(a) General violations. Any person who violates this article or rules promulgated hereunder shall be subject to a fine of not less than $200.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense, and each day such a violation continues shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense.
(b) Failure to obtain permit. Any person who operates an Outdoor Dining Street without obtaining the applicable Outdoor Dining Street Permit, or who operates on an Outdoor Dining Street but is not listed on the applicable Outdoor Dining Street Permit, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $2,500.00, and each day such a violation continues shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense.
(b)* Interference with enforcement. In addition to the above fine, any person who knowingly interferes with or impedes members of the Department of Transportation or the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection in the enforcement of this article shall be subject to arrest by a duly authorized peace officer and imprisonment for a term not to exceed six months under the procedures set forth in Section 1-2-1.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/1-2-1.1) and under the provisions of the Illinois Code of Criminal Procedure.
* Editor's note – Lettering sequence error; (b) duplicated in Coun. J. 5-31-23, p. 427, Art. I, § 3. Future legislation will correct if needed.
(c) Orders to remove. Any Outdoor Dining Street in operation without a valid Outdoor Dining Street Permit or subject to Section 10-28-610(d) is subject to removal from the public way by the Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee. Section 10-28-010(i) of this Code shall apply to the removal of any portion of an Outdoor Dining Street, from the public way, whether for unpermitted operation or for obstruction of the public way; provided, however, that the amount of the fine for a violation shall be as set forth in this section.
(Added Coun. J. 5-31-23, p. 427, Art. I, § 3)