4-388-100 Sale of admission.

   Day-of-event admission sales by special club licensees are prohibited. All admission rights sold by a special club licensee must allow the purchaser or holder entrance to the rooftop only for a single specified date subsequent to the date of sale. The sale of admission to a rooftop in the Wrigley Field Adjacent Area may only be performed by a special club licensee. Selling of such admission by any person other than a special club licensee is prohibited.

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

4-388-110 Amusement tax – Applicability.

   All sales of tickets or other entrance fees allowing patrons access to rooftops in the Wrigley Field Adjacent Area shall be subject to the amusement tax mandated in Chapter 4-156, Article I, of this Municipal Code. Special club licensees must follow the specified procedures for payment set out in Chapter 4-156, Article I, and file any forms prescribed by the commissioner. Provided, however, that the commissioner is hereby authorized to promulgate regulations concerning the pre-payment of the estimated tax due under this section and the timing of payment in accordance with this section.

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

4-388-120 Days and hours of operation.

   Rooftops in the Wrigley Field Adjacent Area may be open for business only on game days and on days with a Wrigley Field production, for exclusive invitees only, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Provided, however, alcoholic liquor may be served beginning two (2) hours prior to the scheduled start of the game or event, and closing no more than one (1) hour after completion of the game or event. However, regardless of the scheduled start time or of completion of the game or event, alcoholic liquor may not be served on rooftops by a special club licensee after 11:00 p.m. from Sunday through Thursday, after 11:59 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and prior to 11:00 a.m. Sunday.

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

4-388-130 Banners – Prohibited.

   Except as otherwise provided in Section 17-12-1105, no banners or advertisements shall be displayed from the special club license premises or building.

(Added Coun. J. 5-20-98, p. 69285; Amend Coun. J. 1-20-99, p. 88459; Amend Coun. J. 4-17-24, p. 11285, § 2)

4-388-140 Violation – Penalties.

   Any special club licensee who violates any provision of the Municipal Code, or any of the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, shall be subject to the revocation of the special club license. Additionally, any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be fined not less than $300.00 nor more than $1,000.00. A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to be committed for each day any person continues to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or rules and regulations promulgated hereunder.

(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)

4-388-150 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 152, repealed former § 4-388-150, which pertained to severability.

4-388-160 Two-hour fire resistance rating.

   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Municipal Code, it is required that in any building for which a special club license is issued, any wall, ceiling, or floor separating a residential area of the building from any area used for nonresidential purposes, including commercial activity by a special club licensee, shall have a fire resistance rating of not less than two hours.

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