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ORDINANCE No.'713 !
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE VILLAGE OF
MOUNT PROSPECT ZONING ORDINANCE AS
AMENDED
WHEREAS, a Notice of Public Hearing with respect to
the question of amending the Village of Mount Prospect Zoning
Ordinance as amended by amending Section 16 (A) , was duly pub-
lished in the Mount Prospect Herald, a newspaper of general
circulation in the Village of Mount Prospect; and
WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was held by the Board of
Appeals of the Village of Mount Prospect in the Village Hall
in the Village of Mount Prospect on the 20th day of November,
1959, at the hour of 8:00 P.M. pursuant to the provisions of
the aforesaid public notice, and all persons who desired to
be heard were heard and an opportunity given to all persons
who desired to make remonstrances and objections with refer-
ence thereto; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Appeals of the Village of
Nount Prospect, subsequent to said public hearing, reconunended
that said amendment be approved,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF NOUNT PROSPECT, COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
Section 1: That an ordinance entitled, "An Ordi-
nance classifying, regulating and restricting the location of
trades and industries and the location of buildings designed
for specified uses; regulating and limiting the height and
bulk of buildings hereafter erected or altered, regulating
and limiting the intensity of the use of lot areas and regu-
lating and determining the area of yards, courts and other
open spaces within and surrounding such buildings; establishing
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the boundaries of districts for said purposes; and prescribing
penalties for the violation of its provisions," passed and
approved December 4, 1923 and amendments thereto (and known as
Ordinance No. 52) as amended, be further amended by amending
Section l6(A) to hereafter read as follows:
H(A) CREATION AND MEMBERSHIP.
A Board of Appeals is hereby authorized to
be established. When used in this Section the
word · Board' shall be construed to mean Board of
Appeals. The said Board shall consist of seven
(7) members appointed by the President by and
with the consent of the Board of Trustees. The
members of the Zoning Commission in office at the
time of the adoption of this amendment shall serve
as members of the new Board for the period of time
remaining in their current terms and until their
successors are appointed and qualified. At the
expiration of the respective terms of office of
the present members or for any vacancy on said
Board, the members of the Board hereafter shall
be appointed for terms of five (5) years. The
term of office shall expire on the fifteenth (15th)
day of Mayor until their successors shall have
been duly appointed and qualified. The President
by and with the consent of the Board of Trustees
shall appoint one of the members of the Board to
serve as Chairman. The Chairman shall be appointed
to serve until May 15th of the following year. There-
after the Chairman shall hold office as Chairman for
a period of one (1) year and may be re-appointed as
Chairman. The Chairman shall serve until his suc-
cessor has been duly appointed and qualified. All
members of the Board shall serve without compensa-
tion except that for any special meeting of said
Board there shall be paid from the fees received for
said special meeting the amount of $10.00 to the
Chairman and $5.00 to each member of the Board of
Appeals present at said special meeting. Members of
the Board shall be subject to removal by the Presi-
dent by and with the consent of the Board of Trustees
for cause and after a public hearing. The Board shall
select one of its members to be a Vice Chairman and
may select any resident of the Village of Mount Pros-
pect to serve as Secretary. The Secretary shall keep
the minutes and maintain the records of the Board."
Section 2: That this Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and approval ac-
cording to law.
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Section 3: That all ordinances or parts of ordi-
nances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby re-
pealed, reserving however, to the Village of Mount Prospect
any rights which have accrued to it against any person, firm
or corporation under any ordinance or sections of said Zoning
Ordinance which may be and are hereby repealed.
PASSED this.f1..l. day of ~
APPROVED this ~7Aday of ~
, 1960.
, 1960.
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