G15-74 Ordinance No. G15-74
AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING A SPECIAL USE FOR AN INSTITUTION FOR THE AGED
AT BROOK AND DOUGLAS AVENUE.
WHEREAS, written application has been made for a special use for an
institution for the aged on the property located at 454 and 456 Douglas
Avenue, 100 and 112 Seneca Street, and 459 Brook Street, Elgin, Illinois;
and
WHEREAS, the Plan Commission has forwarded its written report to the
Zoning Board of Appeals and the City Council; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing has been held by the Zoning Board of Appeals
after due notice; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals has submitted its findings and
recommended that the application be granted; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the findings and recommendations
submitted to it.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS.
Section 1. That the City Council hereby finds that such establishment
and maintenance of a nursing home at the proposed location is necessary for
"" the public convenience; that the public health, safety and welfare will be
protected; and that the proposed use will not cause substantial injury to
other property in the neighborhood in which it is located.
Section 2. That a special use be and is hereby granted for the construc-
tion and operation of a two-story, 99-bed nursing home on the premises legally
described as follows:
Parcel 1: That part of Lots 1, 2 and 4 in Block 20 of
P. J. Kimball Jr's. Third Addition to Elgin, described as
follows: Beginning at a point on the East line of said Block
132 feet South of the Northeast corner thereof, thence West
parallel with the South line of Summit Street 198 feet, thence
North parallel with the West line of Douglas Avenue 4 feet;
thence Southwesterly to a point in the North line of Lot 1 in
Block 20 aforesaid 128 feet East of the Northwest corner of
said Lot 1, thence South parallel with the West line of Douglas
Avenue 40 feet, thence East parallel with the North line of
Seneca Street 4 feet, thence South parallel with the West line
of Douglas Avenue 8 feet, thence East parallel with the North
line of Seneca Street to a point 143 feet West of the West
line of Douglas Avenue, thence South parallel with the West
line of Douglas Avenue 84 feet to the North line of Seneca Street,
thence East along the North line of Seneca Street 143 feet to the
Southeast corner of said block, thence North along the West line
of Douglas Avenue 132 feet to the point of beginning, in the City
of Elgin, Kane County, Illinois. (Commonly known as 454 and 456
Douglas Avenue).
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage in the manner provided by law and shall be published
in pamphlet form by authority of the City Council.
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Presented: March 27, 1974
Passed: North
Vote: Yeas mays
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Recorded: Mitc h 77. 1974
Published: Motch 1074
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