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Amended 12-13-65
Revised 1-3-66
126-0-65
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Chapter 23, being the Housing
Code of the City of Evanston, 1957, by
adding Section 23-16.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That there be added to Chapter.
23 of the Housing Code of the
City of Evanston, Section 23-16, which shall be and 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 which must be vacated or substantially
altered in order to bring the property into
compliance with this Code.
(b) There are unique circumstances which make
• unreasonable the time period allowed by the
Director of Housing for vacating a dwelling
unit or bringing the dwelling 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 cor-
recting 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
ADOPTED
• ATTEST:
January 3 , 1966
January 10 , 1966
/s/ Maurice F. Brown
City Clerk
Approved as to forma
/s/ Jack M. Siegel
Corporation Counsel
APPROVED January 10 , 1966
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/s/ John D. Emery
Mayor
Code Page: 284B
Published: January 20, 1966