HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-198 MOTION ADOPTED TO SEND LETTER TO HOFFMAN ESTATES IN
LIEU OF THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION
Resolution No. 04-198
RESOLUTION
OBJECTING TO AN APPLICATION FILED BEFORE
THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE VILLAGE OF HOFFMAN ESTATES
SEEKING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT
AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NINE BILLBOARDS
ADJACENT TO THE NORTHWEST TOLLWAY(I-90) WEST OF BEVERLY ROAD
IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ELGIN'S CORPORATE LIMITS
WHEREAS, application has been made to the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of
Hoffman Estates to amend the Village of Hoffman Estates Zoning Ordinance to permit the
establishment of billboards as a special use within the manufacturing zoning district of the
Village of Hoffman Estates; and
WHEREAS, application has been concurrently made to the Zoning Board of Appeals of
the Village of Hoffman Estates seeking to establish up to nine (9)billboards along the north side
of the Northwest Tollway(U.S. Interstate 90)west of Beverly Road; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hoffman Estates will be considering
the proposed text amendment and special use application after due notice in manner provided by
law; and
WHEREAS, a substantial portion of the City of Elgin's eastern corporate boundary is
adjacent to the Village of Hoffman Estates and in close proximity to the location of the proposed
special use authorizing the establishment of nine(9)billboards; and
WHEREAS, given the City of Elgin's close proximity to the proposed special use
authorizing the establishment of nine (9) billboards, the City Council of the City of Elgin is
compelled to articulate its views regarding the proposed special use; and
WHEREAS, City Council of the City of Elgin believes that the success of the outdoor
advertising(billboard) industry depends entirely upon the occupation of places along the sides of
highways or near parks and other similar public places; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin believes that outdoor advertising signs
(billboards) constitute a use of the public's investment in the roadways and other public places
rather than a use of private property and that the only real value of a sign or billboard lies in its
proximity to the public thoroughfares within public view; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin believes that that the visual blight
created by outdoor advertising signs (billboards) is a detriment to not only the City of Elgin's
public thoroughfares,but to all public thoroughfares; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Development Commission of the City of Elgin has
recently considered text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Elgin prohibiting
the creation of any new billboards and providing for the amortization of existing billboards in the
city as being in the best interest of the public welfare; and
WHEREAS, the proposed special use authorizing the establishment of nine (9) billboards
along the north side of the Northwest Tollway(U.S. Interstate 90) west of Beverly Road is not in
the best interest of the public welfare because the proposed special use will have an adverse
effect upon the value of surrounding properties not only within the City of Elgin but within the
Village of Hoffman Estates as well.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that it hereby objects to the application made to the Zoning Board of
Appeals of the Village of Hoffman Estates seeking to establish up to nine (9)billboards along the
north side of the Northwest Tollway(U.S. Interstate 90)west of Beverly Road.
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s/Ed Schock
Ed Schock, Mayor
Presented
Adopted
Vote: Yeas: Nays:
Attest:
s/Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
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