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AN ORDI14ANCL
Amended 10-13-69
• Granting the Appeal of Harris Trust and
Savings Bank as Trustee under Trust No.
30876, :David A. Bridewell, Beneficiary,
for a Variation from the Lot Width Regu-
lations of the Evanston Zoning Ordinance,
Adopted November 21, 1960.
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals held a public hearing
on August 19, 1969, on the appeal of Harris Trust and Savings Bank
as Trustee under Trust No. 30876, David A. Bridewell, Beneficiary,
for a variation from the lot width regularions of the zoning ordi-
nance to permit the construction of an addition containing two
dwelling units in addition to the existing three dwelling units
on a lot which is 40 feet wide and which is less than the 50 feet
required in the R7 General Residence 'district; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals has recommended denial
. of said appeal; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the evidence adduced
at said hearing and is of the opinion that said variation should
be granted on certain conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the granting
of the variation will not alter the essential character of the
:neighborhood in which the property is located since the proposed
dwellings will replace the rear porches and stairways which
presently occupy the back of the building, and since the present
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building is bounded on the south by an alley, on the east and
north by Wieboldt's parking lot and by Ridge Avenue on the west,
so that no other buildings encroach upon the present structure;
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WHEREAS, the granting of the variation will be beneficial
to the public welfare in providing additional dwelling units and
in providing additional off-street parking without depreciating
other property in the neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the plight
of the owner is due to the unique circumstances in that the
present dwelling unit is completely surrounded and cannot expand
in any direction, and the City Council rezoned the property to
R7 and subsequently changed the minimum width in the R7 District
to fifty feet, making this property substandard; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the prcposed
variation will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to
adjacent property or substantially increase the danger of fire
• or otherwise endanger the public safety:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That a variation from the lot
width regulations of the zoning
ordinance of the City of Evanston, adopted November 21, 1969, so
far as the said regulations pertain to the property at 1719 Ridge
Avenue, in the City of Evanston, and legally described as -
Lot 1 of Grover & Currey's Subdivision of Lot 6
(except the north 2 feet thereof) and all of Lots
7 and 8, Block 2, E. A. Pratt's Addition to Evanston,
a subdivision of that part of the Northwest quarter
of Section 18, Township 41 North, Range 14, East of
the Third Principal Meridian, Cook County, Illinois,
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is hereby granted to permit the construction of an addition
containing 2 dwelling units in addition to the 3 existing dwelling
units on the property located at 1719 'Ridge Avenue, Evanston,
Illinois.
SECTION 2: The :director of Building is hereby
ordered and directed to grant
such permits or certificates as shall be required to effectuate
the recommendations of the City Council of the City of Evanston.
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 October 13 1969
1970
Adopted May 4,
Attest:
Isl Maurice F. Brown
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
/s/ Jack M. Siegel
Corporation Counsel
Approved may 4
/s/ John D. Emery
Mayor