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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Section 6-3-6-1(B) Regulating
Accessory Parking in Commercial Districts
WHEREAS, the.Evanston Zoning Amendment Committee
conducted public hearings on October 20, 1983, November 3, 1983
and November 17, 1983 to consider the petition of Pat
McCarville Chevrolet and Lakewest Equity, Inc., to amend
Section 6-3-6-1(B) of the Evanston Zoning Ordinance regulating
the location of accessory parking in commercial districts to
allow .parking in any yard except a required yard, including
yards adjoining the front lot line; said hearings having been
conducted pursuant to notice and publication thereof in the
manner prescribed by law; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Amendment Committee, based upon
the evidence presented, findings of fact, existing conditions,
• conservation of property values, and the direction of building
development to the best advantage of the entire city, has
recommended that said amendments be adopted:
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(B) of the Evanston
Zoning Ordinance be, and hereby is
amended to read as follows:
(BY In any yard except a required yard:
1. Fences not exceeding eight feet (8') in
height, arbors and trellises.
2. In all business districts, open accessory
off-street parking spaces located between the
front lot line and the principal building are a
special use. Special attention should be given to
the potential impact of the proposed parking on
pedestrian and vehicular traffic, especially in
regard to uses which generate or depend on
pedestrian traffic, such as residential areas,
schools, churches, hospitals or nursing homes,
when applying .the special use standards. (See also
Sections 6-7-2-1, 6-7-2-2 and 6-9-2-2.)
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Installation of appropriate landscaping and
screening (not limited to that otherwise required)
in order to reduce or eliminate the disadvantages
of front -yard parking, improve the visual
appearance, and create some of the amenities that'
would otherwise be provided by a landscaped yard,
• shall be a condition to approval.
3. In Cl, C2 and C3 Commercial Districts, open
accessory off-street parking, provided that no
less than ten percent (100) of the total area
between the front lot line and the building, in
addition to the required screening, shall be
devoted to landscaping to conform to plans to be
approved by. the Planning Director of the City of
Evanston. Such plans: (a) shall provide for
minimizing the visual impact of such parking from
the street and on surrounding properties; (b)
shall address and remedy any potential safety
hazards for pedestrians and vehicles moving into,
out of, or within the site; (c) shall otherwise be
consistent with the requirements of the Municipal
Code and other applicable rules and regulations
regarding landscaping, including but not limited
to parking lot screening required by Section
6-9-2-9(C). Furthermore, the following conditions
shall also apply; (d) the property owner shall
erect a permanent, durable wall of masonry or
other solid material no less than four feet W )
high, setback a minimum of three feet (P) from
the front lot line, and shall landscape the area
between the lot line and wall appropriately, or
alternatively, shall plant a dense, compact hedge
of nondeciduous plantings no less than four feet
• W ) high; (e). plant materials for said hedge
shall be selected from a list of nondeciduous
plants, and plant materials for other purposes
shall be selected from a list of deciduous and
nondeciduous plants, prepared by the City Arborist
and maintained.in the office of the Planning
Director; (f) it shall be the obligation of the
property owner to maintain any wall, hedge and
other landscaping so that it is in compliance with
the plans approved by the Planning Director; (g)
the property owner shall provide the City with
security in the amount of one hundred and fifty
percent (1500) of the value of all plantings in
the area between the front lot line and the
building, to be held for a period of not less than
thirty-six (36) months from the date of the
original planting; (h) all freestanding signs
shall be prohibited on the property; and (i) all
signs on the property shall be substantially
uniform as to color, style and dimension.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of or-
dinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
• SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its
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passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by
law.
Introduced: 1983
Adopted: Otttl)-4(%OV I rl 1983
1983
Approve
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City Clerk
Apprpved as to
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Corporation Counsel
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