SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council may from time to time define areas, in the interest of preserving public health and safety or avoiding traffic congestion, in which no mobile food vendor may prepare or dispense food from a wheeled vehicle or cart; and
WHEREAS, With 64,116 residents (per the 2010 Census) living within a 2.83 square mile area, representing 22,656 residents per square mile, Lincoln Park is one of the densely populated neighborhoods in the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Lincoln Park is a diverse arts and cultural hub that serves as a leading destination for tourists visiting the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Lincoln Park is a vibrant, pedestrian-oriented urban community designed for walkability and, per Section 17-3-0503-D of the Municipal Code of Chicago, has the highest ratio of pedestrian-retail street designations throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, The streets referenced in Section 47-8-037(c) contain significant amounts of existing retail and culinary establishments, have mainly continuous patterns of buildings constructed close to existing sidewalks, have doors, other entrances and storefront windows abutting the sidewalk and adjoin a street with a right of way of 80 feet or less; and
WHEREAS, On certain high-volume pedestrian streets, existing street furniture, kiosks and other City of Chicago infrastructure restrict pedestrian flow; and
WHEREAS, The Lincoln Park community is home to over 300 retail food licenses; and
WHEREAS, Adding mobile food carts to the mix of current public-right-of-way obstructions could have a detrimental impact on public safety and pedestrian accessibility; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. The recitals to this ordinance are incorporated herein.
SECTION 2. Section 4-8-037 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
4-8-37 Restrictions on Mobile Food Vendors.
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