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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Subsection 6-4-1-9(B)(1) of the Evanston City Code,
"Permitted Obstructions in Required Yards: General Provisions"
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS THAT:
SECTION 1: City Code Subsection 6-4-1-9(B)(1), "Permitted Obstructions
in Required Yards: General Provisions," of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as
amended, is hereby further amended as follows:
1. General Provisions: Yard obstructions attached to the principal or an accessory
structure on a site shall include but are not limited to: permanently roofed
terraces or porches, chimneys, bay windows, window -mounted air conditioning
units, awnings, canopies, arbors, trellises, balconies, overhanging eaves,
unenclosed staircases four (4) feet or more above grade, and enclosed
staircases.
A yard obstruction is any of these items extending outside of the allowable
building envelope and into a required yard. A yard obstruction may extend into no
more than ten percent (10%) of the depth of a required yard, except in cases of
overhanging roof eaves and gutters for new additions to existing structures, and
open front porches. In such cases eaves and gutters may be constructed so to
match or more closely match the existing roof eave and gutter, provided that
such projection does not encroach upon an adjacent lot line. Open front porches
may extend into no more than twenty five percent (25%) of the required front
yard setback, shall not exceed seven (7) feet in depth, and must maintain a
minimum ten (10) foot front yard setback.
These yard obstructions may be located in the yards indicated in Table 4-A,
Section 6-4-6.
Building envelopes are established by front, side and rear yard requirements
contained in each zoning district.
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SECTION 2: City Code Section 6-18-3, "Definitions," of the Evanston City
Code of 2012, as amended, is hereby further amended to include definitions for "Porch,
Open" and "Porch, Enclosed" as follows:
PORCH, ENCLOSED: A roofed area that features walls and/or windows that
exceed 50% opacity but is not heated or cooled, attached
to the building and located between the exterior wall of a
building and the right-of-way.
PORCH, OPEN: An open, unroofed or roofed area that features openings
with a maximum opacity of 50%, attached to the building
and located between the exterior wall of a building and the
right-of-way.
SECTION 3: City Code Subsection 6-3-8-3(D), "Authorized Variations," of
the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows:
(D) Major Variations: "Major variations" shall be defined as all variations other than
minor variations and fence variations, and shall be limited to the following:
1. Yards and setbacks.
2. Height.
3. Lot size, width and depth (including flag lots).
4. Lot coverage including impervious surface and/or floor area ratio.
5. Off-street parking and loading.
6. Home occupations.
7. Townhouse orientation.
8. Expansion, alteration, and/or enlargement of legal, nonconforming
residential uses that contain no more than four (4) dwelling units and zero
(0) lodging rooms/rooming units, and/or construction of accessory uses to
such legal, nonconforming residential uses.
9. Open front porch setback
SECTION 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
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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 6: 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.
SECTION 7: Ordinance 40-0-18 shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: Odk� a3 , 2018 Approved:
Adopted: 12018 ��� , 2018
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Attest: Approved as to form:
Devon Reid, City Clerk Michelle L. Masoncup�ration
Counsel
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