HomeMy WebLinkAbout018-O-22 Approving a Major Variation Pursuant to City Code 6-3-8-10(D) for the Property Located at 1706-10 Sherman Avenue3/4/2022
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AN ORDINANCE
Approving a Major Variation Pursuant to City Code 6-3-8-10(D) for the
Property Located at 1706-10 Sherman Avenue
WHEREAS, Steven Rogin of The Varsity, LLC, owner of the property
legally described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference,
commonly known as 1706-10 Sherman Avenue (the “Subject Property”) and located in
the D2 Downtown Retail Core District, with Chris Dillion of Campbell Coyle (hereinafter
referred to collectively as “Applicant”), filed an application, case no. 21ZMJV-0095,
seeking approval of a Major Variation from Table 16-B of Section 6-16-3-5 of the
Evanston City Code, 2012, as amended (“the Zoning Code”), to permit two (2) on-site
parking stalls and sixteen (16) off-site parking stalls where twenty-eight (28) are
required on the Subject Property, which was considered by the Land Use Commission
(“LUC”) on February 23, 2022, pursuant to proper notice; and
WHEREAS, the LUC, after hearing testimony and receiving other
evidence, made a written record and written findings that the application met the
standards for Major Variations set forth in Subsection 6-3-8-12(E) of the Zoning Code
and recommended City Council approval thereof; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting on March 14, 2022, the Planning and
Development Committee of the City Council (“P&D Committee”) received input from the
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public, carefully considered the LUC’s record and findings and recommended the City
Council approve the Major Variation, as requested; and
WHEREAS, at its meetings of March 14, 2022 and March 28, 2022, the
City Council considered the LUC’s and P&D Committee’s records, findings, and
recommendations, and adopted the recommendation of the P&D Committee,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are found as fact and incorporated
herein by reference.
SECTION 2: The City Council hereby adopts the P&D Committee’s
records, findings, and recommendations, and hereby approves, pursuant to Subsection
6-3-8-10(D) of the Zoning Code, the Major Variation on the Subject Property applied for
in case no. 21ZMJV-0095 and described hereinabove.
SECTION 3: The Major Variation approved hereby is as follows:
A.To permit the property owner to provide two (2) on-site parking spaces and
sixteen (16) off-site parking spaces where twenty-eight (28) parking spaces are
required by Table 16-B of Section 6-16-3-5 of the Zoning Code.
SECTION 4: Pursuant to Subsection 6-3-8-14 of the Code, the City
Council hereby imposes the following conditions on the Major Variation granted hereby,
violation of any of which shall constitute grounds for penalties or revocation thereof
pursuant to Subsections 6-3-10-5 and 6-3-10-6 of the Zoning Code:
(A) Off-Site Parking: The Applicant shall lease sixteen (16) parking stalls off-site for
a total of eighteen (18) where twenty-eight (28) is required.
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(B) Recordation: The Applicant shall, at their cost, record a certified copy of this
ordinance, including all Exhibits attached hereto, with the Cook County Recorder
of Deeds, and provide proof of such recordation to the City.
SECTION 5: When necessary to effectuate the terms, conditions, and
purposes of this ordinance, “Applicant” shall be read as “Applicant’s agents, assigns,
and successors in interest.”
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 6: Except as otherwise provided for in this ordinance, all
applicable regulations of the Zoning Code and the entire City Code shall apply to the
Subject Property and remain in full force and effect with respect to the use and
development of the same.
SECTION 7: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 8: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 9: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid provision or invalid
application of this ordinance is severable.
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SECTION 10: The findings and recitals herein are declared to be prima
facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as provided by
the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
Introduced:_________________, 2022
Adopted:___________________, 2022
Approved:
__________________________, 2022
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Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
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Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
_______________________________
Nicholas E. Cummings,
Corporation Counsel
March 24
April 25 April 27
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1706-10 Sherman Avenue
Loading Exhibit
+/-50 ft
85 ft
2 on-site
parking stalls
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
THAT PART OF LOTS 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 AND 13 IN THE RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCK
17 IN EVANSTON IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 41
NORTH, RANGE 14, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST
CORNER OF SAID LOT 7; THENCE RUNNING SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF
SAID LOT 7, A DISTANCE OF 80.0 FEET; THENCE RUNNING WEST ALONG A LINE
PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 7, A DISTANCE OF 35.0 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 7,
A DISTANCE OF 5.0 FEET; THENCE RUNNING WEST ALONG A LINE PARALLEL
WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOTS 7 TO 11, BOTH INCLUSIVE, A DISTANCE
OF 185.00 FEET; THENCE RUNNING NORTH ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE
EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 7, A DISTANCE OF 85.0 FEET TO A POINT IN THE
NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 11, BEING 220.0 FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST
CORNER OF SAID LOT 7; THENCE EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOTS
7 TO 11, BOTH INCLUSIVE, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN COOK COUNTY,
ILLINOIS.
PIN: 11-18-126-014-0000
COMMONLY KNOWN AS:1706-10 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
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