Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2022-418

• Record #: O2022-418
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed to Pass
• Intro date: 1/26/2022
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on License and Consumer Protection
• Final action: 5/24/2023
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Title 4 by modifying various sections and adding new sections regarding public safety threats summary closures, nuisance abatement hearings, business nuisances, remedial measure investigations, and procedures for alcoholic liquor licenses,
• Sponsors: Reilly, Brendan, Waguespack, Scott, Hopkins, Brian
• Related files: R2023-766

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/24/2023		City Council	Failed to Pass
7/25/2022		Committee on License and Consumer Protection	Add Co-Sponsor(s)
1/26/2022	44186	City Council	Referred

Committee on License

ORDINANCE

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

SECTION 1. Section 4-4-285 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck through, and inserting the language underscored, as follows:

4-4-285 Public safety threat - Summary closure - When authorized.

(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)
(c) Summary closure order - Lifting of summary closure order - When authorized. If the Superintendent determines that an establishment presents a public safety threat, the Superintendent may abate the threat by ordering the summary closure of the establishment. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (c), such order shall remain in effect for an aggregate period of six months as measured from the date on which the public safety threat occurred. Provided, however, that any summary closure order issued by the Superintendent shall be lifted by the Commissioner, and the establishment shall be allowed to reopen, if (1) it is determined at a probable cause hearing or nuisance abatement hearing that a public safety threat did not occur, or (2) it is determined at a nuisance abatement hearing that continued operation of the establishment no longer presents a danger to the public, as may be evidenced by the submission and timely implementation of an acceptable nuisance abatement plan. Provided further, that no summary closure order shall be lifted by the Commissioner ifthe establishment is not properly licensed as required by law.

(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)

(f) Nuisance abatement hearing. At any time during the interim period prior to expiration of the aggregate six month period, the licensee/owner may seek to have the summary closure order lifted by the Commissioner by: (1) requesting, in writing, a nuisance abatement hearing under this subsection, and (2) showing, at such hearing, that there is reasonable cause to believe that continued operation of the establishment no l...