Article I. Amusements
4-156-010 Definitions.
4-156-020 Tax imposed.
4-156-030 Collection, payment and accounting.
4-156-032 Alternative tax imposed on tour boat operators.
4-156-033 Reserved.
4-156-034 Rules and regulations.
4-156-035 Application of Uniform Revenue Procedures Ordinance.
4-156-040 Raffles – Terms defined.
4-156-050 Raffles – Licenses – Issuance by city clerk.
4-156-060 Raffles – Licenses – Requirements.
4-156-070 Raffles – Separate licenses – Fee – Term.
4-156-080 Raffle tickets.
4-156-090 Raffles – Prizes – Fees.
4-156-100 Raffles – Publication of rules and regulations.
4-156-110 Raffles – Fee exemption conditions.
4-156-120 Auxiliaries and affiliates of organizations.
4-156-125 Inter-track wagering.
4-156-130 Reserved.
4-156-140 Violations – Penalty.
Article II. Automatic Amusement Devices
4-156-150 Definitions.
4-156-160 Tax imposed.
4-156-170 Tax emblem.
4-156-180 Installation prerequisites.
4-156-190 Seizure for unlawful use.
4-156-200 Reserved.
4-156-210 Reserved.
4-156-220 Reserved.
4-156-230 Number of devices limited.
4-156-240 Reserved.
4-156-260 Reserved.
4-156-270 Restrictions on use by minors.
4-156-280 Violation – Penalty.
Article III. Public Places of Amusement
4-156-285 Covered business activities – License – Required.
4-156-290 Definition.
4-156-300 License – Required – Special requirements for establishments catering to minors.
4-156-305 License – Exceptions.
4-156-310 License – Application – Contents.
4-156-311 Notice requirements; objections.
4-156-320 License – Application – Approval conditions.
4-156-321 Contingent approval.
4-156-330 Location restrictions.
4-156-340 Written guaranty required.
4-156-350 Occupancy enforcement.
4-156-355 License – Issuance prohibited.
4-156-360 License – Fees.
4-156-380 Public place of amusement – Exit diagram.
4-156-390 Ticket sales.
4-156-400 Reserved.
4-156-410 Motion picture theaters – Billboard contents.
4-156-420 Billiard rooms and poolrooms.
4-156-424 Outdoor patio.
4-156-426 Outdoor entertainment venue.
4-156-430 Athletic contests at night and on weekday afternoons; restrictions.
4-156-435 Unregulated exhibition where intent is to harm a contestant – Prohibited – Enforcement.
4-156-440 Ventilation.
4-156-450 Gambling.
4-156-460 Drinking water.
4-156-470 License – Statement of conditions.
4-156-480 Liability for certain additional city services.
4-156-484 Reserved.
4-156-485 License restrictions.
4-156-490 Reserved.
4-156-500 Sports plaza – Additional requirements.
4-156-510 Violation – Penalty.
4-156-520 Construction of chapter.
Article IV. Indoor Special Events
4-156-530 Definitions.
4-156-540 License – Required.
4-156-550 Reserved.
4-156-560 Reserved.
4-156-570 Issuance of license – Prohibited when.
4-156-580 License – Term.
4-156-590 License – Posting – Transferability – Notice of changes.
4-156-600 License – Application – Deadline.
4-156-610 License fee.
4-156-620 Insurance – Required.
4-156-630 Indemnification agreement – Required.
4-156-640 Legal duties.
4-156-650 Unlawful acts.
4-156-660 License – Suspension – Revocation.
4-156-670 Judicial review.
4-156-680 Regulations.
4-156-700 Violation – Penalty.
Article V. Performing Arts Venues
4-156-710 Definitions.
4-156-720 License – Required.
4-156-730 License – Application – Contents.
4-156-740 Reserved.
4-156-750 Reserved.
Article VI. Industrial Private Event Venue
4-156-800 Definitions.
4-156-810 License required.
4-156-820 Issuance of license – Prohibited when.
4-156-830 License – Application.
4-156-840 Notice.
4-156-850 Denial of a license.
4-156-860 License fee.
4-156-870 Insurance – Required.
4-156-875 License – Posting – Transferability – Notice of changes.
4-156-880 Legal duties.
4-156-890 Unlawful acts.
4-156-900 License – Suspension – Revocation.
4-156-910 Judicial review.
4-156-920 Regulations.
4-156-930 Joint and several liability for alcohol- related violations.
4-156-940 License revocation – Waiting period for new license.
4-156-950 Violation – Penalty.
Article VII. Sports Wagering
4-156-960 Definitions.
4-156-962 License required.
4-156-965 Legal duties.
4-156-968 Location restrictions.
4-156-970 Prohibited acts.
4-156-973 Tax imposed.
4-156-974 Tax payments.
4-156-975 Application of Uniform Revenue Procedures Ordinance.
4-156-977 Diversity goals for sports wagering.
4-156-979 Rulemaking authority.
4-156-980 Violation – Penalty.
ARTICLE I. AMUSEMENTS (4-156-010 et seq.)
For purposes of this chapter:
"Amusement" means: (1) any exhibition, performance, presentation or show for entertainment purposes, including, but not limited to, any theatrical, dramatic, musical or spectacular performance, promotional show, motion picture show, flower, poultry or animal show, animal act, circus, rodeo, athletic contest, sport, game or similar exhibition such as boxing, wrestling, skating, dancing, swimming, racing, or riding on animals or vehicles, baseball, basketball, softball, football, tennis, golf, hockey, track and field games, bowling or billiard or pool games; (2) any entertainment or recreational activity offered for public participation or on a membership or other basis including, but not limited to, carnivals, amusement park rides and games, bowling, billiards and pool games, dancing, tennis, racquetball, swimming, weightlifting, bodybuilding or similar activities; or (3) any paid television programming, whether transmitted by wire, cable, fiber optics, laser, microwave, radio, satellite or similar means. "Amusement" does not include lawful gambling at a casino, as that term is defined in 230 ILCS 10/4.
"Arcade" means a place of amusement that includes four or more automatic amusement devices; provided, however, that when calculating the number of automatic amusement devices, jukeboxes shall not be counted.
"Charges paid" means the gross amount of consideration paid for the privilege to enter, to witness, to view or to participate in an amusement, valued in money, whether received in money or otherwise, including cash, credits, property and services, determined without any deduction for costs or expenses whatsoever. The term "charges paid" includes any and all charges that the patron pays incidental to obtaining the privilege to enter, to witness, to view or to participate in an amusement, including but not limited to any and all related markups, service fees, convenience fees, facilitation fees, cancellation fees and other such charges, regardless of terminology. The term "charges paid" does not include charges that are added on account of the tax imposed by this chapter or on account of any other tax imposed on the charge.
"Legal voter" means a person who has registered to vote and whose name appears on a poll sheet from the last preceding election regardless of whether primary, general or special.
"License" means a ticket or other license granting the privilege to enter, to witness, to view or to participate in an amusement, or the opportunity to obtain the privilege to enter, to witness, to view or to participate in an amusement, and includes but is not limited to a permanent seat license.
"Live theatrical, live musical or other live cultural performance" means a live performance in any of the disciplines which are commonly regarded as part of the fine arts, such as live theater, music, opera, drama, comedy, ballet, modern or traditional dance, and book or poetry readings. The term does not include such amusements as athletic events, races or performances conducted at adult entertainment cabarets (as defined in Chapter 16-16 of this Code).
"Maximum capacity", for the sole purposes of the exemption and lower rate provided in Section 4-156-020, means the number of persons that an auditorium, theater or other space may accommodate as determined by the Building Commissioner pursuant to Section 14A-8-802 of this Code or by any other appropriate government official; provided, however, that "maximum capacity" shall not exceed the maximum number of tickets or admissions that may be made available for sale to a performance as stated in any binding written agreement relating to that performance. If the number of tickets or admissions actually sold to a performance exceeds the legally permissible limit, for purposes of determining the applicable tax, "maximum capacity" shall mean such greater number.
"Operator" means any person who sells or resells a ticket or other license to an amusement for consideration or who, directly through an agreement or arrangement with another party, collects the charges paid for the sale or resale of a ticket or other license to an amusement. The term includes, but is not limited to, persons engaged in the business of selling or reselling tickets or other licenses to amusements, whether on-line, in person or otherwise. The term also includes persons engaged in the business of facilitating the sale or resale of tickets or other licenses to amusements, whether on- line, in person or otherwise. The term does not include banks, credit card companies, payment processors or other persons whose involvement is limited to performing functions similar to those performed by such entities.
"Owner" means: (1) with respect to the owner of a place where an amusement is being held, any person with an ownership or leasehold interest in a building, structure, vehicle, boat, area or other place who presents, conducts or operates an amusement in such place or who allows, by agreement or otherwise, another person to present, conduct or operate an amusement in such place; (2) with respect to the owner of an amusement, any person which has an ownership or leasehold interest in such amusement or any person who has a proprietary interest in the amusement so as to entitle such person to all or a portion of the proceeds, after payment of reasonable expenses, from the operation, conduct or presentation of such amusement, excluding proceeds from nonamusement services and from sales of tangible personal property; (3) with any person operating a community antenna television system or wireless cable television system, or any person receiving consideration from the patron for furnishing, transmitting, or otherwise providing access to paid television programming.
"Paid television" means programming that can be viewed on a television or other screen, and is transmitted by cable, fiber optics, laser, microwave, radio, satellite or similar means to members of the public for consideration.
"Patron" means a person who acquires the privilege to enter, to witness, to view or to participate in an amusement.
"Person" means any natural individual, firm, society, foundation, institution, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, joint venture, public or private corporation, receiver, executor, trustee or other representative appointed by the order of any court, or any other entity recognized by law.
"Resale" means the resale of a ticket or other license to an amusement after the ticket or other license has been sold by the owner, manager or operator of the amusement, or by the owner, manager or operator of the place where the amusement is being held, to an independent and unrelated third party.
"Reseller" means a person who resells a ticket or other license to an amusement for consideration. The term includes but is not limited to ticket brokers, and applies whether the ticket is resold by bidding, consignment or otherwise, and whether the ticket is resold in person, at a site on the Internet or otherwise.
"Special seating area" means an enclosed or substantially enclosed apartment-style room containing or making available amenities for the exclusive use of the patrons thereof whether denominated as luxury or super suites or skyboxes or by other similar terms. Such amenities may include, but are not necessarily limited to, television (including closed-circuit capacity), bathroom, refrigerator, telephone service, storage sink, living room or lounge furniture, special spectator seating, food, heat, air conditioning and parking.
"Ticket" means the privilege to enter, to witness, to view or to participate in an amusement, whether or not expressed in a tangible form.
(Added Coun. J. 5-22-91, p. 335; Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-93, p. 42192; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-95, p. 11995; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-97, p. 48017; Amend Coun. J, 11-12-98, p. 81835; Amend Coun. J. 4-21-99, p. 91750; Amend Coun. J. 3-5-03, p. 104990, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-30-05, p. 62481, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 5-24-06, p. 76269, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 15814, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-07, p. 16789, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 48243, Art. I, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-11-09, p. 54733, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-14, p. 98063, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-16, p. 18766, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61858, Art. II, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-19, p. 100029, Art. II, § 33; Amend Coun. J. 5-25-22, p. 48413, § 6)
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