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AN ORDINANCE
Granting a Special Use Permit for a Financial Institution Located at
520 Main Street in the C1 a Commercial Mixed Use District and the
oDM Dempster -Main Overlay District
("First Bank & Trust")
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals ("ZBA") met on August 18,
2015, pursuant to proper notice, to consider case no. 15ZMJV-0065, an application filed
by Joan E. Yohanan, lessee of the property legally described in Exhibit A, attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference, commonly known as 520 Main Street (the
"Subject Property") and located in the C1a Commercial Mixed Use District and the oDM
Dempster -Main Overlay District, for a Special Use Permit to establish, pursuant to
Subsection 6-15-17-5 of the Evanston City Code, 2012, as amended ("the Zoning
Ordinance"), a ground -floor Financial Institution, "First Bank & Trust," 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 Financial Institution met the standards for Special Uses in Section 6-3-5 of the Zoning
Ordinance and recommended City Council approval thereof; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting of September 15, 2015, the Planning and
Development Committee of the City Council ("P&D Committee") carefully 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-0065; and
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WHEREAS, at its meetings of September 15, 2015 and September 21,
2015, 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 Financial Institution on the Subject Property as applied for in case no. 15ZMJV-
0065.
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. Hours of Operation: The Applicant shall operate the Financial Institution
authorized by this ordinance only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
on any given Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday. The
Financial Institution is not authorized by this ordinance to operate on any given
Sunday.
C. Employee Parking: Employees may not utilize on -street or on -site parking
during hours of operation. If Employees necessitate parking, employees shall
utilize the off -site located at 935 Chicago Avenue.
D. 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.
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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.
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: S>yty\m-4"b-, 2015 Approved:
Adopted:S�Q. Winita. -V- (R I , 2015 SQ.� .r , 2015
Attest:
Eli eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Rodney Gr le, it Clerk W. Gran Farrar, Corporation Counsel
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
LOT "A" IN THE MAIN CONSOLIDATION, BEING A CONSOLIDATION OF LOTS 1, 2 AND 3 IN BLOCK
11 IN WHITE'S ADDITION TO EVANSTON IN SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 14,
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED
JANUARY 5, 1977 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 23769201, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PINs: 11-19-401-024-0000
COMMONLY KNOWN As: 520 Main Street, Evanston, Illinois.
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