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• Ordinance No. S2-11
ORDINANCE
DESIGNATING SAWYER MANSION
AT 806 WEST HIGHLAND AVENUE AS A HISTORICAL LANDMARK
WHEREAS, the Elgin Heritage Commission has conducted a public hearing and
determined that the Sawyer Mansion at 806 West Highland Avenue meets the criteria of the
Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, for designation of a historical landmark; and
WHEREAS, the Elgin Heritage Commission has submitted its report and findings in
support of its determination and recommendation: and
WHEREAS, the Sawyer Mansion at 806 West Highland Avenue has been identified by
the Elgin Heritage Commission, as a significant historical and architectural structure within the
City of Elgin due to its connection to prominent Elgin citizens and its significant architectural
and structural design: and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to promote civic pride through an awareness of Elgin-s
unique development and history; and encourage the conservation and preservation of an
important segment of the man-made environment of the City of Elgin; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the recommendation of the Elgin Heritage
• Commission and concurs in the recommendation to designate the Sawyer Mansion at 806 West
Highland Avenue as a historical landmark.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that the Sawyer Mansion at 806 West Highland Avenue, located upon
the property legally described as follows:
Lot 5 and the Southerly 20 feet of the Westerly 26 feet of Lot 4 in Block II
of McClure's Linden Addition to Elgin, in the City of Elgin, Kane County,
Illinois.
be and is hereby designated as a historical landmark as provided in Chapter 20.06 of the Elgin
Municipal Code, 1976, as amended.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the City Clerk is authorized and directed to provide
notice, send copies of the ordinance, and record a certified copy of the ordinance in the office of
the Recorder of Deeds of Kane County, Illinois.
d Schoc , Mayor
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Presented: March 2'). 2011
Passed: March 23, 2011
Omnibus Vote: Yeas: 7 Nays: 0
Recorded: March 23. 2011
Published: March 25, 2011
Attest:
Diane Robertson, City Clerk
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