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Home My WebLink AboutORDINANCES-1983-063-O-836/7/83 'I I' i i1 i 63-0-83 Ii I; AN ORDINANCE Amending Section 6-3-6-1 • �i of the Evanston City Code WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston referred to the Zoning Amendment Committee a proposal to consider amending the Zoning Ordinance to provide in which districts and under what conditions all is j! antennas for transmitting and receiving radio, television and other electronic signals should be allowed, including but not limited to towers, parabolic or satellite antennas or microwave relay antennas; and I WHEREAS, on April 18, 1983 the Planning and Development Committee i. assigned the highest priority to those aspects of the aforementioned reference concerning the location in yards of parabolic antennas accessory i to a broadcast studio in an M-3 or M-4 district; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Amendment Committee conducted public hearings on May 19, 1983 and June 2, 1983 to consider said amendment to the Zoning Ordinance pursuant to notice and publication in the manner pre- scribed by law; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Amendment Committee has recommended, based I' on evidence presented at those public hearings, findings of fact, considera- tion of existing conditions, conservation of property values and the direction of building development to the best advantage of the entire City, i; that the Evanston Zoning Ordinance be amended; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF.THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: That Section 6-3-6-1 of the City Code of the City of Evanston is hereby amended to read as follows: 6-3-6-1: PERMITTED OBSTRUCTIONS: This Section regulates the obstructions which are allowed both in required yards and in yards other than those that are required in the various zoning districts. Distinctions are made in some cases between the type of use or development which is allowed in required yards and that which is allowed in yards other than required yards. The following and no other yard obstructions are allowed, subject to the restrictions • contained herein: • J 6/7/83 In Any Yard: 1. Chimneys, overhanging roof eaves, open terraces and awnings adjoining the principal building, provided that if said obstructions are located in a required yard, they shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the depth or width of said required yard. 2. Ornamental light standards and flag poles, trees, shrubbery, hedges and other plantings. 3. Statues and pieces of sculpture except as limited in required front yards. ; I 4. Planters not in excess of eighteen inches (18") in height. All planters which exceed eighteen inches (18") in height in any yard are a special use. i In Any Yard Except a Required Yard: Fences not exceeding eight feet (8')! in height, arbors and trellises. (C) In Any Yard in an M3 and M4 Restricted Manufacturing District Except a Required Yard and a Front Yard Other Than Required (between a building and a front lot line.): Satellite earth stations for receiving signals only, which are accessory to radio and television broadcasting studios and which do not exceed the maximum building height. (D) In All Rear Yards and Side Yards, Except Required Side.Yards: Private garages or carports, if attached or structurally part of the principal I building, detached private garages, open accessory off-street parking spaces, carports, accessory sheds, tool rooms or other similar accessory ; buildings, open patios adjoining the principal building which are not in excess of eighteen inches (18") in height, recreational equipment and i` facilities, laundry drying equipment, arbors and trellises. (E) In Required Side Yards: Arbors and trellises. Open patios adjoining the principal building which are not in excess of eighteen inches (18") in height are a special use. i (F) In Required Front Yards: Not more than one statue or piece of sculpture not exceeding four feet (4') in length or depth, nor exceeding six feet (6') in height as a permitted use. Statues and pieces of scupture which �I exceed the foregoing dimensions, and all fences and planters which exceed i eighteen inches (18") in height are special uses. I a (G) Special Exceptions and Restrictions: i' 1. Corner Lots: No obstruction higher than thirty inches (30") above +i curb level shall be located in any portion of a required front or side �! yard within twenty feet (20') of the lot corner formed by the inter- section of any two (2) street lot lines, except for the provisions relating to business signs in paragraph 4 below, and except for the regulations pertaining to yard obstructions erected or installed by the the City in paragraph 5 below. 2. Through Lots: Required off-street parking spaces or a private garage may be located in the front yard other than the required front yard of a through lot, provided all such spaces, regardless of the number, are �I screened in accordance with Section 6-9-2-9(C). -2- i . 6/7/83 I �j li ji 3. Fences: Fences not exceeding eight feet (8') may be erected in a j required side yard or rear yard when located along a lot line or an alley which provides a boundary between residential use.on one side and • !� business, commercial or manufacturing use on the other; fences not I! exceeding six feet (6') in height may be erected in any other location �I in a required side yard or rear yard. 4. Business Signs and Supports: In any district where business signs Ij are permitted, the size and location of signs is governed by the require- ments of the district in which they may be located. Except in M1 and M2 Districts, a pole standard supported business sign may be located at any point in the required yard if, between the level of thirty inches (30") above curb level and the level of twelve feet (12') above curb level, the j; diameter or greatest width of the supporting pole or standard does not !' exceed twenty inches (20").' I 5. Municipal Exemption: In any district, the City may erect or install fences and landscaping materials subject to the approval of the Traffic ,i Engineer and Director of Inspections and Permits. SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. �I SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from ii !! and after its passage, approval, and publication in {11 the manner provided by law. i I. Introduced: /3 1983 Adopted: /3 1983 �l - Approved: L 1983 I� j; Mayor, ij ATTEST: ' I' City Clerk jj Ap roved as to form: Corporation Counsel i Ij • 'k I! a -3-