2-30-030 Rulemaking.
(a) Within 150 days of the effective date of this chapter, the following officials shall propose rules regulating the use of explosives for the demolition of buildings or other structures related to each official's responsibilities under the Municipal Code or shall certify in writing to the Corporation Counsel that no such rules are required:
(1) The Commissioner of Buildings,
(2) The Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection,
(3) The Fire Commissioner,
(4) The Commissioner of Public Health,
(5) The Commissioner of Transportation,
(6) The Commissioner of Water Management, and
(7) The Executive Director of Emergency Management and Communications.
(b) All rules proposed under subsection (a) shall be posted on a public website and made available for public comment for a period of not less than 60 days. Any official required to propose rules under subsection (a) may hold a public meeting to solicit public comment on rules proposed by that official and, if so, a transcript of the public meeting shall be prepared.
(c) Each official who proposed rules for which public comments were received, either in writing or at a public meeting, shall prepare a concise written response to the public comments and may make appropriate changes to the rules proposed by the official based on the public comments. Each official shall submit the responses and final rules to the Corporation Counsel, who shall make such responses and final rules publicly available. Final rules shall take effect 10 days after they are made publicly available by the Corporation Counsel.
(d) Any rule proposed under subsection (a) and any final rule submitted under subsection (c) which addresses requirements for public notices, public meetings, or community notifications shall incorporate requirements to ensure language access consistent with Chapter 2-40 of the Municipal Code.
(Added Coun. J. 7-22-20, p. 19496, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21791, Art. VII, § 2)
