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Home My WebLink AboutORDINANCES-1980-028-O-80i • i i 5/1/80 v 28-0-80 I, AN ORDINANCE Amending Sections 6-2-4, 6-3-2, 6-5-6, 6-5-7, 6-6-3, 6-6-2 and 6-9-2 of the Evanston Zoning Ordinance WHEREAS, the Evanston Zoning Amendment Committee conducted a public hearing on October 4, 1979, upon reference by the Evanston City Council to consider amending certain regulations imposed under the Evanston ' Zoning Ordinance, said public hearing having been conducted pursuant to notice and publication thereof in the manner prescribed by law; and WHEREAS, based upon evidence presented at that hearing, findings of fact, consideration of existing conditions, conservation of property • values and the direction of building development to the best advantage of the entire City,the Evanston Zoning Amendment Committee has recommended ' that said amendments are required for the public good; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, C00K COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: That Section 6-2-4 of the Evanston Zoning Ordinance, 1979, as amended, be and hereby is further amended by revising DWELLING, i ATTACHED to read as follows: DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED (GROUP, ROW AND TOWNHOUSES): A residential building containing a single-family dwelling joined on the side or sides with two (2) or more other single-family dwellings by a common wall or walls, but not including any building containing a non-residential use. by revising DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY to read as follows: DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED: A residential building containing not more than one dwelling unit entirely surrounded by open space on the same lot. by revising DWELLING, MULTIPLE -FAMILY to read as follows: 5 DWELLING, MULTIPLE -FAMILY: A detached residential building containing three (3) or more dwelling units, including what is commonly known as an apartment building, but not including group, row or townhouses. land by adding after STRUCTURE, NON -CONFORMING and before TRANSIENT GUEST .the following: TOWNHOUSE (SEE DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED). SECTION 2: That Section 6-3-2(A) of the Evanston Zoning Ordinance, 1979, as I amended, be and hereby is further amended to read as follows: (A) Control Over Use: 1. i No lot, building, structure or premises shall hereafter be used or occupied .and no building, structure or premises or part thereof shall be erected, razed, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged or structurally altered except in con- formity with the regulations and requirements herein specified for the district in which it is located; except as hereinafter provided. In residence and university districts, a lot shown on a plat properly recorded in the office of the Cook County Recorder or Registrar of Torrens Titles prior to December 2, 1960, which does not meet the requirements of this Ordinance as to width or area, may be used for single-family dwelling purposes if it conforms to other requirements of this Ordinance. However, said recorded nonconforming lot may not be used if it' was held in common ownership with one or more adjoining lots at any time subsequent to December 2, 1960, and if such lots so held in common ownership together, when used as a single parcel, meet or more nearly meet the requirements of this Ordinance. 2. Where two (2) or more adjoining lots shown on a plat properly i recorded with the office of the Cook County Recorder or Registrar of Torrens Titles have been held in common ownership at any time � subsequent to December 2, 1960, and the use of such adjoining lots as a single parcel would meet or more nearly meet the re- quirements of this Ordinance, the ownership of said lots shall not be separated nor shall any of the lots be used in any way to conflict with the regulations of this Ordinance. 3. No building permits shall be issued for the use of any lot or portion of lot sold, transferred or conveyed in violation of the provisions of this Section. 4. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this paragraph, so long as the lot or lots and the -structure or structures thereon, when i viewed or treated as a whole, conform with, or would not further conflict with, the requirements of this Ordinance, then the t i -2- 5/1/80 ownership of individual attached single-family units (group, row or townhouses), garages and appurtenant land (which need ' not be contiguous), may be conveyed pursuant to any of the three following alternatives: (i) As a condominium, cooperative or by means of any other arrangement by which the land would remain under single ownership (ii) For those townhouse units which share no common elements such as plumbing and heating, parking or access, the individual units may be conveyed, provided mutual covenants are recorded prohibiting any expansion of or additions to the building of which the units are a part, and that in the event of demolition, destruction, or condemnation of one or more but less than all the units, any units constructed may only replace the unit or units that were demolished, destroyed or condemned. (iii) For all other townhouse buildings, separation of ownership and conveyance of individual units may occur if mutual easements and covenants, which recite all the restrictions contained herein, and which run with the land and govern at least a) maintenance, and repair of the property and the individual dwelling units thereon are duly recorded against the property as a whole. No townhouse building for which the ownership of individual I units is separated under this section may be expanded or enlarged. In the event of demolition, destruction, or condemnation of one or more but less than all of the units, • any units constructed may only replace the unit or units that were demolished, destroyed or condemned. In the event of the demolition, destruction or condemnation of all of the units on the property, new construction must conform to the then existing Zoning Ordinance. (iiii) Said covenant(s) referred to in (ii) and (iii) above shall be recorded and filed with the Department of Inspections and Permits. Said filing shall not be deemed to constitute approval by the City of such covenant. SECTION 3: That Section 6-5-6 (C) l.c.,LOT AREA of the Evanston Zoning Ordinance, 1979, as amended, be and hereby is further amended to read as follows,: j i �c. Attached single-family dwellings (group, row houses or townhouses) and all other multiple -family dwellings -- , two thousand (2,000) square feet for each of the first three (3) dwelling units, plus not less than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet for each additional dwelling i unit with more than seven hundred (700) square feet of floor area and not less than one thousand (1,000) square feet for each additional dwelling unit with seven hundred (700) square feet or less floor area. (Ord. 20-0-67.) (See also section , 6-3-2 (a) for additional requirements for attached single-. family dwellings.) -3- 28-0-80 j• 5/1/80 SECTION 4: That Section 6-5-7 (C) l.b of the Evanston Zoning Ordinance, 1979, as amended, be and hereby is I further amended to read as follows: B. Two-family residences and attached single-family dwellings (group, row houses and townhouses), which conform to Section i 6-3-2 (A) -- two thousand (2,000) square feet for each of the' first two (2) dwelling units, plus not less than one thousand (1,000) square feet for each additional dwelling unit. (Ord. 81-0-68) (See also Section 6-3-2 (A) for additional re- j quirements for attached single-family dwellings). SECTION 5: That Section 6-6-3 (C) 2 of the Evanston Zoning Ordinance, 1979, as amended, be and hereby is further amended to read as follows: Attached singled -family dwellings (group, row and townhouses). and two-family dwellings -- not less than two thousand (2,000) square feet for each of the first three (3) dwelling units plus not less than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet.for each additional dwelling unit. (Ord. 115- 0-67). (See also Section 6-3-2 (A) regarding attached single-family dwellings). • SECTION 6: That Section 6-6-2 (B) 2, ADDITIONAL PERMITTED USES; U2 and U3 District of the Evanston Zoning Ordinance, 1979, as amended, be and hereby is further amended to read as follows: "Attached single-family dwellings and two family dwellings." SECTION 7: That Section 6-6-2 (D) 2, Lot Area; U1, U2 and U3 Districts of the Evanston Zoning Ordinance, 1979, as amended, be and hereby is further amended so as to read as follows: "2. In the U2 and U3 Districts, not less than six hundred (600) square feet per dwelling unit, except there shall be provided not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet i of lot area for each single-family dwelling and not less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet per dwelling unit for each two-family or attached single-family dwelling." 1 I 1 -4- 28-0-80 5; l/80 SECTION 8: That Section 6-9-2-10 (C) of the Evanston Zoning Ordinance, 1979, as amended, be and hereby is further amended by changing "Dwelling, attached" to read as follows: C. Dwelling, attached single-family 12 parking spaces I (group, row & townhouse) for each dwelling unit. SECTION 9: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 10: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect I from and after its passage, approval, and publi- cation in the manner provided by law. ! I Introduced ;.�,,, .1980 Adopted �1 1980 U Approved 7 -Ma ATTEST: Am ' II City Clerk Approved as to form: Corporation Counse`f 1980 i