4-388-030 License – Required.

   No person shall sell rooftop admission rights, or sell food, beer or wine on rooftops in the Wrigley Field Adjacent Area without first having obtained a special club license. A special club license may be obtained only by a person who maintains the right to possession of a rooftop in the Wrigley Field Adjacent Area, either through ownership of a building, lease of a building, or lease of a rooftop.

(Added Coun. J. 5-20-98, p. 69285; Amend Coun. J. 1-20-99, p. 88459)

4-388-040 Fees.

   The license fee, payable every two years, for a special club license as defined in this ordinance shall be $4,400.00.

(Added Coun. J. 5-20-98, p. 69285; Amend Coun. J. 1-20-99, p. 88459; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-06, p. 92532, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 3-20-24, p. 10326, § 3)

4-388-050 Special club license – Application – Contents.

   Application for a special club license shall be made in writing on a form provided by the commissioner, and signed under oath by the applicant. If the applicant is a corporation, a duly authorized agent shall sign the application. If the owner is a partnership, the application shall be signed by the partners. The application shall set forth the location and a description of the property used or intended for use by the special club licensee, indicating the seating capacity and rooftop location, and shall contain the following information:

   (a)   the full name and current telephone number of the applicant in the case of an individual; in the case of a partnership, the name and addresses of all persons entitled to share in the profits thereof, in the case of a corporation, the names and addresses of the directors, officers, all persons owning directly or beneficially more than five percent of the corporation and the person operating as manager of the premises; and in the case of a club, the date of its incorporation, the objectives for which it was organized, and the names and addresses of the officers and directors and the person operating as manager. If the applicant is a partnership, corporation or club, the applicant shall also provide the current telephone number of its authorized agent;

   (b)   the name and address of the owner of the premises. If the premises are leased:

      (1)   a copy of the lease;

      (2)   the name, address and telephone number of the manager of the premises;

   (c)   a statement whether the applicant has made application for a business license on premises other than that described in the application, and the disposition of such application;

   (d)   any such other information as may be required by the commissioner;

   (e)   $1,000.00 special club license fee; and

   (f)   a statement from an engineer that complies with the requirements of Section 4-388-210 of this chapter; provided that this statement shall only be required for initial license applications, and shall not be required for renewals or transfers of special club licenses, except as provided in Section 4-388-070(c).

   If a change in any information required in this section occurs at any time during a license period, the licensee shall file a statement, executed in the same manner as an application, indicating the nature and effective date of the change. The supplemental statement shall be filed within ten days after the change takes effect.

(Added Coun. J. 5-20-98, p. 69285; Amend Coun. J. 1-20-99, p. 88459; Amend Coun. J. 1-11-06, p. 68371, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-06, p. 92532, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5)

4-388-060 Special club license – Application – Approval conditions.

   (a)   Each application and all information required to be furnished in connection therewith or a copy thereof shall be referred to the building commissioner, zoning administrator, and fire commissioner, all of whom shall conduct an inspection of the building, including the proposed licensed location and all other uses in the building, for compliance with the applicable provisions of the Municipal Code.

   (b)   Within 21 days after receipt of the application or copy thereof, each official shall certify to the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection whether or not the specified place complies in every respect with the applicable provisions of this Code relating to the official’s department. Owners of buildings that vary from the building provisions of this Code may seek an approval of suitability from the Committee on Standards and Tests, pursuant to Chapter 14A-10. The Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection shall review the application and the reports of the officials and, if approved, shall transmit its approval to the Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, who shall issue a special club license if all applicable Municipal Code requirements are satisfied.

(Added Coun. J. 5-20-98, p. 69285; Amend Coun. J. 1-20-99, p. 88459; Amend Coun. J. 7-27-05, p. 53211, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-11-06, p. 68371, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 21; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-19, p. 100029, Art. II, § 75)

4-388-065 License issuance prohibited – Additional building requirements.

   No special club license shall be issued, transferred or renewed unless the entire building in which the special club license is located complies with all the applicable code provisions or has received approval of suitability from the Committee on Standards and Tests, and meets the following additional requirements:

   (a)   no later than January 1, 2008, the entire building shall be protected throughout by an automatic sprinkler system that meets the requirements of Chapter 15-16 in effect on that date, Chapter 14B-9, or NFPA 13-2002;

   (b)   the building shall have at least two separate exits accessible by the rooftop and every floor of the building. At least one exit shall have enclosed stairs; provided that any open stairs shall comply with the requirements of Section 15-8-324 in effect on the date of installation or Chapter 14B-10 of this Code;

   (c)   no later than January 1, 2008, the building shall be equipped with System II emergency lighting that meets the requirements of Section 14E-7-700 of this Code and that shall be located throughout all areas of the building;

   (d)   the area licensed as a special club license must be separated from the remaining areas of the building by means of a two-hour fire rated assembly. Every structural system supporting any appurtenances on the roof shall be built of noncombustible two-hour fire rated construction capable of sustaining all dead and superimposed live loads; and

   (e)   every deck built over the roof of the building shall be a noncombustible deck surface supported by noncombustible supports; provided that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any deck built prior to February 8, 2006, if the rooftop, deck and the structural supporting systems have received an approval of suitability from the Committee on Standards and Tests; provided further that if any alterations or modifications are made to the rooftop, or to the building’s layout, floor plan, doorways, stairways, interior separations, or any other feature that may affect structural loading or occupancy limits, then the provisions of this subsection shall be applicable.

(Added Coun. J. 1-11-06, p. 68371, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-19, p. 100029, Art. II, § 76)

4-388-070 Special club license – Term/renewal/transfer of interest.

   (a)   A special club license shall be issued every two years by the Commissioner. Transfer of ownership shall be allowed on any special club license. Renewals, expansions pursuant to Section 4-60-110, and transfers of special club licenses shall be granted by the Commissioner, provided that the applicant has satisfied all legal requirements and in accordance with applicable law.

   (b)   No license shall be renewed or transferred unless the building has undergone and passed an annual inspection pursuant to Section 4-388-075.

   (c)   No license shall be renewed or transferred unless the applicant certifies that, since the issuance of the most recent license: (i) no modifications or alterations have been made to the building's layout, floor plan, doorways, stairways, interior separations, or any other feature that may affect occupancy limits or structural loading; or (ii) the applicant has complied with the requirements of Section 4-388-210(b).

(Added Coun. J. 5-20-98, p. 69285; Amend Coun. J. 1-20-99, p. 88459; Amend Coun. J. 1-11-06, p. 68371, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-06, p. 92532, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 3-20-24, p. 10326, § 4)

4-388-075 Annual inspections.

   Either the building commissioner or fire commissioner shall conduct an annual inspection of the building, pursuant to a coordinated inspection schedule, including the special club license location and all other uses in the building, for compliance with the applicable provisions of the Municipal Code. The annual inspection shall be performed within 90 days preceding the annual effective date of the license. If, within the 12-month period prior to the date of any inspection required under this section, the building was inspected either by the fire department or department of buildings in connection with a permit inspection, periodic inspection, code compliance inspection or certificate of occupancy, such inspection shall be deemed to meet the inspection requirement herein. The buildings department and fire department are authorized to conduct such additional inspections as they deem necessary to maintain health and safety.

(Added Coun. J. 1-11-06, p. 68371, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-06, p. 92532, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 22; Amend Coun. J. 2-22-17, p. 43916, Art. VIII, § 14)

4-388-080 Applicability of Code – Dispensing and purveying food.

   All special club licensees, their employees and any City of Chicago licensed catering companies, acting as agents for the special club licensee shall be subject to and comply with all applicable requirements, standards and inspection procedures relating to dispensing and purveying food contained in this Municipal Code, including Chapters 4-8, 7-38, 7-40 and 7-42, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder. The Commissioner of Public Health shall implement this section by rules and may issue additional rules governing the sanitary practices of special club licensees. All food held, offered for consumption or sold by special club licensees shall be subject to and comply with all applicable requirements for such food of this Municipal Code and the rules promulgated hereunder.

(Added Coun. J. 5-20-98, p. 69285; Amend Coun. J. 1-20-99, p. 88459; Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. III, § 27)