Committee on Finance City Council Meeting November 20, 2019
ORDINANCE
SECTION 1. Chapter 10-8 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck through and inserting the language underscored, as follows:
10-8-335 Outdoor special events.
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(g) The Department shall inform an applicant for a special event permit whether the application is approved or disapproved within 35 business days after the application and any amendments are received by the Department. If the Department approves the application, it shall either (1) issue a conditional special event permit pursuant to subsection (I) until all necessary licenses are issued, required plans approved, fees paid, and costs prepaid or bonds posted; or (2) if all necessary licenses have been issued, required plans approved, fees paid, and costs prepaid or bonds posted, issue a special events permit. If the Department disapproves the application, it shall provide written notice of its action within such time, stating the specific facts and conclusions that are the basis for his denial of the permit. If the Department fails to act within 35 business days after the date upon which the application and any amendments were received by the Department, the application shall be approved and the permit deemed granted in conformance with the application.
If the permit is for a special event that will require the closing of a street, the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $100.00 $200.00 per block per day if the street closure is in the Central Business District as described in Section 9-4-010, or $50.00 per block per day in the rest of the City for each day the street will be closed. This fee does not apply to neighborhood block parties.
[Omitted text unaffected by this ordinance] 10-8-337 Film production permit.
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(3) Permit fee - Fee for City services. The fee for a film production permit, which shall be pai...
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