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Oak Park, IL Code of Ordinances
THE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK, ILLINOIS
PREFACE TO OAK PARK CODE
PREAMBLE
ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 3 ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR DEALERS
CHAPTER 4 AMBULANCES
CHAPTER 5 ANIMALS
CHAPTER 6 AUCTIONS
CHAPTER 7 BUILDINGS
CHAPTER 8 BUSINESS LICENSING
ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 2 FEE SCHEDULE
ARTICLE 2 FEE SCHEDULE
ARTICLE 3 ADVERTISING AND BILL POSTING
ARTICLE 4A GENERAL BROKERS
ARTICLE 4B PAWNBROKERS
ARTICLE 5 CATCH BASIN CLEANERS
ARTICLE 6 COMPREHENSIVE REGULATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
ARTICLE 7 CONTRACTOR'S STORAGE YARD, COAL OR LUMBER YARD
ARTICLE 8 DATING SERVICES
ARTICLE 9 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
ARTICLE 10 FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS
ARTICLE 11 FLORISTS
ARTICLE 12 PARKING GARAGES AND PARKING LOTS
ARTICLE 13 ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS
ARTICLE 14 DAY AND NIGHT CARE CENTERS AND HOMES
ARTICLE 15 JUNK DEALERS
ARTICLE 16 LAUNDRIES, LAUNDROMATS, DRY CLEANING ESTABLISHMENTS AND DRY CLEANERS
ARTICLE 17 MODEL REFERRAL SERVICE
ARTICLE 18 PUBLIC PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIOS
ARTICLE 19 RENTAL REFERRAL AGENCIES
ARTICLE 20 SERVICE STATIONS
ARTICLE 21 THEATERS
ARTICLE 22 UNDERTAKERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS
ARTICLE 23 AMUSEMENTS
ARTICLE 23A DANCES AND DANCE HALLS
ARTICLE 24 FOODS AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
ARTICLE 25 LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES
ARTICLE 26 MASON CONTRACTORS, GENERAL
ARTICLE 27 PUBLIC CARRIERS
ARTICLE 28 BARBERS AND BARBERSHOPS
ARTICLE 29 GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALES
ARTICLE 30 CURRENCY EXCHANGES
ARTICLE 31 HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDE
ARTICLE 32 BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS
ARTICLE 33 ACCESSORY USE TOUR HOUSES
ARTICLE 34 TOUR TROLLEYS
ARTICLE 35 VALET PARKING
ARTICLE 36 DONATION BOXES
ARTICLE 37 SECONDHAND GOODS DEALERS
ARTICLE 38 MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND MASSAGE SERVICES
ARTICLE 39 CANNABIS BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS
ARTICLE 40 SHORT-TERM RENTALS
ARTICLE 41 LAWN MAINTENANCE/LANDSCAPING
CHAPTER 9 FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 10 RESERVED
CHAPTER 11 GAMBLING
CHAPTER 12 HOUSING
CHAPTER 13 HUMAN RIGHTS
CHAPTER 14 LIBRARY
CHAPTER 15 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 15A NEWSPAPERS AND NEWSPAPER STANDS
CHAPTER 16 NUISANCES
CHAPTER 17 OFFENSES
CHAPTER 18 PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
CHAPTER 19 POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 20 PUBLIC HEALTH
CHAPTER 21 SMOKE ABATEMENT AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CHAPTER 22 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 23 SUBDIVISIONS
CHAPTER 23A TAXES
CHAPTER 24 TAXICABS
CHAPTER 25 TREES, SHRUBS AND OTHER PLANTS
CHAPTER 26 WATER
CHAPTER 27 WEAPONS
CHAPTER 28 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
CHAPTER 29 ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION
CHAPTER 30 SPECIAL EVENTS
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8-2-1: LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE:
   A.   Compliance Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in or operate any business, trade or occupation without first obtaining a license therefor and paying the license fee listed below. Not for profit businesses shall be required to obtain a license, but shall be exempt from the license fees set forth below.
Applicants shall pay a fifty dollar ($50.00) application fee with the initial application for a business license in the Village of Oak Park. The application fee will not apply toward the license fee. All license fees are for a one year period, with the exception of temporary food establishment licenses. There shall be no application fee for the renewal of a business license, temporary food establishment initial annual event license, temporary food establishment subsequent annual event license or temporary food establishment farmers' market license.
   B.   Fees For Specific Businesses: The business license fee for the following categories of businesses shall be as set forth in this table. Where a business falls into more than one category, it will be charged only the higher fee.
Category
License Fee
Category
License Fee
Accessory use tour house
$ 200.00
Adult day program, for profit
300.00
Assisted living establishment as defined by 210 Illinois Compiled Statutes 9/10
1,000.00
Bed and breakfast
350.00
Catering facility
640.00
Day/night care center for children
560.00
Daycare home based
100.00
Dealers in household pets
250.00
Environmental:
 
 
Junk dealer (includes scrap metal and other scavengers)
200.00
 
Scavenger/waste hauler:
 
 
 
Per service
1,000.00
 
 
Per vehicle: Commercial truck which operates on alternate fuel such as compressed natural gas
500.00
 
 
Per vehicle: If under contract with the Village
200.00
Hospital
1,050.00
Itinerant or mobile vendor, peddler or commercial solicitor
100.00
"Long term care facility", including nursing home, skilled nursing, intermediate care facility or sheltered care facility as defined in section 8-25-1 of this chapter
1,300.00
Massage establishment
300.00
Mobile food food establishment
 
   Category I - high risk (3 annual inspections)
325.00
   Category II - medium risk (2 annual inspections)
200.00
   Category III - low risk (2 annual inspections)
150.00
Pawnbroker
2,000.00
Professional offices (For records only, includes, but is not limited to, professionals holding State licenses such as doctors, lawyers, accountants, real estate brokers, architects, detective agencies, opticians, insurance offices or political party offices. Also includes government office, not for profits, banks and savings and loans.)
0.00
Restaurant:
 
 
Category I - high risk
790.00
 
Category II - medium risk
670.00
 
Category III - low risk
490.00
"Retail food store" as defined in section 8-24-1 of this chapter:
 
 
With 12,000 or more square feet
1,700.00
 
Between 8,000 and 11,999 square feet
920.00
 
With less than 8,000 square feet
Fee per subsection 8-2-1C of this section
Roll-off waste hauler, dropoff container service (The Public Works Department charges right-of- way permit fees and daily fees which are separate from this license fee.)
$ 200.00
Roll-off waste hauler, per truck
50.00
Temporary food establishment initial annual event fee: a temporary food establishment initial annual event fee shall be charged for the first event for which a license is issued during a calendar year and shall be valid for not more than fourteen (14) consecutive days after the start date of the event.
100.00
Temporary food establishment subsequent annual event fee: a temporary food establishment subsequent event fee shall be charged for the second and all subsequent events for which a license is issued during a calendar year and shall be valid for not more than fourteen (14) consecutive days after the start date of the event.
50.00
Temporary food establishment late fee: a late fee shall be charged for temporary food license applications received by the Village less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the event. Applications received by the Village less than three (3) days prior to an event shall not be accepted by the Village.
50.00
Temporary food establishment farmers' market fee: a license fee shall be charged for a market season license which shall be valid for up to twenty five (25) total market dates.
150.00
Temporary operations including, but not limited to, Christmas tree vendors, single auctions, events, or amusements and single transaction firearm sales authorized by law.
100.00
Theater: 500 or fewer seats
1,000.00
Theater: 500 or more seats
1,400.00
Tobacco sales
300.00
Transportation:
 
 
Horsedrawn carriage
100.00
 
House mover
200.00
 
Mover
100.00
 
Private ambulance per driver
10.00
 
Private ambulance per vehicle
50.00
 
Taxi company or chauffeur service
200.00
 
Taxi: Each driver
20.00
 
Taxi: Each vehicle
70.00
 
Tour trolley
100.00
 
Valet parking service
300.00
Veterinarian
250.00
 
   C.   General Business Fees:
      1.   Fee Based On Square Footage: Any business not specifically identified in subsection 8-2-1B of this section with a permanent location in Oak Park shall pay a general business license fee based on the number of square feet of occupied space according to the following table:
 
0 - 1,999 square feet
$100.00
2,000 - 4,999 square feet
150.00
5,000 - 7,999 square feet
200.00
8,000+ square feet
250.00
 
      2.   Food Establishments: In addition to the general business license fee set forth in subsection 8-2-1C1 of this section, all food establishments, as defined in section 8-24-1 of this chapter, adult daycare facilities and pharmacies with food sales which are not specifically identified in subsection 8-2-1B of this section, shall be charged a food establishment fee as follows:
 
Category I (low risk) food establishments
$240.00
Category II (medium risk) food establishments
420.00
Category III (high risk) food establishments
540.00
 
The Director of Public Health or the Director's designee shall determine whether a food establishment or a mobile food establishment is a category I, II or III food establishment in accordance with the definition of those terms as set forth in 77 Illinois Administrative Code 615.310, as amended.
      3.   Swimming Pools, Whirlpools And Spas: Any business with a swimming pool, whirlpool or spa shall pay an additional fee of one hundred sixty dollars ($160.00).
      4.   Preemption: In the case that State or Federal law preempts a home rule municipality from the regulation of the location or existence of a business or activity, the establishment shall register with the Village but not be charged a fee. (Ord. 15-068, 3-2-2015; amd. Ord. 18-334, 1-16-2018; Ord. 19-116, 11-18-2019)
ARTICLE 2
FEE SCHEDULE
SECTION:
8-2-1: License Fee Schedule
8-2-1: LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE:
   A.   Compliance Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in or operate any business, trade or occupation without first obtaining a license therefor and paying the license fee listed below. Not for profit businesses shall be required to obtain a license, but shall be exempt from the license fees set forth below.
Applicants shall pay a fifty dollar ($50.00) application fee with the initial application for a business license in the Village of Oak Park. The application fee will not apply toward the license fee. All license fees are for a one year period. There shall be no application fee for the renewal of a business license. (Ord. 18-334, 1-16-2018)
   B.   Fees For Specific Businesses: The business license fee for the following categories of businesses shall be as set forth in this table. Where a business falls into more than one category, it will be charged only the higher fee.
Category
License Fee
Category
License Fee
Accessory use tour house
$ 200.00
Adult day program, for profit
300.00
Assisted living establishment as defined by 210 Illinois Compiled Statutes 9/10
1,000.00
Bed and breakfast
350.00
Catering facility
640.00
Day/night care center for children
560.00
Daycare home based
100.00
Dealers in household pets
250.00
Environmental:
 
 
Junk dealer (includes scrap metal and other scavengers)
200.00
 
Scavenger/waste hauler:
 
 
 
Per service
1,000.00
 
 
Per vehicle: Commercial truck which operates on alternate fuel such as compressed natural gas
500.00
 
 
Per vehicle: If under contract with the Village
200.00
Hospital
1,050.00
Itinerant or mobile vendor, peddler or commercial solicitor
100.00
"Long term care facility", including nursing home, skilled nursing, intermediate care facility or sheltered care facility as defined in section 8-25-1 of this chapter
1,300.00
Massage establishment
300.00
Mobile food cart
100.00
Pawnbroker
2,000.00
Professional offices (For records only, includes, but is not limited to, professionals holding State licenses such as doctors, lawyers, accountants, real estate brokers, architects, detective agencies, opticians, insurance offices or political party offices. Also includes government office, not for profits, banks and savings and loans.)
0.00
Restaurant:
 
 
Category I - high risk
790.00
 
Category II - medium risk
670.00
 
Category III - low risk
490.00
"Retail food store" as defined in section 8-24-1 of this chapter:
 
 
With 12,000 or more square feet
1,700.00
 
Between 8,000 and 11,999 square feet
920.00
 
With less than 8,000 square feet
Fee per subsection 8-2-1C of this section
Roll-off waste hauler, dropoff container service (The Public Works Department charges right-of- way permit fees and daily fees which are separate from this license fee.)
$ 200.00
Roll-off waste hauler, per truck
50.00
Temporary operations including, but not limited to, temporary food service events1, Christmas tree vendors, single auctions, events, or amusements and single transaction firearm sales authorized by law
100.00
Theater: 500 or fewer seats
1,000.00
Theater: 500 or more seats
1,400.00
Tobacco sales
300.00
Transportation:
 
 
Horsedrawn carriage
100.00
 
House mover
200.00
 
Mover
100.00
 
Private ambulance per driver
10.00
 
Private ambulance per vehicle
50.00
 
Taxi company or chauffeur service
200.00
 
Taxi: Each driver
20.00
 
Taxi: Each vehicle
70.00
 
Tour trolley
100.00
 
Valet parking service
300.00
Veterinarian
250.00
 
Note:
      1.    Temporary food service applications and license fees shall be submitted at least 7 days prior to an applicable event.
(Ord. 15-068, 3-2-2015; amd. Ord. 18-334, 1-16-2018)
   C.   General Business Fees:
      1.   Fee Based On Square Footage: Any business not specifically identified in subsection 8-2-1B of this section with a permanent location in Oak Park shall pay a general business license fee based on the number of square feet of occupied space according to the following table:
 
0 - 1,999 square feet
$100.00
2,000 - 4,999 square feet
150.00
5,000 - 7,999 square feet
200.00
8,000+ square feet
250.00
 
      2.   Food Establishments: In addition to the general business license fee set forth in subsection 8-2-1C1 of this section, all food establishments, as defined in section 8-24-1 of this chapter, adult daycare facilities and pharmacies with food sales which are not specifically identified in subsection 8-2-1B of this section, shall be charged a food establishment fee as follows:
 
Category I (low risk) food establishments
$240.00
Category II (medium risk) food establishments
420.00
Category III (high risk) food establishments
540.00
 
The Director of Public Health or the Director's designee shall determine whether a food establishment is a category I, II or III food establishment in accordance with the definition of those terms as set forth in 77 Illinois Administrative Code 615.310, as amended.
      3.   Swimming Pools, Whirlpools And Spas: Any business with a swimming pool, whirlpool or spa shall pay an additional fee of one hundred sixty dollars ($160.00).
      4.   Preemption: In the case that State or Federal law preempts a home rule municipality from the regulation of the location or existence of a business or activity, the establishment shall register with the Village but not be charged a fee. (Ord. 15-068, 3-2-2015)
ARTICLE 3
ADVERTISING AND BILL POSTING
SECTION:
8-3-1: In General
8-3-2: Audible Advertising or Advertising by Mechanical Device; Exceptions
8-3-3: Distribution on Private Premises; Exceptions
8-3-4: Throwing Advertising Matter or Samples in Public Places
8-3-5: Posting Handbills, Posters, Advertisements; Exceptions
8-3-6: Billposter; Application for License
8-3-7: Certain Handbills Prohibited
8-3-1: IN GENERAL:
The Board of Trustees finds that excessive noise endangers physical and emotional health and well-being, interferes with legitimate business and recreational activities, depresses property values, offends the senses, creates public nuisances, and in other respects reduces the quality of our environment.
Therefore, no person shall emit beyond the boundaries of his property any noise that unreasonably interferes with the enjoyment of life or with any lawful business or activity.
8-3-2: AUDIBLE ADVERTISING OR ADVERTISING BY MECHANICAL DEVICE; EXCEPTIONS:
It shall be unlawful to advertise goods or merchandise, or attempt to invite the patronage of any person to any business, or attempt to attract attention for any purpose, by means of any amplified or mechanical device that is audible on any public property.
8-3-3: DISTRIBUTION ON PRIVATE PREMISES; EXCEPTIONS:
It shall be unlawful to place any advertising matter or samples of merchandise upon any private premises if requested by anyone thereon not to do so, or if there is placed on the premises in a conspicuous position near the entrance thereof, a sign bearing the words:
"No Trespassing", "No Peddlers or Agents", "No Advertisement" or any similar notice.
The preceding paragraph shall not apply to the delivery of daily newspapers or the delivery of weekly, monthly or other publication of general circulation, or to any material requested by the occupant.
8-3-4: THROWING ADVERTISING MATTER OR SAMPLES IN PUBLIC PLACES:
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, in any public place within this Village, any advertising matter or samples of merchandise, for the purpose of advertising any business, except as provided for in kiosks or other similar devices made available for this express purpose.
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