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HomeMy WebLinkAboutG81-06 CITY OF ELGIN ORDINANCE NO. G81-06 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2 AND TITLE 20 OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY GRANT PROGRAMS PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN ON THIS 8TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2006 Published in pamphlet form by authority of the City Council of the City of Elgin, Kane and Cook Counties, Illinois, on this 10th day of November 2006. 6 STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) ss. COUNTY OF KANE ) CERTIFICATE I, Dolonna Mecum, certify that I am the duly appointed and acting municipal clerk of the City of Elgin, Cook and Kane Counties, Illinois. I further certify that on November 8, 2006, the Corporate Authorities of such municipality passed and approved Ordinance No. G81-06, which provided by its terms that it should be published in pamphlet form. The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. G81-06, including the Ordinance and a cover sheet thereof, was prepared, and a copy of such Ordinance was posted in the municipal building commencing on November 10, 2006, and continuing for at least ten days thereafter. Copies of such Ordinance were also available for public inspection upon request in the office of the municipal clerk. DATED at Elgin, Illinois, on November 10, 2006. aaimwto- Ofie404- Municipal Clerk (SEAL) Ordinance No. G81-06 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2 AND TITLE 20 OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY GRANT PROGRAMS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, Section 1. That Section 2.29.040 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, entitled "Grant Program," be and is hereby further amended to amend subsection B read as follows: B. Eligible Participants: Eligible program participants must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and be owners of record, mortgagees, or owners with a beneficial interest in a trust holding record title to an eligible property. Owners participating in the program shall abide by all program requirements including, but not limited to, the commitment to conform to local building codes and ordinances. Participation in the city of Elgin's "residential rehabilitation grant program" or any other federally funded housing rehabilitation program is precluded for six (6) months following the successful completion of the conversion and the grantee's receipt of their final payout. Section 2. That Section 2.29.040 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, entitled "Grant Program," be and is hereby further amended to amend subsection C read as follows: C. Financial Assistance Grants: The program shall reimburse the property owner twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) for the conversion of a lawful nonconforming two-family building to its original, conforming residential use as a single-family building, and thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) per dwelling unit eliminated in the conversion of a lawful nonconforming building with three or more dwelling units to such building's original, conforming residential use. For properties located in "user defined areas 5 and 22" as set forth in the United States census designation (the southeast section of Elgin), a maximum of twenty-eight thousand dollars ($28,000.00) for the conversion of a lawful nonconforming two-family building to its original, conforming residential use as a single- family building may be provided, and thirty-three thousand dollars ($33,000.00) may be provided per dwelling unit eliminated in the conversion of a lawful nonconforming building with three or more dwelling units to such building's original, conforming residential use. No grant authorized pursuant to this chapter shall be made until a letter of completion and compliance has been issued by the city. Startup funds may be provided to eligible participants prior to the commencement of the conversion work. These funds shall be used to pay for materials and/or secure a contractor for conversion work. Grantee shall submit a formal written request for said funds to the director justifying the need for such funds. The amount of startup funds may be adjusted at the discretion of the director depending on the size and scope of the projects. The startup funds shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) per unit converted. Section 3. That Section 20.15.050 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, entitled"Guidelines,"be and is hereby further amended to amend subsection E read as follows: E. Conditions; Agreement Required: Program participation shall, within thirty (30) days of receiving notification of being awarded a grant, require the execution of an agreement between the applicant and the city. The director, or the director's designee, is authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of the city. The agreement shall include, but is not limited to, requirements for the applicant as follows: 1. Within one hundred eighty (180) days of executing the agreement, the applicant shall obtain a certificate of appropriateness for any construction work to be performed on the residential structure which is the subject of the agreement. 2. The applicant shall complete the historic/architectural rehabilitation of the residential structure which is the subject of the agreement in compliance with the Elgin "Design Guideline Manual" and in conformance with the certificate of appropriateness within an eighteen (18) month period from the date of the execution of the grant agreement. Section 4. That Section 20.16.050 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, entitled "Guidelines,"be and is hereby further amended to amend subsection F read as follows: F. Conditions; Agreement Required: Program participation shall, within thirty (30) days of receiving notification of being awarded a grant, require the execution of an agreement between the applicant and the city. The director of the community development department, or the director's designee, is authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of the city. The agreement shall include, but is not limited to, requirements for the applicant as follows: 1. Within one hundred eighty (180) days of executing the agreement, the applicant shall obtain a certificate of appropriateness for any construction work to be performed on the residential structure which is the subject of the agreement. 2. The applicant shall complete the historic/architectural rehabilitation of the residential structure which is the subject of the agreement in compliance with the Elgin "Design Guideline Manual" and in conformance with the certificate of appropriateness within an eighteen (18) month period from the date of the execution of the grant agreement. Section 5. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are hereby repealed. ., . . Section 6. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and publication in the manner provided by law. 7...■.411V.-- / d Sc ock, Mayor Presented: November 8, 2006 Passed: November 8, 2006 Omnibus Vote: Yeas: 7 Nays: 0 Recorded: November 9, 2006 Published: November 10, 2006 Attest: _ .16/_-8: addek----. Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk r r