ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING LEGACY BUSINESS PROGRAM
SECTION 1. The Municipal Code of the City of Chicago is hereby amended by inserting Chapter 5-28, by adding the language underscored, as follows:
SECTION 5-28. LEGACY BUSINESS PROGRAM. 5-28-010. Legacy Business Registry.
The Department of Department of Planning and Development ("DPD") shall establish and maintain a registry of Legacy Businesses in Chicago ("Registry"). The purpose ofthe Registry is to recognize that longstanding, community-serving businesses can be valuable cultural assets of the City. In addition, the City intends that the Registry be a tool for providing educational and promotional assistance to Legacy Businesses to aid their continued viability and success.
For purposes of this Chapter 5-28, "Legacy Business" means a business that has been nominated by an Alderman or the Mayor in accordance with subsection (c) below, and that DPD determines meets each ofthe following criteria:
1. The business has operated in Chicago for at least 30 years, with no break in Chicago operations exceeding 2 years. The business may have operated in more than one location or jurisdiction, but must have been founded or currently headguartered in Chicago; provided, however, that If the business has operated in Chicago for more than 20 years but less than 30 years, it will be deemed to have satisfied this reguirement if DPD Page 1 of 15
concludes the business has contributed significantly to the history or identity of a particular neighborhood or community and if not included in the Registry the business would face a significant risk of displacement.
The business has contributed to the neighborhood's history and/or the identity of a particular neighborhood or community.
The business is committed to maintaining the physical features or traditions that define the business.
Nominations for the Registry are limited to a total of 300 businesses per calendar year. The nominations for anv year will be the first 300 rece...
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