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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1964-126-O-641 r, 20s� • Revised 11-16-64 126-0-64 AN ORDINANCE Amending Section III and Section X. Subsection B. Paragraphs 1, 2, 9, and 10, Inclusive, of the Evanston Zoning Ordinance, Adopted November 21, 1960 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: That the following para- graphs, subsections, and sections of the Evanston Zoning Ordinance, adopted November 21, 1960, as amended, be further amended so that the same shall hereafter be and read as follows: 1. That Section III be amended by revising the following definition: • "PARKING SPACE. An accessible area used or intended for use for temporary storage of one motor vehicle, hauling trailer or trailer mounted boat which parking space may be located in a private or storage garage, a carport, or in the open. In this definition temporary storage shall be further limited to include only the storage of vehicles which are fully capable of legal operation on the public streets. Any other storage of vehicles shall be considered as the storage of goods and shall be prohibited except where specifi- cally permitted by this ordinance." 2. That Section X, Subsection B. Paragraph 1, be amended so that the same shall hereafter be and read as follows: 20 6 "B. Off -Street Parking. 1. Use Required off-street parking spaces accessory to • uses listed in this Section X shall be solely for the parking of passenger automobiles of occupants, patrons, or employees. Each required space shall be kept available at all times for parking of one automobile. No required parking space shall be rented, leased or used for any purpose other than that for which said space is required. Parking lots in Residence and University Districts shall be used only for the parking of passenger automobiles. In Residence and University Districts not more than one truck with a gross weight of 8,000 lbs. or less, or one trailer with a gross weight of 5,000 lbs. or less, and not more than one boat and/or boat trailer may be parked in a building or in a rear yard, but not in a front or side yard or in any court area which opens toward a public street." 3. That Section X, Subsection B. Paragraph 2, be amended so that the same shall hereafter be and read as follows: 112. Location Parking spaces required for single-family dwell- ings and two-family dwellings shall be located • on the same lot as the dwelling served or on an adjoining lot. Parking spaces required for all other buildings shall be located on the same lot, provided however that where ten or more parking spaces are required: a. Said parking spaces, if required for the parking of patrons or occupants of a building, may be provided on a lot located not more than five hundred (500) feet from the lot requiring said parking. Said lot shall be owned by the owner of the building requiring the parking except where otherwise provided in this ordinance. b. Said parking spaces, if required only for employee parking may be provided on a lot owned by the owner of the building requiring said parking and located not more than one thousand (1,000) feet.from the lot requiring said parking. -2- 307 c. No parking lot permitted by a or b above shall be located in a Residence District unless allowed as a Special Use. Where parking spaces are located on the same lot as the principal use to which they are accessory, the • following restrictions on,their location shall apply: a. In Residence and University Districts park- ing spaces except as hereinafter specified shall not be located in a front yard or a required side yard or in any court area which opens toward a public street. b. On any lot on which a dwelling is hereafter erected in Business and Commercial Districts parking spaces shall not be located in a front yard or in a side yard adjacent to a street or in any court area which opens toward a public street. c. Required parking spaces for one and two-family dwellings shall not be located in a front yard or a required side yard, but surfaced driveways in such locations may be used as parking spaces in addition to those required by this ordinance. Where parking spaces are located in a parking lot where allowed by this ordinance, the following restrictions shall apply: a. In R1, R2, R39 R4, and R5 Districts the sur- faced area of all parking spaces shall be not • less than fifteen feet from every street lot line nor less than the established frontyard setback line on the adjoining lot, whichever is greater. b. In R6, R71 U19 U2, U3, M1 and M2 Districts the surfaced area of all parking spaces shall be not less than fifteen feet from every street lot line." 4. That Section X. Subsection B, Paragraph 9 b, be amended so that the same shall hereafter be and read as follows: "b. Surfacing and Drainage All open parking areas or lots, shall be improved with a compacted macadam base, -3- • • or equal, not less than four inches thick, surfaced with asphaltic concrete or comparable all-weather, dustless material. Such parking areas shall be pitched and drained so as to prevent the flow of water from such areas onto adjoining property or unpaved streets or alleys, or on to paved streets or alleys which do not have sewer and drainage structures in- stalled." 5. That Section X, Subsection B, Paragraph 10 1, be amended so that the same shall hereafter be and read as follows: 111. Church, School, University, or Other Institutional Auditorium. One parking space for each ten seats in the main auditorium or assembly hall. For churches such required parking spaces may be located on a parking lot which is accessory to another principal use which is not open and operating on Sundays and is located within 1,200 feet of the church, provided that a suitable written contractual arrangement, approved by the Corporation Counsel, exists for the use of such lot by the church, covering periods of no less than five years." SECTION 2: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 3: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in the manner provided by law. INTRODUCED November 30 1964 ADOPTED December 14 1964 APPROVED December 14 ATTEST: /s/ John D. Emery Mayor /s/ Maurice F. Brown City Clerk Approved as to form: Isl Jack M. Siegel Corporation Counsel , 1964 -4 Published: December 24, 1964