Because each business located in the City is a basic part of
and affects the physical and economic well-being of the City, necessitating
special services from the City in the form of health and police inspections
and services, such businesses shall in all respects be in full compliance
with the provisions hereinafter contained in this chapter. This chapter
is designed to provide for the means whereby the City may render the
necessary inspections and services to businesses in order to promote,
protect, and safeguard the public safety, health, and welfare of the
citizens of the City and to enable the maintenance of an accurate
record of businesses located and carrying on commercial activities
or commerce within the City.
The following words and phrases as used in this chapter shall
have the following meanings, unless a different meaning is required
by the context:
Any vocation, occupation, profession, enterprise, establishment, concern, or any other type of activity, together with all devices, machines, equipment, vehicles, and appurtenances used therein, as described in Chapter 165, Article II, of the City's Municipal Code, from time to time in effect, said Chapter 165, Article II establishing the fees and charges to be assessed for City services and business license fees to be assessed for the conduct and operation of businesses, occupations and professions in the City.
Any individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation,
trust, or any other legal entity, except for such person or persons
as may be organized as an Illinois not-for-profit corporation or governmental
bodies properly organized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
