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Ordinance No. G82-89
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ENTITLED "ZONING" OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE,
1976, AS AMENDED
WHEREAS, written application has been made to amend the provisions of the
zoning ordinance so as to provide for minimum design standards for open sales lots, the
prohibition of open sales lots as an accessory use, and to remove motor vehicle sales
from the list of permitted uses in the B-3 service business district; and
WHEREAS, the Elgin Planning Committee held a public hearing concerning the
proposed amendment after due notice in the manner provided by law; and
WHEREAS, the Elgin Planning Committee has submitted its written findings and
recommendation that the requested amendment be granted; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin, Illinois, concurs in the findings
and recommendations of the Planning Committee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section I. That Section 19.04.480 of Chapter 19.04 of the Elgin Municipal Code,
1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended to read as follows:
14 "19.04.480 Open sales lot.
"Open sales lot" means any land used or occupied for the purpose of
buying and selling farm machinery, nursery stock, passenger cars, trucks,
motor scooters, motorcycles, boats, and monuments, or for the storing of
the same prior to sale. Open sales lots shall be a minimum 120 feet in lot
width and a minimum 16,000 square feet in lot area, and shall be improved
with a sales office."
Section 2. That Section 19.06.070(A) of Chapter 19.06 of the Elgin Municipal
Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"A. Accessory uses shall be compatible with the principal use and
shall not be established prior to the establishment of the principal use, and
shall not include the keeping or propagation of poultry or livestock,
whether or not for profit. At no time shall an open sales lot be considered
an accessory use."
Section 3. That Section 19.32.020 of Chapter 19.32 of the Elgin Municipal Code,
1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by deleting the following:
"21. Motor vehicles, sales;"'
Section 4. That Section 19.32.020 of Chapter 19.32 of the Elgin Municipal Code,
1 976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by redesignating numbers 22 through
41 as numbers 21 through 40.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage in the manner provided by law.
s/ George VanDeVoorde
George VanDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: September 27, 1989
Passed: September 27 , 1989
Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded:
Published:
Attest:
s/ Marie Yearman
Marie Yearman, City Clerk