Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2013-6159

• Record #: O2013-6159
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 9/11/2013
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
• Final action: 10/16/2013
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 13-12-125 by requiring vacant building owners to file registration statements with Department of Buildings
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm, Thompson, JoAnn
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 13 - Building & Construction - Ch. 12 Enforcement of Building, Electrical & Fire Regulations

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
10/25/2013		Office of the Mayor	Signed by Mayor
10/16/2013	62699	City Council	Passed	Pass
10/10/2013		Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards	Recommended to Pass	Pass
9/11/2013	58774	City Council	Referred

ORDINANCE


BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:


SECTION 1. Section 13-12-125 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language stricken through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:

13-12-125 Vacant buildings - Owner required to act - Enforcement authority.
(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.

(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)
The owner of any building that has become vacant, and any person maintaining, operating or collecting rent for any building that has become vacant, shall^ within 30 days, do the following:

immediately enclose and secure the building as provided in Section 13-12-135 of this Code; and
within 30 days after the building becomes vacant or within 30 days after assuming ownership of the building, whichever is later, post a sign affixed to the building indicating (i) the building's vacant building registration number; and (H) the name, address and telephone number of the building owner and the owner's authorized agent for the purpose of service of process^-The; and name, address and telephone number of a (iii) if the person responsible for day-to-day supervision and management of the building, if such person is different from the owner holding title to the building or from the owner's authorized agent, the name, address and telephone number of such person shall be indicated on the sign as wett. The sign shall be of a sizei and shall be placed in such a location so as to be legible from the nearest public street or sidewalk, whichever is nearer; and
maintain the building in a secure and closed conditio^ and maintain the sign required under subsection (b)(2), until the building i...