G-1482 Ordinance No . G-1482
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING A SPECIAL USE AS AN AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION ,
TO BE ESTABLISHED ON CERTAIN PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF ELGIN ,
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 21 OF THE CITY CODE OF
ELGIN , ILLINOIS , ENTITLED "THE ELGIN ZONING ORDINANCE" .
WHEREAS , the City Council has been requested to authorize
a Special Use as an automobile service station upon certain
property , hereinafter described , in the City of Elgin , and
WHEREAS , said property is zoned B-3 , Service Business
District , under the provisions of the Elgin Zoning Ordinance ,
and
WHEREAS , a written report has been prepared and forwarded
to the Zoning Board of Appeals and the City Council by the Plan
Commission pertaining to this particular petition , and
WHEREAS , a public hearing has been held by the Zoning
Board of Appeals after due notice by publication , as provided
by Statute , and its findings and recommendations have been
reported to the City Council , and
WHEREAS , the City Council has determined that such Special
Use requested is necessary for the public convenience , can be
designed , located and operated so that the public health , safety
and welfare will be protected , and will not cause substantial
injury to the value of the other property in the neighborhood in
which it is located and , therefore , should be granted .
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ELGIN , ILLINOIS :
Section 1 . That a Special Use as an automobile service
station be , and the same hereby is , authorized pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 21 of the City Code of Elgin , Illinois ,
entitled "The Elgin Zoning Ordinance" on the following described
real estate , to-wit:
That part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 7 ,
Township 41 North , Range 9 , East of the Third
Principal Meridian , described as follows : Beginning
at the intersection of the center line of State
Route No . 58 (Golf Road ) with the West right of
way line of Patton Drive , as extended Northerly to
the center line of State Route No . 58 (Golf Road ) ,
a distance of 183 feet to a point; thence South
parallel with the West right of way line of Patton
Drive , a distance of 200 feet to a point , thence
West parallel with the center line of State Route
No . 58 (Golf Road) a distance of 183 feet to a
point , said point being located on the West right
of way line of Patton Drive , thence North along the
West right of way line of Patton Drive a distance
of 200 feet to the point of beginning , all in the
City of Elgin , Cook County , Illinois and subject
to the rights of the public across the North 50 feet
and the West 33 feet thereof.
Section 2 . That the Special Use for a automobile service
station upon the above described real estate is granted and
authorized upon the following described conditions , to-wit :
1 . That prior to the issuance of a building permit , the
entire East half of the right of way of Patton Drive , from
Grand Avenue to State Route 58 (Summit Street) shall be properly
dedicated for public street purposes .
2 . That prior to issuance of a building permit , all
engineering plans and specifications shall be approved by the
Department of Engineering and Inspection of the City of Elgin ,
and that the developer shall furnish the City of Elgin with
Subdivision Performance Bond guaranteeing the construction of
all off-site improvements .
3 . That appropriate screening and landscaping, as approved
by the Department of Engineering and Inspection , shall be provided
for the site .
4 . That the proposed station shall be constructed of
exterior masonary materials similar to those to be used in the
proposed W . R. M . N . office complex .
5 . That the developer and owner shall comply with all
applicable ordinances or regulations of the City of Elgin ,
including those prohibiting the sale , storage or rental of
trucks , trailers , campers or other recreational vehicles .
6 . That in the event that the automobile service station
constructed on the premises should , at any time thereafter ,
become vacated , and not utilized for its intended use for a
period exceeding 180 days , the real estate shall be
cleared of all structures at the owner ' s expense , unless after
a hearing before the Plan Commission an additional extension
of this deadline is recommended and approved by the City Council .
Section 3 . That all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict
herewith be , and the same hereby are , repealed and of no further
force and effect .
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage as provided by law and
shall be published in pamphlet form by authority of the City
Council .
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W . E . Rauschenberger , Mayor
Presented • f ;
r . . 1971
Passed : $
43
Vote : Y'eggesisrf Eay A .,
Recorded : L #
Published :
Attest •
Margaret A . Glink , City Clerk