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20-0-58
AN ORDINANCE
Regulating Drive -In -Restaurants
WHEREAS, Drive -In Restaurants have been the source of
loud, raucous, and disturbing conduct during late hours of
night; and
WHEREAS, Drive -In Restaurants have caused large
areas of resideptial neighborhoods to be -strewn with napkins,
straws, paper cups, plates, bottles, cans and other similar
waste products; and
WHEREAS, police department reports have indicated
an abnormally high crime rate, including assault and battery,
burglary, and attempted kidnapping in the immediate environs
of aforesaid Drive -In Restaurants; and
WHEREAS, there has been an inrodinately large
congregation of intoxicated persons frequenting the aforesaid
Drive -In Restaurants and consuming intoxicants on or near the
premises; and
WHEREAS, the owners, managers, and operators of
aforesaid Drive -In establishments.have been unable to restrain
the undesirable conduct of their patrons in the absence of an
effective ordinance: .
_ NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
` SECTIONl: That there be added to Article II of
Chapter 19 "Restaurants and Food
Dispensers" of the Code of the City of Evanston, 1957, Sections
19-54.1 to 19-54.9 inclusive, providing for the regulating of
Drive -In Restaurants so that said sections shall be and read as
follows :
19-54.1: Definition. A Drive -In Restaurant, for the
purposes of this ordinance 'is defined as any establish-
ment where food (including frozen dessert), or beverage
is sold to the consumer,,, where ancautomobile parking
area is provided, and where such food or beverage is
intended to be consumed.in the automobile parked in the
parking area or at a stand-up counter.
19454.2: Disposal of Refuse and Debris. Each
Drive-In.Restaurant shall, at lease once in each
twenty-four (24) hour period, dispose of all paper,
cups, plates, napkins, garbage and other waste
material accumulated. upon the premises. It shall
be the duty of the owner, manager, or person in
charge of said Drive -In Restaurant, to keep the
premises in and about said restaurant including
the parking area ddjoinin g thereto, at all times,
free from rubbish, waste products and debris inclu-
ding napkins, straws, paper cups, plates, bottles,
cans and other similar waste products.
19-54.3: UNnecessary Noise. No patron of a
Drive -In Restaurant, or any other person, while
driving a motor vehicle upon or standing, stop-
ping or parking such vehicle in the parking area
adjoining any such Drive -In Restaurant, shall
race the motor of any such motor vehicle, cause
any horn to be blown except as a traffic warning,
or make or cause to be made any other loud or.
unnecessary noise or disturbance upon said
premises.
19-54.4: Intoxicating Liquors. No person upon
the premises of any Drive -In Restaurant or in the
parking area adjacent thereto, whether in or out-
side an automobile, shall drink, have in his
possession or under his control, or offer or give
to another to drink, any wine, beer or intoxicating
liquor.
19-54.5: Premises to be kept Free of Refuse. No
person shall places throw or -deposit any food, beverage,
paper, bottle, cans, or similar waste materials upon
the permises of any Drive -In Restaurant, -or in the
parking area adjacent thereto, unless such waste
material be placed in a waste receptacle which shall
be conveniently provided upon said permises or
parking area. -
19-54.6 : Serving Hours. It shall be unlawful for
any patron to be served, or to consume any food or
beverage upon the premises of any Drive -In Restaurant
between the hours of 12:,00 midnight and 7:00 a.m.
19-54•7: Operations Subject to Other Ordinances.
Every owner, manager or person in charge of a Drive -
In Restaurant shall be subject in the operation of
said Drive -In Restaurant to any and all other
applicable ordinances.
19-54.8: Severability. The intention of the City
Council is hereby expressed, that the provisions of
this ordinance are severable and that the invalidity
of any section hereof or of any portion of any
section hereof, shall not affect any other section
or portion of section of this ordinance.
19-54.9: Penalties for Violation. Any person
violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined not less than Twenty-
five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Two Hundred
Dollars ($200.00) for each offense. Each day that
A violation continues shall be deemed a separate
offense.
SECTION 2:
after its passage, approval
INTRODUCED
PASSED
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Publication. This ordinance
be in full force and effect
and publication, according
1958
1958
APPROVED
/s /
Mayor
Published
shall
from and
to law.
Corporation Counsel