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G12-02 Ordinance No. G12-02 AN ORDINANCE RECLASSIFYING PROPERTY FROM CC2 CENTER CITY DISTRICT TO PCC2 PLANNED CENTER CITY DISTRICT (1-95 Clock Tower Plaza) WHEREAS, written application has been made to reclassify certain property located at 1-95 Clock Tower Plaza from the CC2 Center City District to the PCC2 Planned Center City District; and WHEREAS, after due notice in the manner provided by law the Planning and Development Commission conducted a public hearing concerning said application and has submitted its written findings and recommendations; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin, Illinois, has reviewed the findings and recommendations of the Planning and Development Commission. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS : Section 1 . That Chapter 19 . 07, Section 19 . 07 . 600 entitled rm. "Zoning District Map" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended by adding thereto the following paragraph: "The boundaries herein before laid out in the `Zoning District Map' , as amended, be and are hereby altered by including in the PCC2 Planned Center City District, the following described property: PARCEL NO. 1 : THAT PART OF BLOCK 1 OF SHERMAN' S ADDITION TO ELGIN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS : BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK 1 ; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 1, A DISTANCE OF 574 . 30 FEET (RECORD BEING 574 . 53 FEET) ; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, ALONG A MONUMENTED LINE THAT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES 59 MINUTES AND 19 SECONDS (RECORD BEING 91 DEGREES AND 00) MINUTES TO THE LEFT WITH THE PROLONGATION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 915 . 17 FEET (RECORD BEING 915 . 00 FEET) ; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY, ALONG A MONUMENTED LINE THAT FORMS AN ANGLE OF 88 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 10 SECONDS TO THE LEFT WITH THE PROLONGATION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE (RECORD BEING PARALLEL WITH THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID ork BLOCK 1) , A DISTANCE OF 323 . 83 FEET (RECORD BEING 323 . 86 FEET) ; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY, ALONG A MONUMENTED LINE THAT FORMS AN ANGLE OF 89 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 39 SECONDS TO LEFT WITH THE PROLONGATION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE (RECORD BEING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE) A DISTANCE OF 69 . 97 FEET (RECORD BEING 70 . 00 FEET) ; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY, ALONG A MONUMENTED LINE THAT FORMS AN ANGLE OF 89 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 13 SECONDS TO THE RIGHT WITH THE PROLONGATION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE (RECORD BEING PARALLEL WITH THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 1) ; A DISTANCE OF 249 . 98 FEET (RECORD BEING 250 FEET) TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 1; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY, ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, BEING ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 4915 . 28 FEET, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 846 . 40 FEET (RECORD BEING 846 . 50 FEET) TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. EXCEPT THEREFROM THE NORTH 9 . 00 FEET (MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 1) DEDICATED FOR A PUBLIC STREET BY DOCUMENT NO. 1919284 . BEING SITUATED IN THE CITY OF ELGIN, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS . PARCEL NO. 2 : THAT PART OF BLOCK 1 OF SHERMAN' S ADDITION TO ELGIN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS : COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK 1 ; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 1, A DISTANCE OF 574 . 30 FEET (RECORD BEING 574 . 53 FEET) FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, ALONG A MONUMENTED LINE THAT FORMS AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES 59 MINUTES AND 19 SECONDS (RECORD BEING 91 DEGREES AND 00 MINUTES) TO THE LEFT WITH THE PROLONGATION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 915 . 17 FEET (RECORD BEING 915 . 00 FEET) ; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG A MONUMENTED LINE THAT FORMS AN ANGLE OF 91 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 50 SECONDS TO THE RIGHT WITH THE PROLONGATION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE (RECORD BEING PARALLEL WITH THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 1) , A DISTANCE OF 40 . 01 FEET (RECORD BEING 40 . 00 FEET) ; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY, ALONG A LINE THAT FORMS AN ANGLE OF 88 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 10 SECONDS (RECORD BEING 89 DEGREES 00 MINUTES) TO THE RIGHT WITH A PROLONGATION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 915 . 16 FEET (RECORD BEING 915 FEET) TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 1; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 40 . 01 FEET (RECORD BEING 40 . 00 FEET) TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. BEING SITUATED IN THE CITY OF ELGIN, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS (PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS CLOCK TOWER PLAZA) . " Section 2 . That the City Council of the City of Elgin hereby grants the PCC2 Planned Center City District which shall be /w- designed, developed, and operated subject to the following provisions : A. Purpose and Intent. The purpose of this PCC2 Planned Center City District is to facilitate the implementation of the official comprehensive plan for the center city, as focused on a distinctive subarea of the city with a common urban fabric . This PCC2 Center City District provides for a concentration of finance, service, retail, civic, office, and cultural uses, in addition to complementary uses such as hotels, entertainment and housing. The development standards are intended to encourage a mix of activity in the area while providing for quality development that maintains a sense of history, human scale and pedestrian-oriented character. The development standards are intended to promote a transition between the more intense development in the CC1 zoning district and the residential neighborhoods surrounding the center city. " B. Supplementary Regulations . Any word or phrase contained herein, followed by the symbol " (SR) " , shall be subject to the definitions and the additional interpretive requirements provided in Chapter 19 . 90 , Supplementary Regulations of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. The exclusion of such symbol shall not exempt such word or phrase from the applicable supplementary regulation. C. General Provisions . In this PCC2 Center City District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the general regulations contained in Chapter 19 . 05 , General Provisions . (Ord. G45-92 § 2 (part) , 1992 . ) D. Zoning Districts - Generally. In this PCC2 Planned Center City District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 . 07, Zoning Districts . (Ord. G45-92 § 2 (part) , 1992 . ) E. Location and Size of District. This PCC2 Planned center City District should be located in conformance to the official comprehensive plan for the center city. There shall be no maximum or minimum area of land, which shall be necessary to constitute the PCC2 Planned Center City District . (Ord. G45-92 § 2 (part) , 1992 . ) F. Land Use. In this PCC2 Planned Center City District, the use of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 . 10 , Land Use of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. The following enumerated "land uses" [SR] shall be the only land uses allowed as a "permitted use" [SR] , as a "conditional use" [SR] , or as a "similar use" [SR] in this PCC2 Planned Center City District . A. Permitted Uses. The following enumerated land uses shall be the only land uses allowed as a permitted use in the PCC2 Planned Center City District : Municipal Services Division. 1 . Public parks, recreation, open space (UNCL) on a "zoning lot" [SR] containing less than two acres of land. Offices Division. 2 . "Offices" [SR] (UNCL) . Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Division. 3 . "Development sales offices" [SR] (UNCL) . 4 . Finance, insurance, and real estate (H) . Services Division. 5 . Advertising (731) . 7 . Barber shops (724) . 8 . Beauty shops (723) . (10". 9 . Commercial , economic, sociological and educational research (8732) . 10 . Commercial , physical , and biological research (8731) . 11 . Computer programming, data processing and other computer related services (737) . 12 . Computer rental and leasing (7377) . 13 . Consumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies, and adjustment and collection agencies (732) . 14 . Detective and guard services (7381) . 15 . Electrical and electronic repair shops (7629) . 16 . Engineering, accounting, research, management and related services (87) . 17 . Home health care services (808) . 18 . Legal services (811) . 19 . Mailing, reproduction, commercial art and photography, and stenographic services (733) . 20 . Management and public relations services (874) . 21 . Medical and dental laboratories (807) . 22 . Membership organizations (86) . 23 . Membership sports and recreation clubs (7997) . 24 . Motion picture distribution and allied services r (782) . 25 . Motion picture production and allied services (781) . 26 . News syndicates (.7383) . 27 . Noncommercial research organizations (8733) . 28 . Offices and clinics of dentists (802) . 29 . Offices and clinics of doctors of medicine (801) . e•-• 30 . Offices and clinics of doctors of osteopathy (803) . 31 . Offices and clinics of other health practitioners (804) . 32 . Photographic studios, portrait (722) . 33 . Physical fitness facilities (7991) . 34 . Professional sports operators and promoters (7941) . 35 . Radio and television repair shops (7622) . 36 . Security systems services (7382) . 37 . Shoe repair shops and shoe shine parlors (725) . 38 . Tax return preparation services (7291) . 39 . Testing laboratories (8734) . 40 . Theatrical producers (792) . 41 . Video tape rental (784) . 42 . Watch, clock and jewelry repair (763) . Retail Trade Division. 43 . Apparel and accessory stores (56) . 44 . Building materials, hardware and garden supply (52) . 45 . Direct selling establishments (5963) . 46 . Drug stores and proprietary stores (591) . 47 . Eating places (5812) . 48 . Florists (5992) . 49 . General merchandise stores (53) . 50 . Home furniture, furnishings and equipment stores (57) . 51 . Miscellaneous retail stores not elsewhere classified (5999) . 52 . Miscellaneous shopping goods stores (594) . 53 . Motor vehicle dealers (55) . 54 . News dealers (5994) . 55 . Optical goods stores (5995) . Agricultural Division. 56 . Landscape counseling and planning (0781) . Construction Division. 57 . "Contractors office and equipment areas" [SR] (UNCL) . Transportation, Communication and Utilities Division. 58 . "Amateur radio antennas" [SR] (UNCL) . 59 . Arrangement of passenger transportation (472) . 60 . Arrangement of transportation of freight and cargo (473) . 61 . Branch United States post offices (4311) . 62 . Bus charter service operators ' offices (414) . 63 . Cable and other pay television services (484) . 64 . "Commercial antennas and antenna structures mounted on existing structures" [SR] (UNCL) . 65 . Communication services not elsewhere classified (489) . 66 . Intercity and rural bus transportation operators ' offices (413) . 67 . Local and suburban passenger transportation operators ' offices (411) . 68 . "Radio and television antennas" [SR] (UNCL) . 69 . Radio and television broadcasting stations (483) . 70 . Railroad operators ' offices (401) . 71 . "Satellite dish antennas" [SR] (UNCL) . 72 . School bus operators ' offices (415) . 73 . Taxicab operators ' offices (412) . 74 . Telegraph and other message communications (482) . 75 . Telephone communications (481) . 76 . "Treatment , transmission, and distribution facilities : poles, wires, cables, conduits, laterals, vaults, pipes, mains, and valves" (SR) (UNCL) . Miscellaneous Uses Division. 77 . "Outdoor display lots" [SR] (UNCL) . 78 . "Parking lots" [SR] (UNCL) , exclusively "accessory" [SR] to a use allowed in the zoning district, subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 . 45, Off Street Parking. 79 . "Refuse collection area" [SR] . 80 . "Signs" [SR] (UNCL) , subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 . 35 Signs . 81 . "Storage Tanks" [SR] (UNCL) . 82 . "Temporary uses" [SR] (UNCL) . 83 . "Accessory structures" [SR] (UNCL) to the uses allowed in the zoning district, subject to the provisions of Section 19 . 12 . 500, Accessory Structures and Buildings . 84 . "Accessory uses" [SR] (UNCL) to the uses allowed in the zoning district, subject to the provisions of Section 19 . 10 . 400 , Component Land Uses . B. Conditional Uses . The following enumerated land uses shall be the only land uses allowed as a conditional use in the CC2 Center City District : Residences Division. 1 . "Multiple family dwellings" [SR] (UNCL) . 2 . "Residential garage sales" [SR] (UNCL) . 3 . "Residential occupations" [SR] (UNCL) . 4 . "Residential parking areas" [SR] (UNCL) . 5 . "Residential storage" [SR] (UNCL) . Municipal Services Division. 6 . "Municipal facilities" [SR] (UNCL) on a zoning lot [SR] containing less than two acres of land. Public Administration Division. 7 . Public administration (J) on a zoning lot containing less than two acres of land. Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Division. 8 . Check cashing agencies (6099) Services Division. 9 . Amusement parks (7996) . 10 . Arenas, sports fields and stadiums (UNCL) . 11 . Automotive renting and leasing without drivers (751) . 12 . Ballrooms (7911) . 13 . "Bed and breakfast inns" [SR] (7011) . 14 . Billiard parlors (7999) 15 . Bingo parlors (7999) 16 . Bowling centers (7933) 17 . Carpet and upholstery cleaning agents without plants on the premises (7217) . 18 . "Car washes" [SR] (7542) . 19 . Child day care services (835) . 20 . Churches, convents, monasteries, and temples (8661) . 21 . Coin operated amusement establishments (7993) 22 . Coin operated laundries and dry cleaning (7215) . 23 . Colleges, universities, professional schools and Junior colleges (822) . 24 . Dance halls (7911) 25 . Dance studios and schools (791) . 26 . Discotheques (7911) 27 . Fortune tellers (7999) 28 . Funeral service (726) . 29 . Garment pressing, and agents for laundries and dry cleaners (7212) . 30 . "Home child day care services" [SR] (8351) . 31 . "Hotels and motels" [SR] (701) . 32 . Individual and family social services (832) . 33 . Job training and vocational rehabilitation services (833) . 34 . Laundry collecting and distributing outlets (7211) . 35 . Libraries (823) . 36 . Massage parlors (7999) 37 . Miscellaneous equipment rental and leasing (735) . 38 . Miscellaneous personal services not elsewhere classified (7299) . 39 . Motion picture theaters (7832) . 40 . "Motor vehicle repair shops" [SR] (753) . 41 . "Motor vehicle top, body and upholstery repair shops, and paint shops" [SR] (7532) . 42 . Museums, art galleries , and botanical and zoological gardens (841) . 43 . Organization hotels and lodging houses, on membership basis (704) . 44 . Other schools and educational services (829) . 45 . Personnel supply services (736) . 46 . Photofinishing laboratories (7384) . 47 . Pool parlors (7999) e"'' 48 . Power laundries (7211) . 49 . Refrigerator and air conditioning service and repair (7623) . 50 . Reupholstery and furniture repair (764) . 51 . Sporting and recreational camps (7032) . pt. 52 . Steam baths (7299) 53 . Tattoo parlors (7299) 54 . "Teen Clubs" (SR) (UNCL) 55 . Testing laboratories (8734) . 56 . Turkish baths (7299) 57 . Vocational schools (834) . Retail Trade Division. 58 . Automatic merchandising machine operators (5962) . 59 . Carryout restaurants (5812) . 60 . Catalog and mail order houses (5961) . 61 . Convenience food stores , operated on a 24-hour basis (5411) 62 . Drinking places (alcoholic beverages) (5813) . 63 . Drive in restaurants (5812) . 64 . Firearms sales (5941) 65 . Food stores (54) . 66 . "Motor vehicle service stations" [SR] (554) . 67 . "Outdoor eating and drinking facilities" [SR] (UNCL) . 68 "Package liquor sales establishments" (SR) (5921) . 69 . Tobacco stores (5993) . 70 . Used merchandise stores (593) . Agricultural Division. 71 . Dog grooming (0752) . fe" 72 . Farm labor and management services (076) . 73 . Greenhouses for floral products, exclusively "accessory" [SR] to a use allowed in the zoning district (0181) . 74 . "Kennels" [SR] (0752) . 75 Lawn and garden services (0782) . 76 . Ornamental shrub and tree services (0783) . 77 . Veterinary services for household pets (0742) . Manufacturing Division. 78 . Commercial printing occupying less than 5 , 000 square feet of gross floor area (2752) . Transportation, Communication, and Utilities Division. 79 . "Conditional commercial antennas and antenna structures mounted on existing structures" [SR] (UNCL) . 80 . "Conditional Commercial Antenna Tower" [SR] (UNCL) . 81 . Courier services (4215) . 82 . Heliports (458) . 83 . Packing and crating (4783) . 84 . Pipelines, except natural gas . 85 . Public warehousing and storage (422) . 86 . "Other radio and television antennas" [SR] (UNCL) . 87 . "Other satellite dish antennas" [SR] (UNCL) . 88 . Railroad tracks (401) . 89 . "Treatment , transmission, and distribution facilities : equipment, equipment buildings, towers, exchanges, substations, regulators" [SR] (UNCL) . 90 . Water transportation (44) . Miscellaneous Uses Division. 91 "Commercial operations yard" [SR] (UNCL) . 92 . "Drive through facilities" [SR] (UNCL) , subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 .45, Off Street Parking. 93 . "Loading facilities" [SR] , exclusively "accessory" [SR] to a use allowed in the district, subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 . 47, Off Street Loading. 94 . "Master signage plan" [SR] , subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 . 50 , Signs . 95 . "Outdoor display lots" [SR] (UNCL) . 96 . "Parking lots" [SR] (UNCL) as a "principal use" [SR] , subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 19 . 45 Off-Street Parking. 97 . "Parking structures" [SR] (UNCL) as a "principal use" [SR] or "accessory" [SR] to a use allowed in the zoning district, subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 19 . 45 Off-Street Parking. 98 . "Planned developments" [SR] (UNCL) on a zoning lot containing less than two acres of land, subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 . 55 Planned Developments . 99 . "Accessory structures" [SR] (UNCL) to the conditional uses allowed in the CC2 Center City District, subject to the provisions of Section 19 . 12 . 500 , Accessory Structures and Buildings . 100 . "Accessory uses" [SR] (UNCL) to the conditional uses allowed in the CC2 Center City District, subject to the provisions of Section 19 . 10 .400, Component Land Uses . 101 . "Accessory package liquor sales establishment" (SR) (UNCL) . C. Similar Uses. The following enumerated land uses shall be subject to classification as a permitted use or as a conditional use in the CC2 Center City District or in a less restrictive zoning district, pursuant to Section 19 . 10 . 400 H. Classification of Land Uses : Services Division. 1 . Amusement and recreational services, not elsewhere classified (7999) . 2 . Automotive services (7549) . 3 . Business services not elsewhere classified (7389) . 4 . Laundry and garment services not elsewhere classified (7219) . 5 . Miscellaneous health and allied services not elsewhere classified (809) . 6 . Miscellaneous personal services not elsewhere classified (7299) . 7 . Miscellaneous repair shops and related services (769) . 8 . Services not elsewhere classified (899) . 9 . Social services not elsewhere classified (839) . Transportation, Communication, and Utilities Division. 10 . Transportation services not elsewhere classified (4789) . " G. Site Design. In this PCC2 Planned Center City District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 . 12 , Site Design, of the Elgin Zoning Ordinance . In this PCC2 Planned Center City District, the use and development of land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 . 35 . 735, Site Design, (CC2 district) of the Elgin Zoning Ordinance, as amended. In this PCC2 Planned Center City District, the use and development of land and structures shall be according to the above with the exception of below: 1 . Section 19 . 12 . 300 Zoning Lots - Clarifications and Exceptions - (E) Principal Buildings per Zoning Lot. Three principal buildings shall be permitted on this zoning lot . 2 . Section 19 .35 .735 Site Design - (D) Setbacks - Generally. The new building shall be set 14 feet from National Street . eft In this PCC2 Planned Center City District, the use and development of land and structures shall also be subject to the following conditions : 1 . Substantial conformance with Site Plan prepared by Antonio Fanizza Assoc . Ltd. , dated 9/21/01 and revised 11/28/01 . 2 . Substantial conformance with the Landscape Plan prepared by Antonio Fanizza Assoc . Ltd. , dated 9/21/01, except that the plan shall be modified to provide landscaping in all newly created landscape islands . Modifications to the landscape plan shall be subject to approval by the Development Administrator. 3 . Substantial conformance with the Exterior Elevations prepared by Antonio Fanizza Assoc . Ltd. , dated 9/21/01 and revised 11/28/01 . 4 . Provide lighting for the out-lot which is consistent with the lighting provided in the existing shopping center. w 5 . The liquor store shall occupy the southern tenant space in the new building. 6 . Compliance with all other applicable codes and ordinances . �... H. Off Street Parking. In this PCC2 Planned Center City District, off street parking shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 . 45, Off Street Parking, of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976 , as amended. I . Off Street Loading. In this PCC2 Planned Center City District, off-street loading shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 . 47 , Off Street Loading of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. J. Signs. In this PCC2 Planned Center City District, signs shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 . 50 , Signs of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. K. Planned Developments. In this PCC2 Planned Center City District, the use and development of the land and structures shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 . 60, Planned Developments of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. L. Conditional Uses. In this PCC2 Planned Center City District, application for conditional uses shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 . 65 Conditional Uses of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. A tow conditional use may be requested by an individual lot or property owner for a zoning lot without requiring an amendment to this PCC2 Planned Center City District and without necessitating that all other property owners authorize such an application. Conditional use approval is hereby granted to allow a carry-out restaurant and a package liquor store with a check cashing agency to be established in the new 6, 410 square foot multi-tenant building subject to the conditions listed herein. M. Variations . In this PCC2 Planned Center City District, application for variation shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 . 70, Variations of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended. Any of the requirements of this ordinance may be varied by petition of a lot or property owner for a zoning lot without requiring an amendment to this PCC2 Planned Center City District and without necessitating that all other property owners authorize such an application. N. Appeals. Any requirement, determination, or interpretation associated with the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance may be appealed subject to the provisions of Chapter 19 . 75, Appeals of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976 , as amended. Section 4 . That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately after its passage in e manner provided by law. ,A Robert Gilliam, Mayor Pro Tem Presented: January 23 , 2002 Passed: January 23 , 2002 Omnibus Vote : Yeas : 5 Nays : 0 De n D} n eeS Recorded: January 24 , 2002 Published: ;13c___ p L.,. .s e41) Attest : 19'-(414-."---E2 fik-A-4.-1A-4,..- Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk r. rft