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AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Evanston City Code to Provide Definitions for
Residential Care Homes and for Group Care Homes
in the Zoning Ordinance and Listing Residential Districts in
which Those Homes are an Allowed Special Use
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 6-2-4: DEFINITIONS, of
the City Code of the City of Evanston,
1979, as amended, be and hereby is further amended by adding
after GROSS FLOOR AREA and before GUEST, PERMANENT the
definition -of GROUP CARE HOME to read as follows:
GROUP CARE HOME: A residential facility housing from
nine (9) to fifteen (15) persons,
including any resident supervisory
personnel, residing together in a
family environment, each of whom is
capable of independent living with
support services, but who need a
substitute home and are developmentally
disabled, mentally ill, impaired by
chronic illness and/or mobility
limitations associated with the aging
process, or are between nine (9) and
eighteen (18) years of age and are
unable to live with their parents or
guardians. Excluded from this
definition are homes any residents of
which are currently addicted to or
recovering from addiction to alcohol or
narcotic drugs or are criminal
offenders serving on work release or
probationary programs. All Group Care
Homes shall be licensed pursuant to the
provisions of Section 8-19 of the
• Evanston City Code.
and by adding after RESEARCH LABORATORY and before RESTAURANT
the definition of RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME to read as follows:_
RESIDENTIAL A residential facility housing four
CARE HOME: (4) to eight (8) persons, including
any resident supervisory personnel,
residing together in a family
• environment, each of whom is capable of
independent living with support
services, but who need a substitute
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home and are developmentally disabled,
mentally ill, impaired by chronic
illness and/or mobility limitations
associated with the aging process, or
are between nine (9) and eighteen (18)
years of age and are unable to live
with their. parents or guardians.
Excluded from this definition are homes
` any residents of which are currently
addicted to or recovering from
addiction to alcohol or narcotic drugs
or are criminal offenders serving on
work release or probationary programs.
All Residential Care Homes shall be
licensed pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8-19 of the Evanston City
Code.
SECTION 2: That Section 6-5-2(B) of the City
Code of the City of Evanston, 1979, as
amended, be and hereby is further amended by adding the
following:
16. Residential care homes.
SECTION 3: That Section 6-5-4(B) of the City
Code of the City of Evanston, 1979, as
amended, be and is hereby further amended to read:
(B) SPECIAL USES: Group Care Homes and special uses
allowed in the R2 District, except that the number of
off-street parking spaces required for churches may
be modified in R3, pursuant to the special use
procedures. (Ords. 158-0-66, 88-0-76).
SECTION 4: That Section 6-5-5(B) of the City
Code of the City of Evanston, 1979, as
amended be and is hereby•further amended to read:.
1'5. Group Care Homes.
16. Residential Care Homes.
SECTION 5: That Section 6-5-6(B) of the City
Code of the City of Evanston, 1979, as
amended, be and is further amended by adding the following:
• 8. Group Care Homes.
9. Residential Care Homes.
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SECTION 6: That Section 6-5-7(B) of the City
Code of the City of Evanston, 1979, as
amended, be and is further amended by adding the following:-
• 23. Group Care Homes.
24. Residential Care Homes.
SECTION 7: That Section 6-12-7 of the City Code
of the City of Evanston, 1979, as amended,
be and is further amended by adding the following:
(E) TIME PERIOD FOR COUNCIL ACTION FOR A SPECIAL
USE FOR RESIDENTIAL OR GROUP CARE HOMES: No more than
ninety (90) days shall elapse between the .date of
receipt by the City of Evanston of a properly completed
application for a special use for a Residential or
Group Care Home and submission of a report and
recommendation to City Council. The City Council,
during this ninety (90) day time period may extend this
.time limitation as it deems proper.
SECTION 8: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 9: This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage,
approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: .&w""/-' 1S 19 a
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Adopted: �G��'I.✓ 19 C.3
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