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MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO
TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 2 CITY GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 2-4 MAYOR
CHAPTER 2-8 CITY COUNCIL AND WARDS OF THE CITY
CHAPTER 2-12 CITY CLERK
CHAPTER 2-14 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
CHAPTER 2-16 ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL*
CHAPTER 2-20 DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION
CHAPTER 2-21 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-22 DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS
CHAPTER 2-23 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-24 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-25 DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
CHAPTER 2-26 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-28 DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
CHAPTER 2-29 OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTER 2-30 MULTIAGENCY REGULATION OF IMPLOSIONS*
CHAPTER 2-31 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT*
CHAPTER 2-32 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
CHAPTER 2-36 FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 2-38 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-40 CITYWIDE LANGUAGE ACCESS TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF CITY SERVICES*
CHAPTER 2-44 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING*
CHAPTER 2-45 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 2-48 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-50 DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND SUPPORT SERVICES
CHAPTER 2-51 DEPARTMENT OF FLEET AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT*
CHAPTER 2-52 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-53 CITY COUNCIL OFFICE OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS*
CHAPTER 2-55 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-56 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
CHAPTER 2-57 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-60 DEPARTMENT OF LAW
CHAPTER 2-64 MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES
CHAPTER 2-68 DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION*
CHAPTER 2-70 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-72 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-74 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES*
CHAPTER 2-76 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-78 CIVILIAN OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
CHAPTER 2-80 COMMUNITY COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY*
CHAPTER 2-84 DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
CHAPTER 2-92 DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES*
CHAPTER 2-96 OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION*
CHAPTER 2-100 DEPARTMENT OF STREETS AND SANITATION*
CHAPTER 2-102 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 2-106 DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 2-108 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-112 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
CHAPTER 2-116 ZONING AND EXAMINATION BOARDS
CHAPTER 2-120 COMMISSIONERS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 2-124 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
CHAPTER 2-132 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-140 PUBLIC BUILDING COMMISSION
CHAPTER 2-148 CHICAGO COMMITTEE ON URBAN OPPORTUNITY
CHAPTER 2-150 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-151 EMPOWERMENT ZONE / ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY COORDINATING COUNCIL
CHAPTER 2-152 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 2-154 DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN ENTITIES
CHAPTER 2-156 GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS
CHAPTER 2-157 LARGE LOT PROGRAM
CHAPTER 2-158 SALE OF SURPLUS LAND
CHAPTER 2-159 ADJACENT NEIGHBORS LAND ACQUISITION PROGRAM
CHAPTER 2-160 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-164 PRIVATIZATION - TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERFORMANCE*
CHAPTER 2-165 DEBT TRANSACTIONS - TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERFORMANCE
CHAPTER 2-168 CHICAGO FAIR LABOR PRACTICES
CHAPTER 2-172 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 2-173 WELCOMING CITY ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 2-176 MUNICIPAL IDENTIFICATION CARD
CHAPTER 2-178 PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION IN REGISTRY PROGRAMS
TITLE 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
TITLE 4 BUSINESSES, OCCUPATIONS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
TITLE 5 HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TITLE 6 HUMAN RIGHTS*
TITLE 7 HEALTH AND SAFETY
TITLE 8 OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
TITLE 9 VEHICLES, TRAFFIC AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION
TITLE 10 STREETS, PUBLIC WAYS, PARKS, AIRPORTS AND HARBORS
TITLE 11 UTILITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
TITLE 12 RESERVED
TITLE 13 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
TITLE 14 RESERVED*
TITLE 14A ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE CHICAGO CONSTRUCTION CODES*
TITLE 14B BUILDING CODE*
TITLE 14C CONVEYANCE DEVICE CODE*
TITLE 14E ELECTRICAL CODE*
TITLE 14F FIRE PREVENTION CODE*
TITLE 14G FUEL GAS CODE*
TITLE 14M MECHANICAL CODE*
TITLE 14N 2022 ENERGY TRANSFORMATION CODE*
TITLE 14P PLUMBING CODE*
TITLE 14R BUILDING REHABILITATION CODE*
TITLE 14X MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS*
TITLE 15 FIRE PREVENTION
TITLE 16 LAND USE
TITLE 17 CHICAGO ZONING ORDINANCE
TITLE 18 BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE
APPENDIX TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO (RESERVED)*
TABLES
Chicago Zoning Ordinance and Land Use Ordinance
CHAPTER 2-44
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING*
* Editor’s note – Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. II, § 1, repealed former Ch. 2-44, which pertained to the Department of Housing.
2-44-005   Definitions.
2-44-010   Establishment – Composition.
2-44-020   Commissioner of Housing – Appointment.
2-44-030   Department – Composition.
2-44-040   Transfer of rights, powers and duties.
2-44-050   Commissioner of Housing – Powers and duties.
2-44-060   Workforce development – Purposes and intent.
2-44-065   Program applications, administration, and related fees.
2-44-070   Annual report on homelessness and housing.
2-44-080   2015 affordable requirements.
2-44-085   2021 affordable requirements.
2-44-090   Near north/near west affordable housing pilot area.
2-44-100   Milwaukee corridor affordable housing pilot area.
2-44-105   Pilsen-Little Village affordable housing pilot area.
2-44-106   Affordable conversion units.
2-44-110   Participation by eligible persons in eligible programs.
2-44-120   Federally assisted housing preservation.
2-44-130   Condominium conversion of subsidized rental property.
2-44-135   Demolition permit surcharge ordinance.
2-44-140   Debt waiver.
2-44-145   Loan and grant restructuring.
2-44-150   Authority to modify loan terms.
2-44-160   Reallocation of volume cap.
2-44-005 Definitions.
   As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
   "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Housing or the Commissioner’s designee.
   "Department" means the Department of Housing.
   "Qualified Allocation Plan" shall mean the plan required under Section 42(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and adopted by the Department in connection with low-income housing tax credits.
(Added Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. I, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-19, p. 11390, Art. I, § 2)
2-44-010 Establishment – Composition.
   There is hereby established an executive department of the municipal government of the City, which shall be known as the Department of Housing. The Department shall include the Commissioner of Housing, and such deputies, assistants and other employees as may be provided for in the annual appropriation ordinance.
(Added Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. I, § 1)
2-44-020 Commissioner of Housing – Appointment.
   There is hereby created the office of the Commissioner of Housing. The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the City Council.
(Added Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. I, § 1)
2-44-030 Department – Composition.
   The Department shall include such divisions as may be necessary or desirable to enable the Commissioner to perform his or her duties as set forth in this chapter and elsewhere in this Code.
(Added Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. I, § 1)
2-44-040 Transfer of rights, powers and duties.
   (a)   Transfer of powers. The Commissioner and Department of Housing shall assume all rights, powers, duties, obligations and responsibilities ("powers") that were formerly exercised by the Commissioner and Department of Planning and Development and transferred to the Commissioner and Department of Housing pursuant to this Chapter 2-44, including:
      (1)   All related personnel, books, records, property and funds;
      (2)   The administration of any related federal, state, local or private grant or loan programs, except to the extent prohibited by the grantor or grant agreement; and
      (3)   The related rights and duties under existing contracts, appropriations, grant agreements, redevelopment agreements, leases, indentures, or other agreements or ordinances.
   (b)   Legal status of existing rules. All rules issued by the Commissioner of Planning and Development in connection with such transferred powers, and in effect as of the effective date of this Chapter 2-44, shall remain in effect until amended or repealed by the Commissioner of Housing.
   (c)   Transition period. In order to facilitate an orderly, gradual and efficient transfer of the powers set forth in subsection (a) of this section, a transition period beginning on January 1, 2019 is hereby established, during which time the Department of Planning and Development and its Commissioner ("DPD Commissioner") shall continue to exercise those powers until such time that a new Housing Commissioner is appointed and confirmed and such Housing Commissioner determines that the newly established Department of Housing is sufficiently operational to administer any specific power(s) transferred to it pursuant to this enabling Ordinance. During this transition period, the DPD Commissioner shall retain any and all powers necessary or appropriate to complete or continue the negotiation, execution or implementation of any agreement or other instrument pertaining to affordable housing or otherwise within the purview of the DPD Commissioner’s former powers initiated prior to January 1, 2019 and thereafter until such time that the Commissioner of Housing determines that the transfer of powers is complete.
(Added Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. I, § 1)
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