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BUILDING CODE AND RELATED EXCERPTS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO
DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION 2 - DEFINITIONS
DIVISION 3 - USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS
DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON USE AND OCCUPANCY
Subdivision 403 - High-Rise buildings
Subdivision 406 - Motor-Vehicle-Related Occupancies
Subdivision 407 - Special Institutional
Subdivision 411 - Special Amusement Buildings
CHAPTER 4-156 AMUSEMENTS
ARTICLE I. AMUSEMENTS (4-156-010 et seq.)
ARTICLE II. AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT DEVICES (4-156-150 et seq.)
ARTICLE III. PUBLIC PLACES OF AMUSEMENT (4-156-290 et seq.)
ARTICLE IV. INDOOR SPECIAL EVENTS (4-156-530 et seq.)
ARTICLE V. PERFORMING ARTS VENUES* (4-156-710 et seq.)
ARTICLE VI. INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE EVENT VENUE (4-156-800 et seq.)
Subdivision 413 - Combustible Storage
Subdivision 414 - Hazardous Materials
Subdivision 421 - Special Detailed Requirements
DIVISION 5 - GENERAL BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS
DIVISION 6 - TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 7 - FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 8 - INTERIOR FINISHES (NA)
DIVISION 9 - FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
DIVISION 10 - MEANS OF EGRESS
DIVISION 11 - ACCESSIBILITY
DIVISION 12 - INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT
DIVISION 13 - ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIVISION 14 - EXTERIOR WALLS (NA)
DIVISION 15 - ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND ROOFTOP STRUCTURES (NA)
DIVISION 16 - STRUCTURAL DESIGN
DIVISION 17 - STRUCTURAL TESTS AND SPECIAL INSPECTIONS
DIVISION 18 - SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
DIVISION 19 - CONCRETE
DIVISION 20 - ALUMINUM (NA)
DIVISION 21 - MASONRY
DIVISION 22 - STEEL
DIVISION 23 - WOOD
DIVISION 24 - GLASS AND GLAZING (NA)
DIVISION 25 - GYPSUM BOARD AND PLASTER (NA)
DIVISION 26 - PLASTIC (NA)
DIVISION 27 - ELECTRICAL
DIVISION 28 - MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
DIVISION 29 - PLUMBING SYSTEMS
DIVISION 30 - ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
DIVISION 31 - SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION (NA)
DIVISION 32 - ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
DIVISION 33 - SAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 34 - EXISTING STRUCTURES
DIVISION 35 - REFERENCED STANDARDS

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4-156-460  Drinking water.
   The licensee of each public place of amusement licensed or required to be licensed under this Article III shall provide sufficient drinking water at each fountain required to be installed by this Code.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-97, p. 48017; Amend Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 48180, Art. V, § 19)
4-156-470  License – Statement of conditions.
   Each public place of amusement license issued under this Article III shall contain apt words indicating that such license is issued and accepted subject to the representations made in the license application and to all laws, ordinances and regulations governing the conduct of the licensed premises now in effect or which may hereafter be adopted.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-97, p. 48017; Amend Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 48180, Art. V, § 20)
4-156-480  Liability for certain additional city services.
   (A)   The business entity benefiting from traffic management services provided by the city in connection with an event presented at a qualifying stadium, conference or exhibition facility shall pay to the city an amount equal to the sum of (1) 140 percent of the average non-overtime hourly rate for Chicago police officers, for each hour of time worked by a police officer in providing traffic management services related to the event; plus (2) 140 percent of the average non- overtime hourly rate for Chicago traffic aides, for each hour of time worked by a traffic control aide in providing traffic management services related to the event.
   (B)   No later than 30 days before an event to be held in a major stadium, conference or exhibition facility, the business entity benefiting from traffic management services shall notify the superintendent of police and the executive director of emergency management and communications of the date, time and nature of the event, and the teams or other entities participating in the event.
   (C)   For purposes of this section:
      (1)   “Business entity benefiting” means:
         (a)   The Chicago-based team participating in a professional baseball, football, basketball, hockey or soccer game, regardless of whether the game is considered pre-season, regular season or playoff.
         (b)   With regard to any other event, the person who contracts for the use of the stadium, conference or exhibition facility for the presentation or conduct of the event.
      (2)   “Qualifying stadium, conference or exhibition facility” means an enclosed, partially enclosed or open, facility having a capacity in excess of 7,000, but does not include a facility owned by an educational, charitable, religious, eleemosynary or veterans' organization that is organized on a not-for-profit basis.
   (D)   The police department and the office of emergency management and communications shall maintain a record of the hours worked by police officers and by traffic control aides in providing traffic management services related to an event at a qualifying stadium facility. The records shall indicate the date, location and nature of each event; the number of police officers, if any, providing traffic management services related to the event; the total number of hours worked by those police officers; the number of traffic control aides, if any, providing traffic management services related to the event; and the total number of hours worked by those traffic control aides. At the end of each calendar month, the records shall be delivered to the department of finance, which shall issue separate bills to each business entity benefiting from traffic services. The business entity shall pay the amount billed no later than 30 days after the date of mailing indicated on the bill. Amounts due under this section shall constitute a debt due and owing the city.
(Added Coun. J. 11-19-03, p. 14216, § 5.2; Amend Coun. J. 7-27-05, p. 53211, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.9; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. IX, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 48243, Art. I, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-2-09, p. 78837, Art. 12, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 4)
4-156-484  Reserved.
Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-6-05, p. 58166, § 7, repealed § 4-156-484, which pertained to special permit allowance.
4-156-485  License restrictions.
   No public place of amusement license under this Article III shall be granted to any establishment required to be licensed in accordance with Chapter 4-228 of the Municipal Code, or to any establishment at which motor vehicles are washed, if the public place of amusement will be conducted in the same area in which the other activity licensed in accordance with the provisions of Title 4 , as provided herein, is conducted.
(Added Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 3098; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 80; Amend Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 48180, Art. V, § 21)

 

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4-228
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Title 4
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4-156-490  Reserved.
Editor's note – Coun. J. 12-19-14, p. 98037, § 6, repealed § 4-156-490, which pertained to license revocation.
4-156-500  Sports plaza – Additional requirements.
   (a)   For purposes of this section, “Sports Plaza” has the same meaning ascribed to that term in Section 4-160-010 .
   (b)   If a Sports Plaza, or any portion thereof, is used or intended for use for any amusement, a public place of amusement license under this Article III shall be required, regardless of whether the use is incidental to the Sports Plaza's principal use. Application for such public place of amusement license shall be made pursuant to this Article III.
   (c)   The licensee shall enter into a plan of operation with the commissioner for amusements to be held on the Sports Plaza. The plan shall include provisions that are useful or necessary to mitigate any adverse effects on the surrounding community and shall include specific provisions for amusements as to which the attendance is expected to be greater than 500 people. Such provisions shall include, but are not limited to, providing additional security personnel, restricting hours of operation, providing trash pickup services, or any other reasonable restrictions. It shall be a violation if a licensee fails to comply with all requirements of the approved written plan of operation and shall subject the licensee to a fine or license suspension or revocation.
   (d)   All other applicable provisions of this chapter apply.
   (e)   Except where otherwise specifically provided, any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $5,000 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. 6-22-16, p. 26612, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 48180, Art. V, § 22)
Editor's note – Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 81 repealed former § 4-156-500, which pertained to severability.

 

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4-160-010
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