1981-034 ORDINANCE NO, 81- 34
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BUFFALO GROVE
ZONING ORDINANCE OF 1961 , AS AMENDED
(TOWN CENTER VARIATIONS)
WHEREAS , Public Hearings have been held by the Zoning
Board of Appeals and the President and Board of Trustees of
the Village of Buffalo Grove in accordance with statutory
requirements ., and the Zoning Board of App_pals has submitted
its report and recommendations to the President and Board of
Trustees , and
l,'IHEREAS , the Village of Buffalo Grove is a Home Rule unit
by virtue of the provisions of the Constitution of the State of
Illinois of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to Article XIII of the
Zoning Ordinance have been found to be in the best interest of
the orderly development of the Town Center ,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD
OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE
COUNTIES , ILLINOIS as follows ;
SECTION 1 , Article XIII , Section 4 . 1-1 , is hereby amended
to read as follows :
Section 4 - VARIATIONS
4, 1-1 Authorized Variations - Board of Trustees ,
...............The Board of Trustees may by ordinance determine and
vary the application of any of the regulations of this
ordinance in harmony with the general purpose and intent
of such regulations relating to the use , construction ,
or alteration of buildings or the use of land in cases
where there are practical difficulties or particular
hardship in the way of carrying out the strict letter
of any such regulations . Variations , however, shall
only be authorized in the following instances :
a, To permit a temporary building for business or
industry in any district for a use otherwise
excluded from such district , provided the use is
incidental to the development of that district ,
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C. To permit in an I Industrial District a building
or use otherwise excluded from such district ,
provided such building or use is distinctly
incidental and essential to a use permitted in
such district , provided such incidental building
or use occupies not more than ten (10) percent
of the lot , that not more than ten ( 10) percent
of the employees of the building or plant are to
be engaged herein , and provided that such building
or use is not located within fifty (50) feet of
any street .
d. To permit the extension of a district where the
boundary line of a district divides a lot on
single ownership as shown on record prior to the
date of passage of this ordinance.
e . To permit a building to exceed the height limit
by not more than ten ( 10) percent of the height
limit established by this ordinance.
f . To interpret the provisions of this ordinance
where the street layout actually on the gound
varies from the street layout as shown on the
map fixing the several districts which map is
incorporated in and made a part of this zoning
ordinance,
9- To permit , in the B-5 Town Center Planned District
variations to the minimum lot area, and minimum
setbacks and buffering requirements to residential
districts.
SECTION 2 . Any person violating the provisions of this Chapter
shall be punished as provided in Section 1 .08.010 of the Buffalo
Grove Municipal Code.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
immediately upon its passage and approval in the manner provided
by law.
AYES : 4 Marienthal , O'Rei I l , Hartstein, Gerschefske
NAYES : I Stone
ABSENT: I Schwartz
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PASSED: June 15 1981
APPROVED : June 15 1981
PUBLISHED: June 17 1981