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AN ORDINANCE
Granting a Special Use Permit for a Type 2 Restaurant Located at
1607 Chicago Avenue in the D4 Downtown Transition District
("Happy Le")
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals ("ZBA") met on May 19, 2020,
pursuant to proper notice, to consider case no. 20ZMJV-0006, an application filed by
Happy Le, Inc. (the "Applicant"), lessee of the property legally described in Exhibit A,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, commonly known as 1607
Chicago Avenue (the "Subject Property") and located in the D4 Downtown Transition
District, for a Special Use Permit to establish, pursuant to Subsection 6-11-5-3 of the
Evanston City Code, 2012, as amended ("the Zoning Ordinance"), a Type 2 Restaurant,
"Happy Le," on the Subject Property; and
WHEREAS, the ZBA, after hearing testimony and receiving other evidence,
made a written record and written findings that the application for a Special Use Permit for
a Type 2 Restaurant met the standards for Special Uses in Section 6-3-5 of the Zoning
Ordinance and recommended City Council approval thereof; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting of June 8, 2020, the Planning and
Development Committee of the City Council ("P&D Committee") considered the ZBA's
record and findings and recommended the City Council accept the ZBA's
recommendation and approved the application in case no. 20ZMJV-0006; and
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WHEREAS, at its meetings of June 8 and June 22, 2020, the City Council
considered and adopted the respective records, findings, and recommendations of the
ZBA and P&D Committee, as amended,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are found as fact and incorporated
herein by reference.
SECTION 2: The City Council hereby approves the Special Use Permit
for a Type 2 Restaurant on the Subject Property as applied for in case no. 20ZMJV-
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SECTION 3: Pursuant to Subsection 6-3-5 of the Zoning Ordinance, the
City Council hereby imposes the following conditions on the Applicant's Special Use
Permit, violation of any of which shall constitute grounds for penalties or revocation of
said Permit pursuant to Subsections 6-3-5 of the Zoning Ordinance:
A. Compliance with Applicable Requirements: The Applicant shall develop and
use the Subject Property in substantial compliance with: all applicable legislation;
the Applicant's testimony and representations to the ZBA, the P&D Committee,
and the City Council; and the approved plans and documents on file in this case,
including but not limited to: the Sustainability Plan submitted by the Applicant.
B. Hours of Operation: The hours of operation of the restaurant shall not exceed 6
A.M. to midnight, seven (7) days a week.
C. Sustainability Plan: The Applicant shall comply with the Sustainability Plan
which it previously submitted.
D. Recordation: Before it may operate the Special Use authorized by the terms of
this ordinance, the Applicant shall record, at its cost, a certified copy of this
ordinance with the Cook County Recorder of Deeds.
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SECTION 4: When necessary to effectuate the terms, conditions, and
purposes of this ordinance, "Applicant" shall be read as "Applicant's agents, assigns,
and successors in interest."
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 6: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 7: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid provision or invalid
application of this ordinance is severable.
SECTION 8: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to be
prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as
provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
Introduced: June 8th , 2020 Approved:
Adopted: June 22nd , 2020 June 24 , 2020
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Stephen H. Hagerty, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form:
Devon Reid, City Clerk Kelley A. Gandurski, Corporation Counsel
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
LOT 4 (EXCEPT THE NORTH 5 FEET THEREOF) AND ALL OF LOTS 5-9 IN BLOCK 20 IN
EVANSTON IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 18,
TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PIN: 11-18-403-019-0000
COMMONLY KNOWN As: 1607 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
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