HomeMy WebLinkAboutT3-94 (2)Ordinance No. T3-94
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING PUBLIC SIGNS WELCOMING AND DIRECTING VISITORS TO
THE CITY OF ELGIN, VARIOUS CIVIC AND CULTURAL SITES, AND THE
GRAND VICTORIA CASINO
WHEREAS, Section 19.50.010 of the Elgin zoning ordinance
provides as follows:
The purpose and intent of the provisions for
signs is to encourage the effective use of signs as
a means of communication in the city; to maintain
and enhance the aesthetic environment and the a
city's ability to attract sources of economic growth
and development; to promote vehicular and pedestrian
traffic safety; to minimize the possible adverse
effect of signs on nearby property; and to promote
the purpose and intent of this title.
and
WHEREAS, Section 19.50.040(A) of the Elgin zoning
ordinance provides for the exemption of certain signs located
within the public right of way from the control of the sign
ordinance as follows:
Exempted Signs. Nothing in this section shall
apply to the installation and maintenance of the
following "signs" [SR] within a public right of
way: street and traffic signs or public information
signs installed by or at the direction of the
appropriate public body; road or utility
construction signs; signs or "banners" [SR] on a
permanent or temporary basis approved by the City
Council; or the painting of house numbers on curbs
in accordance with the provisions of this code.
and
WHEREAS, Section 19.90.675.35 of the Elgin zoning
ordinance provides as follows:
Public Sign. "Public Sign" shall mean a sign
which identifies, informs, or directs, and which is
erected or required by a governmental body, or
authorized for a public purpose by a law, statute,
or ordinance. Public signs may be of any type,
number, area, height, location, illumination, or
animation, as authorized by the law, statute, or
ordinance under which such signs are created.
and
WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable to permit the
erection of additional signs in the nature of public signs to
welcome and direct visitors to the City of Elgin, various
civic and cultural sites, and the Grand Victoria Casino.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1. That each public sign authorized by the
ordinance shall be located and designed in substantial
conformance with the attached Public Sign Package, dated
August 4, 1994, locating and describing said signs.
Section 2. That the cost of manufacturing and erecting
the signs authorized by this ordinance shall be borne by Elgin
Riverboat Resort.
Section 3. That each public sign authorized by this
ordinance shall comply with all other applicable codes and
ordinances regulating the size, type, and location of said
signs and any applicable laws or regulations of the state of
Illinois.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect upon its passage.
sl George VanDeVoorde
George VanDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: August 10, 1994
Passed: August 10, 1994
Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded: August 11, 1994
Published:
Attest:
sl Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
PUBLIC SIGN PACKAGE
PUBLIC SIGNS WELCOMING AND DIRECTING
VISITORS TO THE CITY OF ELGIN,
VARIOUS CIVIC AND CULTURAL SITES,
AND
THE GRAND VICTORIA CASINO
AUGUST 4, 1994
Tollway to site via
Type and Directions
ProviderUssues
Route 25 and Dundee
Ave.
*Route 25 & Tollway exit
Single sided brick.
Grand Victoria Casino
Welcome to Elgin on the
right. Riverboat, City
Center & Hemmens on the
left, with arrow and
distance.
Dundee & Summit
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead and
DOT style with state logo
Center City straight ahead.
for consistency.
Summit & Liberty
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead
DOT style with state logo
and Center City straight
for consistency.
ahead.
Dundee & Park
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead.
DOT style with state logo
for consistency.
Dundee & Dexter
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead,
DOT style with state logo
Civic Center to the right.
for consistency.
Dundee & Division
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead,
DOT style with state logo
Civic Center Parking
for consistency.
right.
Dundee & Highland
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead,
DOT style with state logo
Business District to the
for consistency.
right.
Dundee & Chicago
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead.
DOT style with state logo
for consistency.
Dundee & Dupage
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead,
DOT style with state logo
ECC to the right.
for consistency.
Dundee & Fulton
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead.
DOT style with state logo
for consistency.
Dundee & Prairie
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat and Downtown
DOT style with state logo
parking to the right.
for consistency.
Dundee & Lake
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat Parking to the
DOT style with state logo
right.
for consistency.
Route 20 to site via
Type
Issues
Villa to National
Street.
Westbound US 20 directed
Standard DOT highway
Provided by DOT
to westbound Villa Street.
sign.
Liberty and Villa
Upright on stoplight with
This is the intersection of a
directional information to
state route and a city street.
Riverboat and at least one
Where can the city authorize
city service.
signs.
Villa and National Street, in
Upright logo.
Must be approved by city
island.
for location in island.
Pedestrian Walkway over S.
Grand Victoria Casino on
Must be approved by city.
Grove
pedestrian overpass.
Tollway to site via
Type
Issues
Route 31 to Chicago
Street.
*Route 31 just south of Lee
Single sided brick.
Grand Victoria Casino
Wards.
Riverboat and Center City
straight ahead with mileage.
Chicago Street & Grove
Reserved
Street not open.
Chicago Street & Douglas
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat and Children's
DOT style with state logo
Discovery Museum to the
for consistency.
right.
Chicago Street & Spring
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat and ECC to the
DOT style with state logo
right.
for consistency.
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Memorandum
August 8, 1994
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Richard B. Helwig, City Manager
SUBJECT: Zoning Petition 39-94
PURPOSE
To advise the Mayor and City Council of proposed locations for
billboard signs advertising the Grand Victoria Casino.
BACKGROUND
The attached chart submitted by the developers of Elgin
Riverboat Resort indicates the proposed locations of four
billboard signs advertising the Grand Victoria Casino. The
signs would be allowed subject to the provisions of the text
amendment described in Petition 39-94.
Two of the proposed sign locations are on City property - the
Elgin Sports Complex and Grolich Park. The developers of
Elgin Riverboat Resort propose to allow the City the joint use
of an electronically driven reader board on the sign located
in the Sports Complex, and propose to contribute towards the
cost of planned improvements in Grolich Park in order to
satisfy lease arrangements for the use of the two sites.
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Respectfull s mitted,
Rog K. hlstrom,
P g Director
Richard B. Helwig,
City Manager
RELCOM39.94/PZTEXT/2000AD.T5/2100BRD.COM/2130P&D.COM/COUNC.MEM
Billboard Locations
Size, Type & Site
Issues
Ownership
S. side of Route 20 at
14x48 double face with a
City has to approve this.
McClean Blvd. in the Sports
single face electronic reader.
Complex.
Th e sign should be for the
This site is owned by the
term of the site lease.
This sign is west of Route
city and the reader is joint
31 and would serve East
use with the Sports
The lease payment is the
bound traffic.
Complex.
joint use of the reader
board.
The sign location is the west
end of the sports complex
where the small pine trees
are planted. The city will
allow us to move the pine
trees.
N. side of Route 20 in
20x60 double face.
City has to approve this.
between the exits to Villa
Street and Route 31.
This site is owned by the
The sign should be for the
city is in a park and the sign
term of the site lease.
This sign will serve both
can go anywhere along route
east and west bound traffic.
20. We will have to
The lease payment is the
contribute the park
one time cost to improve the
equipment
park.
South Side of Route 20, 1
20x60 double face.
City needs to approve this.
mile east of Randall Road.
The process now is to go to
This site is owned by
planning and zoning on
This sign is in a mini-
Universal.
7\18 and the city on either
storage yard. It will serve as
7\25 or 8\I0.
a replacement to the sign in
the sports complex if that
location is not usable.
North side of Route 20 just
20x60 double face.
City needs to approve this.
east of Bluff.
The process now is to go to
This site is owned by
planning and zoning on
Universal.
7\18 and the city on either
7\25 or 8\10.
There is also a city owned
site at this location.
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Agenda Item No. 0-7)
August 4, 1994
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Richard B. Helwig, City Manager
SUBJECT: Public Signs
PURPOSE
Consideration of an Ordinance Authorizing Public Signs Welcom-
ing and Directing Visitors to the City of Elgin, Various
Civic and Cultural Sites, and the Grand Victoria Casino.
BACKGROUND
The developers of the Elgin Riverboat Resort have been work-
ing with various city departments to develop a sign package
that will not only direct traffic along certain preferred
routes to the Grand Victoria Casino, but will also serve some
public purposes. In addition to directing traffic to the
casino, the proposed signs will help visitors locate such
civic and cultural sites as the Hemmens Auditorium, the Elgin
Municipal Building, public parking, and the Children's Museum
(see attached chart locating and describing the proposed
signs). Public signs are authorized under the zoning ordi-
nance for public information and direction.
The City Council is authorized to approve public signs of any
type, number, area, height, location, illumination, or anima-
tion. Such signs require passage of an ordinance by the City
Council (see attached ordinance).
The developer of the Elgin Riverboat Resort will present the
proposed sign package. Presentation boards with renderings
of the proposed signs and a map locating the signs will be
available at the meeting.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None. The costs of manufacturing and installing the proposed
signs will be the responsibility of the developers of the
Elgin Riverboat Resort.
LEGAL IMPACT
None.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the ordinance authorizing the proposed public signs.
Respectful submitted,
Ro K. Dahlstrom
P ` ding Director
Richard B. Helwig
City Manager
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PUBLIC SIGN PACKAGE
PUBLIC SIGNS WELCOMING AND DIRECTING
VISITORS TO THE CITY OF ELGIN,
VARIOUS CIVIC AND CULTURAL SITES,
AND
THE GRAND VICTORIA CASINO
AUGUST 4, 1994
C
Tollway to site via
Type and Directions
ProviderUssues
Route 25 and Dundee
Ave.
*Route 25 & Tollway exit
Single sided brick.
Grand Victoria Casino
Welcome to Elgin on the
right. Riverboat, City
Center & Hemmens on the
left, with arrow and
distance.
Dundee & Summit
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead and
DOT style with state logo
Center City straight ahead.
for consistency.
Summit & Liberty
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead
DOT style with state logo
and Center City straight
for consistency.
ahead.
Dundee & Park
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead.
DOT style with state logo
for consistency.
Dundee & Dexter
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead,
DOT style with state logo
Civic Center to the right.
for consistency.
Dundee & Division
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead,
DOT style with state logo
Civic Center Parking
for consistency.
right.
Dundee & Highland
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead,
DOT style with state logo
Business District to the
for consistency. -
right.
C
Dundee & Chicago
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead.
DOT style with state logo
for consistency.
Dundee & Dupage
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead,
DOT style with state logo
ECC to the right.
for consistency.
Dundee & Fulton
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat straight ahead.
DOT style with state logo
for consistency.
Dundee & Prairie
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat and Downtown
DOT style with state logo
parking to the right.
for consistency.
Dundee & Lake
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat Parking to the
DOT style with state logo
right.
for consistency.
Route 20 to site via
Type
Issues
Villa to National
Street.
Westbound US 20 directed
Standard DOT highway
Provided by DOT
to westbound Villa Street.
sign.
Liberty and Villa
Upright on stoplight with
This is the intersection of a
directional information to
state route and a city street.
Riverboat and at least one
Where can the city authorize
city service.
signs.
Villa and National Street, in
Upright logo.
Must be approved by city
island.
for location in island.
Pedestrian Walkway over S.
Grand Victoria Casino on
Must be approved by city.
Grove
pedestrian overpass.
C
Tollway to site via
Type
Issues
Route 31 to Chicago
Street.
'Route 31 just south of Lee
Single sided brick.
Grand Victoria Casino
Wards.
Riverboat and Center City
straight ahead with mileage.
Chicago Street & Grove
Reserved
Street not open.
Chicago Street & Douglas
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat and Children's
DOT style with state logo
Discovery Museum to the
for consistency.
right.
Chicago Street & Spring
Upright on traffic signal.
Grand Victoria Casino
Riverboat and ECC to the
DOT style with state logo
right.
for consistency.