It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, locate, construct or maintain any refuse compactor or grease container on the public way or any other unenclosed property owned or controlled by the City of Chicago without obtaining a permit therefor from the commissioner of streets and sanitation as hereinafter provided. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, such permit is the only authorization required for placement of a refuse compactor or grease container on the public way. There shall be no permit fee or application fee for a permit for a refuse compactor or a grease container on the public way. The administration of city permits for use of the public way for refuse compactors or grease containers obtained prior to the effective date of this ordinance shall be transferred to the department of streets and sanitation. Such permittees shall receive notice that no annual fees shall be due to the city. The requirements of this article do not include those refuse compactors or grease containers installed on private property. The commissioner or his designee may grant a waiver or variance from this requirement at his discretion, pursuant to standards created through the promulgation of rules and regulations.
Any refuse compactor or grease container on the public way authorized pursuant to this section shall not require the issuance of a public way use permit pursuant to Section 10-28-010.
(Added Coun. J. 7-7-99, p. 6985, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 1-13-10, p. 83228, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 8; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-16, p. 18540, § 2)