2-32-1020 Liability limitations for bonds.

   All bonds issued under and pursuant to this ordinance shall be limited obligations of the municipality payable solely out of the revenues and receipts derived from the residential development or home mortgages or from any notes or other obligations of lending institutions with respect to which such bonds are issued. No holder of any bonds issued under this ordinance has the right to compel any exercise of taxing power of the municipality to pay the bonds, the interest or redemption premium, if any, thereon, and the bonds shall not constitute an indebtedness of the municipality or a loan of credit thereof within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision, nor shall the bonds be construed to create any moral obligation on the part of the municipality or any political subdivision thereof with respect to the payment of such bonds. It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it has been issued under the provisions of this ordinance and that it does not constitute an indebtedness of the municipality or a loan of credit thereof within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provisions.

(Prior code § 7-92)

2-32-1030 Investment of funds.

   The municipality, or any trustee or custodian on behalf of the municipality, may invest any funds held by it as provided in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(Prior code § 7-93)

2-32-1040 Public building regulations waived.

   The acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of a private residential development or a home shall not be subject to any requirements relating to public buildings, structures, grounds, works or improvements imposed by the Illinois Compiled Statutes or any other similar requirements which may be lawfully waived by this section and any requirement of competitive bidding or restriction imposed on the procedure for award of contracts for such purpose or the lease, sale or other disposition of property of the municipality is not applicable to any action taken under authority of this ordinance.

(Prior code § 7-94; Amend Coun. J. 3-31-04, p. 20916, § 4.4)

2-32-1050 Unlawful discriminatory activities.

   No person engaged in activities or transactions contemplated in this ordinance shall discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, creed, ancestry, national origin, or physical or mental handicap in connection with such activities or transactions. Any agreement pursuant to which a lending institution originates, makes or services home mortgages pursuant to this ordinance shall contain the substance of the following clause:

   This institution will not arbitrarily reject mortgage loans for residential properties within a specific geographic area in Chicago because of the location and/or age of the property, or in the case of a proposed borrower, arbitrarily vary the terms of those loans or the application procedures for those loans because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex or marital status. In addition, the institution will make loans available on low and moderate income residential property in the neighborhoods of the City of Chicago within the limits of its legal restrictions and prudent financial practices.

   The lending institution shall report to the municipality and the governing body of the municipality for the period and as specified in any ordinance authorizing bonds to be issued hereunder, at least the following information:

   (a)   Number of mortgages granted;

   (b)   Number and amount of mortgages by census tract and/or zip code; and

   (c)   The adjusted gross income of all mortgagors for the previous year.

(Prior code § 7-95)

2-32-1060 Article XI provisions not exclusive.

   The powers conferred by this ordinance are in addition and supplemental to, and the limitations imposed by this ordinance shall not affect, the powers conferred by any other ordinance. Residential developments and home mortgages may be acquired, purchased, constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, improved, bettered, equipped, extended and financed, and bonds may be issued under this ordinance for such purposes, notwithstanding that any law or any other ordinance may provide for the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, equipping, betterment, extension and financing of a like residential development or like home mortgages, or the issuance of bonds for like purposes, and without regard to the requirements, restrictions, limitations or other provisions contained in any law or any other ordinance.

(Prior code § 7-96)

2-32-1070 Severability clause.

   The provisions of this ordinance are severable and if any of its provisions or any sentence, clause or paragraph shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of such court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

(Prior code § 7-97)

2-32-1080 Construction of ordinance.

   This ordinance is necessary for the health, welfare and safety of the municipality and its inhabitants; therefore, it shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.

(Prior code § 7-98)

ARTICLE XII. FINANCING SEWER SYSTEM COSTS (2-32-1090 et seq.)