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5/24/95
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Section 7-2-6(E) of the Evanston City Code
Regarding Sidewalk Signs
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 7-2-6 (E), Paragraph 3, of the Evanston City Code,
1979, as amended, be revised to read as follows:
3. Permits, Fees, Penalties, and Fines
No one shall place or have placed a commercial sidewalk sign on the sidewalk
without first having been issued a permit for it by the Director of Public Works or
his or her designee. The fee for the initial permit for the sign shall be $100.00,
with an annual renewal fee of $100.00. The permit shall be valid only through
December 31 of the year in which it is issued and must be renewed in subsequent
years prior to placement of the sign.
A penalty of $200.00 shall be added to the initial fee or the renewal fee should the
sign be placed prior to obtaining the required permit. Further, any sign found on
the sidewalk without the necessary permit or in a location other than that specified
by the permit may be removed without notice at the owner's expense by either the
Director of Public Works or the Police Chief, under Section 7-3-12 of the City
Code.
Should the business operator, owner or his or her agent fail to apply for a permit
after placing a commercial sidewalk sign on the right-of-way, a fine of up to
$500.00 may be assessed for each day the sign remains on the right-of-way.
SECTION 2: That Section 7-2-6-(E), Paragraph 6, Items "d" and "e", of the
Evanston City Code, 1979, as amended, be revised to read as follows:
d. The minimum sidewalk width where signs can be installed shall be ten feet
in the downtown (defined by the D-1, D-2, D-3, and D-4 Zoning Districts)
and nine feet in all other locations.
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e. The minimum clear width which remains after the sign is in place shall be
nine feet in the downtown (defined by the D-1, D-2, D-3, and D-4 Zoning
Districts) and eight feet in all other locations.
SECTION 3: That all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: )AIWI 1995.
Adopted: Mgel, %7i , 1995.
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Approved: 1995
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