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AN ORDINANCE
Granting a Special Use Permit and a Major Variation for a Type 2
Restaurant Located at 1829 Simpson Street in the B1 Business
District
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals ("ZBA") met on August 30, 2017
pursuant to proper notice, to consider case no. 17ZMJV-0065, an application filed by
Rita Kats (the "Applicant'), property owner of the property legally described in Exhibit A,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, commonly known as 1829
Simpson Street (the "Subject Property") and located in the B1 Business Zoning District,
for a Special Use Permit and a Major Variation to establish, pursuant to Subsection 6-9-
2-3 of the Evanston City Code, 2012, as amended ("the Zoning Ordinance"), a Type 2
Restaurant on the Subject Property; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant requests the following Major Variation:
(A) The Applicant requests a four and three tenths feet (4.3 ft.) east interior side yard
setback for a roofed patio and a one-story addition where ten feet (10 ft.) is
required 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 Type 2 Restaurant and a Major Variation met the standards for Special Uses in Sections
6-3-5-10 and 6-3-8-12 of the Zoning Ordinance and recommended City Council approval
thereof; and
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WHEREAS, at ' its meeting of September 25, 2017, 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 approve the application in case no. 17ZMJV-0065; and
WHEREAS, at its meetings of September 25, 2017 and October 9, 2017,
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 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 Special Use Permit for a Type 2 Restaurant
and a Major Variation on the Subject Property as applied for in case no. 17ZMJV-0065.
SECTION 3: The Major Variation approved hereby is as follows:
(A) Approval to permit a four and three tenths feet (4.3 ft.) east interior side yard
setback for a roofed patio and a one-story addition on the Subject Property.
Subsection 6-9-2-7(E) requires a ten feet (10 ft.) east interior side yard setback
on the Subject Property.
SECTION 4: Pursuant to Subsections 6-3-5-12 and 6-3-8-14 of the
Zoning Ordinance, the City Council hereby imposes the following conditions on the
Applicant's Special Use Permit and Major Variations, violation of any of which shall
constitute grounds for penalties or revocation of said Permit pursuant to Subsections 6-
3-10-5 and 6-3-10-6 of the Zoning Ordinance:
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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,
including but not limited to: the Sustainability Practices for Type 2 Restaurants
submitted by the Applicant dated August 22, 2017.
B. Hours of Operation: The Applicant may operate the Type 2 Restaurant
authorized by this ordinance only between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.
on any given day.
C. Employee Parking: Employees must park in a City -owned parking lot during the
hours of operation.
D. Fencing: The Applicant agrees that all fencing must be installed as plans
indicate submitted to the City of Evanston except that there must not be a gate
on the fence on the west side of the Subject Property leading to the park.
E. Noise: The Applicant ensures that there will be no amplified music outside of the
Subject Property.
F. Trash: The Applicant agrees that all trash must be in the rear of the Subject
Property in a lockable enclosure.
G. Lighting: The Applicant agrees that all lights on the Subject Property shall dim
after business hours to provide a minimum level of lighting necessary for safety
through the Subject Property as well as minimal light pollution.
H. Rodent Control Plan: The Applicant agrees to create and implement an
aggressive monthly rodent control plan for the Subject Property.
Commercial Garbage Pick -Up: The Applicant agrees that all commercial
garbage must be picked up at least two (2) times per week. The Applicant must
also ensure that the garbage company will pick up trash directly from the trash
enclosure and wheel the trash through the restaurant so that at no time are there
garbage cans sitting out on the parkway.
J. 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 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."
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SECTION 6: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 7: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 8: 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 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.
Introduced: '5-CP1.crr&e7 oZ J , 2017.Approved:
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Adopted: (�Gtolter 12017 (/�-> olew , 2017
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Attest: Approved as t form:
Devon Reid, City Clerk W. Grant Farrar, Corporation Counsel
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
THE WEST 27 FEET OF LOT 4 IN SHIPLEY'S RESUBDIIVISION OF LOTS 9-11 AND THE WEST 1/2
OF VACATED STREET WEST AND ADJOINING SAID LOTS IN BLOCK 9 IN PAINES' ADDITION TO
EVANSTON IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 41
NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
PIN: 10-12-419-002-0000
COMMONLY KNOWN As: 1829 Simpson Street, Evanston, Illinois.
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EXHIBIT B
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