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Home My WebLink AboutORDINANCES-2016-010-O-161 /12/2016 1 /26/2016 10-0-16 AN ORDINANCE Granting a Special Use Permit for Two Scoreboards Located at 1501 Central Street in the U2 University Athletic Facilities District WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals ("ZBA") met on January 15, 2016, pursuant to proper notice, to consider case no. 15ZMJV-0105, an application filed by Charles Davidson, representative for the property legally described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, commonly known as 1501 Central Street (the "Subject Property") and located in the U2 University Athletic Facilities District, for a Special Use Permit to install, pursuant to Subsections 6-15-7-3 of the Evanston City Code, 2012, as amended ("the Zoning Ordinance"), two Scoreboards on the Subject Property (one Scoreboard at the baseball field located at Rocky Miller Park and one Scoreboard located at the softball field located at Sharon Drysdale Field); 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 two Scoreboards met the standards for Special Uses in Section 6-3-5 of the Zoning Ordinance and recommended City Council approval thereof; and WHEREAS, after the January 15, 2016 meeting of the ZBA, the Applicant amended its application to include a revised set of plans that lower the height of the baseball scoreboard located at Rocky Miller Park to a total of thirty-four feet (34') above grade; and 10-0-16 WHEREAS, at its meeting of January 25, 2016, 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. 15ZMJV-0105; and WHEREAS, at its meetings of January 25, 2016 and February 8, 2016, 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 approves the Special Use Permit for a Commercial Indoor Recreational Facility on the Subject Property as applied for in case no. 15ZMJV-0096. SECTION 3: Pursuant to Subsection 6-3-5-12 of the Zoning Ordinance, the City Council hereby imposes the following conditions on the Applicant's Special Use Permit, 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: 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. B. Landscaping: The Applicant shall install landscaping to maximize an obscuring view of the baseball scoreboard during the baseball season, subject to City of Evanston Design and Project Review ("DAPR") approval, as depicted in the Landscape Plans in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. -2- 10-0-16 C. Lighting: The Applicant shall not install lighting on the baseball field located at Rocky Miller Park. The Applicant shall not install lighting on the softball field located at Sharon Drysdale Field. D. Sound: The Applicant shall not install sound equipment to either scoreboard. At no time shall either scoreboard produce sound. E. Hours of Operation: The Applicant shall not operate the scoreboards outside of Northwestern University baseball and softball games. The Applicant shall not operate the scoreboards from dusk until dawn on any given day. F. Scoreboard LED Panels: Both scoreboard LED panels must be black when in standby mode. G. 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 4: 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 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law. 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 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. -3- 10-0-16 SECTION 8: 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: �V4M,41sk 2016 Adopted: oomlQ, 'l.! 12016 1 Attest: R ney Green/, City Clerk Approved: ��lrU►a. O�Oa , 2016 Eli�*eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor Approved as to form: 2W.GrantFarrar, C rporation Counsel 10-0-16 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION THE PART OF LOTS 17 AND 18 LYING EAST OF THE EAST LINE OF ASHLAND AVENUE, SOUTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF ISABELLA STREET AND NORTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF CENTRAL AVENUE (EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 4 FEET OF THE SOUTHERLY 432.92 FEET OF THE NORTHERLY 465.92 FEET OF LOT 18) IN GEORGE SMITH'S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH PART OF ARCHANGE QUILMETTE RESERVATION IN TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 13, LYING EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN: 05-35-310-015-0000 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1501 Central Street, Evanston, Illinois. -5- 10-0-16 EXHIBIT B LANDSCAPE PLANS REFER TO RYAN FIELD 1 SECTION A 2' SECTION 8 1 SECTION C LANDSCAPE PLANTINGS �O2 01 �O L.0, . ...... ..... . 3: I RYAN FIELD PARKING LOT 0 OVERALL RALL PLAN -- T is i . . .......... —, ISABELLA ST. w I X BATTER'S EYE NN KiD 0 Rocky Miller Field Isabella St. Planting CHECK SET NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION Overall Plan L-01 ISABELLA ST i + C : ( I I.Nu111-11:11 U',Viiuty Rock Miller Field t { -i, ,�._...-_ , , Y •` , .'1 - �'� - Isabela St. Planting /Y I4�.._-��,._.r _ ' / T ' � 1 CRYAN FIELD LANDSCAPE PLANTINGS REFER TO RYAN FIELD LANDSCAPE PERMIT SET DATED 01/28/2016 NTS BY TESKA ASSOCIATES. THIS DRAWING IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY 'g •• • � I i� F %� P ws.o:s le.r m,-ofs RwGAP MORTON NTNNEOCEOF 118IRGL OAR eOEw-1. PARxwr < CORInaS NAS GOLDEN GLORY ANE[ (PER FGM ARCHITECTS) LTINGOEOwNHA TREATMENTSPER A __EDGE IPERFGMARCHITECTS, R SNOVEL CUT. 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