Record #: O2011-451   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 1/13/2011 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
Final action: 2/9/2011
Title: Not-for-profit fee exemption(s) for Shriners Hospitals for Children
Sponsors: Rice, John
Topic: PERMITS/LICENSE/FEE EXEMPTIONS - License Fee Exemptions
Attachments: 1. O2011-451.pdf
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago:
SECTION 1. That the Commissioner of Buildings, the Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, the Commissioner of Transportation, the Commissioner of Streets and Sanitation, the Commissioner of Environment, the Commissioner of Water Management, the Commissioner of Fire, and the 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 Shriners Hospitals for Children, a not-for profit Illinois Corporation, related to erection and maintenance of building(s) and fuel storage facilities at said location(s): 2211 North Oak Park Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60707.
Said building(s) and all appurtenances thereto shall be used exclusively for charitable purposes and shall 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 of the City of Chicago and departmental requirements of various departments of the City of Chicago, and said buildings(s) and all appurtenances thereto shall be constructed and maintained so that they shall comply in all respects with the requirements of appropriate provisions of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago for the issuance of all permits and licences.
SECTION 2. Shriners Hospitals for Children, a not-for-profit Illinois Corporation, engaged in medical, educational and related activities, shall be exempt from the payment of City license fees and shall be entitled to the cancellation of warrants for collection for inspection fees.
SECTION 3. Shriners Hospitals for Children, shall be entitled to a refund of City fees which it has paid and to which it is exempt pursuant to Sections one (1) and two (2) of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in force for a period of April 16, 2011 through
April 15, 2013.