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Effective Date: December 17, 2010
11/8/10
87-0-10
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Title 7, "Public Ways", Chapter 2, "Streets, Sidewalks, and Public
Ways", Section 5 "Occupation of Streets for Building Purposes" of the
Evanston City Code
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Subsection 3, "Permit Fees", of Title 7, "Public
Ways", Chapter 2, "Streets, Sidewalks, and Public Ways", Section 5, "Occupation of
Streets for Building Purposes" of the Evanston City Code of 1979, as amended (City
Code), is hereby further amended to read as follows:
7-2-5-3 PERMIT FEES:
• Permits for the obstruction or closure of streets, alleys, or sidewalks shall be paid in
accordance with the following schedule:
Sidewalk/parkway $1.50/ lin. ft./week ($50 minimum)
Parking lane $1.50/ lin. ft./week ($50 minimum)
Traffic lane or alley $1.50/ lin. ft./week ($50 minimum)
PENALTIES: The penalty shall be $500 per day if the permit expires and the
obstruction remains; however, the Director of Public Works may extend the
permit upon request by the applicant. The penalty shall be $500 per day for
obstructing the public way without a permit (except in cases of emergency);
however, if all permit requirements are subsequently met and a permit is
issued, the penalty may be reduced to an amount equal to the first month's
permit fee using the schedule above.
Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to apply a fee to the closing or
obstructing of streets or sidewalks for the purposes of a permitted block party.
Nothing herein contained shall preclude the City from maintaining an action
against the person to recover damage done to any street or sidewalk.
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SECTION 2: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: That if any provision of this Ordinance 87-0-10 or
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of
this Ordinance 87-0-10 that can be given effect without the invalid application or
provision, and each invalid provision or invalid application of this Ordinance is
severable.
SECTION 4: That this Ordinance 87-0-10 shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided
by law.
Introduced 10Aq-,rnbLr , 2010 Approved:
Adopted ")-�trn btr 2010 J r - , 2010
Attes:
Rodneyeene, City Clerk
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Eliz e�BTTisdahl, Mayor
Approved as to form:
W. Grani Farrar, t(oration�Counsel
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