Office of the City Clerk - Record #: SO2012-6609

• Record #: SO2012-6609
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 10/3/2012
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on License and Consumer Protection
• Final action: 11/15/2012
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 25-25-050 to further regulate powers and duties of the Department
• Sponsors: Brookins, Jr., Howard
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 25 Dept. of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection, MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 4 - Businesses, Occupations & Consumer Protection - Ch. 264 Secondhand Dealers, MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 7 - Health & Safety - Ch. 28 Health Nuisances

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
11/15/2012	42188	City Council	Passed as Substitute	Pass
11/13/2012		Committee on License and Consumer Protection	Recommended to Pass	Pass
10/3/2012	36059	City Council	Referred

SUBSIIIUTE ORDINANCE

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


SECTION 1. Section 2-25-050 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by adding the language underscored and by deleting the language struck through, as follows:

2-25-050 Powers and duties of the department.

(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)

(b) Powers and duties of the commissioner and the department. The powers and duties of the commissioner and department shall be as follows:
(1) To provide a gateway to assist businesses in obtaining city licenses;

(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)
To exercise powers and perform duties pursuant to an agreement between the City of Chicago and the County of Cook that is approved by the City Council, including the sharing of documents and information, and including the withholding of the issuance or renewal of a license under Section 4-4-150 or the suspension of a license under Section 4-4-280, for the purpose of facilitating the collection of taxes, fees, accounts payable, debts, and other revenues by the City and the County?
To exercise all rights, powers, duties, obligations and responsibilities that relate to the issuance or revocation of permits for the installation or maintenance of collection bins pursuant to section 7-28-785.

SECTION 2. Section 4-264-060 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by adding the language underscored and by deleting the language struck through, as follows:

4-264-060 Use of unlicensed premises prohibited.
No secondhand dealer shall make use of any property, private or public, not included within the licensed premises, for the storage, handling or display of any secondhand article.
No secondhand dealer, their agent, or any other agency, organization or individual shall place or cause to be placed any unattended receptacle for the purpose of accepting donations of any kind on public or private property without the applicable permit. Any violation of this section or an...