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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
ARTICLE XIV. WHEEL TAX
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 74 - Taxation, Article XIV/ Wheel Tax, Sections 74-550 through 74-579 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 74-550. Short title.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Cook County Wheel Tax on Motor Vehicles Ordinance".
Sec. 74-551. Definitions.
For the purposes of this article the following terms are defined as follows:
Bus means a motor vehicle designed for carrying more than ten passengers and used for the transportation of persons.
Larger passenger automobile means a passenger automobile with a curb weight of at least 4,500 pounds, as determined by the vehicle's manufacturer. Ambulances and hearses of more than 35 horsepower are incorporated in the definition of larger passenger automobile.
Moped means a vehicle capable of being powered by either the muscular power of man or as a motor vehicle at the discretion of the operator. For the purpose of licensing, a moped shall be licensed as a motor vehicle.
Motor truck means a motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
Motor vehicle means any vehicle including motor bicycle or motor tricycle propelled otherwise than by the muscular power of man or animal, except such as run on rails or tracks.
Owner includes a lessee, licensee, or bailee of a motor vehicle having the exclusive use thereof, under a lease or other similar contractual agreement for a period of not less than 30 days.
Recreational vehicle means every motor vehicle originally designed or permanently converted and used for living quarters or for human habitation, a motor home, and not used as a commercial motor vehicle.
Residing within the unincorporated area of Cook County means owning, leasing, or otherwise the controlling of property or a place of business wherein motor vehicle...
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