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AN ORDINANCE
Granting a Special Use Permit for a Child Residential Care Home
Located at 824 Gaffield Place in the R4a Residential District
("Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois")
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals ("ZBA") met on June 2, 2020,
pursuant to proper notice, to consider case no. 20ZMJV-0017, an application filed by
Karen Croteau (the "Applicant"), contract purchaser of the property legally described in
Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, commonly known as
824 Gaffield Place (the "Subject Property") and located in the R4a Residential District, for
a Special Use Permit to establish, pursuant to Subsection 6-8-6-3 of the Evanston City
Code, 2012, as amended ("the Zoning Ordinance"), a Child Residential Care Home 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 Child Residential Care Home 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 22, 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-0017; and
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WHEREAS, at its meetings of June 22 and July 13, 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 Child Residential Care Home on the Subject Property as applied for in case no.
20ZMJV-0017.
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. Special Use Approval Extension: Special Use shall not expire prior to
December 31, 2024 to allow for the operational time -frame represented by the
Applicant.
C. 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."
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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 22nd , 2020 Approved:
Adopted: Julv 13th , 2020 July 21 , 2020
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Stephen H. Hagerty, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form:
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Devon Reid, City Clerk Kelley A. Gandurski, Corporation Counsel
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Lot 32 in Gaffield's Subdivision of Part of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of Section 7, Township 41 North, Range 14, East of the Third
Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.
PIN: 11-07-121-010-0000
COMMONLY KNOWN As: 824 Gaffield Place, Evanston, Illinois.
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