G23-09 AN ORDINANCE Ordinance No. G23-09
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AMENDING TITLE 20 OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED,
ENTITLED "HISTORIC PRESERVATION'
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1. That Section 20.06.010 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended,
entitled "Nomination" be and is hereby further amended to read as follows:
20.06.010: NOMINATION:
A. Individual Properties As Landmarks: Nominations for an individual property as a
landmark shall be made to the heritage commission on a form prepared by it and may be
made and submitted by the heritage commission, owner of record of the nominated
property or structure, or the city council. Nominations for local landmark designation
shall be accompanied by the following documentation:
1. A statement of integrity consisting of the street address and legal description;
description of original use; description of current use; date of construction of all
structures on the property; description and the date of any additions, demolition or major
alterations to all structures on the property; description of whether any secondary
structures associated with the property may also retain their original appearance, use
and/or relationship to the primary structure;
2. Statement of significance describing any associations with historic persons, events, or
on-going activities on the property; a description of how the property fits within the
historic context of the surrounding area, community and/or region; a description of how
the property, or features of the property, may be distinctive in design, style, execution, or
if it is the work of an important architect, builder or craftsman; description of any
potential to yield pre-historic or archaeological information.
3. Submission of photographs of all facades of currently existing buildings; a
representative sample of historic photographs of the property, if available; a sketch of the
floor plan of the property, drawn to scale, an accurate plat of survey; any other
documentation that the Heritage commission may reasonably request.
B. Historic Districts: Nominations for a historic district shall be made to the heritage
commission on a form prepared by it and may be made and submitted by the heritage
commission, at least a majority of owners of record of the nominated properties or
structures within the proposed district, or the city council. Nominations for historic
districts shall be accompanied by the following documentation:
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• 1. A statement of integrity describing the boundaries and/or legal description of the
proposed district. An architectural overview addressing issues such as: the significance
of the district as a whole, the role of the district in the city's development; a detailed
listing of primary structures and whether these are significant, contributing or non-
contributing to the historic district status; a listing of secondary structures; a description
of public parks, squares, and other open spaces; a listing of significant but razed
structures.
2. A statement of significance consisting of a brief history of the area; a description of
associations with historic persons, events or on-going activities within the proposed
district. a description of how the district fits within the historic and architectural context
of the surrounding area, community and/or region; a listing of significant structures or
places within the proposed district that may be distinctive in design, style, execution, or
are the work of an important architect, builder or craftsman; description of any potential
to yield pre-historic or archaeological information.
3. Submission of photographs of at least the front facades of current existing primary
structures; a representative sample of historic photographs of the proposed district, if
available; an accurate plat of survey; any other documentation that the heritage
commission may reasonably request.
C. Owner Consent: Nominations for landmarks or historic districts made by the Elgin
• heritage commission shall be accompanied by the written consent of the property
owner(s) of record for individual landmarks, or the written consent of at least a majority
of the owners of record of properties within the proposed historic district. No building
that is owned by a religious organization and is used primarily as a place for the conduct
of religious ceremonies shall be nominated for designation as a historical landmark
without the expressed consent of the owner(s) of record of such a property.
Section 2. That Section 20.06.030 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended,
entitled "Criteria for Consideration of Nomination" be and is hereby further amended to read as
follows:
20.06.030: CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION OF NOMINATION:
A nominated structure, property, or area must be fifty (50) years of age on the date of
designation unless it is an integral part of a designated historic district or if it has otherwise
achieved significance of exceptional importance.
The heritage commission shall, upon such investigation as it deems necessary, make a
determination as to whether a nominated structure, property or area meets at least six of the
following criteria. The Heritage commission may vote to proceed with as few as four criteria if
the property is identified with a person, or persons, who significantly contributed to the
development of the community, county, state, or country.
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• A. That it has character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural
characteristics of the community, county, state or country and retains the integrity to be
highly representative of the relevant area's social and cultural history;
B. That its location was a site of a significant local, county, state or national event or that it
was the location of a series of events or activities that contributed in a significant fashion
to the community's identity, and/or social, cultural or economic history;
C. That it is identified with a person or persons who significantly contributed to the
development of the community, county, state or country;
D. That it embodies distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style valuable for the
study of a period, type, method of construction or use of indigenous materials;
E. That it is identified as the work of a master builder, designer, architect or landscape
architect whose individual work has influenced the development of the community,
county, state or country;
F. That it embodies elements of design, detailing, materials or craftsmanship that render it
architecturally significant;
G. That it embodies design elements that make it structurally or architecturally innovative;
• H. That it has a unique location or singular physical characteristics that make it an
established or familiar visual feature;
I. That it is a particularly fine or unique example of a utilitarian structure, including, but not
limited to, farmhouses, gas stations or other commercial structures, with a high level of
integrity or architectural significance;
J. That it is suitable for preservation or restoration, to foster the education and awareness of
the community's past.
Any structure, property or area that meets the above criteria shall also have sufficient integrity of
location, design, materials and workmanship to make it worthy of preservation or restoration.
Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance be and are hereby repealed.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and
publication in the manner provided by law.
Ed Schoc ayor
FRWU
• Presented: April 29, 2009
Passed: April 29, 2009
Omnibus Vote: Yeas: 7 Nays: 0
Recorded: April 30, 2009
Published: May 1, 2009
Attest:
Diane Robertson, Cit Clerk
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