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AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING A SPECIAL USE AND MAJOR VARIATIONS
AT 1928 DARROW AVENUE FOR A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals ("ZBA") held a public hearing on
October 6, 1998 in case no. ZBA 98-24-SU and V(R), pursuant to proper notice, on the
application of Fred Polito, agent for St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Chicago, owner of 1928 Darrow Avenue ("subject
property") for a special use pursuant to Section 6-8-4-3 for a religious institution to
permit an expansion to an existing structure used for a church; a variance to Section 6-
8-4-7(B)3 to reduce the required side yard for a nonresidential structure from 15 feet to
• 8 feet along the subject property's south lot line; and a variance to Section 6-8-4-7(B)4
to reduce the required rear yard for a nonresidential structure from 30 feet to 24 feet, all
in an R3 Two-family Residential District; and
WHEREAS, the ZBA, after hearing testimony and receiving other
evidence, made written findings pursuant to Section 6-3-5-10 and Section 6-3-8-12 of
the Zoning Ordinance that the application met the standards for special uses and major
variations, respectively, and recommended that the City Council grant the application;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Development Committee of the City Council
considered and adopted the ZBA's findings and recommendation, and
• NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
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SECTION 1: The City Council hereby adopts the findings and recommendation
of the ZBA and the recommendation of the Planning and Development Committee in
the aforedescribed Case Number 98-24-SU and V(R) and grants the said special use
and major variations on property legally described as
THE SOUTH 34 FEET OF LOT 4 AND ALL OF LOT 5 IN -
BLOCK 4 IN MCNEILL'S ADDITION TO EVANSTON, IN
THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF
SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1928
DARROW AVENUE, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS.
SECTION 2: That pursuant to Section 6-3-5-12 and Section 6-3-8-14 of the
Zoning Ordinance which provide that the City Council may impose conditions upon the •
grant of special uses and variations, respectively, these conditions are hereby imposed:
(A.) The windows on the walls of the addition facing directly north and
south shall be two or three in number. Said windows may contain
translucent glass, but shall not contain transparent glass or any material
- - which allows a clear -view of objects beyond. Consideration is to be given
by the applicant to creating by the use of windows or other techniques a
less -imposing wall structure through the use of arched windows or
otherwise. Nothing in this condition (A) shall apply to the windows on the
bay of the addition.
(B.) The applicant and any future land user shall minimize the effect of
the addition adjacent to the subject property's south lot line and
elsewhere, as appropriate, by installing and maintaining landscaping in
good and sightly condition, or by other means.
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(C.) Construction, maintenance, and operation of the use shall be in
substantial compliance with other applicable provisions of the Zoning
Ordinance and all other applicable legislation, the plans as approved, and
with any oral or written representations of the applicant to the ZBA,
Planning and Development Committee, and City Council.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: (�1,�,�'C , 1998
Adopted: 1998
Appr ed: �, �'v`eZ b �' , 1998
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Ap7.ved as to fdrm:
Corporation Counsel
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