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Home My WebLink About07-258 Resolution No. 07-258 RESOLUTION OVERTURNING THE DECISION OF THE ELGIN HERITAGE COMMISSION AND THE DESIGN REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE TO DENY A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE REMOVAL OF FEATURES AT 310 EAST CHICAGO STREET, ELGIN, ILLINOIS WHEREAS,Family Life Church has applied for a Certificate of Appropriateness to remove certain features at the property commonly known as 310 East Chicago Street, Elgin, Illinois; and WHEREAS,the features requested to be removed consist of the Masonic Temple symbol and the cornerstone inscription("Subject Features")located on the front facade of the building located on the property; and WHEREAS,the Design Review Subcommittee of the Elgin Heritage Commission denied the subject application for a Certificate of Appropriateness; and WHEREAS, the applicant appealed such denial to the Elgin Heritage Commission; and WHEREAS, the Elgin Heritage Commission also denied the subject application for a Certificate of Appropriateness; and WHEREAS,the applicant has appealed the denial of the subject application for a Certificate of Appropriateness to the City Council of the City of Elgin. NOW, THEREOFRE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that the City Council hereby overturns the decisions of the Elgin Heritage Commission and the Design Review Subcommittee to deny a Certificate of Appropriateness for the removal of the Subject Features at 310 East Chicago Street, Elgin, Illinois, and the City Council hereby issues the Certificate of Appropriateness for the removal of the Subject Features at such property with the condition that the applicant is encouraged to carefully remove the features at issue from the facade of the building under the supervision of the City of Elgin so as not to damage them, and store them at a location that would make them available to be reinstalled on the building in the future. s/ Ed Schock Ed Schock, Mayor Presented: October 24, 2007 Adopted: October 24, 2007 Omnibus Vote: Yeas: 4 Nays: 3 Attest: s/Diane Robertson Diane Robertson, City Clerk