(a) Phase-out of present activities. No person shall knowingly, within the City of Chicago, design, produce, deploy, launch, maintain, or store nuclear weapons or components of nuclear weapons. This prohibition shall take effect two years after the adoption and publication of this ordinance.
(b) Prohibition of commencement of nuclear weapons work. No person who is not, as of the effective date of this ordinance, engaged in the design, production, deployment, launching, maintenance or storage of nuclear weapons or components of nuclear weapons, shall, within the City of Chicago, commence any such activities after the effective date of this ordinance.
(c) Exclusion. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit:
(i) Any activity not specifically described in this section;
(ii) Basic research;
(iii) Any writing or speech devoted to public commentary or debate or other speech protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution;
(iv) The research and application of nuclear medicine;
(v) Uses of fissionable materials for smoke detectors, light-emitting watches and clocks and other consumer products; or
(vi) Direct activities of the federal government.
(Prior code § 202-2; Added Coun. J. 3-12-86, p. 28521; Corrected. 2-3-87, p. 39355)