HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2991 03/18/1980 RDINANCR NO. '2991.
AN ORDINANCE TEMPORARILY' SUSPENDING
THE RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, the Village of Mount Prospect has heretofore on
July 20, 1976, adopted a comprehensive plan for the present
and future development and redevelopment of land within and
without the corporate limits of the Village; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Mount Prospect has, on April 5, 1977,
approved revisions and amendments to the said comprehensive
plan; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees, the Zoning Board
of Appeals and the Plan Commission of the Village have been
required to consider frequent requests for changes in the
zoning district classifications of land within the Village,
many of which applications for changes have involved requests
for the reclassification of land zoned for single family develop.
ment to districts in which multiple family development would be
permitted; and
WHEREAS, only approximately 8% of the land area of the Village
remains undeveloped; and
WHEREAS, approximately 10% of the land in the Village may be
presently underutilized and subject to redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees have found and
tetermined that the comprehensive plan should give more con-
~ideration to the housing and other land use goals of the
~unicipality and in particular that additional information
~nd guidelines should be detezmined for changes in the zoning
:lassification of land; and
~IEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees have found and
tetezmined that in order to insure a rational and.harmonious
)alance of types of land uses within the Village it is impera-
:ire that there be a temporary pause in the consideration of
iezoning applications pending a review, reconsideration and
~ugmentation of the comprehensive plan of the Village so as to
)rovide meaningful and useful guidelines for the decision of
~pplications for the reclassification of particular tracts of
and; and
HEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees have found and
etermined that the process of reviewing, reconsidering and
ugmenting the comprehensive plan of the Village so as to pro-
ide more meaningful and useful guidance to the Village, its
fficers, boards and co~m~,issions with respect to applications
or reclassification of particular parcels of land will require
ot more than 12 months; and
HEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village have
ound and determined that it would be i~equitable to require
ersons who have heretofore filed rezon~ng applications with
he Village to await a decision on their applications pending
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the completion of the proposed planning program, but that
antil such comprehensive planning program has been completed
· nd the results thereof considered and approved by the Village
~oard, no rezoning applications filed after the effective date
Df this Ordinance should be acted upon by the President and
~oard of Trustees or the other boards and commissions of the
~illage except in those instances in which the Village Board
~etermines that action on such an application is reasonably
%ecessary in order to ensure that federal or state grants for
~he construction of low or moderate cost housing will not be
~orfeited or lost; and
~REAS, the President and Board of Trustees have found and
determined that it is in the best interests of the Village
~nd its residents that a comprehensive planning program designed
to provide goals, objectives and guidelines for making decisions
~n requests for the reclassification of particular parcels of
land be undertaken, and that the advice, consultation and
~ssistance o.f such experts as may be necessary or desirable
should be secured by the Village.
~OW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
~RUSTEES OF THE VILT~GE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS,
%S FOLLOWS:
~ECTION ONE: The President and Board of Trustees find as facts
:he matters hereinabove set forth.
~ECTION TWO: The Village President, acting i~ consultation with
~he Village Manager and the Director of Co, mt%unity Development,
)e and they are hereby authorized and directed to prepare a
scope of services for a comprehensive planning program designed
to articulate goals, objectives and guidelines for deciding
rezoning applications and requests made to the Village of Mount
Prospect, to secure proposals for the services of expert con-
sultants in connection with the said comprehensive planning
program, and to present the same to the Board of Trustees for
its consideration and action.
~ECTION THREE: Section 14.804 of the Zoning Ordinance of the
~illage of Mount Prospect is herebY amended bY adding thereto
~ew subsection D to read ~s follows:
D. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in this SeCtion 14.804, no application for
rezoning received by the Village Clerk
after ..December !~ , 19 ~9, shall be
processed by the Village Clerk as provided
in this Section or be the subject of review
or hearing by the Zoning Board Of Appeals
or any other board or commission of the
Village for a period extending from and
after DecemSer 18 ..... 19 ~, to and including
December 31. , 1~ 8~ Pending the review
of the comprehensive plan of the Village;
provided, however, that applications that
involve the allocation or expenditure of
funds provided by the federal or state
government for use in paying a portion of
the cost of low or moderate cost housing
shall not be subject to the provisions of
this subparagraph.
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SECTION FOUR: The Plan Commission of the Village shall be
primarily responsible for undertaking the comprehenisve
planning process hereinabove described and to the end that
the President and Board of Trustees may be kept advised of
the progress made in the said comprehensive planning process,
the Plan Commission shall render progress reports to the
President and Board of Trustees not less than monthly and
the Plan Commission is directed to submit its recommendations
with respect to the comprehensive plan of the Village, and
the goals, objectives and guidelines for the decision of
rezoning applications to the President and Board of Trustees
not later than nine months from the date of this resolution.
SECTION FIVE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publication in the
manner provided by law.
PASSED THIS 18th~ DAY OF March
AYES: Farley, Floros, Miller, Murauskis, Richardson
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Wattenberg
APPROVED THIS 18th DAY OF M~rch
· 1980.
,-1980.
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