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Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-228-050 regarding public way access requirement for motor vehicle repair shops
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MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 4 - Businesses, Occupations & Consumer Protection - Ch. 228 Motor Vehicle Repair Shops
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CITY COUNCIL
City of Chicago
COMMITTEE on ZONING
LANDMARKS AND BUILDING STANDARDS
City Hall, Room 304 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60602
JUNE22, 2016
To the President and Members ofthe City Council:
Your Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards, having under consideration an Ordinance introduced by Alderman Ariel Reboyras on April 13, 2016 amending Section 4-228-050 Of The Municipal Code Regarding the amount of space required for motor vehicle repair shop lots and alley access, begs leave to recommend that the Committee RE-REFER the Ordinance to the Committee on License and Consumer Protection
This recommendation was concurred in by a viva voce vote ofthe members of the Committee on April 26, 2016.
Daniel S. Sdlis Alderman, 25 th Ward
ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Section 4-228-050 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
4-228-050 License issuance and renewal prohibited when.
No license shall be issued under this chapter:
unless the commissioner and zoning administrator inspect the motor vehicle repair shop to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the Chicago Zoning Ordinance, respectively, as required under Section 4-228-400(a).
unless the applicant provides proof of compliance with the parking space requirements set forth in Section 4-228-220; provided, however, that this requirement shall only apply if (i) the applicant is seeking to obtain a license under this chapter for the first time; and (ii) no establishment meeting the definition of a motor vehicle repair shop is currently licensed to operate at the location identified in the license application;
unless the applicant provides proof of compliance with the fire resistance separation requirements set forth in Section 4-228-230; provided, however, that this requirement shall only apply if the motor vehicle repair shop will be located in a building used for residential purposes;
unless the applicant provides proof of direct vehicle access to and from a dedicated public street through a properly permitted commercial driveway; provided, however, that this requirement shall not apply if: (1) the applicant's lot or garage has no more than six parking spaces: or (2) alley access to the applicant's garage or lot is approved by the city council in accordance with Sections 10-20-430 and 10-20-435: or (3) the facility identified in the license application has been in continuous existence as a duly licensed establishment meeting the definition of a motor vehicle repair shop, under the same or different owner, since prior to June 1.1997;
unless the fire commissioner inspects the facility named in the license application to determine compliance with the requirements set forth in Sections 4-228-400(b) and with any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder; provided, however, that this requirement shall only apply if the applicant meets the definition of a tire facility, as set forth in Section 4-228-010(o).
SECTION 2. This ordinance shaJrake"eTFe*pt uporkpassage and approval.
Artel Reboyras Alderman, 30th Ward