Definitions.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-298-010
in effect4-298-010 Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Buildings.
“Elevator mechanic contractor” means any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of constructing, installing, altering or maintaining the mechanical components of any elevator, escalator, moving walk, dumbwaiter, platform lift, manlift, mechanical equipment used for the raising or lowering of any curtain, stage or orchestra floor, or any other conveyance device specifically covered and described within Title 14C with the following exceptions:
1. A mechanical amusement riding device.
2. A conveyance device within or exclusively serving no more than three levels of a single, privately-owned dwelling unit.
3. Conveyors and related equipment permanently installed in a space classified as a Group F or Group S occupancy in accordance with Chapter 14B-3 of this Code, excluding any conveyor designed, installed, or used for the movement of people.
(Added Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54722; Amend Coun. J. 10-17-09, p. 72419, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 3-28-18, p. 74459, Art. II, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-20-18, p. 84890, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-18, p. 88803, § 14; Amend Coun. J. 12-19-25, p. 38125, Art. XIX, § 1)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2637853Fetched: 10/24/2026