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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1967-064-O-6712 64-0-67 AN ORDINANCE Amending Section 22-17 of the Code of the City of Evanston, 1957, ad amended. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: That Section 22-17 of tho Code of the City of Evanston, 1957, be amended to read as follows: "Section 22-17u Public Health Director - powers and Duties Generally; Inspection and Right of Entry. It shall be the duty of the Public Health Director to: a) Exercise a general supervision over the sanitary conditions of the city, including all persons and establishments handling, selling, manufacturing or processing any type of food or milk products: 40 b) To investigate any reports of the existence of any contagious disease, and adopt measures to arrest its progress. c) Furnish the City Manager and the officers in charge of executive departments all such professional advice and information as they may require, with a view to preservation of the public health. d) Cause all nuisances affecting the sanitary conditions of the city to be abated with all reasonable promptness. e) Enforce all the laws of the state and ordinances of the city relating to health and all such orders and directions emanating from the health department shall be issued in the name of the Public Health Director. The Public Health Director and his authorized representatives are hereby authorized to make inspections of all buildings, structures, and premises located within the city to determine their compliance with the provisions of this chapter. For the purpose of making such inspection, the Public Health 0 0 Director and his authorized representatives are hereby authorized to examine and survey all buildings, structures, and premises within the city. Such inspections shall be made between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. on any days except Sunday, subject to the following standards and conditions: a) Such inspection may take place only if a complaint respecting said premises has been received by the Public Health Director and such complaint, in the opinion of said director, provides reasonable grounds for belief that a violation exists, or such inspection is undertaken as part of a regular inspection program whereby certain areas of the city are being inspected in their entirety by direction of the Public Health Director or the City Manager; b) Such inspections shall be made by the Public Health Director or the City Manager or by any duly authorized representative upon the direction of either of said officers; • c) Any person making such inspection shall furnish to the owner or occupant of the structure sought to be inspected, sufficient identification and information to enable the owner or occupant to determine that he is a representative of the City of Evanston, and to determine the purpose of said inspection. The Public Health Director or the City Manager or any duly authorized representative upon the direction of either of said officers may apply to any court of competent juris- diction for a search warrant or other legal process for the purpose of securing entry to any premises if the owner shall refuse to grant entry." SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of herewith are hereby repealed. ordinances in conflict • 130 0 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 July 5 ADOPTED July 10 1967 1967 APPROVED July 10 , 1967 /s/ John D. Emery Mayor • 0 ATTEST: /s/ Maurice F. Brown City Clerk Approved as to form: /s/ Russell A. Behrens Acting Corporation Counsel I • _2_