Record #: O2011-3526   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 4/13/2011 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
Final action: 5/4/2011
Title: Not-for-profit fee exemption(s) for University of Chicago Medical Center, The
Sponsors: Hairston, Leslie A.
Topic: PERMITS/LICENSE/FEE EXEMPTIONS - License Fee Exemptions
Attachments: 1. O2011-3526.pdf
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. That the Commissioner of Buildings, the Executive Director of Construction and Permits, the Commissioner of Transportation, the Commissioner of Streets and Sanitation, the Commissioner of Environment, the Commissioner of Fire, the Director of Business Affairs & Licensing, the Director of Revenue and the Commissioner of Water Management, are hereby authorized and directed to issue all necessary permits, all on-site water/sewer inspection fees and all water/sewer plan review fees, free of charge, notwithstanding other ordinances of the City of Chicago to the contrary to the University of Chicago Medical Center, a not-for-profit Illinois Corporation, related to the erection, maintenance and renovation of building(s) and fuel storage facilities listed on Exhibit A & B attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Said building(s) and all appurtenances thereto shall be used exclusively for charitable purposes and shall not be leased or otherwise used with a view to profit, and the work thereon shall be done in accordance with plans submitted and all of the appropriate provisions of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago and departmental requirements of various departments of the City of Chicago, and said building(s) and all appurtenances thereto shall be constructed and maintained so that they shall comply in all respects with the requirements of the appropriate provisions of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago for the issuance of all necessary permits and licenses.
SECTION 2. The University of Chicago Medical Center, a not-for-profit, Illinois Corporation, engaged in medical, educational and related activities, shall be exempt from the payment of City license fees and shall be entitled to the cancellation of warrants for collection for inspection fees.
SECTION 3. The University of Chicago Medical Center shall be entitled to a refund of City fees, which it has paid and to which it is exempt pursuant...

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