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Amended 6-21-65
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AN ORDINANCE
Granting a Variation to the Cos Corpora-
tion to Permit the Installation of an
Access Driveway on Certain Property
located at 2448 to 2522 Ridge Avenue.
BE IT ORDAINED By THE CITY COO IL Or THE CITY OF
EVANSTON* COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION It That a variation be granted to
the Cos Corporation from the
terms of the Evanston Zoning Ordinance„ adopted November 210
19640 to perms;: the installation of an access driveway on the
property located at 2448 to 2522 Ridge Avenue and legally de-
scribed as fol.lowsa
Lot "A"s Lots 33 to 2�, and parcel, "A", inclusive,
all In Frank F.•Holmes; Subdivision of that part
of the Northwest Fractional quarter of Fractional
Section 7, Township 41 North, Range 14, East of the
Third Principal. Meridian„ Cook County, Illinois,,
The center3 line of said access driveway shall be the
extension of a line bisecting the Cos Building located on said
property and running generally in an easterly -westerly direction
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between the face of said building and the west ling of Ridge
Avenue. The access driveway shall consist of an entrance roadway
and an exit roadway, neither to exceed 12 feet in width, and a
center strip, the width of which may be determined by the Cos
Corporation.
SECTION 2: The variation herein granted
shall be conditioned upon the_
followi.ngi
A. The access driveway, within substantially all of
the 38 foot setback area, shall be level with the
adJacent areas to the north and south and shall
be at grade with the existing sidewalk on Ridge
Avenue -along the north side of the driveway.
B. The median strip of the access driveway shall. be
extended easterly to the west curb line of Ridge
,Avenue and shall be constructed in such a manner
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as to constitute a pedestrian island for the
refuge or persons using the sidewalk along
Ridge Avenue.
C. A plan for the access driveway and the pedes-
trian island, including lighting, conforming
substantially to the requirements of this
ordinance shall be submitted to and approved
by the Public Works Department and the Land
Use Committee of the City Council prior to
commencement of construction.
D. Cos shall grant to the City of Evanston for the
use of the public, an easement in said access
driveway and shall further execute a hold harm-
less agreement in a form satisfactory to the
Corporation Counsel under which the City of
Evanston shall be indemnified for all claims.
damages and judgments of any kind anl'nature
whatsoever arising out of the use of said
easement by the public and shall further be
indemnified for all costs, attorney's fees
and other expenses arising out of any actions
brought against the City arising out of the
use of said easement. Cos shall purchase an
insurance policy specifically covering the
liability described in this paragraph, and
the insurance shall be in such form and in
such companies as ,is acceptable to 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 June 14, 1965
.ADOPTED June 21, 1965
ATTEST:
/s/ Maurice F. Brown
City Clerk
Approved as to forma
S dtck M. S
Corporat onn Counsel
APPROVED _jM26,V -
Mayor
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