Shared Housing

According to City of Evanston Ordinance 4-O-23, shared housing includes, but is not limited to, the following: Transitional Treatment Facilities, Shelters for Abused Persons, Congregate Housing, Rooming Houses, Sheltered Care Homes, Transitional Shelters, Apartment Hotels, Hotels, Dormitories and Boarding Houses, all as defined by Title 6 of the Evanston City Code.

Shared Housing Provider License

Requirement

No shared housing provider shall conduct, operate, or maintain or permit to be conducted, operated or maintained or participate in the conduct, operation or maintenance of shared housing within the City unless the City has issued a license which is in full force and effect.

Said license shall be issued only if applicant is approved pursuant to procedures established in Title 5, Chapter 2 of the City code, and has received a special use permit, if required by Title 6, from the City Council in accordance with procedures established in Title 6 of the City Code, or has been specifically exempted from the requirement for such approval by the City Council.

License Application

The application for a shared housing provider license is now available through the City of Evanston's online licensing/permitting portal. Please use the following link to access the site, login using your credentials (or register as a user, if needed), and navigate to the Property Standards tab to access the "Shared Housing Application".

• Citizen Portal - Property Standards