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• 47-0-09
AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Text of Subsection 6-1-2 (H) of the Zoning Ordinance,
6°Purpose and Intent"
WHEREAS, on March 25, 2009, and May 13, 2009, the Plan
Commission held public hearings, pursuant to proper notice, regarding case no. ZPC
09-PLND-0014 (A-7) to consider an amendment to the text of Title 6 of the Evanston
City Code of 1979, as amended ("the Zoning Ordinance"), specifically to Subsection
6-1-2 (H), "Purpose and Intent"; and
WHEREAS, the Plan Commission received testimony and made
verbatim transcripts and findings pursuant to Section 6-3-4-5 of the Zoning Ordinance
that the proposed amendments met the standards for text amendments, and
• recommended City Council approval thereof; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting of July 27, 2009, the Planning and
Development Committee of the City Council considered and adopted the findings and
recommendation of the Plan Commission, in case no. ZPC 09-PLND-0014 (A-7) and
recommended City Council approval thereof; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting of August 10, 2009, the City Council
considered and adopted the records and recommendations of the Plan Commission
and the Planning and Development Committee,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
• SECTION 1: That the foregoing recitals are found as fact and
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incorporated herein by reference.
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SECTION 2: That Section 6-1-2 (H) of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby
amended to read as follows: •
(H) Regulating and limiting the intensity of the use of lot areas, and regulating and
determining the area of open spaces between and among the surrounding
buildings;
SECTION 3: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: That if any provision of this ordinance or application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held 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 5: That this Ordinance 47-0-09 shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in the manner •
provided by law.
Introduced: ��4 �; , 2009 Approved:
Adopted: ._,2009 August 12
, 2009
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Eliza'b�th B. Tisdahl, Mayor
_ ,..Attestor ......
Approv s to form:
Rodney Gre#ne, City Clerk Elke B. Tober-Purze, Interim
First Assistant Corporation Counsel
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