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Record #: O2020-2123   
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed to Pass
Intro date: 4/24/2020 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on License and Consumer Protection
Final action: 5/24/2023
Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 7-28-785 to further regulate requirements for installation and maintenance of collection bins
Sponsors: Hopkins, Brian , La Spata, Daniel
Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 7 - Health & Safety - Ch. 28 Health Nuisances
Attachments: 1. O2020-2123.pdf, 2. O2020-2123 (V1).pdf
Related files: R2023-766
Committee on License and Consumer Protection
April 22, 2020


ORDINANCE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:

SECTION 1. Section 7-28-785 ofthe Municipal Code ofthe City of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck-through and inserting the language underscored, as follows:


7-28-785 Collection Bins.
For purposes of this section only, the following definitions shall apply, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)

"Commissioner" means the ©Commissioner of ©Business aAffairs and eConsumer ©Protection.

(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)
It shall be unlawful for any person to install or maintain any collection bin outdoors on private property in the city without first obtaining a permit from the ^Department of ©Business aAffairs and eConsumer ©Protection. The ©Commissioner is authorized to issue permits for the installation and maintenance of collection bins in accordance with this section.
An application for a permit shall be made by an operator to the ^Department of ©Business aAffairs and eConsumer pProtection and shall include the following:

the operator's name and address, the address of the lot on which the proposed collection bin will be located, and the name and address ofthe owner or lessee of the lot, if different from the operator's;
a detailed drawing (site map) indicating: (i) the position of all permanent structures, including but not limited to, buildings and driveways located within the lot; (ii) the location of all streets, alleys, fire hydrants, light poles and traffic control signs adjacent to the lot; (iii) the lot lines; and (iv) the location of the proposed collection bin. The site map shall be legible and include a key to any symbols;


|1010|(3) a statement indicating the scheduled times for removal of the contents ofthe collection bin;

(4) a letter signed by the owner or lessee, or his designated agent, setting forth the owner's o...

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