As used in this chapter:
"Bed-and-breakfast establishment" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 4-6-290.
"Board of directors" means the board of directors of a cooperative building.
"Building containing five or more dwelling units" includes, but is not limited to, a row house consisting of five or more connected individual dwelling units.
"Building containing two to four dwelling units" includes, but is not limited to, a duplex or row house consisting of two to four connected individual dwelling units.
"Coach house" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 17-17-0234.6.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection or the commissioner's designee.
"Conversion unit" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 17-17-0240.6.
"Corporate housing" means a dwelling unit owned or leased by a business entity that is available for rent or for hire for transient occupancy solely by the business entity's officers, employees, family members of the officers or employees, consultants, vendors or contractors.
"Department" means the department of business affairs and consumer protection.
"Egregious condition" means: (1) drug trafficking; (2) prostitution; (3) gang-related activity; (4) violent acts involving the discharge of a firearm, or the death of, or serious bodily injury to, any person; (5) exceeding the design load; (6) overcrowding; (7) the use of a shared housing unit by a guest for commercial purposes, including but not limited to inviting persons to the unit under circumstances where the invitee is required, either directly or indirectly, to pay an admission fee, entrance fee or other compensation, consideration or revenue to gain entry to the unit; or (8) using or allowing the use of a shared housing unit for a party, amusement, event or other gathering in excess of the maximum occupancy limitation set forth in Section 4-14-050(b).
"Exceeding the design load" means placing loads, including natural persons, on structural elements or components of buildings, including but not limited to porches, balconies and roof decks, in excess of the design load allowed under the building code.
"Excessive loud noise" means: (1) any sound generated between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. from within the shared housing unit or on any private open space having a nexus to the shared housing unit that is louder than average conversational level at a distance of 100 feet or more, measured vertically or horizontally from the property line of the shared housing unit or private open space, as applicable; or (2) any sound generated on the public way immediately adjacent to the shared housing unit, measured vertically or horizontally from its source, by any person having a nexus to the shared housing unit in violation of Section 8-32-070(a); or (3) any sound generated between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. that causes a vibration, whether recurrent, intermittent or constant, that is felt or experienced on or in any neighboring property, other than a vibration: (i) caused by a warning device necessary for the protection of the public health, safety or welfare; or (ii) caused in connection with the performance of emergency work within the shared housing unit by the shared housing host or such host's agent; or (iii) subject to an exception or exclusion under Section 8-32-170.
"Family member(s)" means a person's: (a) mother, father, spouse, brother or sister (including blood, step or half), father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, brother- in-law, sister-in-law, grandparents or grandchildren; (b) court-appointed legal guardian or person for whom a person is a court-appointed legal guardian; or (c) domestic partner or the domestic partner's mother, father, brother or sister (including blood, step or half), or son or daughter (including blood, step or half).
"Guest" means a person who rents a shared housing unit for transient occupancy. The term "guest" does not include members of the owner's or tenant's household, as that term is defined in Section 17-17-0270.
"Guest suite" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 4-6-300(a).
"Homeowners association" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 4-6-300(a).
"Hotel" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 4-6-180.
"Illegal activity" means any criminal conduct, of whatever degree, in violation of federal, State or local law.
"Local contact person" means a person authorized as an agent of the shared housing host who: (1) is designated for service of process; (2) is authorized by the shared housing host to take remedial action and to respond to any violation of this Code; and (3) maintains a residence or office located in the city.
"Objectionable condition(s)" means any disturbance of the peace, public drunkenness, drinking in public, harassment of passersby, loitering, public urination, unlawful garbage or waste disposal, illegal gambling, lewd conduct or excessive loud noise.
"Overcrowding" means exceeding the maximum occupancy limitation in violation of Section 4-14-050(b).
"Permanent Occupancy" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 4-6-290.
"Platform" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 4-13-100.
"Primary residence" means the dwelling unit where a person lives on a daily basis at least 245 days in the applicable calendar year. The failure of a person to claim a Cook County homeowner exemption for a dwelling unit shall create a rebuttable presumption that such dwelling unit is not the person's primary residence.
"Rental agreement" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 5-12-030.
"Restricted residential zone" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 4-17-010.
"Shared housing host" means an owner or tenant of a shared housing unit, or a manager acting on behalf of an owner or tenant, who directly or indirectly rents such unit to guests.
"Shared housing unit" means a dwelling unit containing 6 or fewer sleeping rooms that is rented, or any portion therein is rented, for transient occupancy by guests. The term "shared housing unit" does not include: (1) single-room occupancy buildings; (2) hotels; (3) corporate housing; (4) bed-and-breakfast establishments; (5) guest suites; (6) vacation rentals; (7) conversion units; or (8) coach houses lawfully established after May 1, 2021.
"Short term residential rental intermediary" or "intermediary" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 4-13-100.
"Single family home" means a building that: (i) contains one dwelling unit only; and (ii) is not attached to any other dwelling unit.
"Single-room occupancy building" has the meaning ascribed to the term "single-room occupancy" in Section 17-17-02163.
"Tenant" means a person who has a rental agreement for a dwelling unit in which the rental payments are paid on a monthly basis for permanent occupancy of the dwelling unit.
"Transient occupancy" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 4-6-290.
"Vacation rental" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 4-6-300.
(Added Coun. J. 6-22-16, p. 27712, § 9; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-19, p. 100029, Art. II, § 26; Amend Coun. J. 5-20-20, p. 17016, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 9-9-20, p. 20269, § 24; Amend Coun. J. 12-16-20, p. 26066, § 8; Amend Coun. J. 5-25-22, p. 48413, § 4)