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80-0-72
AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Housing Code
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON,
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 23-1 of the Housing Code of
the City of Evanston, 1957, as amended, is
hereby amended by amending the definition of "Rooming Unit1° to
read as follows:
10Rooming, Unit shall mean a room or group of rooms forming
a single habitable unit which is not physically a part of
• a dwelling unit, or which though physically a part of a
dwelling unit is used or intended for use by a person or
persons other than members of the family occupying said
dwelling unit, and which is used or intended to be used
as a sleeping and living quarters, but without facilities
for cooking, eating, food storage or food preparation.
No rooming unit shall contain facilities such as stoves,
hot plates, other appliances for cooking or heating foods
or beverages, refrigerators, except refrigerators with a
capacity of 3 cubic feet or less which are permitted, or
kitchen sinks whether -or not such appliances are currently
connected to power sources or water and drainage facil-
ities. Every rooming unit located in a dwelling unit
shall be under the direct control of the -.principal occu-
pants of said dwelling unit, shall be accessible at all
times to said occupants and, if rented, shall be rented
by said occupants rather than by an agent or a third
party. Where a rooming unit is located within a dwelling
unit, no occupant of said rooming unit shall use any area
for cooking, eating, food storage, except refrigerators
with a capacity of 3 cubic feet or less which are per-
mitted, or food preparation except for the principal
kitchen of the dwelling unit within which said lodging
is located."
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SECTION 2: All ordinances or portions of ordinances
in conflict with the terms of this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval
and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced October 30 , 1972
Adopted November 6 , 1972 Approved November 6 , 1972
/s/ Edgar Vanneman. Jr.
Mayor
Attest:
Isl Maurice F_ Rroum
City Clerk
Approved as to form: /s/ Jack M. Siegel
Corporation Counsel
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