Office of the City Clerk - Record #: SO2011-5547

• Record #: SO2011-5547
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 7/6/2011
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Joint Committee: Housing and Real Estate; Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
• Final action: 7/28/2011
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 13-12 regarding owner requirements and minimum requirements for vacant buildings
• Sponsors: Dowell, Pat, Fioretti, Bob, Suarez, Regner Ray, Pawar, Ameya, Burnett, Jr., Walter, Sposato, Nicholas, Cullerton, Timothy M., Lane, Lona, Balcer, James, Thompson, JoAnn, Burns, William D., Reboyras, Ariel, Solis, Daniel, Moreno, Proco Joe, O'Connor, Mary, Jackson, Sandi, Pope, John, Waguespack, Scott, Arena, John, Silverstein, Debra L., Cappleman, James, Beale, Anthony
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 13 - Building & Construction - Ch. 12 Enforcement of Building, Electrical & Fire Regulations

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
7/28/2011	5537	City Council	Passed as Substitute	Pass
7/20/2011		Joint Committee: Housing and Real Estate; Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards	Recommended to Pass	Pass
7/6/2011	3658	City Council	Referred

SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Sections 13-12-125 and 13-12-135 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by adding the language underscored as follows:
13-12-125 Vacant buildings - Owner required to act - Enforcement authority.
(a) (1) The owner of any building that has become vacant shall within 30 days after the building becomes vacant or within 30 days after assuming ownership of the building, whichever is later, file a registration statement for each such building with the department of buildings on forms provided by that department for such purposes. The registration shall remain valid for six months from the date of registration. The owner shall be required" to renew the registration for successive six-month periods as long as the building remains vacant and shall pay a registration or renewal fee in the amount prescribed in paragraph (3) of this subsection (a) for each registered building; provided, however, that all eleemosynary, religious, educational, benevolent or charitable associations organized on a not-for-profit basis and all governmental agencies shall be exempt from the payment of the registration fee. The owner shall notify the department of buildings, within 20 days, of any change in the registration information by filing an amended registration statement on a form provided by the department of buildings for such purposes. The registration statement shall be deemed prima facie proof of the statements therein contained in any administrative enforcement proceeding or court proceeding instituted by the city against the owner or owners of the building. Registration of a building in accordance with this section shall be deemed to satisfy the registration requirement set forth in Section 13-10-030 and the notification requirement set forth in Section 13-11-030. After filing a registration statement the building owner shall provide access to the city to conduct an exterior and interio...