2-45-115 Reserved.

Editor’s note – Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. I, § 16, repealed § 2-45-115, which pertained to the 2015 affordable requirements.

2-45-117 Reserved.

Editor’s note – Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. I, § 17, repealed § 2-45-117, which pertained to the near north/near west affordable housing pilot area.

2-45-119 Reserved.

Editor’s note – Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. I, § 18, repealed § 2-45-119, which pertained to the Milwaukee corridor affordable housing pilot area.

2-45-120 Reserved.

Editor’s note – Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. I, § 19, repealed § 2-45-120, which pertained to the affordable rental housing data bank – subscription fees.

2-45-130 Participation by eligible persons in eligible programs.

   (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)

2-45-140 Fee waivers for Class 8 MICRO projects.

   (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;

      2.   All fees for permits issued by the City’s Department of Buildings under Chapter 11-12, Chapter 11-16, Chapter 11-18, and Article XIII of Chapter 13-20 of this Code;

      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;

      5.   All fees issued by the Chicago Department of Transportation for permits related to construction in the public way under Chapter 10-20, or public way use under Chapters 10-28 and 10-29 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.

2-45-150 Reserved.

Editor’s note – Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. I, § 22, repealed § 2-45-150, which pertained to condominium conversion of subsidized rental property.