Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2020-5783

• Record #: O2020-5783
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 11/24/2020
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on License and Consumer Protection
• Final action: 12/16/2020
• Title: Various temporary relief measures regarding Title 4 and Title 9 licenses, sidewalk cafe permits, self-repealing dates in ordinance SO2020-2891, and placement of temporary traffic-control devices for Expanded Outdoor Dining Program
• Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E. , Hopkins, Brian , Harris, Michelle A., Cardenas, George A., Burnett, Jr., Walter, Mitts, Emma, Smith, Michele, Gardiner, James M. , Cappleman, James, Martin, Matthew J.
• Topic: PERMITS/LICENSE/FEE EXEMPTIONS - Miscellaneous

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
12/16/2020	25363	City Council	Passed	Pass
12/9/2020		Committee on License and Consumer Protection	Recommended to Pass
12/9/2020		Committee on License and Consumer Protection	Add Co-Sponsor(s)
11/24/2020	23982	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
mayor

November 24, 2020










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the Commissioner ofBusiness Affairs and Consumer Protection, I transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing issuance of various temporary relief measures to businesses.

Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.


Very truly yours

ORDINANCE

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



ARTICLE I. LICENSE EXTENSION

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any provision ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago ("Code") to the contrary, any City-issued license required under Title 4 or Title 9 of the Code, which expired on or after March 15, 2020, through and including June 15, 2021, shall be considered active, whether or not renewed by the license or permit holder, until July 15, 2021. Licenses that needed to be renewed during that period and not renewed shall be considered expired after July 15, 2021.
This Section does not change the fee for renewal nor have the effect of prorating any fees paid for renewal of a license or permit, nor of changing the renewal date.
The Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection shall not charge a late fee for tardy renewal of any City-issued license required under Title 4 or Title 9 of the Code until January 1, 2022.




ARTICLE II. EXTENSION OF SO2020-2891

SECTION 1. On June 17, 2020, the City Council of the City of Chicago passed an ordinance, referenced as SO2020-2891, published on pages 17912 through 17915 ofthe1 Journal of Proceedings of the City Council for that date ("Ordinance"). Section (1 )(b) of Article III of the Ordinance, which appears on page 17915 of that Journal, is hereby amended by deleting the'language stricken and by inserting the language underlined as follows:

(b) ARTICLE II of this ordinance shall be repealed of its own accord, without further action of the City Council, at midnight on...