ZONING AND BUILDING AGENDA
THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS RECOMMENDATIONS
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DOCKET #8530 – ADC MERRIMAC, LLC, Owner, |
THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VARIATIONS
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DOCKET #8586 – D. SWINGLE, Owner, Application (No.
V-09-72): Variation to increase height
of fence in front yard from 3 feet to 6 feet for vinyl fence in the R-4
Single Family Residence District. The
subject property consists of approximately 0.25 of an acre, located on the
northwest corner of Conditions: None Objectors: None |
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DOCKET #8587 – T. & J. HOLT, Owners, Application (No.
V-09-73): Variation to reduce lot area
from 20,000 square feet to 16,800 square feet (existing); reduce left side
yard setback from 15 feet to 10 feet (existing); reduce right side yard
setback from 15 feet to 13 feet (existing); and on accessory shed reduce both
side yard setbacks from 10 feet to 5 feet (existing) for roof alterations and
remodeling in the R-4 Single Family Residence District. The subject property consists of
approximately 0.38 of an acre, located on the south side of Conditions: None Objectors: None |
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DOCKET #8589 – M. & S. SCHUSTERIC, Owners, Application
(No. V-09-75): Variation to reduce lot
area from 40,000 square feet to 28,300 square feet (existing); and reduce lot
width from 150 feet to 100 feet (existing) to construct two detached garages
in the R-4 Single Family Residence District.
The subject property consists of approximately 0.65 of an acre,
located on the north side of Conditions: None Objectors: None |
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BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE (PROPOSED ORDINANCE). Submitting a Proposed Ordinance sponsored
by Peter N. Silvestri and Bridget Gainer, The following is a synopsis of the Proposed Ordinance: PROPOSED ORDINANCE BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of
Commissioners, that Chapter 32 Fees, Sec. 32-1 of the Cook County Code is
hereby amended as follows: Sec. 32-1. Fee
schedule. The fees or charges provided for
or required by the below listed sections shall be as shown below: Code Section Description Fees,
Rates, Charges (in
dollars) CHAPTER 54, LICENSES, PERMITS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
REGULATIONS 54-385 Business License Fee 25.00 BE IT FURTHER
ORDAINED, by the
Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 54 Licenses, Permits and
Miscellaneous Business Regulations, Article X, Section 54-380 through Section
54-391 of the Cook County Code are hereby enacted as follows: ARTICLE X. BUSINESS LICENSES Sec. 54-380. Short
title. Sec. 54-381. Purpose Sec. 54-382. License required. Sec. 54-383. Definitions. Sec. 54-384. License-Application. Sec. 54-385. License fee. Sec. 54-386. License
issuance. Sec. 54-387. License insignia
and display. Sec. 54-388. License issuance, suspension, rescission,
revocation. Sec. 54-389. License suspension or revocation – premises
allowing illegal activities deemed a public nuisance.
Sec. 54-390. Rule
making and enforcement. Sec. 54-391. Penalties. Sec. 54-392. Effective
date. *Referred to the
Committee on Zoning and Building |
SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE
Sponsored by
THE HONORABLE PETER SILVESTRI & BRIDGET GAINER,
GENERAL BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the
Of the Cook County Code is hereby
amended as follows:
Sec. 32-1, Fee Schedule
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Code Section |
Description |
Fees, Rates, |
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CHAPTER 54, LICENSES, PERMITS REGULATIONS |
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54-385 |
Business License Fee |
40.00 |
BE IT
ARTICLE X. GENERAL BUSINESS
LICENSES
Sec. 54-380. Short title.
This Article shall be known and may be cited as the Cook County General Business License Ordinance.
Sec. 54-381. Purpose
The Cook County Board of
Commissioners determines that in order to effectively protect the public
health, general welfare, and safety of its citizens it has deemed it necessary
to establish a General Business License for
Sec. 54-382. Definitions
The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this Article shall have the following meanings ascribed to them in this Article, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Business License means any license required by County ordinance or
regulation which is required as a prerequisite to doing business in
Cook County or County means the
Department of Administrative Hearings means the county department
authorized to adjudicate business license violations pursuant to provisions of
this Article.
Department or Department of Revenue means the Department of Revenue in the Bureau of Finance of Cook County
Director means the Director of the Department of Revenue
Doing business means the extent to which any person who within any
unincorporated area of Cook County, for the purposes of this Ordinance,
fulfills one or more of the following
criteria: (a) maintains a fixed place of business within an
unincorporated area of Cook County, or (b) owns or leases real property within
an unincorporated area of Cook County for business purposes, or (c) regularly
maintains a stock of tangible personal property in an unincorporated area of
Cook County for sale in the ordinary course of business.
Person means any natural person, trust, court appointed representative, syndicate, association, partnership, firm, club, company, corporation, business trust, institution, agency, government corporation, municipal corporation, district or other political subdivision, contractor, supplier, vendor, vendee, operator, user or owner or any officers, agents, employees, or other representatives, acting either for himself or for any other person in any capacity or any other entity recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties; the masculine, feminine, singular, or plural, is included in any circumstances.
Sheriff means the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois or his designee.
Sec. 54-383. License required.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any Person doing business in
any unincorporated area of Cook County to conduct such business without having
first obtained a General Business License unless exempt as indicated in Sec.
54-392.
Section 54-384. License application
All applications for a General Business
License shall be made in writing and under oath to the Director of Revenue on a
form provided for that purpose.
(a) Every application for a County General
Business License shall be submitted and signed by the Person doing business or
authorized representative of the Person doing business and shall contain the
following:
(1) Name of the applicant
(2) Business address
(3) Social security numbers, Tax ID number, and residence addresses of its sole proprietor
or the three individuals who own the highest percentage interests in such Person and any other individual who owns 5 percent or more interest therein.
(4) Pin number of the property or properties
where the business is being operated.
(5) A brief description of the business operations plan.
(6) Sales tax allocation code. The sales tax allocation code identifies a specific sales tax
geographic area
and is used by the State of
(7) Certification that applicant is in
compliance with all applicable
(b) The Director of Revenue shall be the custodian of all applications for licenses which under provisions of this Code. All information received by the Department from applications filed pursuant to this Ordinance or from any investigations conducted pursuant to this Ordinance, except for official County purposes, or as required by the Freedom of Information Act, shall be confidential.
(c) The General Business License applicant may be subject to an inspection by the following county departments including but not limited to: Health, Building & Zoning and the Environment, prior to licensing.
(d) It shall be grounds for
denial and/or revocation of any license issued under the provisions of this
Article whenever the license applicant knowingly includes false or incomplete
information in the license application or is in violation of a
Sec. 54-385. License fee.
The fee for a County General Business License shall be as set out in Sec. 32-1, payable to the Department of Revenue, and all fees collected under this section will be used by the Department for the implementation and administration of this ordinance.
Sec. 54-386. Late Fee
License fee payments remitted
after the due date on which the fee is due, shall be subject to a Late Fee
equal to the amount of the License fee.
Sec. 54 387 License issuance
Upon approval of the application, a General Business License
shall be issued by the Director for a period of two years.
Sec. 54-388 License insignia and display
It shall be the duty of every Person issued a General
Business License to display such license in a conspicuous place at the premises
where the business is conducted. The Director of Revenue shall promulgate
additional rules and regulations in regards to the license insignia including
but not limited to design, distribution, and display of aforementioned
insignia.
Sec. 54-389 Doing
Business without a license, failure to pay for or renew a license, prohibited.
Any Person doing business in unincorporated Cook County for
which a license is required and fails to secure a license, provide payment for
a license or fails to renew a license may be closed by the Director of Revenue,
pursuant to Section 54-391 of this Article until such license is
procured.
Sec 54-390 Failure to
comply-Code of Ordinances
(a) Failure to comply with applicable Cook County Code of
Ordinances may result in general business license suspension or revocation.
(b) Persons doing business in unincorporated
(1) Chapter 30, Environment;
(2)
Chapter 38, Article III, Public Health and Private Nuisances;
(3) Chapter 58: Article III, Offenses
involving Public Safety, and Article IV, Offenses
Involving Public Morals;
(4) The Cook County Building
Ordinance, adopted originally on
(5) Chapter 74 Taxation; or
(6) The Cook County Zoning
Ordinance, as amended.
Sec 54-391 License
denial, non-renewal, suspension, & revocation
(a) Any County department or
agency issuing citations pursuant to applicable Cook County Code of Ordinances shall have the authority to issue to the
applicant or licensee a notice of violation recommending denial, non-renewal,
suspension, or revocation of an applicant’s or licensee’s General Business
License.
(1)
After issuing a notice of violation recommending denial, non-renewal,
suspension or closure to the licensee or applicant, a copy of this notice of
violation, with the date and time of the Department of Revenue Hearing indicated
on it, along with copies of the documents supporting the above recommendation
shall be forwarded to the Department
of Revenue.
(2) The Director of Revenue or
his designee shall have the authority to deny, renew, suspend, or revoke a
General Business License issued under the provisions of this Article after
affording the licensee or applicant a hearing and determining the applicant or licensee violated any Federal or State statue or any provision of
the Cook County Code of Ordinances.
(3) However, no General Business License
shall be denied issuance or renewal, suspended, or revoked prior to affording
the applicant or licensee notice and a hearing,
where the Director of Revenue or his designee shall make a determination based
on the evidence provided by both the applicant or licensee and the Department
issuing the citation.
(4) If the Director of Revenue or his
designee determines that the license shall be denied, not -renewed, suspended,
or revoked, he shall prepare, and issue by registered mail, a written notice of
determination to applicant or licensee and forward copies to the Department
that issued the citation and the Department of Administrative Hearings.
(5) If the
applicant or licensee disagrees with the determination issued by the
Director of Revenue or his designee, he may appeal the determination at and
administrative hearing to be conducted by the Cook County Department of
Administrative Hearings in accordance with their procedures (Cook County Code
of Ordinances, Article IX. Sec. 2-901 et. seq.)
(6) If the
Department of Administrative Hearings determines the license shall be denied,
not renewed, suspended or revoked the Department of Administrative Hearings shall
prepare and issue, by registered mail, a written determination informing the
applicant or licensee that within 30 days of receipt of that registered letter,
the Sheriff will be notified, pursuant to Section 54-393 of this Article, to
close the business.
(7) If the applicant or licensee disagrees
with the determination of the Cook County Department of Administrative Hearings
then he has 35 days to provide written notice to the Department of
Administrative indicating an appeal has been filed with the Circuit Court
pursuant to Sec. 2-917 of this Code.
(b) The license of any
person who has failed to pay any fine, assessment of costs or other sum of
money owed to the County pursuant to an order of the Department of Revenue, an
order of the Department of Administrative Hearings or a court order, by the due date indicated in the order,
or within 30 calendar days of
becoming a debt due and owing may be suspended by the Department of Revenue, in
accordance with its rules and after affording a hearing. The license
shall be suspended until such time that the fine, assessment of costs or other
sum of money has been fully paid.
(c) A Person whose license has been denied
renewal, suspended or revoked may seek re-issuance or reinstatement of the
license the in accordance with procedures prescribed by Department of Revenue
Sec 54-392 License not
required
(a) A General Business License
shall not be required in unincorporated Cook County if the Person doing
business in Cook County is (1)
required to obtain a County business license pursuant to any other County
ordinance or regulation, (2) exempt by any Federal or State law or County
ordinance or (3) licensed by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
and owns, or operates a business pursuant to his/her professional license.
(b) The following is the list of professions, licensed by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation for which, pursuant to this article, a Cook County General Business License is not required.
(1) Accountant Public Continuing Education
Sponsor
(2) Accountant Public Firm, License
(3) Accountant Public, Licensed
(4) Accountant Public, Registered
Certified
(5) Acupuncture
Continuing Education Sponsor, Approved
(6)
Acupuncture Guest Instructor
(7) Acupuncturist, Licensed
(8) Advanced Practice Nurse Controlled
Substance
(9) Advanced Practice Nurse
(10) Advanced Practice Nurse, Continuing Education
Sponsor
(11) Alarm Contractor Agency Branch Office,
Licensed
(12) Alarm Contractor Agency Private, Licensed
(13) Alarm Contractor Private, Licensed
(14) Appraiser, Associate Real Estate
(15) Appraiser, Certified General Real Estate
(16) Appraiser, Certified Residential Real Estate
(17) Appraiser, Education Provider
(18) Appraiser, Temporary Practice Real Estate
(19) Architect, Licensed
(20) Architect, Landscape, Registered
(21) Armed Proprietary Security Force
(22) Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
(23) Athletic Trainer, Licensed
(24) Athletics
(25) Auction Continuing
(26) Auction Firm
(27) Auction, Internet Listing Service
(28) Auctioneer
(29) Auctioneer, Associate
(30) Auctioneer, Exempt
(31) Auctioneer, Exempt Associate
(32) Audiologist, Licensed
(33)
(34) Barber Teacher, Licensed
(35) Barber, Licensed
(36) Basic Classroom Training Course
(37) Chiropractic Physician, Licensed
(38) Chiropractic Preceptor
(39) Chiropractic Preceptor Program
(40) Chiropractor Professor, Visiting
(41) Collection Agency Branch Office, Licensed
(42) Collection Agency, Licensed
(43) Controlled Substance Drug Dist, Licensed
(44) Controlled Substance
(45) Controlled Substance, Pharmacy, Licensed
(46)
(47) Cosmetologist Teacher, Licensed
(48) Cosmetologist, Licensed
(49) Cosmetology Clinic teacher
(50) Cosmetology Registered Salon/shop
(51)
(52) Cosmetology Continuing Education Sponsor
(53) Counselor Clinical Professional Temporary,
Licensed
(54) Counselor Clinical Professional, Licensed
(55) Counselor Professional Continuing Education
Sponsor
(56) Counselor Professional, Licensed
(57) Counselor Professional, Temporary, Licensed
(58) Dental Hygienist, Registered
(59) Dental Sedation Permit
(60) Dental Teaching License
(61) Dental Temporary Training, Licensed
(62) Dental/Dental Hygienist Continuing Education
Sponsor
(63) Dentist, Licensed
(64) Dentist Controlled Substance, Licensed
(65) Dentistry Specialist, Licensed
(66) Design Firm Professional Registration
(67) Detection of Deception Examiner,
(68) Detection of Deception Trainee
(69) Detective Private Agency Branch Office,
Licensed
(70) Detective Private Agency, Licensed
(71) Detective Private, Licensed
(72) Dietitian, Licensed
(73) Drug Distributor, Licensed
(75) Engineer Intern
(76) Engineer Professional, Licensed
(77) Engineer Structural, Licensed
(78) Engineer Structural, Intern
(79) Environmental Health Practitioner in Training
(80) Environmental Health Continuing Education Sponsor
(81) Environmental Health Practitioner, Licensed
(82)
(83) Esthetician Teacher, Licensed
(84) Esthetician, Licensed
(85) Esthetics Clinic teacher
(85) Euthanasia Agency, Certified
(87) Euthanasia Technician, Certified
(88) Firearm Control Card
(89) Firearm Training Course
(90) Funeral Director, Licensed
(91) Funeral Director and Embalmer, Licensed
(92) Funeral Director and Embalmer Intern, Licensed
(93) Genetic Counselor, Licensed
(94) Genetic Counselor, Temporary
(95) Geologist, Professional Licensed
(96) Home Inspector
(97) Home Inspector Education Provider
(98) Home Inspector Entity
(99) Home Medical Equipment & Service Provider
(100) Interior
Designer, Registered
(101) Interior
Designer, Registered Residential
(102) Land
Sales Developer
(103) Land
Sales Subdivision
(104) Land
Surveyor in Training
(105) Land
Surveyor, Professional, Licensed
(106) Locksmith Agency Branch Office, Licensed
(107) Locksmith
Agency, Licensed
(108) Locksmith,
Licensed
(109) Mail
Order Ophthalmic Provider
(110) Marriage
and Family Therapist, Licensed
(111) Marriage
and Family Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor
(112) Massage
Therapist Continuing Education Sponsor
(113) Massage
Therapist, Licensed
(114) Medical
Continuing Education Sponsor
(115) Medical
License, Temporary
(116) Medical
Temporary License, Limited
(117)
Medical Corporation Registred
(118) Nail
Tech Clinic Teacher
(119)
(120) Nail
Technician, Licensed
(121) Nail Technology Teacher, Licensed
(122) Naprapath
Continuing Education Sponsor
(123) Naprapath,
Licensed
(124) Nurse
Practical, Licensed
(125) Nurse
Registered, Professional
(126) Nursing
Home Administrator Temporary, Licensed
(127) Nursing
Home Administrator, Licensed
(128) Nursing
Home Approved Administrator Continuing Education Sponsor
(129) Nutrition
Counselor, Licensed
(130) Nutrition/Dietitian
Continuing Education Sponsor
(131) Occupational
Therapist
(132) Occupational
Therapy Assistant, Certified
(133) Occupational
Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor
(134) Optometric
Limited Residency License
(135) Optometrist
Ancillary Office, Licensed
(136) Optometrist,
Licensed
(137) Optometrist Controlled Substance License
(138) Optometry
Continuing Education Sponsor, Licensed
(139) Original
Firearms Training
(140) Orthotist,
Licensed
(141) Osteopath,
Licensed
(142) Osteopath/Obstetrician,
Licensed
(143) Pedorthist, Licensed
(144) PERC
- Permanent Employee Registration Card
(145) Perfusionist
(146) Pharmacist Assistant
(147) Pharmacist Registered
(148) Pharmacy
Division VI, Licensed
(149) Pharmacy Division I, Licensed
(150) Pharmacy Division II, Licensed
(151) Pharmacy Division III, Licensed
(152) Pharmacy Division IV, Licensed
(153) Pharmacy Division V, Licensed
(154) Pharmacy Technician
(155) Physical
Therapist Assistant, Licensed
(156) Physical
Therapist, Licensed
(157) Physical
Therapy, Continuing Education Sponsor
(158) Physician
Assistant Temporary
(159) Physician
Assistant, Licensed
(160) Physician
Permit, Visiting
(161) Physician
Professor, Visiting
(162) Physician
Resident Visiting
(163) Physician,
Licensed
(164) Physician Assistant. Controlled Substance, Licensed
(165) Physician Controlled Substance, Licensed
(166) Podiatric
Physician, Licensed
(167) Podiatric
Physician, Temporary
(168) Podiatric
Professor, Visiting
(169) Podiatry
Continuing Education Sponsor
(170) Podiatry Controlled Substance, Licensed
(171) Private
Security Contractor, Licensed
(172) Prosthetist, Licensed
(173) Psychological
Corporation, Licensed
(174) Psychological
Partnership, Licensed
(175) Psychologist
Clinical
(176) Qualifying
Party Roofing Contractor
(177) Real
Estate Branch Office
(178) Real
Estate Broker
(179) Real
Estate Broker Corporation
(180) Real
Estate Broker Partnership
(181) Real
Estate Continuing Education Instructor
(182) Real
Estate Continuing
(183) Real
Estate Leasing Agent
(184) Real
Estate Limited Liability Firm
(185) Real
Estate Pre-License Instructor
(186)
(187)
(188) Real
Estate Salesperson
(189) Respiratory
Care Practitioner
(190) Respiratory
Care Practitioner Continuing Education Sponsor
(191) Roofing
Contractor, Licensed
(192) Security
Contractor Agency Branch Office, Licensed
(193) Security
Contractor Agency, Licensed
(194) Service Corporation, Professional Registered
(195) Shorthand
Reporter Approved Continuing Education Sponsor
(196) Shorthand
Reporter Certified
(197) Shorthand
Reporter Restricted
(198) Social
Worker Clinical, Licensed
(199) Social
Worker Registered Continuing Education Sponsor
(200) Social
Worker, Licensed
(201) Social
Worker, Temporary Licensed
(202) Speech
Language Pathologist
(203) Speech-Language
Pathologist, Assistant
(204) Speech-Language
Pathology Temporary
(205) Speech/Audiology
Continuing Education Sponsor
(206) Surgical
Assistant
(207) Surgical
Technologist
(208) Timeshare
Acquisition Agent
(209) Timeshare
Component Site
(210) Timeshare
Developer
(211) Timeshare
Exchange Company
(212) Timeshare
Managing Entity
(213) Timeshare
Plan
(214) Timeshare
Sales Agent
(215) Trainer
Continuing Education Sponsor, Licensed
(216) Veterinarian,
Licensed
(217) Veterinarian Controlled Substance, Licensed
(218) Veterinary
Continuing Education Programs
(219) Veterinary Technician, Licensed
Sec 54-393 Rule making and
enforcement.
The
Department shall prescribe reasonable rules, definitions, and regulations
necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon it by this Ordinance. Such
rules, definitions, and regulations shall include, but not limited to,
reasonable procedures consistent with existing practices of Persons doing
business in
Sec 54-394 Penalties
Any Person
determined to have violated this Ordinance (1) may be denied any County
contract, permit, license and or privilege and/or (2) shall be subject to a
fine of $1,000.00 for the first offense, and a fine of $2,000.00 for the second
and each subsequent offense and/or be subject to suspension, revocation. A
separate and distinct offense shall be regarded as committed each day upon
which said Person shall continue any such violation, or permit any such
violation to exist after notification thereof.
Sec 54-395 Effective date.
This
Ordinance takes effect
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