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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Chapter 4-17 of the Municipal Code,of Chicago is;hereby amended by inserting a new section 4-17-045, as follows:
4-17-045 Ordinances amending a restricted residential zone.
fa") If as the result of a ward redistrictinq. the boundaries of a restricted residential zone are no longer coterminous with the precinct in which it was established, the local alderman may introduce an ordinance to modify an existing restricted residential zone to coincide with the boundaries.of the new precinct, without first filing a notice of intent or petition, provided that ali of the following conditions are met:
ID Any area added to and a portion of the existing restricted residential zone
are now in the same precinct and comprise the entirety of such precinct following the most recent ward redistrictinq:
(2) The Citv Clerk determines that the 25% voter threshold established by the petition required in Section 4-17-020 is retained in the new precinct despite the alterations to the precinct boundaries: This determination shall he made, pursuant to a rule duly promulgated by the Clerk.
(3) The ordinance referenced in subsection fat of this Section is introduced into the Citv Council within one year of the effective date of the most recent ward redistrictinq ordinance:
fbt If the Citv Clerk determines pursuant to paragraph (a)f21 ,that:the 25% threshold has hot been maintained, then the previous restricted residential, zone will, expire upon the conclusion Of its current term and shall not be renewed. With regard .to the new precinct, a hew successful notice of intent and petition will be required to establish that new precinct as a restricted residential zone. j
(cV Any, precinct amended pursuant to this section shall retain the original effective date of the existing restricted residential zone or the date of the most recent renewaliordinance
for the zone, whichever is later, for the purpose of future...
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