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity.
(L) The sale of beer or alcohol in the open air public seating areas or related public concourses shall end:
(1) at Events, no later than 11:00 p.m., and
(2) at major league baseball games, no later than 10:30 p.m., or the end of the 7th inning, whichever occurs first.
(M) (1) The owner or operator of a stadium, or promoter of an Event held at such stadium who violates subsection (B)(8)(c) shall be fined: (i) $5,000 for any Event that ends between 11:01 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.; (ii) $15,000 for any Event that ends between 11:31 p.m. and midnight; and (iii) $30,000 for each additional half-hour increment after midnight that an Event fails to end. Each period of violation shall be deemed a separate offense and the fine applied to each period of violation shall be separately assessed from the fine imposed for any preceding period of violation. The owner or operator of the stadium and the promoter of an Event found in violation of subsection (B)(8)(c) shall be jointly and severally liable for such violation.
(2) Except where otherwise specifically provided, any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $300.00 nor more than $5,000.00 for each offense. A separate and distinct offense shall be held to have been committed each day any person continues to violate any of the provisions hereof.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-97, p. 48017; Amend Coun. J. 2-11-04, p. 18722, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 6-5-13, p. 54974, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-13, p. 71315, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-22-16, p. 26612, § 3)
It shall be unlawful for any licensee to conduct or permit any person to conduct any exhibition where the intent or outcome of the exhibition or match is to injure or harm one of the contestants and the exhibition is unregulated by the State of Illinois. The terms of the section may be enforced by the corporation counsel through injunction or any other suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity.
(Added Coun. J. 3-26-96, p. 19269; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-97, p. 48017)
In all rooms or halls in which dancing is permitted, ventilation shall be provided as required in Chapter 18-28; except that existing dance halls, in which the floor area is less than 2,000 square feet, may be ventilated by means of a mechanical ventilating exhaust system described in Section 18-28-401.1. The capacity of such system shall be equal to three cubic feet of air per minute for each square foot of floor area of any such dance hall and the ventilating openings in such room or space shall be not less than four percent of the floor area.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-97, p. 48017; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-14, p. 98037, § 6)
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