HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 1139 - 4/26/1977 - LICENSE FEES RESTAURANT/AMENDEDORDINANCE NO. _
AN ORDINANCE. AMENDING CHAPTER 18,
LICENSES AND PERMITS, OF THE I4UNICIPAL
CODE AS IT PERTAINS TO LICENSE FEES FOR
RESTAURANTS
BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and Du Page, Illinois,
as follows:
Section 1: That Article 1, License Fees, of Chapter 18, of the
Municipal Code of the Village of Elk Grove Village, be and the same is
hereby amended by deleting the present license fee for restaurants
contained therein and substituting the following:
Restaurants Floor Area in Square Feet—l/
Fee
0 -
2,500
$100.00
2,501 -
5,000
150.00
5,001 -
7,500
200.00
7,501 -
10,000
250.00
10,001 -
12,500
300.00
12,501 -
15,000
350.00
15,001
- 17,500
400.00
17,501 -
20,000
450.00
20,000 -
or over
500.00
*1/ The computation and the definitions therefor for total floor area
are provided in Article 18.
Section 2: That Section 18.801, Definitions, of Article 18,
Restaurants, of the Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
18.801. Definitions.
The following words and terms wherever they occur in
this Article shall be construed as herein defined.
A. "Accessory Use" is a use customarily incidental
and subordinate to the principal use of a building located
on the same lot with the principal use of the building.
B. "Basement" is the portion of a building located
underground, but having less than one-half of its clear floor
to ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining
ground.
C. "Cellar" is the portion of a building partly or
wholly underground, but having one-half or more than
one-half of its clear floor to ceiling height below the
average grade of the adjoining ground.
D. "Floor Area" is the sum total of the gross
horizontal areas of all the several floors of a building and
its accessory buildings measured in square feet from the
exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the center line
of party walls separating two buildings or establishements on
eacn of the respective floors, and shall include the basement
floor, cellar floor, and floor space used for mechanical
equipment whether open or enclosed, including such equipment
as may be located in a penthouse, attic space, balconies,
mezzanines, porches, verandas, stage areas and floor area
devoted to and occupied by accessory uses, when used to
prepare, store and serve food and drink, and are approved
for such service use.
E. "Owner" is an individual, firm, association,
partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity
having sufficient proprietary interest in any establishment
to maintain and manage its operation.
F. "Restaurant" shall mean and include any place where
food or drink (other than alcoholic liquor) is prepared or
served to the public or to employees for consumption on the
premises.
Section 3: That Article 18, Restaurants, be further amended by
adding thereto the following:
18.1806. Floor Area Computation.
Total floor area applicable for the determination of
the yearly license fee shall include the sum total of all
the floor area in use or served for or retained for the use
of the food service establishment, including but not restricted
to principal and accessory floor area, cellars, basements, storage
or detached accessory buildings, even though any such floor
area may be temporarily vacant or not in use.
All measured area expressed in square feet shall be
to the nearest integral square foot; if a fraction is
one-half square foot or more, the integral square foot
next above shall be taken.
Any owner applying for one of the licenses included in
the provisions of this Article shall be responsible for setting
forth the computed square footage of its establishment on its
license application.
Section 4: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publication according to law.
VOTES: AYES: 6
NAYS: 0
ABSENT: 0
ATTEST:
_:et
VILLAGE CLERK
PASSED
this
26th
day
of
April
1977.
APPROVED
this
26th
day
of
April
1977.
PUBLISHED in the Elk Grove Herald ,
this 4th day of May , 1977.
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