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AN ORDINANCE
Amending an Ordinance for
the Licensing of Dry Cleaning
Establishments.
I3E IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS°
SECTION 1° That Sections 25-17 to 25-19
inc., of the Code of the City
of Evanston 1957, as amended, providing for the licensing of dry
cleaning establishments, be amended so that said ordinance shall
provide as follows°
Section 25-17 - License Required - Business Defined:
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to engage in or carry on within the City of Evanston the
business of dry cleaning as herein defined, in which
• gasoline, naptha, benzine or other volatile, inflammable
fluids, or carbon tetrachloride are used to clean or
renovate any clothing or articles of wearing apparel, or
any fabric of any kind, without first having obtained a
license as herein provided for each dry cleaning estab-
lishment proposed to be conducted by such person, firm
or corporation.
(a) Dry Cleaner, shall mean any person, firm or corpor-
ation keeping or using more than two (2) quarts
of gasoline, naptha, benzine, or any volatile
inflammable liquids or other solvents, for the
purpose of dry cleaning wearing apparel or fabrics,
for profit.
(b) Spotter, shall mean any person, firm or corporation
keeping or using less than two (2) quarts of the
aforesaid described liquids for the purpose of dry
cleaning or spotting wearing apparel or any fabric,
for profit.
(c) Retail. Outlet, shall mean any establishment located
within the city where dry cleaning is sold, solicited
or offered for sale direct to the retail consumer,
but the dry cleaning is done elsewhere than on the
premises.
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(d) Self service coin operated, shall mean any estab-
lishment providing mechanical coin operated devices
for dry cleaning.
Section 25-18 - Application- Application for a
license to conduct the business of dry cleaning, spotter,
retail outlet or mechanical or coin operated devices for
the purpose of dry cleaning as hereinabove defined, shall
be made in writing to the City Collector. The application
shall contain the name of the applicant, if an individual,
the names of the principal officers, if a corporation, the
location of the place at which it is intended to carry on
such business, together with a description of the place
of business for which a license is desired. A separate
license shall be required for each dry cleaning estab-
lishment, spotter or retail outlet carried on or conducted
by any applicant wherever located in the City of Evanston.
Before a license shall be issued each such appli-
cation shall be approved by the Director of Building and
the Fire Marshal. The Director of Building shall determine
that all the requirements of the Boca Basic Building Code,
the Zoning Ordinance, the Plumbing Code, and the Electrical
Code of the City of Evanston are complied with and that the
premises are safe for the purposes of said business. The
Fire Marshal shall determine that all fire hazard precautions
have been taken and conform to the Fire Prevention Or-
dinances of the City of Evanston. If the application :'.so
filed is approved by the Director of Building and the Fire
Marshal as hereinabove provided, then upon payment of the
license fee hereinafter provided, the City Collector shall
thereupon issue to said applicant a license authorizing
said applicant to engage in or carry on the business of
dry cleaning, spotter, or retail outlet, in the place
designated in the license and for the period therein stated.
Section 25-19 - License Fee. The license fees for
the carrying on any of the businesses as defined in
Section 25-17, shall be as follows°
(a) Dry Cleaner, . . . . . . . .$25 per annum
(b) Spotter and Retail Outlet . . . . .$10 per annum
(c) Self Service Coin Operated . . . . .$15 per annum
for each coin operated device maintained
in the establishment.
Each such license shall expire on the 31st day of December
in the year in which it is issued, provided, however, that
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if less than six months of the annual license period
shall have expired at the time when such license is
issued, the full license fee shall be charged therefor.
If six or more months of the annual license period shall
have expired, one-half of the full license fee shall be
charged. Said license shall be posted and remain posted
in a conspicuous place in the room where the dry cleaning
is done.
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2� All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith
SECTION 3° This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage, approval and publication, according to law.
INTRODUCED December 4 , 1961
• ADOPTED December 11 y 1961
ATTEST
/s/ Maurice F. Brown
City Clerk
Approved as to form -
Is/ Rex A. Bullinger
Corporation Counsel
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APPROVED December 11 , 1961
/s/ Paul F. Gorby
Mayor Pro Tem
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