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AN ORDINANCE
Granting the Application of John L.
Hartman for a Special Use Permit.
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals held a public
hearing on January 19, 1971 on the application of John L.
Hartman for a special use permit to allow the retention of
a fence in the required front yard of the property located
at 1518 Davis Street, Evanston, Illinois, situated in an R3
Single Family Residence District, which is not a permitted
use in such district; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals has recommended
denial of said application; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the evidence
adduced at said hearing and is of the opinion that a special
use permit should be granted for a period of two years; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the
granting of a special use permit will not alter the essential
character of the neighborhood in which the property is located
if permitted for a limited time; and
WHEREAS, the subject fence was erected to prevent
traffic across the front yard after attempts to establish a
hedge had failed, and that the hedge could be established
within two years; and
WHEREAS, the applicant erected the subject fence in
ignorance of the Zoning Ordinance and intends to plant a
permanent hedge; and
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WHEREAS, the continuation of the fence would provide
protection for the new plantings until a strong, permanent
hedge is established:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That a special use permit be and it
is hereby granted to permit the
retention of a fence at 1518 Davis Street, Evanston, and legally
described as -
The East 45 feet of the West 95 feet of Lots 1
and 2 in Block 8 in Hinman's Addition to Evanston
in the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter
of Section 13, Township 41 North, Range 13, East
of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County,
Illinois,
for a period of two years from and after the adoption of this
ordinance.
SECTION 2: The Director of Inspections and
Permits is hereby ordered and
directed to grant a special use permit so as to permit the
retention of the fence on the subject property for a period of
two years from the date of the adoption of this ordinance.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage
and approval in the manner provided by law.
Introduced March 1 , 1971
Adopted March 8
Attest:
/s/ Maurice F. Brown
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
, 1971 Approved March 8 , 1971
/s/ Edgar Vanneman, Jr.
Mayor
/s/ Jack M. Siegel
Corporation Counsel