Record #: SO2011-463   
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed to Pass
Intro date: 1/13/2011 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
Final action: 5/18/2011
Title: Not-for-profit fee exemption(s) for Bronzeville Merchants, The Association
Sponsors: Dowell, Pat
Topic: PERMITS/LICENSE/FEE EXEMPTIONS - License Fee Exemptions
Attachments: 1. O2011-463.pdf, 2. SO2011-463.pdf
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
Section 1. That the Commissioner of the Department of Construction and Permits, -Commissioner of Buildings, the Commissioner of Environment, the Commissioner of the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, the Commissioner of Transportation, the Commissioner of Streets and Sanitation, the Commissioner of the Department of Water Management, the Commissioner of Public Health, the Commissioner of Fire, and the Executive Director of Revenue are hereby directed to issue all necessary permits, all on-site water/sewer inspection fees and all water/sewer plan review fees, free of charge, notwithstanding other ordinances of the City of Chicago to the contrary, to the Bronzeville Merchants Association , a not-for-profit Illinois corporation, for the erection and maintenance of bulfding(s) and appurtenances within the 3rd Ward, located at 3459 S. State Street and 3501S. State Street.
Said building(s) and all appurtenances thereto shall be used exclusively for charitable purposes and shall be not be leased or otherwise used with a view to profit, and the work thereon shall be done in accordance with plans submitted and all of the appropriate provisions of the Municipal Code ofthe City of Chicago, and said building(s) and all appurtenances thereto shall be constructed and maintained so that they shall comply in all respects with the requirements ofthe appropriate provisions ofthe Municipal Code ofthe City of Chicago forthe Issuance of all permits and licenses.
Section 2. The Bronzeville Merchants Association, a not-for-profit Illinois corporation, engaged in the development of commerce and related community activities, shall be exempt from the payment of city license fees and shall be entitled to the cancellation of warrants for the collection of inspection fees.
Section 3. The Bronzeville Merchants Association shall be entitled to a refund of city fees which it has paid and from which it is exempt pursuant to Sections 1 and 2 of this ordinance.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in force upon passage but in no event beyond March 31, 2013.
 
Pat Dowell
Alderman, 3rd Ward