HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 38-84 08/07/1984
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RESOLUTION NO. 38-84
A RESOLUTION TO OBJECT TO THE GRANTING OF VARIATIONS
BY THE COOK COUNTY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TO ALLOW
THE ERECTION OF AN OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGN AT THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF BUSSE ROAD AND THE NORTHWEST
TOLLWAY IN ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP
WHEREAS, a petition has been filed with the Cook County Zoning
Board of Appeals to vary the required setback from 500 feet to ,
10 feet, to increase the required height from 35 feet to 51 feet, I
to increase the sign area from 750 to 765 square feet and
reduce the distance between signs from 6,120 feet to 500 feet,
to allow the erection of a double-faced illuminated outdoor
advertising sign on property adjacent to the Village of
Mount Prospect in unincorporated Cook County (Docket #4281 and
Docket #4293); and
J WHEREAS, the Village finds that the variation request is
, excessive in nature and there is no evidence that the conditions
of hardship are present per Article XII.73 Standards for Variation,
of the Cook County Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Village Board passed a comprehensive Sign Ordinance
on December 7,1982, in an effort to improve the overall quality
of signage within the corporate boundaries of the Village; and
I WHEREAS, the subject property is located adjacent to the
Village of Mount Prospect and is within its planning
jurisdication; and
WHEREAS; on May 13,1982, the Village officially objected to
the granting of variations for a similar case, Docket #3760, for
an advertising sign in Elk Grove Township; and
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WHEREAS, the Village finds that it is in the best interests of I
the Village to oppose the current variation request. I
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ~SOLnD BY THE MYOR AND BOA~ OF "
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: That the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village
of Mount Prospect do hereby object to the granting of variations
to allow the erection of an outdoor advertising sign at the
northwest corner of the intersection of Busse Road and the
Northwest Tollway in Elk Grove Township.
SECTION TWO: A copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded
to Alex R. Seith, Chairman of the Cook County Zoning Board
of Appeals, with a request that the Resolution be filed in
the official records of these cases, Docket #4281 and #4293.
SECTION THREE: This Resolution shall be in full force and
effect upon its passage and approved in the manner provided by
law.
AYES: Arthur,
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Farley
Floros, Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg
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Village Clerk
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Carolyn H. Krause, Mayor
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