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Ashes stored inside any non-fireproof building shall be stored only in masonry bins, approved metal ash cans, or steel truck tanks. All ash containers shall be kept at least five feet from combustible material. Ashes shall not be stored inside or outside of any building in wood receptacles, or dumped in contact or in proximity to any combustible material.
(Prior code § 99-22)
Every person owning or controlling any hotel, restaurant, café, or retail food establishment that uses a commercial refuse container shall cause all substances deposited in such containers to be removed from his premises on each day of operation. Such person shall cause the removal and disposition of such substances in accordance with the provisions of this Code and the rules or regulations of the department of health relating to the disposition and removal of such substances.
(Prior code § 99-23; Amend Coun. J. 7-7-99, p. 6985)
Every grease container shall be constructed of impervious material and subject to the inspection of the department of health and the department of streets and sanitation.
(Added Coun. J. 4-15-95, p. 67576; Amend Coun. J. 7-7-99, p. 6985; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-16, p. 18540, § 1)
(a) It shall be the duty of every person responsible for the use of a grease container in which cooking grease or kindred refuse is stored, to (1) keep a tightly fitting cover in place, except when opened for the deposit or removal of its contents; and (2) remove spillage after every use by applying a cleaning agent approved by the commissioner of the department of streets and sanitation, and (3) contract with a licensed scavenger for grease removal.
(b) It shall be the duty of every grease hauler responsible for the collection of any grease container in which cooking grease or kindred refuse is stored, to (1) provide a tightly fitting cover for the container; (2) resecure the container cover if it is removed during collection; and (3) remove any grease spilled during collection by applying a cleaning agent approved by the commissioner of the department of streets and sanitation.
(c) In accordance with Section 7-28-302(a)(2) and (b)(2), cooking grease or kindred refuse spilled in the public way or open loading dock shall be cleaned with an inorganic, inert material capable of absorbing and neutralizing grease. Approved materials include, but are not limited to, sand, clay, bentonite, sawdust, and combinations of these materials sold as commercial absorbents.
(d) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not less than $250.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(Added Coun. J. 4-15-95, p. 67576; Amend Coun. J. 7-7-99, p. 6985; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99931, § 4.4)
Individual hotels, cafes and retail food establishments generating more than 1,500 pounds of cooking grease or kindred refuse per month shall design space for and install sealed, odor and rodent resistant vacuum containers for the storage of grease. Such containers shall be indoors except when the department of streets and sanitation determines there is no suitable indoor location. If there is no suitable indoor location the grease must be contained in a suitable outdoor location on the property. The commissioner of the department of streets and sanitation shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations regarding the definition of suitable indoor location and outdoor location.
(Amend Coun. J. 7-7-99, p. 6985)
Editor's note – The provisions of this section were effective July 7, 2000.
Grease containers may be placed on the public way in accordance with Article XIB of Chapter 10-28 of this Code and shall be granted only if the department of streets and sanitation determines that the premises has no other suitable location for the container. The commissioner of the department of streets and sanitation shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations regarding the definition of suitable location.
(Amend Coun. J. 7-7-99, p. 6985)
Every person owning or operating any business establishment, other than a bed-and-breakfast establishment licensed pursuant to Section 4-6-290 unless the department of streets and sanitation determines that the bed-and-breakfast establishment is producing an unreasonable amount of refuse for a building of its size, shall cause sufficient removal and disposition of such refuse and discarded materials at his own expense and in accordance with the provisions of this Code and the rules and regulations of the department of health related to the removal and disposition of such refuse and discarded materials unless they are part of a multiple occupational unit where the building owner is required to provide refuse service. Removal must be by licensed scavenger company.
Any person found in violation of this section shall be guilty of having created a nuisance and shall be fined not less than $200.00 nor more than $500.00 for the first offense, and no less than $400.00 nor more than $750.00 for the second and each subsequent offense. Each day that such violation persists shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(Prior code § 99-24; Added Coun. J. 12-20-89, p. 10135; Amend Coun. J. 7-7-99, p. 6985; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99931, § 4.5; Amend Coun. J. 9-4-03, p. 7118, § 23; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 160)
(a) Every person owning, managing or controlling any retail establishment with an adjacent parking area provided for customer use shall cause to be removed at his own expense all litter located in the parking area. It shall be the duty of the owner or manager to cause all litter placed in the litter baskets to be deposited daily in the retail establishment’s commercial refuse container for removal by a licensed scavenger.
(b) It shall be the duty of the owner or manager to provide and maintain in good condition and repair litter baskets, sufficient in size and number to prevent any overflow or accumulation of litter outside of the containers. Litter baskets shall be placed at appropriate locations throughout the parking areas so as not to constitute a nuisance to adjacent properties or the occupants thereof.
(c) Unremoved litter is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Streets and Sanitation or a designee to serve notice in writing by certified mail upon the owner or manager where a nuisance may be found, requiring him to abate the nuisance within three days from the date of receipt of notice. The Commissioner may prescribe in his notice the manner in which any nuisance shall be abated. If the owner or manager fails within three days from the date of notice to abate the nuisance, or if the owner or manager is unknown or cannot with due diligence be found, the Commissioner may proceed to abate the nuisance or seek to enjoin the nuisance. In addition to any fine or penalty, an amount equal to three times the cost or expense incurred by the city in abating a nuisance may be recovered in an appropriate action instituted by the Corporation Counsel. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the City of Chicago from acting without notice to abate a nuisance in an emergency where the nuisance poses an immediate threat to public health or safety, nor shall this section be construed to deny any common law right to anyone to abate a nuisance.
(d) Any owner or other person found in violation of this section shall be fined not less than $200.00 and not more than $500.00 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(Added Coun. J. 5-2-01, p. 57399, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-23, p. 6542, Art. III, § 6)
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