HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - O-78-179 - 11/13/1978 - AMEND ZONING BARB GERASCHAN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE
NOV 1 31978
CITY OF McHENRY,- ILLINOIS
ENRY
WHEREAS, an application has been made to amend the
Zoning Ordinance of the City of McHenry, Illinois, to grant a
special use permit pursuant to Article XV thereof to authorize
the owner of the premises described below, RARBAR71 GERASCH, to
conduct a telephone answering service from the home being con-
structed or to be constructed thereon until two (2) years
after her death, or for as long as she occupies said premises
as her home, whichever circumstance shall be applicable, as
to the following described premises, to --wit:
Lots 4 and 5 of the Original Plat of McHenry,
on the West side of Fox River, being a Subdi-
vision of part of the Southeast Quarter of
Section 26, Township 45 North, Range 8 East
of the Third Principal Meridian, according to
the Plat thereof recorded July 6, 1840 in
Book B of Deeds, page 160, in Mc}Ienry County,
Illinois'.
AND, WHEREAS, a public hearing concerning said
.application was duly held before the Zoning Board of Appleals
of the City of McHenry, Illinois, on September 29, 1978;
AND, WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals has
recommended to the City Council that a special use permit be
granted to BARBARA GERASCH as to the subject premises;
AND, WHEREAS, the City Council has read and considered
the "Report and Recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals
to the City Council, City of McHenry," a copy of which is affixed
hereto as Exhibit 1 and made a part hereof;
AND, WHEREAS, having read and considered said
Report and Recommendation, the City Council expressly finds,
pursuant to Article XV, Section C of the Zoning Ordinance of
the City of McHenry, Illinois, that:
(a) the special use sought by BARBARA GERASCH will not
cause substantial injury to the value of other property
in the neighborhood in which it is to be located;
(b) the location and size of said special. use, the nature
and intensity of the operation involved in or con-
ducted in connection with it, the size of the site
in relation to it, and the location of the site
with respect to streets giving access to it, are
such that it will be in harmony with appropriate
and orderly development of the district in which
it is to be located;
(c) the location, nature and height of buildings, walls
and fences, and the nature and extent of the
landscaping on the site are such that the use will
not hinder or discourage the appropriate development
and use of adjacent land and buildings, nor
impair the value thereof; and
(d) parking areas are, according to said Report and
Recommendation, of adequate size for said
particular use, are properly located, and are
suitably screened from adjoining residential
uses, and the entrance and exit drives are laid
out so as to prevent traffic hazards and
nuisances.
AND, WHEREAS, the City Council hereby expressly adopts
the "Findings" of the Zoning Board of Appeals, as set forth in
said "Report and Recommendation", and incorporates said Findings
into this Ordinance as though fully set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and
City Council of the City of McHenry, in the County of McHenry and
State of Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1: That a special use within the "R:-3"
SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT classification of the City of McHenry
Zoning Ordinance, heretofore passed and published by -the! City
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Council of the City of McHenry, Illinois, be and is hereby
granted so as to permit the use and operation of a telephone
answering service from the home being or to be constructed on
the premises legally described above, subject to the following
conditions:
(a) That the special use permit herein authorized
shall be valid only for such time as the
Petitioner therefor, BARBARA GERASCH, shall
occupy said premises as her home, or, should
she die while said premises are so occupied
as her home, for two (2) years immediately
following her demise;
(b) That parking be provided for frequent_
customers, but that no parking lot be con-
structed in the front of said premises; and
that parking spaces for employees of the
petitioner- be provided in the rear of said
premises;
(c) That the petitioner provide landscaping
suitable to the surrounding area and the
petitioner's business operations.
SECTION 2: That granting such special use de-
scribed in Section 1 hereof_ is effected pursuant to proper
application having been made therefor to the Zoning Board of
Appeals of the City of McHenry, Illinois, and upon proper
publication of notice of hearing, and upon public hearing,
and upon receipt of the written affirmative recommendation of
the members of said Zoning Board of Appeals, all pursuant to
and in compliance with the provisions of the said Zoning
Ordinance.
SECTION 3: That all ordinances or parts thE�reof
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in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
SECTION 4: That this amending Ordinance shall be
in full force and effect from and after its passage and
approval according to law.
/ THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE was moved by
A� L A N and seconded by
and upon a vote being taken, the Mayor declared the motion
passed.
PASSED and APPROVED this / 3 th day of
1978.
Voting aye: ( 7 ) �cc."s , Sc-000L-rY, .DATZ, SMiTN, PIAP-0k,A/0LArJ,6OL&f't,
Voting nay: ( p )
Absent: ( / ) a -bA MS.
c- ATTEST:
By.
City Clerk
CITY OF MCHENRY, ILLINOIS
By:
mayor
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