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AN ORDINANCE
Granting a Special Use for a
Type 2 Restaurant at 1612 Benson Avenue
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board Appeals ("ZBA") met on January 4,
2005 and January 18, 2005 pursuant to proper notice in case number
ZBA 05-02-SU(R) to consider an application for a special use to operate a Type
2 Restaurant pursuant to Section 6-11-4-3 of the Zoning Ordinance filed by
architect Mario Valentini, with written permission from the Chicago Transit
• Authority, owner of the subject property at 1612 Benson Avenue in a D3
Downtown Core Development District; and
WHEREAS, the ZBA, after hearing testimony and receiving other
evidence, made a verbatim record and written findings that the application for the
Type 2 Restaujont met the standards for special uses in Section 6-3-5 and
recommended City Council approval thereof; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Development Committee of the City
Council considered and adopted the ZBA's record, findings, and
recommendation at its February 14, 2005 meeting and recommended City
Council approval thereof; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered and adopted the
16 respective records, findings and recommendations of the ZBA and the Planning
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and Development Committee at its February 14, 2005 and February 28, 2005 •
meetings,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
part hereof.
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are found as fact and made a
SECTION 2: That the City Council hereby adopts the respective
records, findings, and recommendations of the ZBA and the Planning and
Development Committee, and hereby approves the special use applied for in
case number ZBA 05-02-SU(R) on property legally described in Exhibit A,
attached hereto and made a part hereof.
SECTION 3: That, pursuant to Section 6-3-5-12 of the Zoning •
Ordinance, which provides that the City Council may impose conditions on the
grant of a special use, the following conditions are hereby imposed, and when
necessary to effectuate said conditions and limitations, "applicant" shall be read
as "owner" or "operator" or "applicant's successors in interest".
A. Development and use of the subject property shall be in substantial
compliance with all applicable legislation, with the testimony and representations
of the applicant to the ZBA, the Planning and Development Committee, and the
City Council, and with the approved plans and documents on file in this case.
B. 1) The applicant shall adhere to a litter collection plan requiring the
policing of an area located within a two hundred fifty -foot (250') radius of the
building in which the use is located. This area shall be policed once every three
hours during the hours the use is in operation and shall be kept free of all litter,
including, but not limited to, food, beverages, napkins, straws, containers, bags,
utensils, plates, cups, bottles, cans, and all other litter of any type emanating
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• from any source. This Ordinance shall prevail over any inconsistent or contrary
provisions in the Plan.
2) For the purpose of this Ordinance, "litter" shall include, but is not
limited to: putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
Rreparation, cooking, and consumption of food; other putrescible waste, including
animal waste, dead animals, yard clippings and leaves; nonputrescible solid
waste, including rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, abandoned automobiles, solid
business, commercial, and industrial wastes, paper, wrappings, cigarettes,
cardboard, tin cans, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials; and all other
waste materials which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, may create a
danger to public health, safety, or welfare.
C. 1) , Exterior litter receptacles. shall be provided and maintained in
sufficient number and type, and contain, with lids tightly shut, all litter emanating
from operation of the use, and all litter collected pursuant to the litter collection
plan. Litter collections must be monitored to assure that they are sufficient in
number and scope to achieve and maintain compliance with applicable City
Codes. Collections shall be a minimum of three (3) times a week, including
collections on Sundays if the City determines that such are necessary to, achieve
and maintain said City Code compliance. All litter receptacles shall be
• maintained in a clean condition with tight -fitting lids, and shall be placed on
Code -compliant surfaces. Adequate space shall be provided and maintained at
the rear of and on the subject property to accommodate the required litter
receptacles and collections.
2) Within seven (7) days of written notice from the City to do so, the
number of litter receptacles and/or the number of collections from each, shall be
increased or modified in accordance with the City's directive.
D. The applicant shall cause implementation of, and adherence to, an
employee parking plan requiring, as a minimum, the applicant and the applicant's
employees driving to their employment at the subject property to park off-street at
a lawful location.
E. The applicant shall cause all deliveries to access the subject property
using the west loading entrance.
SECTION 4: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 5: 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: f-i 4ULt"I `7 '2005
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Adopted: FAYULdtk 2 , 2005
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App ed: , 2005
Ct
orraine H. Morton, Mayor
Attest:
MaClerk,
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Corpo tion Counsel
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• EXHIBIT A
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THAT PART OF BENSON AVENUE VACATED IN 1907 LYING WEST OF THE WEST CURB
LINE BETWEEN THE NORTH LINE OF DAVIS STREET AND THE SOUTH LINE OF CHURCH
STREET; AND LOTS ONE (1), TWO (2) AND THREE (3), AND EIGHTEEN (18) TO TWENTY-
THREE (23), BOTH INCLUSIVE, TOGETHER WITH THE FIFTY (50) FOOT STRIP BETWEEN
SAID LAST MENTIONED LOTS, AND LOTS TWENTY-SEVEN (27), TWENTY-EIGHT (28) AND
TWENTY-NINE (29) IN DEMPSTER'S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK SIXTY-SIX (66) IN THE
SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW-1/4) OF SECTION EIGHTEEN (18), TOWNSHIP FORTY-ONE
(41) NORTH, RANGE FOURTEEN (14) EAST, EXCEPT THE PORTION THEREOF CONVEYED
TO WIEBOLDT STORES, INC., BY DEED DATED DECEMBER 10, 1942, EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
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