1-4-125 Restitution – License or permit violations.

   (a)   Any person who violates any provision of this Code by failing to obtain a license or permit when required by the Code, or by failing to obtain any insurance required under any permit or license issued to such person, shall in addition to any fine or penalty specified by this Code, be required to make restitution to the city in the full amount of all liabilities, judgments, settlements, costs, damages and expenses which may in any way come against the city, in whole or in part as a result of any act, omission or thing done by said person, for which the license or permit was required.

   (b)   The restitution requirement of this section shall apply whether or not any negligence on the part of the city or its officers or employees also contributed in part to any such liabilities, judgments, settlements, costs, damages and expenses.

(Added Coun. J. 1-14-04, p. 17349, § 1)

1-4-130 Maximum fine or penalty.

   Whenever in this Code a minimum but no maximum fine or penalty is imposed, the court may in its discretion fine the offender any sum of money exceeding the minimum fine or penalty so fixed, but not exceeding the sum of $500.00.

(Added Coun. J. 6-27-90, p. 17764)

1-4-140 Offenses having two penalties.

   In all cases where the same offense is made punishable or is created by different clauses or sections of this Code, the corporation counsel may elect under which to proceed; but not more than one recovery shall be had against the same person for the same offense.

(Added Coun. J. 6-27-90, p. 17764)

1-4-145 Reserved.

Editor’s note – Coun. J. 11-26-19, p. 11547, § 1, repealed § 1-4-145, which pertained to failure to appear at a hearing.

1-4-150 Zoning ordinance adopted.

   The comprehensive zoning amendment passed by the city council on March 31, 2004, as amended (Chicago Zoning Ordinance) is hereby incorporated into this Code and designated Title 17.

(Added Coun. J. 6-27-90, p. 17764; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-14, p. 98037, § 1)

1-4-160 Scope of repeal.

   Unless it expressly provides otherwise, no new ordinance that amends or repeals a prior ordinance shall be construed to affect any offense or act committed, or action, penalty or claim arising under the prior ordinance, except that any proceedings after the effective date of any such new ordinance shall conform, insofar as practicable, to the ordinance in effect at the time of the proceedings. If any penalty, forfeiture or punishment is mitigated by any provision of a new ordinance, such provision may, by the consent of the party affected, be applied to any judgment entered after the new ordinance takes effect.

   This section shall extend to all repeals, whether express or by implication, and regardless of whether contained in an ordinance making any new provision upon the same subject or in any other ordinance.

(Added Coun. J. 6-27-90, p. 17764)

1-4-170 Reference to statutes.

   Whenever any section of this Code makes reference to the Illinois Complied Statutes such reference shall be deemed to include the current statute in effect, or as thereafter amended, unless the context indicates otherwise.

(Added Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 5)

Editor's note – Coun. J. 3-31-04, p. 20916, § 1.1, repealed a former § 1-4-170, which pertained to pending actions.