OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR
November 16, 2022
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request ofthe Chicago Board of Education, 1 transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing the provision of fee waivers for the Chicago Board of Education.
Your favorable consideration ofthis ordinance will be appreciated.
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, Section 2-8-065 of the Municipal Code of Chicago prohibits individual fee waivers for any person, including, but not limited to, any not-for-profit corporation, except as provided in Section 2-8-065(c); and
WHEREAS, Section 2-8-065(c) provides that individual fee waivers are permitted for "governmental entities" as defined in Section 2-8-065(a); and
WHEREAS, The Board of Education of the City of Chicago is a governmental entity created pursuant to State statute, 105 ILCS 5/34 etseq.; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any provision of the Municipal Code of Chicago to the contrary, all permits for demolition, construction, alteration, repair, renovation, rehabilitation and inspection filed by the Chicago Board of Education ("Board") or its contractors for buildings and facilities used for public or governmental purposes shall be issued without charge. This section shall also exempt the Board and its contractors from the payment of all permit fees, inspection fees, annual inspection fees, application fees, plan review fees, license fees, fees to cut off or reconnect water and sewer lines, fees to occupy or use the public way, and fees to install or maintain temporary driveways, canopies, barricades or other structures on the public way, in connection with any of the foregoing work, for all buildings, facilities and improvements operated by the Board or its contractors for public or governmental use.
The fee waivers authorized under this section shall not apply in connection with any ...
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