HomeMy WebLinkAboutG14-20 Ordinance No. G14-20
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING TITLE 19 OF ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ZONING" REGARDING
INTERIOR LANDSCAPE YARD REQUIREMENTS
ASSOCIATED WITH LOADING FACILITIES
WHEREAS, a written application has been made to amend Section 19.45.150 of the Elgin
Zoning Ordinance entitled "Vehicle Use Area Setbacks and Landscape Yards"; and
WHEREAS, the Planning & Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing concerning
said application on February 3, 2020 following due notice including by publication; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Department and the Planning & Zoning
Commission have submitted their Findings of Fact concerning said application; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Department and the Planning & Zoning
Commission recommend approval of said application, subject to the conditions articulated below;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin, Illinois, has reviewed the findings and
recommendations of the Community Development Department and the Planning & Zoning
Commission; and
WHEREAS,the City of Elgin is a home rule unit and as a home rule unit may exercise any
power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS,zoning,including but not limited to,regulations in the city's zoning ordinance
relating to interior landscape yard requirements, pertain to the government and affairs of the city.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1. That Section 19.45.150 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended,
entitled "Vehicle Use Area Setback and Landscape Yards" be and is hereby further amended read
as follows:
"Off street "parking lots" [SR] and any other "vehicle use area" [SR] shall be subject to
the provisions for "vehicle use area setbacks" [SR], "vehicle use area landscape yards"
[SR], and "interior landscape yards" [SR] contained in the site design regulations for the
zoning district in which it is to be located, except for:
A. "parking structures" [SR] which shall be considered a "building" [SR];
B. "residential parking areas" [SR], which shall be subject to the provisions of
subsection 19.45.120 C of this chapter; and
C. "interior landscape yards" [SR] may be omitted from within off street "loading
facilities" [SR] provided the trees and shrubs that would otherwise be required by
Section 19.12.720 C.3. are provided elsewhere on the lot. Said trees and shrubs
should be placed at locations and in a manner that provides screening or otherwise
enhances "loading facilities" [SR] on the lot. The vehicle use area for off street
"loading facilities" [SR] may be excluded from the total vehicle use area on a
zoning lot but only for the purposes of calculating the total area of required interior
landscape yard as put forth in Section 19.12.720 C.2., not for the purposes of
determining the amount of trees and shrubs required by Section 19.12.720 C.3."
Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance be and are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and
publication in the manner provided by law.
David J. Kapt n, Ntayor
Presented: March 4, 2020
Passed: March 4, 2020
Vote: Yeas: 8 Nays: 0 Abstain: 1
Recorded: March 4, 2020
Published: March 6, 2020
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Kimberly Dewis, ity Clerk r
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