G26-13 Ordinance No. G26-13
AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR STREET GRAPHICS
WITHIN A PORTION OF THE RANDALL ROAD/I-90 AREA OF SPECIAL CHARACTER
(2000 Fox Lane)
WHEREAS, written application has been made to add the property commonly known as
2000 Fox Lane into the Randall Road/1-90 of special character; and
WHEREAS, Section 19.50.105 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, provides
that the City Council may designate specific locations within the city as Areas of Special
Character in order to provide appropriate flexibility in the regulation of street graphics through
the adoption of special regulation for these areas that can vary from the regulations contained
within the City's Street Graphics Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, in its Ordinance No. G25-13, has designated the property
commonly referred to as 2000 Fox Lane, and further described in Section 1 of said ordinance as
part of the Randall Road/I 90 Area of Special Character (the "Randall Road/I 90 Area of Special
Character")pursuant to Section 19.50.105; and
WHEREAS, written application has been made to adopt special regulations for street
graphics on the property commonly referred to as 2000 Fox Lane and further described in
Section 1 of this ordinance as part of the Randall Road/I 90Area of Special Character; and
WHEREAS, the Planning & Zoning Commission held a public hearing concerning
adding the property at 2000 Fox Lane into the Randall Road/1-90 Area of Special Character and
concerning the proposed special regulations and has submitted its written findings and
recommendation that the subject property be added to the Randall Road/I-90 Area of Special
Character and that the special regulations for street graphics be granted; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously determined that the Randall Road/I 90 Area
of Special Character has unique characteristics including the area's location, topography and
being adjacent to U.S. Interstate 90; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that the location and use of the subject
property as corporate offices, light industrial and warehouse uses, presents specified unique
challenges and demands such that the City's street graphic ordinance cannot adequately regulate
street graphics for such use in such area; and
WHEREAS, the proposed special regulations for the subject property are consistent with
the unique character and unique use of the Randall Road/I 90 Area of Special Character and
departures from the street graphics ordinance as contained within such proposed special
regulations are limited to address the unique and particular area characteristics and use
characteristics of the subject property's portion of the Randall Road/I 90 Area of Special
• Character.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
• OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1. The following Special Regulations for Street Graphics for the 2000 Fox Lane
portion of the Randall Road/I 90 Area of Special Character, such property being legally
described in the Ordinance Amending Chapter 19.50 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as
Amended, entitled "Street Graphics," Regarding the Randall Road/1-90 Area of Special
Character (2000 Fox Lane), Ordinance No. G25-13 (the "Subject Property"), be and are hereby
granted and approved pursuant and subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. Compliance with the graphics exhibit entitled "ROI Rieke Office Interiors"
prepared by Parvin-Clauss Sign Company, dated May 30, 2013, attached hereto as
Exhibit 1 (such plan is hereinafter referred to as the "Subject Special Sign District Plan").
Pursuant to the Subject Special Sign District Plan, one double-faced light emitting diode
(LED) message center (the "Special Sign") shall be permitted on the Subject Property in
the location as set forth in paragraph 2 below. At the election of its owner, the light
emitting diode (LED) message center on the east facing side of the sign may initially be
constructed and/or from time-to-time replaced with a static (no-LED) sign face.
2. The Special Sign shall be located only at a location within the strip of land of the
Subject Property depicted on Exhibit 1 attached hereto. The Special Sign may be
constructed on a berm which is not higher than thirty-six inches above the surrounding
average grade.
. 3. The light emitting diode (LED) electronic message graphic board included as part
of the sign shall also comply with the following additional standards:
a. All images, displays or messages of any type or nature (hereinafter
collectively "Image" or "Images") shall be static without any type of
movement or motion whether the Images are in the form of animation,
video, text or otherwise. No continuous traveling, scrolling, flashing,
spinning, revolving or shaking, or any other type of movement or motion
of an Image shall be allowed.
b. The rate of change for any Image shall be for a minimum period of ten
(10) seconds, i.e., each Image displayed shall be displayed for a minimum
period of ten(10) seconds.
C. Any Image or message change sequence shall be accomplished
immediately with no transition by changing from one screen to another or
by means of fade or dissolve mode.
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d. The intensity or maximum brightness of the light emitting diode (LED)
• display shall not exceed five thousand (5,000) nits when measured from
the sign's face at its maximum brightness, during daylight hours, and five
hundred (500) nits when measured from the sign's face at its maximum
brightness between dusk and dawn, i.e. the time of day between sunrise
and sunset. The light emitting diode (LED) display shall include an
ambient light meter at a programmable or manual dimming capacity.
e. The square footage of the light emitting diode (LED) electronic message
center shall not exceed 89 square feet.
f. The light emitting diode (LED) message center, as well as all other street
graphics within the Subject Property shall not be operated, in whole or in
part, as an Off Premises Street Graphic.
g. The light emitting diode (LED) message center shall display Images
limited solely and only to displaying in text the names and logos of the
companies, one at a time, then currently occupying the Subject Property as
a bona fide full time and year round owner or tenant on the Subject
Property.
h. In the event of any conflict between the standards for the light emitting
diode (LED) message center as provided for in this Subsection 3 and the
• provisions within the Subject Special Sign District Plan, the provisions of
this Subsection 3 shall supersede and control.
4. In the event of any conflict between the special regulations for the Subject
Property as provided herein, and the provisions of Chapter 19.50 of the Elgin Municipal
Code, 1976, as amended, entitled "Street Graphics", the provisions of these special
regulations for the Subject Property as contained herein shall supersede and control.
5. With the sole exception of the Special Sign (i.e., the light emitting diode (LED)
electronic changeable copy graphic authorized in this ordinance), all other street graphics
on the Subject Property shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 19.50 of the Elgin
Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, entitled"Street Graphics".
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage in the
manner provided by law.
David J. Kaftain, Uayor
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Presented: July 10, 2013
• Passed: July 10, 2013
Omnibus Vote: Yeas: 9 Nays: 0
Recorded: July 10, 2013
Published: July 11, 2013
Attest:
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Kimberly Dewis, Ci Clerk
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