10-36-160 City playgrounds – Inspection.

   The department of building services shall inspect such city owned, operated or maintained playground equipment and surfaces at least annually, keep records of such inspections, and promptly cause the removal, repair or replacement of any broken or unsafe equipment or damaged or worn out surfacing material.

(Prior code § 37-10.2; Added Coun. J. 4-1-87, p. 40692)

10-36-170 City playgrounds – Standards.

   The department of building services shall within 30 days after this ordinance becomes effective establish and promulgate standards for impact-cushioning surfaces to be installed beneath and around playground equipment designed or intended for use by young children. Such standards shall conform at a minimum to those of the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment for multiple drops from heights of at least ten feet, and no surfacing material to be installed shall consist of loose particulate materials or other materials readily subject to cratering on impact.

(Prior code § 37-10.3; Added Coun. J. 4-1-87, p. 40692)

10-36-180 City playgrounds – Signs.

   Any city playground with equipment designed or intended for use by young children shall display warning signs in bold lettering to alert parents or guardians of such children to the following:

   (a)   That children under the age of five should not play or near the equipment;

   (b)   That no person should go barefoot in the playground;

   (c)   That inappropriate use of or overcrowding on equipment may result in injury.

(Prior code § 37-10.4; Added Coun. J. 4-1-87, p. 40692)

10-36-185 Enforcement of Chicago Park District Ordinances.

   (a)   The members of the Chicago Police Department shall have authority to enforce the following provisions of the Chicago Park District Code, in effect as of September 9, 1998, or as subsequently amended: Chapter VII (Use of Parks) – Sections A, B(1) – (17), C(3), and D(1); Chapter VIII (Use of Harbors) – Sections A, C(1) and D; and Chapter IX (Concessions and Food Services) – Sections A, B(1), B(6), C(1)(a), C(2)(a), C(2)(e), C(3)(a) and C(3)(e).

   (b)   Any person who violates the above referenced provisions of the Chicago Park District Code shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $500.00 and shall be subject to an order requiring the violator to pay restitution when the violation involves damage to property.

   (c)   In addition to any other means authorized by law, the City may enforce this section by instituting an action with the Department of Administrative Hearings.

(Added Coun. J. 4-21-99, p. 93318, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-18, p. 88803, § 30)

ARTICLE II. AIRPORTS (10-36-190 et seq.)

10-36-190 Compensation for use of Chicago-O'Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway Airport.

   No person shall use the airport facilities of Chicago-O'Hare International Airport or Chicago Midway Airport, including non-commercial private aircraft, without paying compensation for the use of such facilities in accordance with the following schedule of fees:

   (a)   For each landing at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport of an aircraft operated by a signatory to a Chicago-O'Hare International Airport Airline Use and Lease Agreement in the form approved by this amendatory ordinance of 2018 ("O'Hare Airline Use and Lease Agreement"), the landing fee rate shall be the landing fee rate then in effect pursuant to the O'Hare Airline Use and Lease Agreement.

   (b)   For each landing at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport of an aircraft other than those specified in subsection (a), the landing fee rate shall be determined by the commissioner of aviation consistent with the O'Hare Airline Use and Lease Agreement.

   (c)   For each aircraft at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport parking for each 24-hour period or fraction thereof in an aircraft parking area designated as public, a fee thereof shall be determined by the commissioner of aviation consistent with the O'Hare Airline Use and Lease Agreement.

   (d)   For each landing at Chicago Midway Airport of an aircraft operated by a signatory to a Chicago Midway Airport Amended and Restated Use Agreement and Facilities Lease, in the form approved by the city council on July 8, 1998, as it may be amended from time to time ("Midway Use Agreement"), the rate per 1,000 pounds approved maximum landing weight shall be the landing fee rate then in effect pursuant to the Midway Use Agreement.

   (e)   For each landing at Chicago Midway Airport of an aircraft other than those specified in subsection (d), the landing fee rate per 1,000 pounds approved maximum landing weight shall be 1.25 times the rate specified in subsection (d).

   (f)   For each aircraft at Chicago Midway Airport parking for each 24-hour period or fraction thereof in an aircraft parking area designated as public other than those covered by paragraph (h), a fee therefor shall be equal to the prescribed landing fee for such aircraft at the airport, except that no fee shall be due for parking an aircraft in such an area during the first hour after landing and provided that total parking fees for an aircraft shall not exceed $500.00 in any given month.

   (g)   For each use of a city-controlled gate at Chicago Midway Airport, a fee therefor shall be due at the following rates:

      All commercial aircraft with a seating capacity of 71 or more passengers.....$150.00

      All commercial aircraft with a seating capacity of 35 to 70 passengers.....$75.00

      All commercial aircraft with a seating capacity of fewer than 35 passengers.....$40.00

   (h)   For each overnight parking of an aircraft at Chicago Midway Airport at city-controlled facilities, a fee shall be due at the following rates:

      All commercial aircraft with a seating capacity of 71 or more passengers.....$100.00

      All commercial aircraft with a seating capacity of 35 to 70 passengers.....$50.00

      All commercial aircraft with a seating capacity of fewer than 35 passengers.....$25.00

(Prior code § 37-11; Amend Coun. J. 10-31-84, p. 10379; Corrected. 2-13-85, p. 13615; Amend Coun. J. 10-17-85, p. 20897; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-85, p. 22139; Amend Coun. J. 6-5-87, p. 920; Amend Council J. 11-18-98, p. 84230, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78297, § 4.1, at 78312; Amend Coun. J. 10-6-05, p. 56704, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-13-17, p. 63125, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 3-28-18, p. 72584, § 9)

10-36-193 Cargo access permit – When required.

   (a)   Permit authorized. The Commissioner of Aviation is authorized to issue an airport cargo access through the fence permit ("Cargo Access Permit") to any airline carrier at Chicago O'Hare International Airport ("Airport") which deplanes cargo at the Airport which cargo is not processed in a cargo facility of a tenant or subtenant under a cargo facility lease on Airport premises ("Cargo Access Permittee").

   (b)   Permit required – Fee. Each Cargo Access Permittee shall obtain a Cargo Access Permit within the meaning of subsection (a) of this section, and shall pay to the City a cargo access fee of not less than $5.00 per ton of cargo deplaned at the Airport, subject to adjustment annually each January by the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers for All Items – Chicago (1982-1984=100), published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (the "CPI-U Index") for the prior May, with the CPI-U Index published for May 2017 used as the base index for such annual adjustment ("Cargo Access Fee").

   (c)   Penalty for violation. Any person who deplanes cargo at the Airport without a Cargo Access Permit when a Cargo Access Permit is required by this section, or otherwise violates this section, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $2,000.00 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

   (d)   Rules. The Commissioner of Aviation is hereby authorized to adopt such rules as the Commissioner may deem necessary or appropriate to implement or administer this section.

(Added Coun. J. 2-28-18, p. 68901, § 2)