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Potential problems for Chicago nightlife?
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| drEamer |
If this passes everyone from DJs, to promoters, to club owners are going to affected. Please show support by either coming to City Hall Tomorrow (Strength in numbers) or by reposting this bulletin.
Tomorrow (Wednesday, July 18th)
Committee On License And Consumer Protection meets to discuss a law
that will basically shut down dance promoters
@ City Hall
Rm. 201-A
11:00 a.m
Heres a quick synopsis -- this is heavy ...
Committee On License And Consumer Protection meets to discuss a law that will require all promoters in Chicago to have:
A) A Promoter License ($2,000 every 2 years)
B) Proof of General Liability Insurance $1,000,000.00 per occurance for bodily injury and property damage
4-157-020
"No person shall engage in the business of event promoter without first having obtained an event promoter license under this chapter"
An Event Promoter (4-157) License costs $2,000.00 every TWO years
*As a promoter, it is unlawful to hire/subcontract anyone to promote for the event who does not also have an Event Promoter license.*
The Event Promoter License application requires promoters to submit to:
-- a full background check
-- fingerprints
If the event includes liquor and the venue has more than a maximum capacity of 100 persons, promoters are REQUIRED to notify the POLICE Commander of the District IN WRITING of an event at least 7 days prior to the event. Violations result in a fine between $500 and $1,000, a 6-month suspension of the license, and if you promote an event during this 6-moth suspension you are subject to a fine between $1,000 and 10,000
4-60-070
Liquor License is required, as issued by the local Liquor Control Commissioner
Liquor cannot be sold or given away after 2am Mon - Sat and 3am on Sun--unless you apply for a late-hour licens and pay the additional fee
Promoters will be required to
-- Create, sign and file an "Event Promoter's Contract" for each event
-- Maintain a file for 3 years with "complete and accurate records of all business activities"
-- Designate an "On-Site Representative" over 21 with no convictions within the last 5 years
This rep must:
- Submit to a background check and fingerprinting
- Be present on site at all times during the event
- Accept all notices of violations or closure orders
- Carry on his/her person at all times during the event:
-- Photo ID
-- Cell phone with the number included in the license application
-- Upon request by an authorized city official, the rep must
produce said photo ID and cell phone for inspection by the official
4-157-080
This license number MUST be printed legibly "in all advertisements of the licensee's services, and in all advertisements of amusements or events being promoted or presented by the licensee. In addition to any penalties provided by law, any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $200 or more than $500 for EACH offense. Each DAY that a violation continues shall constitute a SEPARATE and distinct offense to which a SEPARATE FINE shall apply"
Download the Full Transcript of Proposed Ammendments HERE:
http://www.chicityclerk.com/citycou...cense071807.pdf
-I didn't write this. Don't ask me questions...I'm just posting for your info. |
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| Quadlow |
this the same thing I posted about this issue on Amp's site:
Are you serious? I am not completely informed on the status and exact details of that ordinance but honestly that would be horrible for the Chicago scene. Every city has there fair share of shady, trashy and negligent promoters but if this act goes into effect your scene in Chicago will be effected drastically.
While a lot of the necessities involved that I read would help authorities in weeding out the bad promoters everyone will be effective. Unless you guys want to here the top ten list of DJ’s play every month I would probably get on the wagon to protest this. The music will be water down cheese because it will be the only music that will bring in enough people to make it fiscally possible.
Only the very large players would ever be able to come up with the funds necessary to put on events and those would have to be large ones. It would completely water down the talent. From my understanding it seems as if local DJ’s or people who would like to bring in lesser known, experimental talent that doesn’t appeal to the masses would be screwed. There is no money in shows like that but a law like this would FORCE promoters and DJ’s into making money the number one object. We have some realty solid production crews such as FreshCorp, Brio, Paxahau, Forward, CPM, Nefarious, Organic and Breakloose who which the exception of Paxahau would never be able to do another event.
With this you will also see a resurgence in more illicit, underground and therefore illegal parties. With that you may find the resurgence of bad publicity and public image of the EDM scene. People will continue to do events and those events will probably take place in unsafe locations with shady promoters.
Once again this is the first I have heard of this so if my understanding of the ordinance is mistaken then please excuse my comments. I used what I gathered from the post to make my determinations and honestly if they are correct this would detrimental to the Chicago scene. |
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| drEamer |
| this would fawkin suck |
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| delobbo |
| holy red tape, batman |
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| RJT |
Admittedly, I don't understand this as well as I should - but from the wording of the ordinance itself, it seems like this would only affect special events, and not apply to established clubs and bars that already have liquor licenses.
Again though, I don't understand it as well as I probably should. Consider me skeptical. |
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| Yuris |
| the party has now been moved into my pants. |
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