G-1048 - 05/26/2015 - HOTEL/MOTEL - Ordinances ORDINANCE 2015-FI-HM-TX-G-1048
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5, CHAPTER 5 OF THE VILLAGE CODE
REGARDING THE HOTEL BEAUTIFICATION DISTRICT
WHEREAS, Section 8-3-14 of the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 8-3-14 ("Hotel Tax Statute")
generally authorizes the Village to impose a tax on hotels located in the Village; and
WHEREAS, on September 25, 1990, the Village adopted Ordinance G-451, establishing a Hotel
Tax in the Village and setting the rate of the Tax at one percent("Village Hotel Tax"); and
WHEREAS, on November 28, 2006, the Village adopted Ordinance 2006-TX-HM-G-817,
amending the Village Hotel Tax to increase the rate of the Tax to 3 percent and to establish a Hotel
Beautification District," generally encompassing public rights-of-way and adjacent properties along 22nd
Street from Illinois Route 83 to the east Village limits, along Spring Road from 22nd Street to 16th Street,
and along Jorie Boulevard from 22nd Street to 31St Street("Hotel Beautification District"); and
WHEREAS, on August 26, 2008, the Village adopted Ordinance 2008-TX-HM-G-865, amending
the contours of the Hotel Beautification District to include a portion of York Road between the 1-88 Off-
Ramp onto York Road to Dover Drive; and
WHEREAS, on June 10, 2014, the Village adopted Ordinance 2014-FI-HM-TX-G-1025, to further
amend the contours of the Hotel Beautification District to accommodate approved beautification projects;
and
WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees have determined that it is in the best
interest of the Village and its residents to: (i) further amend the boundaries of the Hotel Beautification
District; and (ii) rename the "Hotel Beautification District" to the "Hotel and Tourism District' to more
appropriately reflect the purpose of the Village Hotel Tax;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK, DU PAGE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS as follows:
Section 1: Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated into, and made a part
of, this Ordinance as the findings of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook.
Section 2: Amendment to Hotel Tax Definitions. Section 5-5-1, entitled "Definitions," of
Chapter 5, entitled "Municipal Hotel Tax," of Title 5, entitled "Municipal Taxes," shall be amended to read
as follows:
"5-5-1: DEFINITIONS:
HOTEL BEATIFICATION DISTRIGT• The M n„hlio Fight of way and adjacent nronertiec
along 22nd Street fForn Iiiinois Route 93 to the ea6t village limits, aleng SpFing Road
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,�e,,fr m 22 d Street lath Street, along In BouleyaFd from 22nd Street to 31st
Street, aIGRg 16th StFeet between Illinois Reute 83 and SpriRg Read, and a per-tion o
York Read between the 1 88 OffFamp ente York Read to Dover Drive.
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HOTEL AND TOURISM DISTRICT: The public rights-of-way and adiacen
properties contained within the following boundary: beainning at the point of
intersection of the Village's eastern and northern boundaries.then westward along.
e northern corporate boundary of the Village to Illinois Route 83, then south
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along Illinois Route 83 to 31st Street then west along 31st Street to Midwest Road.
then south along Modwest Road to 35th Street, then east to Illinois Route 83. the
south along Illinois Route 83 to the southern boundary of the Village, the east to
the Village's eastern boundary, then north along the Village's eastern boundary to
the point of intersection of the Village's eastern and northern boundaries."
Section 3: Amendment to Village Hotel Tax Use. Section 5-5-2, entitled "Tax Imposed," of
Chapter 5, entitled "Municipal Hotel Tax," of Title 5, entitled "Municipal Taxes," shall be amended in its
entirety so that Section 5-5-2 shall hereafter be and read as follows:
"5-5-2: TAX IMPOSED:
G. Two-thirds of the amounts collected from the tax levied pursuant to this Chapter will
be dedicated to promote tourism and conventions or overnight stays within the
Village by providing funds to the Village's beautification initiative in the Hotel o;stFist
Hotel and Tourism District, including, without limitation, the installation and
maintenance of improvements in the Hotel o6sffiG Hotel and Tourism District
such as landscape and hardscape features. One-third of the amounts collected
from the tax levied pursuant to this Chapter will be dedicated for general purposes
to promote tourism and conventions within the Village or otherwise to attract
nonresident overnight visitors to the Village, regardless of whether the project is
located within the Hotel DiStFiG Hotel and Tourism District."
Section 4: Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or part thereof is held invalid by a
court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and
effect, and shall be interpreted, applied, and enforced so as to achieve, as near as may be, the purpose
and intent of this Ordinance to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law.
Section 5: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
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APPROVED THIS 26th day of May, 2015
Gopal G. Lalmalani
Village President
PASSED THIS 26th day of May, 2015
Ayes: Trustees Baar, Manzo, Moy, Tiesenga, Yusuf
Nays: None
Absent: Trustee Adler
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ATTEST:
Y; Charlotte K. Pruss
Village Clerk