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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Sections 19-1 to 19-5
inc., and Section 19--8 of the
Code of the City of Evanston 1957,
"Food and Food Establishments"
as amended.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS-
SECTION 1° That Sections 19-1 to 19-5 inclusive,
and Section 19-8 of the Code of the
City of Evanston 1957, "Food and Food Establishments!' as amended,
be and the same are hereby amended so as to read as follows -
Section 19-1 - License; It shall be unlawful for any
persons firm or corporation to operate within,the city,
• a retail grocery or market, candy or confectionery store,
or to operate a "food vehicle" as defined herein, within
the city, without first having obtained a license for
that purpose as provided in this ordinance.
Section 19-2 - Definitionsi
(1) Grocery or Market, shall mean an established place
of business offering for sale at retail any fruits,
vegetables, ice cream, meat, poultry, fish, seafoods or
other food products, whether fresh, frozen or sold in
cans, bottles, boxes, cartons or other containers, but
shall not include those establishments selling ice cream,
soda water and soft drinks exclusively, candy or con-
fectionery stores or bakeries.
In the event such grocery or market sells milk
or its fluid derivatives in combination with other food
products, an additional annual license for the sale
thereof shall be required in accordance with Chapter
26 of the Evanston Municipal Code.
(2) Candy and Confectionery Store, shall mean any
established place of business selling candy or other
confections exclusively, including sale of ice cream
to be consumed off the premises.
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(3) Food Vehicle. shall include all wagons, motor
vehicles and vehicles propelled by human power for the
storage or transportation of food, food products, milk
and beverages intended for human consumption, including
all vehicles operated in connection with the wholesale
distribution of meats, vegetables and all food products,
but excepting delivery vehicles operated by a grocery
or market as herein defined.
(4) Sale at Retail, as used in this ordinance shall
mean the sale.of any of the products defined herein for
consumption by the purchaser and not consumed on the
premises and not for purposes of re -sale.
(5) Sale at Wholesale, as defined in this ordinance
shall mean the sale of any of the products as defined
herein for the purposes of re -sale.
Section 19-3 - Application for License- Any person
desiring to keep or maintain any food establishment as
defined in this ordinance shall make written application
for a license, setting forth the location and description
of the premises where such food establishment is to be
• conducted. Before such license is issued the Director of
Public Health shall cause to be made an investigation of
the premises described in such application for the purpose
of determining the fitness and suitability of such premises
from a sanitary standpoint. The Director of Building shall
cause an inspection to be made to ascertain that the prem-
ises may be used for the purpose in conformity with the
zoning ordinance and other ordinances of the City of
Evanston applying thereto, and such application shall be
transmitted to the City Manager together with their rec-
ommendation for the issuance of said .license and upon
payment of a license fee, license shall be issued in
accordance with such application and recommendation.
Section 19-4 - Inspection of Food Vehicles; All food
vehicles, as defined in this ordinance shall be kept
in a clean and sanitary condition. It shall be the duty
of the Director of Public Health to make or cause to be
made such inspections as may be necessary to insure all
food vehicles transporting food or beverages are kept
in a clean and sanitary condition.
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Section 19-5 - License Fees°
(a) The annual license fee to operate a retail grocery
or market as herein defined, shall be $20 plus $3 for
each regularly or permanently employed employee in excess
of two, plus $.10 for each delivery vehicle operated by
such establishment in excess of one.
(b) The annual license fee to operate a retail candy
or confectionery store as defined herein shall be $15.
(c) The annual license fee for each food vehicle as
defined herein, excepting delivery vehicles operated by
a grocery or market within the City of Evanston shall be $20.
All licenses provided for in this ordinance shall expire on
the 31st day of December following the date of issuance. It shall
be unlawful to transfer any such license from one person to another.
SECTION 2? The provisions of this ordinance
shall not apply to those establish -
ments selling ice cream, soda water, and soft drink beverages ex--
clusively, the licensing of which is provided for under Sections
19-41 and 19-42 of the Code of the City of Evanston 1957, as amended.
SECTION 3: Sections 19-1 to 19-5 inclusive, and
Section 19-8 of the Code of the,City
of Evanston 1957, be and the same are hereby expressly repealed and
all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4; This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication, according to law.
INTRODUCED
ADOPTED
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December 11
ATTEST-,
• /s/ Maurice F. Brown
City Clerk
Approved as to form- /s/
, 1961
1961
APPROVED December 11 , 1961
/s/ Paul F. Gorby
Mayor Pro Tem
Rex A. Bullinger
Corporation Counsel