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AN ORDINANCE
Granting a Special Use Permit for a Single Family Detached Dwelling
at 1513 Greenleaf Street in the B1 Business District
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals ("ZBA") met on November 4,
2014, pursuant to proper notice, to consider case no. 14ZMJV-0136, an application filed
by Larry Rosenbaum, contract purchaser of the property legally described in Exhibit A,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, commonly known as 1513
Greenleaf Street (the "Subject Property") and located in the B1 Business District, for a
Special Use Permit to establish, pursuant to Subsection 6-9-2-3 of the Evanston City
Code, 2012, as amended ("the Zoning Ordinance"), a Single Family Detached Dwelling
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 Single Family Detached Dwelling 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 November 24, 2014, 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. 14ZMJV-0136; and
WHEREAS, at its meetings of November 24, 2014 and December 8,
2014, the City Council considered and adopted the respective records, findings, and
recommendations of the ZBA and P&D Committee, as amended,
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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 Single Family Detached Dwelling on the Subject Property as applied for in case
no. 14ZMJV-0136.
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. Parkway: The Applicant agrees to remove the concrete in the parkway located
between the Subject Property and the curb adjacent to Greenleaf Street, and
subsequently return said area to grass.
C. On -Site Stormwater Management: The Applicant agrees to obtain approval
from the City Engineer with any and all on -site stormwater management.
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.
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.
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SECTION f: 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 B: 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.
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Introduced: `v N*u- 34,2014 Approved:
Adopted: \�'����� l � Ji , 2014 � ��, '0 , q t5
El�!�beth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form:
Ro ey Gr ne, Ci y Cierk W. Grant Farrar Cor oration �el
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
LOT 4 IN BLOCK 4 IN PITNER'S ADDITION TO EVANSTON IN THE NORTHEAST % OF SECTION 24,
TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN AND THE
NORTHWEST '/a OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PINS: 10-24-211-021-0000
COMMONLY KNOWN As: 1513 Greenleaf Street, Evanston, Illinois.
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