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Committee on environmental Protootion ond Eaorgy
February 1, 2023 City Council Meeting
ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Chapter 11-12 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language stricken through and by inserting the underscored language, as follows:
11-12-010 Definitions.
For purposes ofthis chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)
"Residential user" shall mean all dwelling units such as, but not limited to, houses, mobile homes, apartments and multifamily dwellings.
"Tenant" means an individual who is renting or leasing real property as his or her principal residence, which includes, but is not limited to, apartments, mobile home park sites, residential shareholders in nonprofit residential cooperatives or mutual housing corporations, owners of condominiums, or persons who are boarding.
"Tenant user" means an individual who is renting or leasing real property at their principal residence, and who can verify that they pay a landlord, separate from the fixed periodic rent, an amount for water or wastewater services provided to their principal residence.
"Unified statement of charges" means the statement sent to the billed party showing amounts due for refuse collection, water and sewer charges assessed or charged under: (i) chapter 11-12 for water taxes, rates or rents, or charges for installation or disconnection of water service; (ii) chapter 3-12 for sewer service and sewerage usage; and (iii) Article II of chapter 7-28 for refuse collection.
"User" means an individual who is either a residential user or a tenant user.
(omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)
11-12-545 UTILITY BILLING RELIEF PROGRAM
(a) Title. This section shall be known and cited as the Utility Billing Relief Program.
(b) Purpose. The Utility Billing Relief Program is intended to address City water and
sewer bills for the most vulnerable, low-income...
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