G16-74 Ordinance No. G16-74
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE CITY CODE OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS ENTITLED
THE ELGIN ZONING ORDINANCE TO RECLASSIFY PROPERTY LOCATED AT
481 NORTH GIFFORD STREET, ELGIN, ILLINOIS FROM R-5 TO B-3 AND
R-5/SPECIAL USE FOR OFF-STREET PARKING.
WHEREAS, a written application has been made to reclassify certain
property located at 481 North Gifford Street, Elgin, Illinois from R-5,
General Residence District to B-3, Service Business District and for a
special use for off-street parking; and
WHEREAS, the Plan Commission has submitted its report to the Zoning
Board of Appeals and to 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 approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS.
Section 1. That the City Council hereby finds that the remodeling and
upgrading of the subject property as proposed will improve the neighborhood
in which it is located; it will promote the public health, safety and welfare;
and that the provision of off-street parking is necessary for the public
convenience and that the proposed use will not cause substantial injury to
the value of other property in the neighborhood in which it is located.
Section 2. That subsection b of Section 21-106 of Chapter 21 of the
City Code of Elgin, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by adding
the following paragraph:
"That the boundaries hereinbefore described and laid out
in the 'Zoning District Map' as amended, be and are hereby
altered by including in B-3, Service Business District, the
following described premises: Lot 11 in T. Schoonhoven's Addi-
tion to Elgin, in the City of Elgin, Kane County, Illinois."
Section 3. That a special use be and is hereby granted for off-street
parking on the following described premises:
"Lot 10 in T. Schoonhoven's Addition to Elgin, in the
City of Elgin, Kane County, Illinois.
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