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36-0-20
AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Subsections 7.10.3, "General Regulations," and
7-11-2, "Areas Prohibited for Bathing Purposes," By Preventing
Access to the Rock Revetment along the Lakefront
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, IL- LINOIS:
SECTION 1: City Code Subsection 7-10-3, "General Regulations", of the
Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended, is hereby further amended to add the
following -subsection:
7-10-3. — GENERAL REGULATIONS.
(L) Lakefront Rock Revetment Reaulation. Except for City employees or
authorized Contractors workino for the City, no oerson shall climb onto. walk.
run. stand or sit upon the rock revetment anvwhere along the citv owned
lakefront.
SECTION 2: City Code Subsection 7-11-2, "Areas Prohibited for Bathing
Purposes", of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended, is hereby further amended
to read as follows:
7-11-2. — AREAS PROHIBITED FOR BATHING PURPOSES..
No swimming is permitted from public rights -of -way not officially designated as
public beaches or from boats located within three hundred (300) yards of the
public shoreline. Swimming is permitted only on those portions of designated
beaches that are guarded and posted for swimming.
beaches and the dog beach Due to unstable nature of the rocks alona the
lakefront, no one is permitted an the aFea betweeR the peak ef !he dGWI; Slope-4
the rccf:c on the rocks between the public beaches/parks and the water's edge.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional lor otherwise invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid provision or invalid
application of this ordinance is severable.
SECTION 5: Ordinance 36-0-20 shall be in full force and effect after its
passage and approval.
SECTION 6: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to
be prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as
provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
Introduced: March 9, 2020 , 2020
Adopted: April 13, 2020 , 2020
Attest:
15duGt-rdo Gomez
Eduardo Gomez, Deputy City Clerk
Approved:
04 / 20 / 2020
, 2020
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Stephen H. Hagerty, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Kelley A. Gandurr'S1th,''�,c�poration Counsel