Office of the City Clerk - Record #: SO2015-1532

• Record #: SO2015-1532
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 3/18/2015
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on License and Consumer Protection
• Final action: 5/6/2015
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 4-4 by adding new Section 285 regarding summary closure of establishments deemed public safety threat
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm, Reilly, Brendan, Mitts, Emma, Reboyras, Ariel, Dowell, Pat, Holmes, Natashia, Graham, Deborah L., Arena, John
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 4 - Businesses, Occupations & Consumer Protection - Ch. 4 General Licensing Provisions

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/6/2015	108476	City Council	Passed as Substitute	Pass
5/5/2015		Committee on License and Consumer Protection	Add Co-Sponsor(s)
5/5/2015		Committee on License and Consumer Protection	Substituted in Committee	Pass
3/18/2015	102817	City Council	Referred

SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE


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


SECTION 1. Title 4 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by inserting a new section 4-4-285, as follows:

4-4-285 Public safety threat - Summary closure - When authorized.
(a) Definitions. As used in this section:

"Acceptable nuisance abatement plan" or "nuisance abatement plan" means any conduct, action, step or acceptance of conditions that is reasonably calculated to prevent the reoccurrence of a public safety threat under this section, as agreed to by the licensee/owner and approved by the mayor in consultation with the superintendent.

"Appropriate means to effect the summary closure" or "means of closure" means a police order, sign, lock or other barrier or device intended to seal, secure, close or otherwise render an establishment or any part thereof inaccessible to persons.

"Establishment" means any premises or place of business licensed or required to be licensed by law. The term "establishment" includes adjacent property. As used in this definition, "adjacent property" means (1) any public way located next to an establishment, if such public way is used by the licensee/owner, patrons or employees of the establishment; or (2) any private property that is located next to an establishment, if such private property is owned, leased, rented or used by the licensee/owner; or (3) any private property separated from an establishment by a public way and located next to such public way, if such private property is owned, leased, rented or used by the licensee/owner. ,

"Establishment's operating hours" means any time while the establishment is open for business or within one hour or less of the time the establishment is opened or closed for business.

"Licensee/owner" means the licensee of an establishment licensed under this Code. If an establishment is not licensed under this Code, "licensee/owner" means the owner of record of the building or premises ...