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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Portions of the City of Evanston Zoning Ordinance to Amend
Permitted Uses within the U2 Zoning District
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: City Code Subsection 6-15-7-2, "Permitted Uses", of the
Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as
follows:
6-15-7-2. — PERMITTED USES.
The following uses shall be permitted in the U2 district:
Business or vocational school.
Fieldhouse.
Indoor recreational facility (college and university).
Outdoor recreational facility (college and university).
Parking lot (college and university).
Playground.
Stadium.
The following uses shall be considered permitted uses when conducted in
association with the above permitted uses:
-Intramural and intercollegiate sports and athletic events and
practice -therefor.
-Local, regional and State elementary and high school athletic
events and practice therefor.
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- Band playing and practice in connection with the above events.
- Commencement, convocation and graduation exercises
- University -sponsored lecture, speakers, musical performances
and other cultural events held within an enclosed building provided
that attendance is limited to ten thousand (10,000) or less.
- Luncheons and dinners and dining room facilities in a stadium
provided that attendance is limited to the seating capacity of the
facilities.
- Accessory uses to the above permitted uses, including
administrative and faculty offices, classroom, auditoriums, athletic
facilities and parking spaces.
- Off-street parking for hospital employees and for university
students and employees.
Temporary event (provided they are of a community or cultural nature and
further provided they meet the conditions listed below):
This Subsection provides standards to ensure that temporary uses shall
not impose an undue adverse effect on neighboring streets or property.
Community and cultural events intended primarily for residents of the City
and athletic events shall be permitted provided that the following
conditions are met:
1) Sponsors of the temporary event shall obtain City Council approval,
provide proof of event logistics approval by the City's Special
Events Committee, and obtain a certificate of zoning compliance
pursuant to Section 6-4-8-2 of this Title.
2) Sponsors of the temporary event shall provide written notice to
residents within five hundred (500) feet of the event site at the
same time that they submit an application for a Special Event
Permit for the temporary event.
3) Attendance at such events is limited to
seven thousand (7,000) persons for indoor events and three
thousand (3,000) persons for outdoor events.
4) Free University parking is available and is provided in the U2
district to all persons attending events (as defined in this ordinance)
until all car parking spaces are full. This parking shall be provided
for no fewer than two thousand (2,000) passenger vehicles, one
thousand three hundred (1,300) of which must be within the U2
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zoning district.
5) Private security is provided for those parking areas utilized.
6) Adequate provision of traffic -control devices at no City expense,
including personnel, shall be provided to ensure the free flow of
traffic and the security and safety of said traffic flow.
7) Live animals used in conjunction with any event may only be stored
within a completely enclosed building.
8) No more than six (6) single -day events and a seventh (7th) multi -
day event (not to exceed seven (7) days in duration, and that would
require approval from the City Council) shall be held in any
calendar year.
9) Lighting associated with such events shall be directed away from
adjacent residences.
10) Tractor trailers may not remain running while parked on the public
street or in off-street parking areas.
11) No activities related to special events shall occur between 10:00
p.m. and 7:00 a.m. from Sunday evening to Friday morning, and
between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. from Friday evening through
Sunday morning, including event setup and breakdown procedures.
12) Loitering and tailgating is prohibited before, during and after such
events.
The provisions in this text amendment, approved by Ordinance 135-0-19,
will expire on December 31, 2021. This text amendment shall not create a
precedent for future uses in the U2 District.
SECTION 2:: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: 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
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without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid provision or invalid
application of this ordinance is severable.
SECTION 4: Ordinance 135-0-19 shall be in full force and effect after its
passage and approval.
SECTION 5: 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:.t ,C--Ao�bPX 9,3 , 2019 Approved:
Adopted: 1v1DVewiOe(- it , 2019 // c�� ll , 2019
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Approved as to form:
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