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12/10/2019
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Title 6, Accessory Dwelling Unit Requirements and
Qualifications
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: City Code Subsection 6-18-3, "Definitions", of the Evanston
City Code of 2012, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
6-18-3. — DEFINITIONS.
A single detached secondary or accessory
dwelling unit located on the same zoning
lot as the principal residential structure
including a garage. Tenants of coach
COACH HOUSE: houses may be unrelated to the owners of
the principal residential structure. A
maximum of one (1) coach house is
allowed per zoning lot.
SECTION 2: City Code Subsection 6-4-6-2, "General Provisions for
Accessory Uses and Structures", of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended, is
hereby further amended to read as follows:
6-4-6-2. — GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES.
(G) No accessory building shall exceed fourteen and one-half (14'/2) feet in: height for
a flat roof or mansard roof, or twenty (20) feet measured from grade to the highest point
of said structure for all other roofs, except as otherwise provided for garages and coach
houses in Section 6-4-6-4 of this Chapter.
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SECTION 3: Table 4-A, "Permitted accessory buildings, structures and
uses," of City Code Subsection 6-4-6-3(B), "Allowable Accessory Uses and Structures
(Detached From Principal Structure)", of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended,
is hereby further amended to read as follows:
6-4-6-3. — ALLOWABLE ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES (DETACHED
FROM PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE).
Yard DISTRICT
1. Accessory dwelling units to S R Both
principal residential structure
(Coach House)
SECTION 4: City Code Subsection 6-4-6-4, "Special Regulations
Applicable to Garages", of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended, is hereby
further amended to read as follows:
6-4-6-4. — SPECIAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO GARAGES AND COACH
HOUSES
(A) Evanston Landmark Properties and Historic Districts
Garages and coach houses for Evanston landmarks and structures in City Council
designated historic districts shall be subject to the following requirements:
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1 Height:
(a) For garages and coach houses with flat and mansard roofs, height
requirements for accessory buildings apply, as set forth in Section 6-4-6-2 of
this Chapter.
(b) All garages and coach houses without flat or mansard roofs shall be no taller
than three -fourths (3/4) the height of the principal structure, measured to the
roof apex, but in no case shall the height exceed twenty-eight (28) feet.
2 Yards: All garages and coach houses shall meet the setback requirements for
accessory structures, as set forth in Section 6-4-6-2 of this Chapter.
3 Roofs: The roof of the garage or coach house shall be compatible in pitch and
shape with the roof of the principal structure.
fB) Non -Evanston Landmarks and properties outside of Historic Districts
Coach Houses for properties that are not an Evanston landmark nor located in City
Council designated historic districts shall be subjected to the following requirements:
1 Height:
(a) For coach houses with a flat or mansard roof, an increase of one (1) foot in
height shall be allowed for every one (1) foot in additional setback provided from
every property line that directly abuts another property (not including right of
way). In no case shall the height of the accessory structure exceed twenty (20)
feet.
(b) For coach houses without flat or mansard roofs, an increase of one (1) foot in
height shall be allowed for every one (1) foot additional setback provided from
every property line that directly abuts another property (not including right of
way). In no case shall the height of the accessory structure exceed twenty-eight
(28) feet.
SECTION 5: Table 16-13, "Schedule of Minimum Off Street Parking
Requirements," of City Code Title 6, Chapter 16, "Off -Street Parking and Loading," of
the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as
follows:
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1 parking space for each dwelling unit
Coach house within the coach house; if the coach house
meets affordability criteria or transit -
oriented criteria, no parking space is
required.
Transit -oriented criteria is met if the coach
house is within a designated Transit -
Oriented Development area or within a
one thousand five hundred (1,500) foot
distance from a Metra, PACE, or Chicago
Transit Authority public transit bus stop or
train station.
Affordability criteria is met if, at the time of
building permit issuance, the household
income of the owner that builds a coach
house is at or below 80% of the area
median income (AMI), as determined
annually by the Illinois Housing
Development Authority. Affordability
criteria is also met if a unit within the
principal structure or coach house is
rented at or below 80% AMI for a period of
ten (10) years.
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 held 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.
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SECTION 8: Ordinance 171-0-19 shall be in full force and effect after its
passage and approval.
SECTION 9: 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.
IntroducedCL
: mb,( q , 2019 Approved:
Adopted: vQYliipif1' , 2020 �40tuww o?/ , 2020
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8-tepherf H. Hart,MWyor
Attest:
C�lsard 6 Gomez, DePu'� C 0� C\W i
Approved as to form:
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Michelle L. Masoncup, Corporation
Counsel
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