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Home My WebLink AboutORDINANCES-1974-023-O-74II f P.J Introduced as revised 3/4/74 Per amendment 3/11/74 Adopted as amended'4/l/74 f � i AN ORDINANCE x' Amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Evanston Making Day Care Homes and Night Time Homes Perrrli tied Uses in All Residence, University, Business and Commercial Districts of the City. 23-0-74 WHEREAS, the. Zonin Amendment Committees held a public hearing . on Moveymber 1, 1973, which hearing was. continued on r November 8, November 15, December 6 of 1973 and January 3, 1974, pursuant to notice thereof published in accordance with la.w to' consider the comprehensive revision of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Evanston, adopted November, 1960, as amended, insofar as said ordinance provides for the treatment of day care and night time facilities in Residence, University, Business and Commercial Zoning Districts within the City; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Amendment Committee has made certain findings and recommendations regarding child care facilities in such zoning districts; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the i City of Evanston: SECTION 1: That Section III of the Evanston Zoning Ordinanc1_ adopted November 21, 1960, as amended be further amended as follows: a) by adding thereto after_ the definition of the word Cellar and before the definition of the words Commercial Purpose the following definition: "CHILD CARE INSTITUTION, a child care facility r i f • • 23-0-74 -2- where more than eight children are received and maintained for the purpose of providing them with care or training or both. The term "child care institution" includes residential schools, pri- marily serving ambulatory handicapped children, and those operating a full calendar year, but does not include: (a) any,State-operated institution for child care established by legislative action; (b) any juvenile detention home established and operated by any county or child protection district established under the "Child Pro- tection Act"; (c) any institution, home, place or facility operating under a license pursuant to the "Nursing homes, sheltered care homes, and Homes for the Aged Act." (d) any bona fide boarding school in which chil- dren are primarily taught,branches of edu- cation corresponding to those taught in public schools, grades one through twelve, or taught in public elementary schools, high schools, or both elementary and high schools, and which operates on a regular academic school year basis." b) by adding thereto after the definition of Commercial Purpose and before the definition of Duo Kennel, the following definition: "DAY CARE HOME. A family,home which receives not more than eight children, under nine years of age, --for care during the day. The maximum of eight children includes the family's natural or adopted children under age 18 and those children who are in the home under full-time care, as defined in Section 2.17 of the Illinois Child Care Act." c) by adding thereto after the definition of Nameplate and before the definition of Noxious Matter the following definition: • "NIGHT TIME HOME. A family home which receives no more than eight children under nine years of age, in- cluding the family's own children under age 18, and • 9p 23-0-74 -3- those children who are in the home under full-time care, as described in Section 2.17 of the Child Care Act, for night time care. d) by adding thereto after the definition of Noxious Matter and before the definition of Nursing Home the following definition: "NURSERY SCHOOLS. Day care centers which receive children between the ages of two and six years and which are established and professionally operated primarily for educational purposes to meet the developmental needs of the children served." SECTION 2: That Section VI and its subsections of the Evan- ston Zoning Ordinance adopted November 21, 1960 as amended, be further amended as follows: a) E-1 by adding thereto: • " Child day care homes and night time homes as g• Y g defined herein." b) G-1 by adding thereto: "j. Child day care homes and night time homes as de- fined herein." c) B-2 by amending to read as follows: "2. Special Uses a. Art galleries, libraries, and museums not opera- ted for profit. b. Automobile parking lots accessory to a permitted use or a special use allowed in the district. C. Cemeteries • d. Child day care homes and night time homes as de- fined herein. 1 23-0-74 0 -4- e. Christmas tree sales lot. f. Churches. g. Golf course - but not including commercially operated driving ranges or miniature golf courses. h. Identification signs for lawfully established non-residential uses. i. Parks and playgrounds. j. Schools - nursery, elementary, and high - in- cluding playgrounds and fields incidental thereto. k. Public utility uses, including outside telephone pay booths and public transportation facilities, such • as shelters, terminals, parking areas, service build- ings and turn-arounds. 1. Truck Gardening, Nurseries and Greenhouses. m.. Where a single-family detached dwelling with not less than 4,000 sq. ft. of floor area is located on a lot not less than 15,000 sq. ft. in area, a second dwelling unit located in an existing building accessory to the principal dwelling may be allowed; provided that such second dwelling unit shall not contain living quarters for roomers, lodgers or per- manent guests." d) E-2 by adding thereto: "k. Child Care Institutions as defined herein." e) E-2 by amending subparagraph 2e to read as follows: "Institutions for the aged and for children other than 'child care institution' as defined herein but only 0 if the site is not less than five acres in area." • --5- �. -0-74 f) G-2 by adding thereto: lip. Child Care institution as defined herein." g) G-2 by amending subparagraph 2k to read as follows: "k. Institutions for the aged and children, except 'child care institutions' as defined herein." SECTION 3: That Section VII and its subsections of the Evanston Zoning Ordinance adopted November 21, 1960 as amended be further amended as follows: a) B-1 by adding thereto: "g. Child day care homes and night time homes as defined herein." b) B-3 by adding thereto: • "c. In all University Districts: Child Care institutions as defined herein." SECTION 4: That Section VIII and its subsections of the Evanston Zoning Ordinance adopted November 21, 1960, as amended be further amended as follows: a) B.l.c. by adding thereto: "c. Child day care homes and night time homes as defined herein." b) B.4.m and n by amending subsection limit and adding subsection "n" to read as follows: "m. Nursery Schools. "n. Child Care institutions as defined herein." • c) C-1 by adding thereto subsection its" to read as follows: its. Child day care homes and night time homes as defined herein." I i� I 23_0--74 - 6- d) C.3.c. by adding thereto: C. Child care institutions as J defined herein." SECTION 5: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in con.- flict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.. SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall be in full force. and � I effect from and after its passage, approval I and publication in pamphlet form in the manner provided by law. Introduced March 4 1974 i Adopted April 1 1974 • p roved 1974 April , A /s/ Edgar Vanneman, I Jr. Mayor "Attest: /s/ Maurice F. Brown City Clerk Approved as to form: /s/ Jack"M. Siegel Corporation Counsel •