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AN ORDINANCE
Declaring a Moratorium on
Certain Actions With Respect to Landmark
Properties and Historic Districts
Which Would Be In Conflict With
The Proposed Evanston Preservation Ordinance
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston contains numerous
landmark properties, properties which may be eligible for listing
in the National Register of Historic Places and a Historic
District listed on the National Register of Historic Places; and
WHEREAS, the Preservation Commission Ordinance, Title
2, Chapter 9 of the Evanston City Code of 1979, as amended, was
adopted by the City in 1975 to encourage the preservation of
historically significant properties; and
WHEREAS, revision of the Preservation Commission
Ordinance is desirable to recognize the increasing importance of
areas, properties, and locations having special historic,
community, architectural, and/or aesthetic interest and value,
and to accord them appropriate status and protection; and
WHEREAS, the Preservation Commission has completed an
extensive review and revision of all provisions of the
Preservation Commission Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Preservation Commission's recommendations
will first be considered by the Planning and Development
Committee of the City Council in January, 1994; and
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acceptance of all applications for a plat of subdivision,
• resubdivision, or consolidation, new construction,
a demolition permit, or petition to any administrative or
legislative body related to work upon the exterior of a
structure, which work would not be allowed under the proposed
Ordinance. This moratorium is to remain in effect until the
Evanston City Council enacts an amendatory Preservation Ordinance
and until said ordinance takes effect, but in no event for more
than ninety (90) days following the effective date of this
Ordinance. For purposes of this Ordinance, these definitions
apply:
"Alteration" Any act or process requiring a building permit
or demolition permit or any act or process that changes one
or more of the historic, cultural, architectural or
archaeological features of an area, property, structure,
site or object within a District.
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"Consolidation" The combining of two or more land lots into
one land lot.
"Demolition" Any act or process that destroys all or any
part of an exterior wall, foundation, interior or exterior
column or load -bearing wall of a Landmark or a property,
structure, site, or object within a District.
"New Construction" The erection of a new principal or
accessory structure on a property or site, that requires a
building permit.
"Rebsubdivision" The reconfiguration of existing land lots
within a subdivision into new land lots.
"Subdivision" A document, the purpose of which is to
subdivide land into two or more parcels, and which subject
to the Plat Act, 765 ILCS 205/0.01 et sea.
SECTION 2: If any provision of this Ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or
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applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect without
the invalid provisions or application.
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, and until an Evanston
amendatory ordinance on the subject of historic preservation
takes effect, or ninety (90) days from the date of this
Ordinance, w . hewer comes first.
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