ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Section 3-12-050 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by inserting the language underscored and by deleting the language struck through, as follows:
3-12-050 Senior citizens exempted when.
(a) Persons aged 65 or over, residing in their own residence with separate metered
water service or a separate city water assessment for that residential unit, shall be exempt from
payment of the sewer service charge for their primary residence r, if:
they are the titleholder to the residence: or
their spouse is the titleholder to the residence: or
following the death of a spouse qualifying under paragraph (a)(1). they continue to reside primarily in the residence, even if not as titleholder to the residence.
(b) Persons aged 65 or over who reside in their own residence but who do not
qualify for an exemption under subsection (a) solely because their residence is a townhouse,
condominium unit or cooperative apartment that does not have separate metered water service
or a separate city water assessment for the residential unit may apply for a refund in lieu of
exemption pursuant to this subsection. The amount of such refund shall be $50.00 per qualified
residence for each calendar year.
Application for a refund in lieu of exemption shall be made to the alderman of the ward in which the applicant resides no later than August 1st of the calendar year for which a refund is requested. The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the city council committee on finance, and shall include such affidavits or other reasonable proof of qualifications for a refund that the committee may require. An alderman receiving a complete application under this subsection shall introduce into the city council an ordinance authorizing the payment of a refund in lieu of exemption to the applicant. A single ordinance may authorize refunds based upon more than one application. The ordinance shall be...
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