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T3-94 (2)Ordinance No. T3-94 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING PUBLIC SIGNS WELCOMING AND DIRECTING VISITORS TO THE CITY OF ELGIN, VARIOUS CIVIC AND CULTURAL SITES, AND THE GRAND VICTORIA CASINO WHEREAS, Section 19.50.010 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 19.50.040(A) of the Elgin zoning ordinance provides for the exemption of certain signs located within the public right of way from the control of the sign ordinance as follows: Exempted Signs. Nothing in this section shall apply to the installation and maintenance of the following "signs" [SR] within a public right of way: street and traffic signs or public information signs installed by or at the direction of the appropriate public body; road or utility construction signs; signs or "banners" [SR] on a permanent or temporary basis approved by the City Council; or the painting of house numbers on curbs in accordance with the provisions of this code. 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, it is necessary and desirable to permit the erection of additional signs in the nature of public signs to welcome and direct visitors to the City of Elgin, various civic and cultural sites, and the Grand Victoria Casino. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That each public sign authorized by the ordinance shall be located and designed in substantial conformance with the attached Public Sign Package, dated August 4, 1994, locating and describing said signs. Section 2. That the cost of manufacturing and erecting the signs authorized by this ordinance shall be borne by Elgin Riverboat Resort. Section 3. That each public sign authorized by this ordinance shall comply with all other applicable codes and ordinances regulating the size, type, and location of said signs and any applicable laws or regulations of the state of Illinois. Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage. sl George VanDeVoorde George VanDeVoorde, Mayor Presented: August 10, 1994 Passed: August 10, 1994 Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0 Recorded: August 11, 1994 Published: Attest: sl Dolonna Mecum Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk PUBLIC SIGN PACKAGE PUBLIC SIGNS WELCOMING AND DIRECTING VISITORS TO THE CITY OF ELGIN, VARIOUS CIVIC AND CULTURAL SITES, AND THE GRAND VICTORIA CASINO AUGUST 4, 1994 Tollway to site via Type and Directions ProviderUssues Route 25 and Dundee Ave. *Route 25 & Tollway exit Single sided brick. Grand Victoria Casino Welcome to Elgin on the right. Riverboat, City Center & Hemmens on the left, with arrow and distance. Dundee & Summit Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead and DOT style with state logo Center City straight ahead. for consistency. Summit & Liberty Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead DOT style with state logo and Center City straight for consistency. ahead. Dundee & Park Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead. DOT style with state logo for consistency. Dundee & Dexter Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead, DOT style with state logo Civic Center to the right. for consistency. Dundee & Division Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead, DOT style with state logo Civic Center Parking for consistency. right. Dundee & Highland Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead, DOT style with state logo Business District to the for consistency. right. Dundee & Chicago Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead. DOT style with state logo for consistency. Dundee & Dupage Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead, DOT style with state logo ECC to the right. for consistency. Dundee & Fulton Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead. DOT style with state logo for consistency. Dundee & Prairie Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat and Downtown DOT style with state logo parking to the right. for consistency. Dundee & Lake Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat Parking to the DOT style with state logo right. for consistency. Route 20 to site via Type Issues Villa to National Street. Westbound US 20 directed Standard DOT highway Provided by DOT to westbound Villa Street. sign. Liberty and Villa Upright on stoplight with This is the intersection of a directional information to state route and a city street. Riverboat and at least one Where can the city authorize city service. signs. Villa and National Street, in Upright logo. Must be approved by city island. for location in island. Pedestrian Walkway over S. Grand Victoria Casino on Must be approved by city. Grove pedestrian overpass. Tollway to site via Type Issues Route 31 to Chicago Street. *Route 31 just south of Lee Single sided brick. Grand Victoria Casino Wards. Riverboat and Center City straight ahead with mileage. Chicago Street & Grove Reserved Street not open. Chicago Street & Douglas Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat and Children's DOT style with state logo Discovery Museum to the for consistency. right. Chicago Street & Spring Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat and ECC to the DOT style with state logo right. for consistency. Eli Memorandum August 8, 1994 TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: Richard B. Helwig, City Manager SUBJECT: Zoning Petition 39-94 PURPOSE To advise the Mayor and City Council of proposed locations for billboard signs advertising the Grand Victoria Casino. BACKGROUND The attached chart submitted by the developers of Elgin Riverboat Resort indicates the proposed locations of four billboard signs advertising the Grand Victoria Casino. The signs would be allowed subject to the provisions of the text amendment described in Petition 39-94. Two of the proposed sign locations are on City property - the Elgin Sports Complex and Grolich Park. The developers of Elgin Riverboat Resort propose to allow the City the joint use of an electronically driven reader board on the sign located in the Sports Complex, and propose to contribute towards the cost of planned improvements in Grolich Park in order to satisfy lease arrangements for the use of the two sites. TJA/ta Page 2 Respectfull s mitted, Rog K. hlstrom, P g Director Richard B. Helwig, City Manager RELCOM39.94/PZTEXT/2000AD.T5/2100BRD.COM/2130P&D.COM/COUNC.MEM Billboard Locations Size, Type & Site Issues Ownership S. side of Route 20 at 14x48 double face with a City has to approve this. McClean Blvd. in the Sports single face electronic reader. Complex. Th e sign should be for the This site is owned by the term of the site lease. This sign is west of Route city and the reader is joint 31 and would serve East use with the Sports The lease payment is the bound traffic. Complex. joint use of the reader board. The sign location is the west end of the sports complex where the small pine trees are planted. The city will allow us to move the pine trees. N. side of Route 20 in 20x60 double face. City has to approve this. between the exits to Villa Street and Route 31. This site is owned by the The sign should be for the city is in a park and the sign term of the site lease. This sign will serve both can go anywhere along route east and west bound traffic. 20. We will have to The lease payment is the contribute the park one time cost to improve the equipment park. South Side of Route 20, 1 20x60 double face. City needs to approve this. mile east of Randall Road. The process now is to go to This site is owned by planning and zoning on This sign is in a mini- Universal. 7\18 and the city on either storage yard. It will serve as 7\25 or 8\I0. a replacement to the sign in the sports complex if that location is not usable. North side of Route 20 just 20x60 double face. City needs to approve this. east of Bluff. The process now is to go to This site is owned by planning and zoning on Universal. 7\18 and the city on either 7\25 or 8\10. There is also a city owned site at this location. E19 -i Agenda Item No. 0-7) August 4, 1994 TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: Richard B. Helwig, City Manager SUBJECT: Public Signs PURPOSE Consideration of an Ordinance Authorizing Public Signs Welcom- ing and Directing Visitors to the City of Elgin, Various Civic and Cultural Sites, and the Grand Victoria Casino. BACKGROUND The developers of the Elgin Riverboat Resort have been work- ing with various city departments to develop a sign package that will not only direct traffic along certain preferred routes to the Grand Victoria Casino, but will also serve some public purposes. In addition to directing traffic to the casino, the proposed signs will help visitors locate such civic and cultural sites as the Hemmens Auditorium, the Elgin Municipal Building, public parking, and the Children's Museum (see attached chart locating and describing the proposed signs). Public signs are authorized under the zoning ordi- nance for public information and direction. The City Council is authorized to approve public signs of any type, number, area, height, location, illumination, or anima- tion. Such signs require passage of an ordinance by the City Council (see attached ordinance). The developer of the Elgin Riverboat Resort will present the proposed sign package. Presentation boards with renderings of the proposed signs and a map locating the signs will be available at the meeting. FINANCIAL IMPACT None. The costs of manufacturing and installing the proposed signs will be the responsibility of the developers of the Elgin Riverboat Resort. LEGAL IMPACT None. RECOMMENDATION Approve the ordinance authorizing the proposed public signs. Respectful submitted, Ro K. Dahlstrom P ` ding Director Richard B. Helwig City Manager TJA/ta PUBLIC SIGN PACKAGE PUBLIC SIGNS WELCOMING AND DIRECTING VISITORS TO THE CITY OF ELGIN, VARIOUS CIVIC AND CULTURAL SITES, AND THE GRAND VICTORIA CASINO AUGUST 4, 1994 C Tollway to site via Type and Directions ProviderUssues Route 25 and Dundee Ave. *Route 25 & Tollway exit Single sided brick. Grand Victoria Casino Welcome to Elgin on the right. Riverboat, City Center & Hemmens on the left, with arrow and distance. Dundee & Summit Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead and DOT style with state logo Center City straight ahead. for consistency. Summit & Liberty Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead DOT style with state logo and Center City straight for consistency. ahead. Dundee & Park Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead. DOT style with state logo for consistency. Dundee & Dexter Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead, DOT style with state logo Civic Center to the right. for consistency. Dundee & Division Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead, DOT style with state logo Civic Center Parking for consistency. right. Dundee & Highland Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead, DOT style with state logo Business District to the for consistency. - right. C Dundee & Chicago Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead. DOT style with state logo for consistency. Dundee & Dupage Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead, DOT style with state logo ECC to the right. for consistency. Dundee & Fulton Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat straight ahead. DOT style with state logo for consistency. Dundee & Prairie Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat and Downtown DOT style with state logo parking to the right. for consistency. Dundee & Lake Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat Parking to the DOT style with state logo right. for consistency. Route 20 to site via Type Issues Villa to National Street. Westbound US 20 directed Standard DOT highway Provided by DOT to westbound Villa Street. sign. Liberty and Villa Upright on stoplight with This is the intersection of a directional information to state route and a city street. Riverboat and at least one Where can the city authorize city service. signs. Villa and National Street, in Upright logo. Must be approved by city island. for location in island. Pedestrian Walkway over S. Grand Victoria Casino on Must be approved by city. Grove pedestrian overpass. C Tollway to site via Type Issues Route 31 to Chicago Street. 'Route 31 just south of Lee Single sided brick. Grand Victoria Casino Wards. Riverboat and Center City straight ahead with mileage. Chicago Street & Grove Reserved Street not open. Chicago Street & Douglas Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat and Children's DOT style with state logo Discovery Museum to the for consistency. right. Chicago Street & Spring Upright on traffic signal. Grand Victoria Casino Riverboat and ECC to the DOT style with state logo right. for consistency.