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AN ORDINANCE
Granting a Special Use Permit for a Detached Single -Family Dwelling
Located at 1717 Simpson Street in the B1 Business District
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals ("ZBA") met on May 19, 2020,
pursuant to proper notice, to consider case no. 20ZMJV-0013, an application filed by
Stefan Cucu (the "Applicant"), lessee of the property legally described in Exhibit A,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, commonly known as 1717
Simpson Street (the "Subject Property") and located in the B1 Business District, for a
Special Use Permit to establish, pursuant to Subsection 6-9-2-3 of the Evanston City
Code, 2012, as amended ("the Zoning Ordinance"), a Detached Single -Family Dwelling
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.Detached Single -Family Dwelling met the standard$ 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-0013; 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 Detached Single -Family Dwelling on the Subject Property as applied for in case
no. 20ZMJV-0013.
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..
B. 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.
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.
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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 sth , 2020
Adopted: June 22nd , 2020
Attest:
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Devon Reid, City Clerk
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Approved:
June 24 , 2020
Stephen H. Hagerty, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Kelley A. Gandurski, Corporation Counsel
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
The East 37.5 feet of Lots 9 and 10 (except the North 9 feet for alley) in Block 8 of
Paynes Addition to Evanston, a Subdivision of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter of Section 12, Township 41 North, Range 13, East of the Third Principal
Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.
PIN: 10-12-420-016-0000
COMMONLY KNOWN As: 1717 Simpson Street, Evanston, Illinois.
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