Office of the City Clerk - Record #: SO2016-8627

• Record #: SO2016-8627
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 12/14/2016
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on License and Consumer Protection
• Final action: 2/22/2017
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapters 4-6, 4-13 and 4-14 regarding legal duties of licensees for bed-and-breakfast establishments, vacation rentals and shared housing units
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 4 - Businesses, Occupations & Consumer Protection - Ch. 6 Regulated Business License, MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 4 - Businesses, Occupations & Consumer Protection - Ch. 13 Short Term Residential Intermediaries and Advertising Platforms, MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 4 - Businesses, Occupations & Consumer Protection - Ch. 14 Shared Housing Units

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
2/22/2017		City Council	Signed by Mayor
2/22/2017	43564	City Council	Passed as Substitute	Pass
2/15/2017		Committee on License and Consumer Protection	Recommended to Pass
2/15/2017		Committee on License and Consumer Protection	Substituted in Committee	Pass
12/14/2016	39174	City Council	Referred

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SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE


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


SECTION 1. Section 4-6-290 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language stricken through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:

4-6-290 Bed-and-breakfast establishment.

(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)

(f) Legal duties. Each licensee engaged in the business of bed-and-breakfast establishment shall have a duty to:

(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)

(2) maintain current guest registration records which contain the following information about each guest: the guest's name, address, signature, room assignment and dates of accommodation. The licensee shall keep such guest registration records shall be kept on file for three years, and, upon request by any authorized city official, shall be made available for inspection by such city official during regular business hours or in case of an emergency; Except in cases where a licensee consents to disclosure of the applicable guest registration records or an exception to a warrant applies, including exigent circumstances, guest registration records shall be subject to disclosure to an authorized city official pursuant only to a proper search warrant, administrative subpoena, judicial subpoena, or other lawful procedure to compel the production of records that affords the licensee an opportunity for precompliance review by a neutral decisionmaker;

(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)



SECTION 2. Section 4-6-300 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language stricken through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
4-6-300 Vacation rentals.
(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)



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