VENDOR LICENSING AND REGULATION AT NAVY PIER

Municipal Code of Chicago tit. 4, ch. 4-360

in effect

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-010 Definitions.

4-360-010 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (a) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection of the City of Chicago. (b) "Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection" means the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection of the City of Chicago. (c) "Board of Health" means the Board of Health of the City of Chicago. (d) "Department of Public Health" means the Department of Public Health of the City of Chicago. (e) "Commissioner of Public Health" means the Commissioner of the Department of Public Health of the City of Chicago. (f) "Navy Pier" means the municipal pier extending into Lake Michigan from the foot of East Grand Avenue. (g) "License" means a license issued pursuant to this chapter. (h) "Pushcart" means a wheeled vehicle propelled solely by human power. (i) "Food" means food and beverages allowed to be sold in accordance with this chapter. (j) "Licensee" means a person to whom a license has been issued pursuant to this chapter. (k) "Person" means any natural individual, firm, trust, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation or other legal entity, whether acting in his or its own capacity or as administrator, executor, trustee, receiver or other representative appointed by a court. Whenever the word "person" is used in any section of this chapter prescribing a penalty or fine as applied to partnerships or associations, the word shall include the partners or members thereof, and such word as applied to corporations shall include the officers, agents or employees thereof who are responsible for any violation of said section. (l) "The authority" means the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority created by the Illinois Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act, as amended (Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-95, p. 1277; Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. III, § 23)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-020 Sale of food and merchandise - Permitted.

4-360-020 Sale of food and merchandise - Permitted. Notwithstanding any provision of any other chapter of the Municipal Code, it shall be lawful to sell food and merchandise at Navy Pier in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-030 License - Required.

4-360-030 License - Required. No person shall sell merchandise or food at Navy Pier without first having obtained a license under this chapter. (Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-050 License - Application - Contents.

4-360-050 License - Application - Contents. Application for a license shall be made in writing on a form provided by the Commissioner, and signed under oath by the applicant. If the applicant is a corporation, a duly authorized agent shall sign the application. The application shall contain the following information: (a) The full name, residence address and business address of the applicant; (b) The business telephone number of the applicant; (c) A description of the item or items to be sold; (d) The name and address of at least one individual possessing a valid certificate of registration in food handling, issued by the Department of Public Health, who will supervise the sale of food by the applicant; (e) The written consent of the authority to the applicant's sales activity on Navy Pier; (f) Any such other information as may be required by the Commissioner. (Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-95, p. 127; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 141; Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. III, § 24)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-060 Corporate applicant qualifications.

4-360-060 Corporate applicant qualifications. Each corporate applicant for a Navy Pier license shall be qualified to do business under the laws of the State of Illinois. The fee for a Navy Pier license shall be as set forth in Section 4-5-010. Applications for a license under this chapter shall be made in March of each year. (Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-95, p. 1277; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 142)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-070 License - Term - Number.

4-360-070 License - Term - Number. The maximum number of Navy Pier vendor's licenses shall be 125; public convenience, health and necessity and the safety of existing pedestrian traffic on the pier requiring such limitation. (Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-95, p. 1277; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 143)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-090 License - Issuance and selection procedure.

4-360-090 License - Issuance and selection procedure. If the number of qualified applicants for a license under this chapter exceeds the number of such licenses available, as set forth in Section 4-360-070, the commissioner shall grant all such available licenses by the random selection of qualified applicants. In all subsequent license periods, preference shall be given to applicants holding current licenses hereunder, and the remainder of available licenses, if any, shall be granted by random selection of qualified applicants. (Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 144)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-100 Sales restrictions.

4-360-100 Sales restrictions. Each licensee shall sell and offer for sale only the item or items specified in his current license, exclusively from a pushcart or at a fixed location and during the hours as determined by the authority. (Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-95, p. 1277)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-110 Applicability of Code - Inspection.

4-360-110 Applicability of Code - Inspection. All licensees and their employees shall be subject to and comply with all applicable requirements and standards for dispensing and purveying food contained in Chapter 4-8 of this Municipal Code, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder. The Commissioner of Public Health shall implement this section by rules and may issue additional rules governing the sanitary practices of Navy Pier vendors. All food held, offered for sale or sold by licensees shall be subject to and comply with all applicable requirements for such food of this Municipal Code and the rules promulgated hereunder. (Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. III, § 25)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-120 Inspections and analysis.

4-360-120 Inspections and analysis. It shall be the duty of every licensee to permit inspections to be made and, when required, to furnish samples of any foods kept or offered for sale by the licensee as often as may be deemed necessary to determine that the foods are free from adulteration, are not misbranded, and do not contain an excessive number of microorganisms or their toxins. The licensee shall answer all reasonable and proper questions and furnish records of the sampled product. Samples shall be examined or analyzed by or under the direction of the department of health, and a record of each such examination or analysis shall be made and kept in its office. (Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-130 Held for inspection orders.

4-360-130 Held for inspection orders. The department of business affairs and consumer protection may, upon written notice to the licensee or employee thereof, place a "Held for Inspection" order on any food which it determines or has probable cause to believe to be unwholesome or otherwise adulterated or misbranded. At the request of the licensee, foods so held for inspection shall be permitted to be suitably stored pending analysis reports or voluntarily denatured and disposed of under department of business affairs and consumer protection supervision. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove the tag placed on the food by the department of business affairs and consumer protection, nor shall such food containers be removed from the pushcart or destroyed without permission of the department of business affairs and consumer protection except on order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The department of business affairs and consumer protection may vacate the "Held for Inspection" order or may by written order direct the owner or person in charge of the food to denature or destroy such food or to bring it in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, or dispose of it for nonhuman use as may be approved by the department of business affairs and consumer protection. Provided, however, that such an order of the department of business affairs and consumer protection to denature or destroy such food shall be stayed, if the order is appealed to a court of competent jurisdiction within three days. Nothing in this section shall preclude any court action based upon the finding of unwholesome or adulterated foods. (Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-140 Rules and regulations.

4-360-140 Rules and regulations. (a) The authority may formulate rules and regulations regarding the following: (1) The size, design, color and other specifications including sanitation or facilities for pushcarts to be used by vendors; (2) The location of sites from which licensees shall conduct business; (3) The mandatory and permitted hours of operation of licensees. Such hours of operation need not be uniform throughout the license period, but may be varied based on seasonal differences, and special events. (b) The commission may issue rules and regulations governing aspects of this chapter not specifically delegated to the authority. (c) All rules and regulations issued under this chapter shall be filed and maintained in the offices of the department of business affairs and consumer protection and at the offices of the authority at Navy Pier, and shall be available for public inspection during ordinary business hours. (Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-95, p. 1277; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-150 License transferral prohibited.

4-360-150 License transferral prohibited. No transfer of ownership shall be allowed on any license issued hereunder. (Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-160 Sticker license emblem - Display.

4-360-160 Sticker license emblem - Display. Each licensee shall have affixed to his pushcart or business at Navy Pier a sticker license emblem which shall bear the words "Chicago" and "Navy Pier", numerals designating the year and, where applicable, the season for which the vendor is licensed, a reproduction of the corporate seal of the City of Chicago and the names of the mayor and the city clerk. Such emblem shall be obtained from the city clerk at the time the license is issued. The commissioner shall prescribe by regulation the manner and place of display on pushcarts. (Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-17-95, p. 1277)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-170 Violation - Penalties.

4-360-170 Violation - Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be fined not less than $200.00 nor more than $500.00. A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to be committed for each day any person continues to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. In addition to the fines hereinabove provided for, the commissioner may revoke the license of any licensee hereunder if such licensee is convicted of two or more violations of this chapter or of the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder within any five-month period and may reject an application for license under this chapter by an applicant who has been so convicted. (Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-180 Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 144, repealed former § 4-360-180, which pertained to a saving clause.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-360-190 General applicability of Municipal Code.

4-360-190 General applicability of Municipal Code. Nothing in this chapter governs or affects any person engaged in a business conducted from a fixed site within a permanent, enclosed building on Navy Pier; the conduct of any such business shall be governed by other applicable chapters of the Municipal Code of Chicago. Nothing in this chapter governs the sanitary preparation or service of food; such preparation and service of food are governed by Chapter 4-8. Nothing in this chapter governs or affects the sale of alcoholic liquor on Navy Pier; such sales are governed by Chapter 4-60 of this Code. Except as specifically set forth, nothing in this chapter alters or diminishes the applicability of any provision of the Municipal Code of Chicago to the activities licensed under this chapter. (Added Coun. J. 5-17-95, p. 1277; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 3087; Amend Coun. J. 7-13-95, p. 4601)

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