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The building official and any other City official charged with responsibility for administering the Chicago Construction Codes is authorized to issue a stop work order directing that the following prohibited activities cease and desist immediately:
1. The construction, demolition, rehabilitation, or relocation of any structure that is being done or has been done without a permit required by the Municipal Code.
2. The construction, demolition, rehabilitation, or relocation of any structure which is being done or has been done contrary to a permit or contrary to permitted construction documents.
3. The maintenance or operation of any building, structure, premises, or equipment without any permit or certificate required by the Municipal Code.
4. The construction, demolition, rehabilitation, or relocation of any structure which is being done by a person lacking a trade license for such work required by the Municipal Code or a person required by the Municipal Code to be listed on the permit application who was not listed.
No stop work order may be issued to prohibit the construction, demolition, rehabilitation, or relocation of any structure that is being performed pursuant to a valid permit issued by the building official for any reason not specified in Section 14A-3-306.1, unless such order is necessary to prevent an imminent threat to the safety of workers or the public.
A stop work order must be in writing. The stop work order must be either given to the owner or the person performing the work or posted at the work site. Upon issuance of a stop work order, the cited work must immediately cease.
(Amend Coun. J. 12-14-22, p. 58278, Art. II, § 3)
Any City official who has reason to believe that construction, demolition, maintenance, operation, rehabilitation, or relocation of any structure is being done or has been done in violation of a lawful stop work order is directed to immediately request that the Corporation Counsel seek remedies provided by law.
(Amend Coun. J. 2-19-20, p. 14473, Art. I, § 4)
It is unlawful for any person to knowingly or recklessly: violate a stop work order; cause, allow, encourage, assist, aid, abet, or direct another person to violate a stop work order; or be a party to a violation of a stop work order. A separate and distinct offense is committed for each stop work order that is violated and each day that a violation continues.
(Amend Coun. J. 12-14-22, p. 58278, Art. II, § 3)
It is unlawful for any person to knowingly or recklessly destroy, deface, remove, damage, impair, mar, cover, or obstruct any stop work order notice which a City official has posted at a work site without the written authorization of the City official or department that issued the order. A separate and distinct offense is committed for each stop work order notice and each day that a violation continues.
(Amend Coun. J. 12-14-22, p. 58278, Art. II, § 3)
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