(A) The taking of public protection measures for a Type I, Type II and Type III activity shall require a permit issued by the commissioner subject to the requirements of this section.
(B) For an obstruction caused by a construction canopy, the person providing the canopy must apply for and obtain the permit.
(C) For an obstruction of a public place for a Type III activity, the building's owner shall provide to the department of transportation a complete schedule of prospective Type III activities for that owner's building for a one-year period. The owner shall be required to submit the schedule no earlier than December 15 and no later than the last business day of each year for the preceding year. The permit for an obstruction of a public place for a Type III activity in a public place shall expire on December 31 in the year for which the permit is issued. For the year 2003, the owner shall submit the schedule no later than March 1, 2003.
(D) An application for a permit issued pursuant to this section shall contain: (1) the name of the applicant; (2) the name, address and telephone number of the owner of the building requiring the obstruction and, if applicable, the provider of the construction canopy; (3) the location of the proposed obstruction; (4) the purpose of the obstruction; (5) whether the obstruction is (a) for the alteration, maintenance or repair of a building’s exterior facade; (b) for exterior work conducted pursuant to the City’s exterior wall assessment program (Section 14A-6-603.2); (c) for demolition; (d) for new construction; or (e) for any other type of construction or maintenance; (6) the proposed commencement date and the estimated duration of the obstruction; and (7) evidence of a commercial general liability insurance, issued by an insurer authorized to insure in Illinois, in an amount not less than $1,000,000.00 per occurrence, for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage arising in any way from the permit or activities conducted pursuant to the permit. The insurance policy required under this subsection shall name the City of Chicago as additional insured on a primary, noncontributory basis for any liability arising directly or indirectly from the permittee’s operations. The applicant shall maintain the insurance required under this subsection in full force and effect throughout the duration of the permit period.
(E) All information in the permit application must be kept current. The permittee must notify the commissioner of any changes within five business days, and any appropriate additional fees shall be assessed. If a permittee wishes to conduct work different from that listed on the permit application, or wishes to change the location of the obstructed area, the permittee must file an amended application for a permit. The permittee must then pay any applicable additional fees based on the amendments to the permit.
(F) Any permit issued pursuant to the terms of this section may be revoked by the commissioner at any time for violation of the terms of the permit.
(G) The commissioner may delay issuance of a permit in order to prevent interference with other work in progress on the public way, a parade, or special events, for which necessary permits have already been issued.
(I) Any structure authorized by this section to be on or over the public way shall not require the issuance of a public way use permit pursuant to Section 10-28-010.
(Added Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 7.1; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.9; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. IX, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-13-10, p. 83228, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 11951, Art. VI, § 35; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-16, p. 37901, Art. II, § 35; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-19, p. 100029, Art. II, § 96)