T1-94 Ordinance No. T1-94
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING PUBLIC SIGNS AT THE CLOCK TOWER SHOPPING CENTER
WHEREAS, Section 19 .50 . 100 of the Elgin zoning ordinance
provides as follows :
The purpose and intent of the provisions for
signs is to encourage the effective use of signs as
a means of communication in the city; to maintain
and enhance the aesthetic environment and the a
city' s ability to attract sources of economic growth
and development; to promote vehicular and pedestrian
traffic safety; to minimize the possible adverse
effect of signs on nearby property; and to promote
the purpose and intent of this title.
and
WHEREAS, Section 19 . 90 . 675 . 35 of the Elgin zoning
ordinance provides as follows :
Public Sign. "Public Sign" shall mean a sign
which identifies, informs, or directs, and which is
erected or required by a governmental body, or
authorized for a public purpose by a law, statute,
or ordinance. Public signs may be of any type,
number, area, height, location, illumination, or
animation, as authorized by the law, statute, or
ordinance under which such signs are created.
and
WHEREAS, the reconstruction of National Street has
interfered with the effective use of signs as a means of
communication for the property commonly known as the Clock
Tower Shopping Center located at 111 National Street, Elgin,
Illinois; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable to permit the
erection of additional signs in the nature of public signs for
the benefit of said property during the reconstruction of
National Street.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS :
Section 1 . That during the period of reconstruction of
National Street, five signs in addition to any otherwise
permitted, shall be permitted upon the following described
property:
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That part of Block I of Sherman' s Addition to
Elgin, described as follows : Beginning at the North
East corner of said Block I; thence Southwesterly
along the Northerly line of said Block I, a distance
of 574 . 53 feet; thence Southeasterly along a line
that forms an angle of 91 degrees, 00 minutes, 0
seconds to the left with the prolongation of the
last described course, a distance of 915 . 0 feet;
thence Northeasterly parallel with the Northerly
line of said Block I, a distance of 323 . 86 feet;
thence Northwesterly at right angles to the last
described course a distance of 70 . 0 feet; thence
Northeasterly parallel with said Northerly line of
Block I ; a distance of 250 . 0 feet to the Easterly
line of said Block I ; thence Northwesterly along
said Easterly line being along a curve to the left,
a distance of 846 . 5 feet to the point of beginning,
in the City of Elgin, Kane County, Illinois .
commonly known as the Clock Tower Shopping Center, 111 National
Street, Elgin, Illinois .
Section 2 . That each sign authorized by the ordinance
shall not exceed thirty-two square feet in area and shall not
exceed ten feet in height.
Section 3 . That the signs authorized by the ordinance
shall comply with the provisions of the Elgin zoning ordinance
applicable to signs which are not in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance.
Section 4 . That within thirty days of notification of
the completion of the reconstruction of National Street, any
signs erected pursuant to this ordinance shall be removed.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect upon its passage.
Georg VanDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: June 22, 1994
Passed: June 22, 1994
Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded: June 23, 1994
Published:
Attest:
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