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The Department shall promote the idea that genuine neighborhood revitalization requires strong human capital development and job growth. The Department will align services for essential employer physical needs with services supporting employee human capital development, working with both simultaneously to grow and diversify the Chicago economy.
The Department shall identify opportunities for a workforce development component, activities and initiatives within economic development projects and programs, such as within agreements between the City and Chicago businesses as part of redevelopment or planned development agreements. This component may include working with the Department of Family and Support Services for the leveraging of funds through the Workforce Investment Act or successor federal Acts to provide worker training and recruitment activities to the business community.
(Added Coun. J. 11-17-10, p. 106597, Art. IX, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. I, § 13)
The Commissioner shall have the authority to charge fees in the amount specified and as provided in this section for the processing of program applications and administration and closing costs: (1) of programs administered by the Department, and (2) relating to the sale of City-owned property. Such fees shall be made payable to the Department of Finance. The fees shall be nonrefundable and shall not guarantee approval of an application or adequacy of funding. The amount of such fees shall be as follows:
Loans:
Micro Loan Program
– Application fee: $100.00
– Closing fee (due at closing): $250.00
– Application fee: $100.00
– Closing fee (due at closing): $250.00
Amendments/modifications to Urban Development Action Grants and Illinois Development Action Grants (including subordination and refinancing requests)
– Administration fee (due at time of City’s approval of request): $1,000.00 or 2% of the outstanding principal balance (whichever is greater)
– Administration fee (due at time of City’s approval of request): $500.00 or 2% of the outstanding principal balance (whichever is greater)
– Administration fee (due at time of City’s approval of request): $1,000.00 or 2% of the outstanding principal balance (whichever is greater)
– Administration fee (due at time of City’s approval of request): $500.00 or 2% of the outstanding principal balance (whichever is greater)
Tax Increment Financing Bonds:
– Up to $3,000,000.00: $60,000.00
– Over $3,000,000.00: $60,000.00
plus 1.5% of the principal amount over $3,000,000.00
– Over $3,000,000.00: $60,000.00
plus 1.5% of the principal amount over $3,000,000.00
Development Assistance Program:
Commercial Facade Rebate Program
– Application fee: $50.00
– Application fee: $50.00
Industrial Facade Rebate Program
– Application fee: $100.00
– Application fee: $100.00
Business Infrastructure Assistance (small)
– Application fee $ 100.00
– Application fee $ 100.00
Business Infrastructure Assistance (large)
– Application fee: $200.00
– Application fee: $200.00
Commercial Area Signage Program
– Application fee: $25.00
– Application fee: $25.00
Security Rebate Program
– Application fee: $25.00
– Application fee: $25.00
The processing of applications for the programs specified in this section shall be contingent on the payment of the fees specified.
The Commissioner may also specify that certain project and land sale-related out-of-pocket expenses, such as recording and filing fees, title search fees, appraisal fees and credit report charges, shall be the responsibility of the applicant or purchaser, as applicable.
(Added Coun. J. 11-17-10, p. 106597, Art. IX, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. I, § 14; Amend Coun. J. 11-20-19, p. 9510, Art. III, § 2)
Editor’s note – In an apparent typographical error, the text of Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. I, § 15, repealed in its entirety Section 2-45-100 (which was amended in § 14). The text of Art. I, § 15 was intended to repeal in its entirety Section 2-45-110, which pertained to the 2007 affordable housing commitment. The error was corrected by Coun. J. 11-20-19, p. 9510, Art. III, § 4.
(a) With respect to each Eligible Program (as defined in paragraph (b) below), Eligible Persons (as defined in paragraph (b) below) shall not be subject to the restrictions of Section 2-156-110, but only as that section pertains to the participation of said Eligible Persons under such Eligible Program.
(b) As used in this section:
(i) "Eligible Programs" shall mean (1) programs administered by the Department (or by delegate agencies or other entities with funds provided, in whole or in part, by the Department) which provide various forms of economic assistance (including, but not limited to, land write-downs and financial assistance in the form of grants, loans, fee waivers and tax credits) directly to individuals who are tenants in residential buildings in the City or are owner-occupants of one- to four-unit residential buildings in the City (including individuals who are owner-occupants of a condominium unit in the City), or which provide for the rehabilitation of one- to four-unit residential buildings in the City (including one to four condominium units, without regard to the total number of condominium units in the building); and (2) rental subsidy assistance for very low-income households (as "very low-income" may be defined by United States Department of Housing and Urban Development), provided by the Department through The Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, or through another entity selected by the Commissioner, and which is paid directly to owners of residential buildings in the City.
(ii) With respect to each Eligible Program, "Eligible Persons" shall mean employees and appointed officials of the City (other than those persons described in the next succeeding sentence) who meet the eligibility requirements to participate under such Eligible Program. With respect to each Eligible Program, the following employees and appointed officials of the City shall not constitute "Eligible Persons" for such Eligible Program: any employee or appointed official who, during his/her tenure of employment or appointment, respectively, by the City (1) exercises or has exercised any contract management authority with respect to such Eligible Program, (2) is or was in a position to participate in a decision-making process with respect to such Eligible Program, or with respect to a specific project entered into pursuant to such Eligible Program, or (3) gains or has gained confidential information with regard to such Eligible Program.
(iii) If an employee or appointed official of the City qualifies as an "Eligible Person" pursuant to paragraph (ii) above, the following shall also qualify as "Eligible Persons": (1) such employee’s or official’s spouse or domestic partner, and (2) any entity in which such employee or official has a "financial interest" (as defined in Section 2-156-010).
(c) The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and prepare forms to effectuate the purposes of this section in conformity, to the extent applicable, with subsection (b) of Section 2-45-040.
(Added Coun. J. 11-17-10, p. 106597, Art. IX, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-13, p. 67481, Art. I, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. I, § 20)
(a) The following fees shall be waived in connection with any permit or review application for any project receiving a Class 8 MICRO Classification pursuant to the State of Illinois MICRO Act (35 ILCS 45/110-1, et seq.), Section 74-65 of the County ordinance and a City ordinance designating such project area:
1. All fees for permits issued by the City’s Department of Water Management;
3. All fees for permits issued by the City’s Department of Public Health under Chapter 11-4 of this Code;
4. All fees for permits issued by the City’s Fire Department under Chapter 15-16 of this Code;
6. All fees required under Section 17-13-0103 of the Chicago Zoning Ordinance;
7. The Part II review fee required for planned developments under Section 17-13-0610 of the Chicago Zoning Ordinance; and
8. The fee to review and process a request for minor change approval required under Section 17-13-0611-D of the Chicago Zoning Ordinance.
(b) In addition to the fee waivers specified in subsection (a) of this section, any generally applicable fee waiver authorized under this Code may be granted in connection with any permit or review application for any qualifying project receiving a Class 8 MICRO Classification pursuant to the State of Illinois MICRO Act (35 ILCS 45/110-1, et seq.), Section 74-65 of the County ordinance and a City ordinance designating such project area.
(Added Coun. J. 10-30-24, p. 19677, § 8)
Editor’s note – Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. I, § 21, repealed former § 2-45-140, which pertained to federally assisted housing preservation.
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