HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - O-82-283 - 04/05/1982 - GRANT VARIATION MCH HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT FACILITYORDINANCE NO. 0-82-28
ZONING VARIATION ORDINANCE
(Re: McHenry Hospital Replacement Facility)
WHEREAS, the question of enacting the variation, herein-
after provided for, of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of
McHenry, came before the Zoning Board of Appealsof this City
pursuant to petition to hold a public hearing thereon; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing has been held by the Zoning
Board of Appeals after publication and notice to surrounding
property owners, all pursuant to law; and
WHEREAS, the petitioner, -McHenry Hospital Corporation,
seeks a variation from the zoning ordinance to allow the con-
struction of a new hospital not to exceed 140 feet or 9 stories
in height; and
WHEREAS, said Board of Appeals has made recommendations
and has submitted findings of fact to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, it appears that there are practical difficulties
and particular and undue hardships resulting from the applica-
tion of the strict letter of the Zoning Ordinance to the
property in question:
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MC HENRY, ILLINOIS, that:
SECTION 1: The City Council hereby expressly finds:
a, the particular physical surroundings, shapes, or
topographical condition of the specific property
involved would result in a particular hardship
upon the owner, as distinguished from a mere in-
convenience, if the strict letter of the regula-
tions were carried out;
b. the conditions on which the petition for a varia-
tion is based pertains only to a hospital and no
other hospital will likely be built in the City
and therefore the conditions are unique and not
applicable to other property within the same zoning
classification;
c. McHenry Hospital Corporation is an Illinois
not -for -profit corporation and the variation
is not therefore sought to make more money;
d. The alleged difficulty has not been created
by McHenry Hospital Corporation but rather
is the result of an architectural design which
•,gill result on lower operating costs thereby
being reflected in lower costs to those citizens
utilizing the facilities;
e. the construction of the new hospital, the cost
of which will be approximately $30,000,000.00,
will have a beneficial impact on surrounding
properties and the entire community and there-
fore the granting of the variation will not be
materially detrimental to other property or im-
provements in the neighborhood in which the
property is located; and
f. the proposed variation will not: (1) impair an
adequate supply of light and air to adjacent
property since the, facility will be located on
11.5+ - acres; (2) substantially increase the
congestion in the public streets; (3) increase
the danger of fire since the facility will be
sprinklered and the McHenry Township Fire Dis-
trict has indicated its approval of the height
of the structure; (4) endanger the public
safety, or substantially diminish or impair
property values within the neighborhood
SECTION 2: As a result of the foregoing findings, the
City Council hereby concludes that enforcement of the height
restriction contained in the Zoning Ordinance would impose a
practical difficulty and hardship on the hospital which was not
intended and which is not common to other property owners in
the area.
SECTION 3: The application of the Amended Zoning Ordin-
ance of the City of McHenry, is hereby varied to permit the
construction of a new hospital, the height of which shall not
exceed nine (9) stories or 140'. The property to which this varia-
tion is applicable is located approximately at the southwest
corner of the intersection of Bull Valley Road and Illinois
Route 31, and is legally described as follows:
The South 1767 feet of the North 1867 feet of
the East 2251.31 feet of the Southeast Quarter
of Section 3; also the South 1200 feet of the
North 1867 feet of that part of the Southwest
Quarter of Section 2 lying Westerly of the
centerline of Illinois State Route 31 (excepting
therefrom those parts thereof heretofore -con-
veyed by instruments recorded in the office of
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the Recorder of Deeds as Documents Number 201251
and 463b2o), all in Township 44 North, Range 8
East of the Third Principal Meridian, in McHenry
County, Illinois, and containing 103.54 acres of
land, more or less.
SECTION 4: That all ordinances or.parts thereof in con-
flict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval and publication
pursuant to law.
Passed this 5th-day of April, 1982.
AYES: Pepping, Datz, Harker, Wieser, Smith, Theurer
NAYS: None
ABSENT: mrinn-- Serritella
Approved this 5th day of April, 1982.
Attest:
City Clerk,
City of McHenry
ayor, City of McHenry
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