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21-R-75 :-
A RESOLUTION
Declaring a Moratorium on the
Establishment of Rooming Houses
and Boarding Houses in
B4 and B5 Business Districts
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston is considering an am-
endment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Evanston concerning the estab-
lishment of rooming houses and boarding houses in certain designated districts.;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has referred to the Zoning Amendment Committee
the question of so amending the, Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, such proposed amendment is under active consideration; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the
City of Evanston that no building permits for boarding houses or rooming houses
be granted pending the outcome of such consideration of the proposed amendment;
and
WHEREAS, the establishment of boarding houses and rooming houses poses
peculiar problems for the surrounding areas with respect to congestion and other
urban environmental factors;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVAN-
STON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That no building permits or certificates of use and occupancy
shall be issued for the conversion to or the erection of any
multi -unit boarding or rooming establishments in B4 and B5 Business Districts,
except those already allowed as special uses within the corporate limits of the
city.
SECTION 2: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
ATTEST:
/G/ Maurire F, Brown
City Clerk
)ated: February 24. 1975
/s/ Edgar Vanneman, Jr.
Mayor