92-172 RESOLUTION
DECLARING CERTAIN PROPERTY TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE
(20-22 South State Street)
WHEREAS, inspections of a structure located on the
property hereinafter described have been made by inspectors of
the Bureau of Inspection Services of the City of Elgin; and
WHEREAS, said structure consists of a commercial building
which has suffered severe and extensive damage by fire which
occurred on or about September 25, 1991; and
WHEREAS, said structure is in a state of disrepair, open,
littered with various debris and constitutes a fire hazard; and
WHEREAS, said structure, in its dilapidated state, is
dangerous and unsafe and constitutes a threat to the public
health, safety and welfare of the residents of the City of
Elgin, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the owner of said structure has failed, despite
repeated demands, to demolish the structure; and
WHEREAS, the owner of said structure has failed to comply
with notices to demolish said structure.
rm. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1 . That the fire damaged commercial structure
located on the property legally described as :
Lots 5, 6, 11 and 12, lying easterly of the
easterly line of the right of way of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway Company in Block 30 of the
Original Town of Elgin on the West side of the Fox
River (except the northerly 7 . 35 feet thereof of
said Lot 6 and except the northerly 8 feet thereof
of said Lot 11 and also except that part lying
within the following described property: Commencing
at the point of intersection of said easterly line
of the right of way of said Chicago and Northwestern
Railway with the northerly line of Lot 8 in said
Block 30; thence southeasterly along said easterly
right of way line 50 feet for the point of
beginning; thence southeasterly along said easterly
right of way line 100. 5 feet; thence northeasterly
at right angles to said easterly right of way line
10 feet; thence northwesterly parallel with said
easterly right of way line 100 .5 feet; thence
southwesterly 10 feet to the point of beginning) ; in
the City of Elgin, Kane County, Illinois .
is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
Section 2 . That the owners or persons in control of said
premises are hereby directed to abate said public nuisance by
demolishing the structure located upon the above described
property within thirty (30) days after receipt of a copy of
this resolution.
Section 3 . That the City Clerk is hereby directed to
mail certified copies of this resolution to the owners of
record and lienholders of record.
Section 4 . That upon failure of the owner or lienholders
of record to abate the public nuisance described herein, the
Corporation Counsel be and is hereby directed to apply to the
Circuit Court of Kane County for an order authorizing the
demolition of the structure described above in accordance with
the provisions of Section 11-31-1 of Chapter 24 of the
Illinois Revised Statutes .
s/ George VanDeVoorde
George VanDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: June 24, 1992
Adopted: June 24 , 1992
p1' Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded:
Attest:
s/ Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
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