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MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO
TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 2 CITY GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
TITLE 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
TITLE 4 BUSINESSES, OCCUPATIONS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
TITLE 5 HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TITLE 6 HUMAN RIGHTS*
TITLE 7 HEALTH AND SAFETY
TITLE 8 OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
TITLE 9 VEHICLES, TRAFFIC AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION
TITLE 10 STREETS, PUBLIC WAYS, PARKS, AIRPORTS AND HARBORS
TITLE 11 UTILITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
CHAPTER 11-4 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS (11-4-010 et seq.)
11-4-010 Title.
11-4-020 Enforcement of provisions.
11-4-025 Public nuisance cessation and abatement.
11-4-030 Operating a facility without a permit or authorization - Violation - Penalty.
11-4-040 Permit issuance or renewal - Requirements.
11-4-110 Severability.
11-4-120 Definitions.
11-4-130 Reserved.
11-4-140 Fee on generation of liquid waste.
11-4-141 Surcharge on disposal of waste.
11-4-142 Reserved.
11-4-150 Liquid waste management fund.
11-4-160 Reserved.
11-4-170 Reserved.
11-4-180 Reserved.
11-4-190 Payment and disposition of fees and fines.
11-4-200 Fees - Debt due to city.
11-4-210 Reserved.
11-4-220 Reserved.
11-4-230 Violation - Penalties.
11-4-240 Reserved.
11-4-250 Waste handling facilities - Permit required - Annual report required.
11-4-260 Environmental standards for shooting range facilities.
11-4-270 Reserved.
11-4-280 Reserved.
11-4-290 Reserved.
11-4-300 Reserved.
11-4-310 Confidentiality.
11-4-320 Violation of pollution standard.
11-4-330 Reserved.
11-4-340 Reserved.
11-4-350 Reserved.
11-4-360 Enforcement - Interference with inspection.
11-4-370 Proof of responsibility.
11-4-380 Reserved.
11-4-390 Reserved.
11-4-400 Reserved.
11-4-410 Reserved.
11-4-420 Reserved.
11-4-430 Reserved.
11-4-440 Sanitary landfill inspection.
11-4-450 Reserved.
11-4-460 Reserved.
11-4-470 Reserved.
11-4-480 Reserved.
11-4-490 Persons liable for violations.
11-4-500 Prosecution for violations.
11-4-510 Saving clause.
11-4-520 Interpretation.
11-4-530 Reserved.
11-4-550 Episode alert program.
11-4-560 Environmental coordinator.
11-4-570 Abandoned facilities inspection unit.
11-4-575 Emission reduction credit banking and trading program.
ARTICLE II. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (11-4-580 et seq.)
ARTICLE III. RESERVED (11-4-860 et seq.)
ARTICLE IV. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS OF ORGANIC SUBSTANCES (11-4-990 et seq.)
ARTICLE V. RESERVED (11-4-1000 et seq.)
ARTICLE VI. WASTE CONTROL (11-4-1020 et seq.)
ARTICLE VII. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS* (11-4-1100 et seq.)
ARTICLE VIII. POLLUTION OF WATERS* (11-4-1410 et seq.)
ARTICLE IX. SOLID AND LIQUID WASTE CONTROL (11-4-1490 et seq.)
ARTICLE X. PHOSPHORUS CONTROL (11-4-1610 et seq.)
ARTICLE XI. WASTE FACILITY - HEARING (11-4-1640 et seq.)
ARTICLE XII. ELECTRIC UTILITY FRANCHISE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT (11-4-1680 et seq.)
ARTICLE XIII. RECYCLING (11-4-1820 et seq.)
ARTICLE XIV. REPROCESSABLE CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION MATERIAL (11-4-1905 et seq.)
ARTICLE XV. WASTE PREVENTION (11-4-2070 et seq.)
ARTICLE XVI. FLAMMABLE LIQUID TANK REGULATIONS (11-4-2090 et seq.)
ARTICLE XVII. FUEL AND LUBRICATION FACILITIES (11-4-2140 et seq.)
ARTICLE XVIII. ASBESTOS, SANDBLASTING, AND GRINDING STANDARDS (11-4-2150 et seq.)
ARTICLE XIX. RESERVED (11-4-2230 et seq.)
ARTICLE XX. RECYCLING FACILITY AND URBAN FARM ACCESSORY COMPOSTING PERMITS* (11-4-2510 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXI. RESERVED (11-4-2700 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXII. INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL (11-4-3000 et seq.)
ARTICLE XXIII. RESERVED (11-4-4000 et seq.)
CHAPTER 11-5 REDUCTION AND RECYCLING PROGRAM*
CHAPTER 11-6 GREEN BUSINESS PROGRAM
CHAPTER 11-8 WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS*
CHAPTER 11-12 WATER SUPPLY AND SERVICE
CHAPTER 11-16 PUBLIC SEWERS AND DRAINS*
CHAPTER 11-18 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 11-20 GAS SUPPLY AND SERVICE
CHAPTER 11-30 RESERVED*
TITLE 12 RESERVED
TITLE 13 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
TITLE 14 RESERVED*
TITLE 14A ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE CHICAGO CONSTRUCTION CODES*
TITLE 14B BUILDING CODE*
TITLE 14C CONVEYANCE DEVICE CODE*
TITLE 14E ELECTRICAL CODE*
TITLE 14F FIRE PREVENTION CODE*
TITLE 14G FUEL GAS CODE*
TITLE 14M MECHANICAL CODE*
TITLE 14N 2022 ENERGY TRANSFORMATION CODE*
TITLE 14P PLUMBING CODE*
TITLE 14R BUILDING REHABILITATION CODE*
TITLE 14X MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS*
TITLE 15 FIRE PREVENTION
TITLE 16 LAND USE
TITLE 17 CHICAGO ZONING ORDINANCE
TITLE 18 BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE
APPENDIX TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO (RESERVED)*
TABLES
Chicago Zoning Ordinance and Land Use Ordinance
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11-4-240 Reserved.
Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-7-09, p. 73413, § 1, repealed § 11-4-240, which pertained to an installation permit requirement.
11-4-250 Waste handling facilities – Permit required – Annual report required.
   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to install or to construct or to operate any liquid waste handling facility, resource recovery facility, incinerator, sanitary landfill, transfer station or any facility that disposes, handles or treats any waste in the City of Chicago without having obtained a written permit from the commissioner. No changes, additions, expansions or extensions to any such facility shall be made without having obtained a written permit from the commissioner. For purposes of this section, an expansion or extension shall refer to an increase in the horizontal and/or vertical permitted limits of a facility or an increase in the handling or treating capacity of a facility; provided, however, the definition of expansion with respect to sanitary landfills shall be as set forth in Section 11-4-120.
   Any operation at any such facility which exceeds or does not comply with the plans and specifications of the facility reviewed and approved by the commissioner pursuant to the permit application, or which violates any of the conditions imposed by the permit, or which violates any provisions of this chapter or rules or regulations promulgated hereunder shall be a violation of this section and will constitute grounds for revocation of the permit.
   (b)   Any person requiring a permit under this section shall submit to the commissioner of the department of streets and sanitation a written annual report summarizing all waste and recyclable material disposition, handling and treatment activities occurring at the facility during each calendar year. The annual report required under this subsection shall be submitted by such person to the department no later than February 28th following the calendar year to which the annual report relates. Such report shall contain the following data and information:
      (1)   the full name and business address of the permitted facility;
      (2)   the full name, business telephone number and e-mail address of a responsible person to contact regarding the content of any written report submitted under this section;
      (3)   if applicable, the tonnage of all recyclable material, per material type or category, collected by the permittee during the applicable reporting period; the name and location of the facility to which each type or category of recyclable material was delivered; and the approximate percentage of each type or category of recyclable material delivered to each named facility;
      (4)   if applicable, the tonnage of all municipal solid waste collected by the permittee during the applicable reporting period; the name and location to which the municipal solid waste was delivered; and the approximate percentage of municipal solid waste delivered to each named location;
      (5)   if applicable, the tonnage of all construction and demolition debris, per material type or category, collected by the permittee during the applicable reporting period; the name and location to which the construction and demolition debris was delivered; and the approximate percentage of construction and demolition debris delivered to each named location; and
      (6)   any other information that the commissioner of streets and sanitation may require to implement the requirements of this chapter and Chapter 11-5 of this Code.
   (c)   If a permittee under this section fails to submit in a timely manner the annual recycling report required under subsection (b) of this section or submits an incomplete annual recycling report, such permittee's permit under this section shall not be renewed by the department until such time that the annual recycling report required under subsection (b) of this section is submitted and is complete.
   (d)   Penalties imposed for violations of this section shall be as provided in Section 11-4-030 of this Code.
(Prior code § 17-1.22; Amend Coun. J. 3-8-89, p. 25433; Amend Coun. J. 1-12-95, p. 65073; Amended Coun. J. 9-27-07, p. 9208, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-9-11, p. 112149, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 7-20-16, p. 28694, § 4)
11-4-260 Environmental standards for shooting range facilities.
   (a)   For purpose of this section, the terms "shooting range" and "shooting range facility" have the meaning ascribed to those terms in Section 4-151-010.
   (b)   The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the cleaning of, sound and air quality control at, and discharge of particulate matter and waste from shooting ranges and shooting range facilities.
   (c)   In addition to any other fine or penalty provided, any person who violates any rule or regulation promulgated under this section shall be fined not less than $300.00 nor more than $1,000.00.
(Added Coun. J. 7-6-11, p. 3073, §6)
Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-7-09, p. 73413, § 1, repealed a former § 11-4-260, which pertained to a certificate of operation.
11-4-270 Reserved.
Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-7-09, p. 73413, § 1, repealed § 11-4-270, which pertained to contents of plans and specifications.
11-4-280 Reserved.
Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-7-09, p. 73413, § 1, repealed § 11-4-280, which pertained to plan approval by a registered engineer.
11-4-290 Reserved.
Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-7-09, p. 73413, § 1, repealed § 11-4-290, which pertained to conformity to plans and specifications.
11-4-300 Reserved.
Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-7-09, p. 73413, § 1, repealed § 11-4-300, which pertained to permit issuance conditions.
11-4-310 Confidentiality.
   (a)   Any trade secret reported to or otherwise obtained by the department in connection with any examination, inspection or proceeding under this chapter shall be considered confidential;
   (b)   The commissioner shall adopt regulations which prescribe: (1) procedures for evaluating whether a device, material or process is a trade secret; and (2) procedures to protect the confidentiality of a trade secret.
(Prior code § 17-1.28; Amend Coun. J. 3-8-89, p. 25433)
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