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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Title 2, Chapter 9, Section 2-9-8(0) of the City Code,
"Appeals", Making•the Planning and Development Committee of
the. City Council the Receiving and Final Decision -Making Body
on Applications Appealing the Preservation Commission's
Decision Denying Certificates of Appropriateness
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 2-9-8 (G) of the Evanston City Code of
1979, as amended, be and it hereby is, further amended, to read as follows:
• 2-9-8: CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS:
(G) Appeals:
1. Any applicant, following a denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness by the
Commission, may, within thirty (30) days of the denial apply for appeal to the
Planning and Development Committee of the Council.
2. An application for appeal shall be submitted to the Commission on a form
prepared by the Commission. Within five (5) business days of submission of an
application for appeal by the applicant to the Commission, the Commission shall
transmit the application to the Planning and Development Committee.
3. If no motion to accept the application for appeal is made and adopted at
the meeting of the Planning and Development Committee immediately following
receipt of the, findings and decision of the Commission and the application for
appeal, the decision of the Commission shall be final and may be appealed to the
Circuit Court of Cook County.
4. If a motion to accept the application for appeal is made and adopted at the
meeting of Planning and Development Committee held immediately following
• receipt of the findings and decision of the Commission and the application for
appeal, the Planning and Development Committee must affirm, modify or reverse
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the decision of the Commission within forty-five (45) days of the date of approval
of the motion to accept the appeal.
5. The Planning and Development Committee shall review the appeal solely
on the basis of the record and application of the appropriate standards included
in Section 2-9-9.
6. Denial or grant by the Planning and Development Committee of a
Certificate of Appropriateness is considered a final decision and may be
appealed to the Circuit Court of Cook County.
7. The authority to review, grant, and/or deny appeals of Certificates of
Appropriateness pursuant to this Section 2-9-8 (G) shall vest in the Planning and
Development Committee so long as the membership of said Committee consists
of all seated Aldermen. Otherwise, said authority rests with the Council or its
duly authorized Committee.
SECTION 2: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner
provided by law.
Introduced: 2007
Adopted: Z Z , 2007
Attest:
Mary "Md is, I. C'ty Clerk
2007
Lorain . Morton, Mayor
Appr v as to form:
Herbert D. Hill
First Assistant Corporation Counsel
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