Record #: SO2013-3372   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 5/8/2013 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Budget and Government Operations
Final action: 6/5/2013
Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 3-55-030 regarding fees imposed on new tire sales and Section 13-160-050 regarding minimum number of exits for building floors, spaces or rooms
Sponsors: Austin, Carrie M.
Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 3 - Revenue & Finance, MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 13 - Building & Construction - Ch. 160 Exit Requirements
Attachments: 1. SO2013-3372.pdf, 2. O2013-3372.pdf
SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE
 
 
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
 
SECTION 1. Section 3-55-030 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
 
3-55-030 Fee on new tires imposed.
  1. On and after July 1, 2005, any Any person selling new tires at retail or offering new tires for retail sale in the city shall collect from retail customers a fee of $1.00 per new tire sold at retail and delivered in the city to be paid to the department, less a collection allowance of four cents per tire to be retained by the retail seller.
  2. The requirements of this subsection shall apply exclusively to the sale of tires to be used for vehicles defined in Section 1-217 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, aircraft tires, special mobile equipment, and implements of husbandry.
fe) (b) The requirements of subsection fb) {a) shall not apply to:
  1. mail order sales;
  2. tires sold as a part of the retail sale of a motor vehicle; or
  3. the sale of used or reprocessed tires.
 
(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)
 
 
SECTION 2. Section 13-160-050 ofthe Municipal Code ofChicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
 
13-160-050 Minimum number of exits.
There shall be not less than two exits from every building, floor, space or room, except that one exit may be permitted from any room or space under the conditions outlined in subsection (a) through (b) of this section; and one exit may be permitted from a floor under the conditions outlined in subsections (c) through (o) of this section.
(a)     In all occupancies except hazardous use units, one exit shall be permitted from any room or space designed or used for an occupancy of not more than 50 persons and: (1) having an area not exceeding 1,200 square feet; or (2) when used for business, mercantile, industrial and or storage uses,, not exceeding 4,000 square fee^ provided the travel distance from the exit door to the most remote point in the room or space does not exceed 75 feet, or 115 feet if equipped throughout with a standard automatic sprinkler system as defined in Chapter 15-16 of this Code.
 
(Omitted text is not affected by this ordinance)
 
 
SECTION 3. The changes made by this ordinance are declarative of existing law and are not a new enactment.
 
 
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication.
 
 
 
 
Carrie Austin Alderman, 34th Ward
 
CHICAGO, June 5,2013
 
 
 
To the President and Members of the City Council:
 
 
Your Committee on the Budget and Government Operations, having had under consideration an Ordinance authorizing an amendment to correct Section 3-55-030 and Section 13-160-050 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, and having been presented with a proposed Substitute Ordinance by Alderman Carrie M. Austin (34); and having had the same under advisement, begs leave to report and recommend that Your Honorable Body pass the Substitute Ordinance transmitted herewith.
 
This recommendation was concurred in by a viva voce vote of the members of the Committee.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carrie M. Austin Chairman