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TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 2 CITY GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
TITLE 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
TITLE 4 BUSINESSES, OCCUPATIONS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
CHAPTER 4-4 GENERAL LICENSING PROVISIONS*
CHAPTER 4-5 LICENSE FEES FOR TITLE 4 LICENSES
CHAPTER 4-6 REGULATED BUSINESS LICENSE
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS (4-6-010 et seq.)
ARTICLE II. HEALTH CLUB (4-6-020 et seq.)
ARTICLE III. CLOTHING ALTERATION (4-6-030 et seq.)
ARTICLE IV. LAUNDRY SERVICE (4-6-040 et seq.)
ARTICLE V. RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER (4-6-050 et seq.)
ARTICLE VI. TATTOOING, BODY PIERCING AND TANNING FACILITY (4-6-060 et seq.)
ARTICLE VII. DAY LABOR AGENCY (4-6-070 et seq.)
ARTICLE VIII. ADULT FAMILY CARE CENTER (4-6-080 et seq.)
ARTICLE IX. ASSISTED LIVING ESTABLISHMENT (4-6-090 et seq.)
ARTICLE X. LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY (4-6-100 et seq.)
ARTICLE XI. ADULT FAMILY CARE HOME (4-6-110 et seq.)
ARTICLE XII. AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT OPERATOR (4-6-120 et seq.)
ARTICLE XIII. PRIVATE SCAVENGER (4-6-130 et seq.)
ARTICLE XIV. SECONDHAND DEALER IN CHILDREN'S CLOTHING AND CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS (4-6-140 et seq.)
ARTICLE XV. JUNK PEDDLER (4-6-150 et seq.)
ARTICLE XVI. DEBT COLLECTORS (4-6-160 et seq.)
ARTICLE XVII. HOSPITAL (4-6-170 et seq.)
ARTICLE XVIII. HOTEL (4-6-180 et seq.)
ARTICLE XIX. BOARD-UP COMPANY (4-6-190 et seq.)
ARTICLE XX. DRY CLEANER (4-6-200 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXI. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (4-6-210 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXII. SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY BUILDING (4-6-220 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXIII. BOOTING OF MOTOR VEHICLES (4-6-230 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXIV. IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE (4-6-240 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXV. EXPEDITER COMPANY (4-6-250 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXVI. EXPEDITER/NATURAL PERSON (4-6-260 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXVII. HOME OCCUPATIONS (4-6-270 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXVIII. HOME REPAIR (4-6-280 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXIX. BED-AND-BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT (4-6-290 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXX. VACATION RENTALS (4-6-300 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXXI. PHARMACEUTICAL REPRESENTATIVES (4-6-310 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXXII. MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND MASSAGE SERVICES (4-6-320 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXXIII. MOBILE MERCHANTS (4-6-330 et seq.)
CHAPTER 4-8 FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS*
CHAPTER 4-9 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-11 MAXWELL STREET MARKET
CHAPTER 4-12 FARMERS MARKETS*
CHAPTER 4-13 SHORT TERM RESIDENTIAL RENTAL INTERMEDIARIES AND ADVERTISING PLATFORMS
CHAPTER 4-14 SHARED HOUSING UNITS
CHAPTER 4-16 SHARED HOUSING UNIT OPERATOR
CHAPTER 4-17 RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL ZONES
CHAPTER 4-24 LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES*
CHAPTER 4-28 DRAIN LAYERS
CHAPTER 4-32 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-36 LICENSING OF GENERAL CONTRACTORS
CHAPTER 4-40 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-44 INCOME TAX PREPARERS*
CHAPTER 4-48 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-52 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-58 RESTRICTIONS ON BYOB
CHAPTER 4-60 LIQUOR DEALERS
CHAPTER 4-64 TOBACCO DEALERS*
CHAPTER 4-68 AMBULANCES*
CHAPTER 4-72 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-75 CHILDREN'S SERVICES FACILITY
CHAPTER 4-76 CHILD CARE INSTITUTION*
CHAPTER 4-80 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-83 HELIPORTS
CHAPTER 4-84 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-88 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-92 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-93 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-96 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-97 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-100 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-108 FILLING STATIONS
CHAPTER 4-115 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-128 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-144 WEAPONS DEALERS
CHAPTER 4-149 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-151 SHOOTING RANGE FACILITY LICENSE
CHAPTER 4-152 WHOLESALE DRUG, CHEMICAL OR PAINT STORES*
CHAPTER 4-156 AMUSEMENTS
CHAPTER 4-160 SPORTS PLAZAS*
CHAPTER 4-164 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-165 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-168 BICYCLE MESSENGER SERVICES
CHAPTER 4-180 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-184 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-188 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-196 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-204 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-207 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-208 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-209 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-210 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-212 POP-UP RETAIL USERS*
CHAPTER 4-216 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-220 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-224 MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS
CHAPTER 4-226 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-227 TOWING
CHAPTER 4-228 MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPS
CHAPTER 4-229 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-232 MOTOR VEHICLE STORAGE AND SALES
CHAPTER 4-233 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-236 PARKING LOT AND GARAGE OPERATIONS TAX
CHAPTER 4-240 PAWNBROKERS
CHAPTER 4-244 STREET PEDDLERS AND STREET PERFORMERS*
CHAPTER 4-250 COMMERCIAL PASSENGER VESSELS
CHAPTER 4-252 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-253 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-256 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-260 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-264 SECONDHAND DEALERS
CHAPTER 4-266 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL REPAIRERS*
CHAPTER 4-268 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-276 REGULATION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
CHAPTER 4-280 CABLE COMMUNICATION
CHAPTER 4-284 CABLE ETHICS
CHAPTER 4-288 CRANE OPERATORS
CHAPTER 4-290 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
CHAPTER 4-292 SUPERVISING ELECTRICIANS
CHAPTER 4-296 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-298 ELEVATOR MECHANIC CONTRACTORS
CHAPTER 4-304 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-305 REMOTE SERVICE TERMINALS
CHAPTER 4-308 FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES
CHAPTER 4-312 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-324 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-328 NEWS MEDIA CREDENTIALS
CHAPTER 4-332 PLUMBERS
CHAPTER 4-336 PLUMBING CONTRACTORS
CHAPTER 4-340 SPECIAL POLICEMEN AND SECURITY GUARDS
CHAPTER 4-344 STATIONARY ENGINEERS*
CHAPTER 4-348 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-352 TELEGRAPH SERVICES
CHAPTER 4-360 VENDOR LICENSING AND REGULATION AT NAVY PIER
CHAPTER 4-364 WAREHOUSES*
CHAPTER 4-368 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-372 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-376 MASON CONTRACTORS*
CHAPTER 4-380 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-384 ANIMAL CARE
CHAPTER 4-388 ROOFTOPS IN WRIGLEY FIELD ADJACENT AREA
CHAPTER 4-392 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 4-400 RESERVED*
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
CHICAGO ZONING ORDINANCE AND LAND USE ORDINANCE
TITLE 16 LAND USE
TITLE 17 CHICAGO ZONING ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 4-6
REGULATED BUSINESS LICENSE
Article I. General Provisions
4-6-010   Regulated business license.
Article II. Health Club
4-6-020   Health club licenses.
Article III. Clothing Alteration
4-6-030   Clothing alteration.
Article IV. Laundry Service
4-6-040   Laundry service.
Article V. Residential Real Estate Developer
4-6-050   Residential real estate developer.
Article VI. Tattooing, Body Piercing and Tanning Facility
4-6-060   Tattooing, body piercing and tanning facilities.
Article VII. Day Labor Agency
4-6-070   Day labor agency.
Article VIII. Adult Family Care Center
4-6-080   Adult family care center.
Article IX. Assisted Living Establishment
4-6-090   Assisted living establishment.
Article X. Long-Term Care Facility
4-6-100   Long-term care facility.
Article XI. Adult Family Care Home
4-6-110   Adult family care home.
Article XII. Automatic Amusement Operator
4-6-120   Automatic amusement operator.
Article XIII. Private Scavenger
4-6-130   Private scavenger.
Article XIV. Secondhand Dealer in Children's Clothing and Children's Products
4-6-140   Secondhand dealer exclusively in children's clothing and children's products.
Article XV. Junk Peddler
4-6-150   Junk peddlers.
Article XVI. Debt Collectors
4-6-160   Debt collectors.
Article XVII. Hospital
4-6-170   Hospitals.
Article XVIII. Hotel
4-6-180   Hotel.
Article XIX. Board-Up Company
4-6-190   Board-up company.
Article XX. Dry Cleaner.
4-6-200   Dry cleaner.
Article XXI. Hazardous Materials
4-6-210   Hazardous materials.
Article XXII. Single-Room Occupancy Building
4-6-220   Single-room occupancy building.
Article XXIII. Booting of Motor Vehicles
4-6-230   Booting of motor vehicles.
Article XXIV. Immigration Assistance
4-6-240   Immigration assistance.
Article XXV. Expediter Company
4-6-250   Expediter company.
Article XXVI. Expediter/Natural Person
4-6-260   Expediter/natural person.
Article XXVII. Home Occupations
4-6-270   Home occupations.
Article XXVIII. Home Repair
4-6-280   Home repair.
Article XXIX. Bed-and-Breakfast Establishment
4-6-290   Bed-and-breakfast establishment.
Article XXX. Vacation Rentals
4-6-300   Vacation rentals.
Article XXXI. Pharmaceutical Representatives
4-6-310   Pharmaceutical representatives.
Article XXXII. Massage Establishments and Massage Services
4-6-320   Massage establishments and massage services.
Article XXXIII. Mobile Merchants
4-6-330   Mobile merchants.
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS (4-6-010 et seq.)
4-6-010 Regulated business license.
   (a)   A regulated business license shall be required for the business activities set forth in this chapter. A separate license shall be required for each separate business location.
   (b)   The terms defined in Section 4-4-005, as well as the general licensing provisions set forth in Chapter 4-4 shall apply to all Chapter 4-6 licenses.
   (c)   Business activities requiring a regulated business license under this chapter shall include the following: (1) health club; (2) clothing alteration; (3) laundry service; (4) residential real estate developer; (5) tattooing, body piercing or tanning facility; (6) day labor agency; (7) adult family care center; (8) assisted living establishment; (9) long-term care facility; (10) adult family care home; (11) automatic amusement operator; (12) private scavenger; (13) secondhand dealer in children's clothing and children's products only; (14) junk peddler; (15) debt collectors; (16) hospital; (17) hotel; (18) board-up company; (19) dry cleaner; (20) hazardous materials; (21) single-room occupancy buildings; (22) booting of motor vehicles; (23) immigration assistance; (24) expediter company: (25) expediter/natural person; (26) home occupation; (27) home repair; (28) bed-and-breakfast establishment; (29) vacation rentals; (30) pharmaceutical representatives; (31) massage establishments and massage services; and (32) mobile merchants.
(Added Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 16; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 50; Amend Coun. J. 1-17-13, p. 45326, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-16, p. 37901, Art. VII, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 6-28-17, p. 51336, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-15-20, p. 13000, § 2)

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