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53-0-68
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Chapter 23, Section 16 of
the Code of the City of Evanston,
1957.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Chapter 23, Housing Code,
of the City of Evanston, Section
23-16, shall be amended to read as follows:
"Section 23-16. Compliance Review Board.
A Compliance Review Board is hereby established for
the purpose of hearing and deciding upon applications
for time extensions for the elimination of violations
of this Code.
• The Compliance Review Board shall consist of the fol-
lowing persons or their authorized representatives:
(1) Corporation Counsel, (2) Director of Building,
(3) Planning and Conservation Director, (4) Public
Health Director, and (5) Fire Marshal. The Planning
and Conservation Director or his authorized repre-
sentative shall serve as the Chairman of the Board.
All meetings of the Board shall be held at the call
of the Chairman and at such other times as the Board
shall determine. The Board may adopt its own rules of
procedure.
An application for a time extension may be made to
the board by any persons who can meet the following
tests:
(a) He is an owner, or an occupant of a dwelling
unit or a rooming unit which must be vacated
or substantially altered, or in which the
occupancy must be reduced, in order to bring
the property into compliance with this code.
(b) There are unique circumstances which make un-
reasonable the time period allowed by the
Director of Housing for vacating a dwelling unit
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or a rooming unit or bringing said unit into
compliance with this code.
If an occupant of a dwelling unit who is not the
owner of the premises shall make such application,
he shall provide the board with the name of the
owner of the premises and said owner's last known
address. The board shall forthwith notify the
owner of the premises by registered mail of the date
set for hearing, as hereinafter provided. The owner
may thereupon at his option be made a party to said
application.
An application may be made to the board only for the
purpose of providing a longer time period for correct-
ing a violation. The board shall have no power to
grant any variation from this Code except for the
length of time required to vacate a dwelling unit or
bring it into compliance with this Code.
Upon the hearing, any party may appear in person, or
by agent or attorney. The board may request and
shall have the right to inspect any premises which is
the subject of a hearing. The board may affirm or may
• extend any time limit for compliance established by
the Director of Housing or by the board within the
following limits:
(a) Fixed time limit for compliance which shall
not exceed three years from the date of the
board's first hearing on the matter.
(b) A time limit for compliance limited to the
period of present ownership of the building
or present occupancy of the dwelling unit
in question.
(c) Any combination of the above.
As a condition for extending a time limit for vaca-
tion or compliance, the board may order immediate
correctional work, may require covenants or may
establish such other conditions as it deems necessary
and desirable to protect the welfare of the occupants
of the dwelling unit and the best interests of the
city.
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The board shall have the power to review and to
modify or to revoke any time extension previously
granted when such action is required to protect
the public interest."
SECTION 2: That all ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict with
the provisions 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 May 6 , 1968
ADOPTED Xav 20 , 1968
ATTEST:
/s/ Dean A. Porter
Deputy City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Jack M. Siegel
Corporation Counsel
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APPROVED May 20
/s/ John D. Emery
Mayor
, 1968