SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Section 4-5-010 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by adding the language underscored, and by deleting the language struck through, as follows:
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$250.00 per licensed Storage lot
(423) Towing (4-227) Per tow truck
Tow Storage Lot for Chapter 4-227 licensees with a "Commercial vehiolo relocator license" issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission pursuant to the Illinois Commercial Relocation of Trespassing Vehicles Law
$750.00 per licensed Storage lot
Tow Storage Lot for Chapter 4-227 licensees without a "Commercial vehicle relocator license" issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission pursuant to the Illinois Commercial Relocation of Trespassing Vehicles Law
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SECTION 2. Chapter 4-227 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by adding the language underscored, and by deleting the language struck through, as follows:
4-227-010 Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
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"Storage lot" means any real property, including real property outside the City limits, owned by or in the lawful possession or control of a licensee under this chapter that, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Zoning Code law, is used for the storage of vehicles towed from a location within the City.
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4-227-020 License - Required.
(a) No person shall engage in the business of towing damaged or disabled vehicles from the public way without first having obtained a towing license under this chapter; provided, however, that nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a licensee from towing vehicles from private property with the express written consent of the vehicle's owner or operator, in accordance with
applicable law. The towing license shall be in addition to any other license, regis...
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