HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1995-018-O-952/8/95
3/14/95
18-0-95
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Section 4-12-17(C)
Adding a New Section 4-12-17(D)
of the Sign Regulations Ordinance
to Provide for Appeals from Decisions of
the Sign Review and Appeals Board to Grant a Sign
Variation in a Residential Zoning District
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that signs subject to the Sign Regulations
Ordinance, Title 4, Chapter 12 of the City Code, when located in residential zoning districts,
have the potential to affect the quality of life of Evanston residents in and about their homes;
and
WHEREAS, such signs may distract motorists and thereby present a hazard to
• children playing in and about the public ways; and
WHEREAS, such signs carry a potential to adversely affect the aesthetic
appearance of a residential zoning district; and
WHEREAS, such potential effects of the aforesaid signs are increased in the
case of variations from the Sign Regulations Ordinance, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That section 4-12-17(C) of the Sign Regulations Ordinance of the
Evanston City Code of 1979, as amended, be and it hereby is, further amended, to read as
follows:
•
1
Section (C)(1) Appeals from Decisions of the Sign Review and Appeals Board •
(SRAB): Decisions of the SRAB may be appealed to the Planning and Development
Committee by the applicant.
Section (C)(2)(a) If the sign which is the subject of the variation is located in a
residential Zoning District, a property owner whose property is within a 250-foot
radius from the property on which the sign is proposed to be located may appeal the
SRAB's approval of the variation. Such an appeal may be filed only by a property
owner who 1) appeared in person or by an authorized representative at all public
hearings at which the variation was considered and who presented his/her objections
to the SRAB, or 2) who filed written objections with the SRAB to the variation.
(C)(2)(b) The appeal must a) be filed with the Administrative Officer, within ten (10)
calendar days from the date of the SRAB's written decision, b) be in writing, and c)
specify with particularity the ground(s) for objection. The applicant is permitted to
file a written response to any ground(s) asserted in the appeal but not raised before
the SRAB.
(C)(2)(c) Within five (5) working days of receiving the appeal, the Administrative
Officer shall send a copy of the appeal to the applicant by first-class mail, return
receipt requested. Any response the applicant files must be received by the
Administrative Officer within ten (10) working days of the date the appeal was
mailed to the applicant. The Administrative Officer will send a copy of any response
to the appellant property owner. •
(C)(2)(d) After receiving the appeal and any response thereto, the Administrative
Officer shall set the appeal for the next available regular Planning and Development
Committee meeting and notify the applicant and appellant property owner in writing
of the meeting date.
(C)(3) The Planning and Development Committee shall decide whether or not to
hear the appeal, and if granted, set a hearing date for said appeal. (Ord. 89-0-89).
A decision to not hear the appeal shall be in writing and shall be issued no later than
the Committee's next regular meeting.
(C)(4) The hearing shall be confined to a review of the SRAB's decision, and, if
applicable, of the written objections submitted by the appellant property owner and
response(s) thereto filed by the applicant. No verbal presentations shall be heard
except upon invitation by the Committee and any such presentation shall be confined
to facts and matters contained in the written materials on file in the appeal.
SECTION 2: That section 4-12-17 is hereby amended by adding a new section
(D), to read as follows:
2
•
18-0-95
• 4-12-17(D) The Planning and Development Committee shall either approve, approve
with conditions, deny the application, or refer the matter back to the SRAB for further
proceedings. The Committee's decision shall be in writing and shall be issued no
later than the next regular meeting after the decision is made.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: 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 Z- 1995
Adopted: �e 2�
•
ATTE T:
,,.City Clerk
Approved as to r
r�
drporati n Counsel
n
�J
1995y
Approved: �alzw6zl ,1995
�- Mayor
3