15-4-810 Certification requirements.

   Any person who desires to act as a desk clerk shall make application for a certificate to the fire commissioner. To receive such certificate the applicant must:

   (a)   Be of legal age, temperate habits and good moral character;

   (b)   Be able to speak and understand the English language;

   (c)   Produce evidence of his employment or occupation and residence for the previous two years;

   (d)   Pass an examination conducted by the fire commissioner upon the laws and ordinances governing fire protection, the operation of emergency first aid equipment, and upon the hazards and duties incident to the supervision of the safety of persons to be accommodated as provided in Section 15-4-780 hereof;

   (e)   Not have had any such certificate revoked;

   (f)   Furnish with the application for such certificate two unmounted photographs of the applicant, not less than two inches by three inches, one of which shall be attached to the application, the other to the certificate when issued.

(Prior code § 90-79; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 104)

15-4-820 Monthly reports.

   Monthly reports concerning the premises and fire equipment shall be made and certified to by a certified desk clerk, in such manner and form as the fire commissioner shall prescribe, which report shall be countersigned by the desk clerk's immediate superior. The original of said report shall be forwarded before the fifth day of each month to the fire commissioner, and the duplicate thereof shall be delivered to the owner of the public sleeping accommodations where such desk clerk is employed, or to the manager of such accommodations or to the person exercising control thereof.

(Prior code § 90-80; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 105)

15-4-830 Duties.

   It shall be the duty of the desk clerk daily to see that all exit doors are unfastened and unobstructed and that the corridors and fire escapes are kept clear and free of all obstructions; that all fire appliances in the rooms and throughout the premises are in proper place and in good working order. In the event of a fire, it shall be the desk clerk's duty to first notify the Chicago Fire Department of said fire immediately, and, thereafter, to spread the alarm to all occupants of the premises. The desk clerk shall obey and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by rules and regulations adopted, from time to time, by the fire commissioner.

   Such desk clerk may, at the discretion of the owner or manager of the premises wherein he is employed, perform other duties during his hours of employment, provided the additional duties are not inconsistent with the duties herein set forth.

(Prior code § 90-81; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 106)

15-4-840 Violation – Penalty.

   Any person violating any of the provisions of Sections 15-4-780 to 15-4-830 shall be fined not more than $200.00 for each offense, and each day such violation shall continue shall be regarded as a separate offense. In addition, such violation shall be cause for suspension or revocation of the certificate of the desk clerk.

(Prior code §  90-82)

ARTICLE XIV. THEATER SEATING (15-4-850 et seq.)

15-4-850 Diagram of theater exits and seats.

   The owner, lessee or manager of any theater having a seating capacity of 300 persons or more shall cause to be printed on all programs furnished for any performance, on a page opposite to that on which the cast is printed, a diagram showing conspicuously the place of every exit from such building. This diagram shall be drawn to such a scale that the diagram shall cover the entire page on which it is printed. A diagram of the floor plans, showing the location of every seat on each floor and also the exits leading from each floor drawn to a scale on one-eighth inch to the foot, shall be posted in a conspicuous place outside the box office of such theater so as to be easily seen by the public.

(Prior code §  90-83)