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AN ORDINANCE
Granting Major Variation Related to 2650 Sheridan Road in the
R1 Single Family Residential District
WHEREAS, Shawn Jones (the "Applicant"), attorney for the property
owners of the property commonly known as 2650 Sheridan Road (the "Subject
Property"), located within the R1 Single Family Residential District and legally described
in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, submitted an
application seeking approval of a Major Variation to zoning requirements imposed by
Subsection 6-16-2-2 and Subsection 6-8-2-12 of Title 6 of the Evanston City Code of
2012, as amended (the "Zoning Ordinance"); and
WHEREAS, the Applicant requested the following Major Variations from
the Zoning Board of Appeals:
(A) To establish a curb cut and driveway from the street frontage (Sheridan Road)
when alley access to the property is present in the R1 Single Family Residential
District; and
WHEREAS, on May 21, 2019, the Zoning Board of Appeals ("ZBA"),
pursuant to proper notice, held a public hearing in case no. 19ZMJV-0028 to consider
the application, received testimony, and made written,, records and findings that the
application:
(A) did not meet the standards for Major Variations set forth in Subsection 6-3-8-12(E)
of the Zoning Ordinance and recommended City Council deny the requested Major
Variation
WHEREAS, at its meeting of June 24, 2019, the Planning and
Development ("P&D") Committee of the City Council received input from the public,
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carefully considered the ZBA's record and findings, and recommended the City Council
accept the amended application and approve the Major Variation to establish a curb cut
and driveway from the street frontage (Sheridan Road) when alley access to the
property is present in the R1 Single Family Residential District; and
WHEREAS, at its meetings of June 24, 2019 and July 8, 2019, the City
Council considered and adopted the recommendation of the 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 hereby found as fact and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2: The City Council hereby adopts the P&D Committee's
records, findings, and recommendations, and hereby approves, pursuant to Subsection
6-3-8-10-(D) of the Zoning Ordinance, the Major Variation on the Subject Property
applied for in case no. 19ZMJV-0028 and described hereinabove.
SECTION 3: The Major Variation approved hereby is as follows:
(A) Approval to establish a curb cut and driveway from the street frontage (Sheridan
Road) when alley access to the property is present in the R1 Single Family
Residential District.
SECTION 4: Pursuant to Subsection 6-3-8-14 of the Zoning Ordinance,
the City Council hereby imposes the following conditions on the Major Variations granted
hereby, violation of any of which shall constitute grounds for penalties or revocation
thereof pursuant to Subsections 6-3-10-5 and 6-3-10-6 of the Zoning Ordinance:
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(A) Drive way design: The driveway shall include a 3-point turn -about so that
vehicles are able to turn around within the private property and do not have to
back out onto Sheridan Road,
SECTION 5: 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 6: Except as otherwise provided for in this ordinance, all
applicable regulations of the Zoning Ordinance and the entire City Code shall apply to
the Subject Property and remain in full force and effect with respect to the use and
development of the same.
SECTION 7: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 8: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 9: 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 10: The findings and recitals 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.
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Introduced: '2019 Approved:
Adopted: , 2019 /rl , 2019
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Attest: Approved as to form:
Devon Reid, City Clerk Michelle L. Masoncup, Corporation
Counsel
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EXHIBIT A
Legal Description
Lot 1 in Sheridan Views Subdivision, being a resubdivision of Lot 1 in C.W. Finkl's
Consolidation of the north 1/2 of Lot 2, all of Lot 1 and that part of Lot 4 lying north of
the south line of Lot 1 extended to the westerly line of Lot 4 in Clinton Manor, being a
subdivision of Lots 1 to 5, in Block 1, together with vacated alley lying west of said Lots
1, 2 and 3, also, Lots 1 and 2 in Block 2, all in Nate and Phelp's Addition to Evanston, in
the Section of Quilmette Reservation in Township 41 North, Range 14 East of the Third
Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.
PIN(s): 05-35-407-033-0000
Commonly Known As: 2650 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois.
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