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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
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
CHAPTER 4-228
MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPS
Article I. General Provisions
4-228-010   Definitions.
4-228-020   License required.
4-228-021   Reserved.
4-228-022   Reserved.
4-228-023   Reserved.
4-228-024   Reserved.
4-228-025   Reserved.
4-228-030   License – Application – Additional information required when.
4-228-031   Reserved.
4-228-040   License fee.
4-228-044   Reserved.
4-228-045   Reserved.
4-228-046   Reserved.
4-228-047   Reserved.
4-228-048   Reserved.
4-228-050   License issuance and renewal prohibited when.
4-228-060   Presumption that motor vehicle repair business exists.
4-228-070   Reserved.
4-228-080   Reserved.
4-228-090   Reserved.
4-228-095   Reserved.
4-228-096   Reserved.
4-228-100   Reserved.
4-228-110   Reserved.
4-228-120   Reserved.
4-228-130   Reserved.
4-228-140   Reserved.
Article II. Legal Duties and Unlawful Acts.
4-228-200   Proper disposal of tires.
4-228-205   License – Posting – Nontransferability.
4-228-210   Proper disposal of unrepairable or unclaimed vehicle and parts other than tires and catalytic converters.
4-228-215   Unlawful acts and omissions.
4-228-217   Proper disposal of catalytic converters – Maintenance of records – Required.
4-228-220   Off-street parking – Required when.
4-228-225   Prohibited activities – Public ways.
4-228-230   Prohibited – Residential buildings.
4-228-235   Direct vehicle access to a public street – Required when.
4-228-245   Misrepresentation of quality of parts.
4-228-250   Work requiring customer authorization – Estimates.
4-228-255   Maintenance of records – Advertising requirements.
4-228-260   Signage – Display.
4-228-265   Signage – Requirements.
4-228-270   Health and sanitation requirements.
4-228-275   Towing operations.
4-228-280   Ball joint assemblies – Inspection, sale and installation.
4-228-285   Rebuilding of automatic transmissions.
4-228-290   Use of trade names.
4-228-295   Notification of disciplinary action to mechanics.
4-228-296   Hazardous materials – Duties – Prohibited acts.
Article III. Tire Facilities
4-228-305   Tire Facilities – Standards.
4-228-307   Hazardous materials – Duties – Prohibited acts.
Article IV. Enforcement
4-228-400   Inspections.
4-228-405   License – Suspension or revocation.
4-228-410   Regulations.
4-228-415   Penalty for violation.
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS (4-228-010 et seq.)
4-228-010 Definitions.
   The following definitions shall apply to this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
   (a)   "Motor vehicle repair shop" or "repair shop" means any building, structure, premises, enclosure or other place including automobile service stations, garages and motor vehicle service shops where the business of doing repair work on or for motor vehicles, replacing motor vehicle parts, or diagnosing malfunctions of a motor vehicle is conducted in any shop, drive-in station or garage which inspects motor vehicles for the purpose of appraising, evaluating or estimating the extent or value of motor vehicle damage or the necessity or cost of motor vehicle repairs. A motor vehicle repair shop shall also include any business, establishment or location where tires are collected, stored, maintained, altered, refabricated, disposed of, replaced, changed or repaired. Provided, however, that this definition shall not include any business operated under a certificate of authority issued under Chapter 215 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes. Provided further, that the term "motor vehicle repair shop" or "repair shop" shall not include any person set forth in subsection (c) of Section 4-228-020.
   (b)   "Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled device in, upon or by which persons or property are or may be transported upon public ways, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails.
   (c)   "Repair" means any diagnosis, removal, reconditioning, maintenance, alteration, adjustment, installation or replacement of any parts, components or systems of a motor vehicle (including but not limited to upholstery and auto glass), but excluding any repair services which the commissioner by regulation determines to be minor. For purposes of this chapter, no service shall be designated by the commissioner as minor, if the commissioner finds that performance of the service requires mechanical expertise, or has given rise to a high incidence of fraud or deceptive practices, or involves a part of the vehicle essential to its safe operation.
   (d)   "Licensee" means any person that holds or is required to hold a license under this chapter.
   (e)   "Motor vehicle mechanic" means any person who, for salary or wage, performs diagnosis, maintenance, repair, removal, reconditioning, adjustment, alteration, replacement or installation of any part, system or component of a motor vehicle (including but not limited to upholstery and auto glass), but excluding any repair services which the commissioner by regulation determines to be minor.
   (f)   "Person" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 1-4-090.
   (g)   "Estimated price" means a written determination of the price of parts and the price of labor needed to perform offered services, including the price of teardown and assembly, if necessary.
   (h)   "Invoice" means a written listing of the details of the transaction between the repair shop and the customer.
   (i)   "Work order" means an authorization, either oral or written, on the part of the customer for the repair shop to perform a service.
   (j)   "Guarantee" means an obligation undertaken by a repair shop to repair a vehicle at no charge or at a reduced charge for parts or labor or both.
   (k)   "Warranty" means a promise made by a manufacturer that a vehicle or part will be repaired at no charge or at a reduced charge for parts or labor or both.
   (l)   "Place of business" means an address where repairs or service are ordinarily performed.
   (m)   "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of business affairs and consumer protection or the commissioner's designee.
   (n)   "False or secret compartment" means any enclosure that is intended and designed to be used to conceal, hide and prevent discovery by law enforcement officers of the false or secret compartment, or its contents, and which is integrated into a vehicle.
   (o)   "Tire facility" means any business where, at any one time, 100 or more new or used tires are collected, stored, maintained, altered, refabricated. disposed of, replaced, changed or repaired.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-93, p. 39429; Amend Coun. J. 6-28-00, p. 36845, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 106)
4-228-020 License required.
   (a)   Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, no person shall own, maintain, conduct, operate or engage in the business of motor vehicle repair for compensation within the City of Chicago, or hold himself/herself out as being able to engage in such business, or act as an agent for another who is engaged in the motor vehicle repair business, or take custody of a motor vehicle within the City of Chicago for the purpose of repair without first having obtained a motor vehicle repair shop license under this chapter. The license issued to a motor vehicle repair shop under this chapter authorizes the licensee and all of the licensee's bona fide employees to engage in the business of motor vehicle repair shop at the location identified in the license application.
   (b)   License required for each location. If a person maintains a motor vehicle repair shop at more than one location, a license shall be required for each such location.
   (c)   Exclusions. The following persons are excluded from the term motor vehicle repair shop:
      (1)   an employee of a motor vehicle repair shop who engages in the business of repairing motor vehicles solely by reason of his employment; or
      (2)   any person who is solely engaged in the business of repairing the motor vehicles of a single commercial or industrial establishment, or of the federal, state or local government or any agency thereof; or
      (3)   any person solely engaged in the business of repairing road building machines, farm machines, lawn machines, garden machines or vehicles registered as special purpose vehicles; or
      (4)   any person who does not work on the vehicle but only rebuilds or reconditions parts of the vehicle removed by others (i.e., after market manufacturers); or
      (5)   any person who engages in the business of distributing motor vehicle parts.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-93, p. 39429; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 3094; Amend Coun. J. 4-16-97, p. 42621; Amend Coun. J. 7-19-00, p. 38593, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-01, p. 75777, § 3.2; Amend Coun. J. 7-27-05, p. 53211, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-06, p. 92532, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 1-13-10, p. 83191, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-5-11, p. 8801, § 11; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 106)
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