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AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Special Use for a Single Family Detached Dwelling
At 1513 Greenleaf Street in the B1 Business District
WHEREAS, on November 24, 2014, the City Council enacted Ordinance
145-0-14, attached hereto as Exhibit A, which, pursuant to Subsection 6-9-4-3 of the
Evanston City Code, 2012, as amended (the "City Code"), granted a Special Use Permit
for a Single Family Detached Dwelling at 1513 Greenleaf Street in the B1 Business
District (the "Subject Property"); and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 6-3-5-15(A) provides that a Special Use
permit shall be valid for a period of one year unless a building permit is issued and
construction is actually begun within that period or unless a certificate of occupancy is
issued and a use commenced within that period, or the Special Use permit will
automatically expire; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 6-3-5-15(A) further provides that any
extension of these time frames must be approved by City Council; and
WHEREAS, Larry Rosenbaum, Inc. (the "Applicant"), current owner of the
Subject Property, has experienced certain delays in the commencement of construction
and has requested an extension of the aforementioned timeframes such that the deadline
to commence construction shall be June 24, 2016; and
WHEREAS. at its meeting of October 12, 2014, the Planning and
Development ("P&D") Committee of the City Council considered the Applicant's request
and recommended that the City Council approve the extension of timeframes granted by
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Ordinance 145-0-14; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting of October 12, 2014 and October 26, 2014, the
City Council considered and adopted the records and recommendations of the P&D
Committee,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2: Under the provisions of City Code Section 6-3-5-15(A), the
City Council hereby approves an extension of seven (7) months such that in connection
with the Special Use permit granted under Ordinance 145-0-14 for a Single Family
Detached Dwelling at the Subject Property, the deadline to commence construction shall
be June 24, 2016.
SECTION 3: Except as otherwise provided for herein, all applicable
regulations of Ordinance 145-0-14 and the entire City Code shall apply to the Subject
Property and remain in full force and effect with respect to the use and development of
the same. To the extent that the provisions of any of said documents conflict with the
terms of this ordinance, this ordinance shall govern and control.
SECTION 4: The Applicant, at its cost, shall record a certified copy of this
ordinance, including any Exhibits attached hereto, with the Cook County Recorder of
Deeds.
SECTION 5: Violation of any of the terms of this ordinance or Ordinance
145-0-14 shall constitute grounds for penalties pursuant to City Code Subsection 6-3-
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10-5, and/or revocation, pursuant to City Code Subsection 6-3-10-6, of the Special Use
for a Single Family Detached Dwelling on the Subject Property.
SECTION 6: 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 7: 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.
SECTION 8: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 9: 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 10: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: k QN T ��k 2015 Ap roved:
Adopted: &AtJ)MY t 5 , 2015 �k-O� 1'� 2015
Eli Xaeth �BTisdahl, Mayor
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Attest:
Approved as to form:
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Rodney Greek, City Clerk W. Grant Farrar, Corporation Counsel
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EXHIBIT I
Ordinance 145-0-14
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