HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1735ORDINANCE NO. 1735
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 959 ENTITLED, "AN
ORDINANCE INITIATING AND COOPERATIVELY DESIGNATING AN
ENTERPRISE ZONE".
WHEREAS, on December 27, 1982, the City Council of the City of Canton,
Fulton County, Illinois passed Ordinance No. 959 entitled, "An Ordinance Initiating and
Cooperatively Designating an Enterprise Zone", providing metes and bounds description
for the City of Canton/Fulton County Enterprise Zone; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Canton has determined that it is necessary and in the best
interest of the City of Canton and economic development in the Canton area to expand
the City of Canton/Fulton County Enterprise Zone; and,
WHEREAS, a public heazing was held at the meeting of the Fulton County
Boazd on July 9, 2002, at the Fulton County Courthouse for the purpose of the expansion
of the City of Canton/Fulton County Enterprise Zone where pertinent information was
presented.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CANTON, Fulton County, Illinois as follows:
1. That the City Council of the City of Canton hereby approves, subject to
concurrence of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, the
expansion of the City of CantonlFulton County Enterprise Zone to include property
identified in Exhibit "A" hereby incorporated by reference.
2. That the City of Canton, subject to approval of the Illinois Department of
Commerce and Community Affairs, hereby approves the new metes and bounds
description for the enterprise zone as identified in Exhibit "B" hereto.
3. That the Fulton County Boazd passed a Resolution on July 9, 2002 approving
the expansion of the City of Canton/Fulton County Enterprise Zone to include property
identified in Exhibit "A" hereby incorporated by reference, and the new metes and
bounds description for the Enterprise Zone as identified in Exhibit "B" hereto.
4. That the City of Canton will provide all local benefits and amenities in the
expanded pazcel as is currently being accorded to inhabitants of the City of
Canton/Fulton County Enterprise Zone.
5. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its
passage by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois and approval
by the Mayor thereof.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois at a
regular meeting this 20th day of Au,~;us t 2002, by a roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Alder~.z Filling~iam, Shores, Carl, Sarff, Hartford, Molleck.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: ~~ West, Meade.
APPROVED:
Jerry Bo er, Mayor
ATTEST:
~ti
Nancy White City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION
PROPOSED ENTERPRISE ZONE EXPANSION
WHEREAS, Canton's current Enterprise Zone encompasses the former International
Harvester site, among other properties, and extends south and east to the East R.O.W.
line of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Road and the North R.O.W. line of Oak
Street in Canton; and
WHEREAS, Canton wishes to extend its Enterprise Zone to the south and east to include
certain property in Buckheart Township, Fulton County Illinois where an ethanol plant is
proposed to be constructed; and
NOW THEREFORE, the proposed addition to Canton's Enterprise Zone consists of the
following:
A strip of land five (5) feet wide commencing at the intersection of the East R.O.W. line
of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Road and the North R.O.W. line of Oak Street
in Canton, and extending five (5) feet west into Burlington Northern Sdanta Fe R.O.W.,
thence continuing south along said East R.O.W. line of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Rail Road to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Road Spur to the Central Illinois
Light Company Power Station, and continuing in an easterly direction along the North
R.O.W. line of said spur to and including the following described real estate:
The South Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 13, Township 6 North, Range 4 East
of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Fulton County, Illinois. And a part of the South Half of
Section 13 and a part of the North Half of Section 24, Township 6 North, Range 4 East of
the Fourth Principal Meridian, Fulton County, Illinois, more particularly described as
follows and bearings refer to the CILCO Duck Creek Boundary Map recorded in Slide
15, Fulton County Recorder's Office:
Beginning at the Center of said Section 13 as shown of said CILCO Duck Creek
Boundary Map; thence along the boundary line of Duck Creek Station as shown on said
CILCO Duck Creek Boundary Map for the next 14 courses bearing South 00 degrees 31
minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 1337.06 feet; thence bearing South 88 degrees 38
minutes OS seconds East a distance of 1239.72 feet; thence bearing South 00 degrees 31
minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 1270.00 feet; thence bearing North 89 degrees 03
minutes 17 seconds East, a distance of 1185.98 feet; thence bearing South 00 degrees 47
minutes 10 seconds West, a distance of 1298.23 feet; thence bearing North 90 degrees 00
minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 565.43 feet; thence 558.11 feet along a curve to
the right, whose radius is 1332.39 feet and whose chord bears North 78 degrees 00
minutes 00 seconds West, a chord length of 554.04 feet; thence bearing North 66 degrees
00 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 477.55 feet; thence 427.93 feet along a curve
to the left, whose radius is 1532.39 feet and whose chord bears North 74 degrees 00
minutes 00 seconds West, a chord length of 426.54 feet; thence bearing North 82 degrees
00 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 460.26 feet; thence 1348.77 feet along a curve
to the right, whose radius is 1332.39 feet and whose chord bears.North 53 degrees 00
minutes 00 seconds West, a chord length of 1291.92 feet; thence bearing North 24
degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 1649.32 feet; thence 1251.17 feet
along a curve to the left, whose radius is 1532.39 feet and whose chord bears North 47
degrees 23 minutes 25 seconds West, a chord length of 1216.70 feet to the West line of
said Section 13; thence along said West line bearing North 00 degrees 37 minutes 33
seconds East, a distance of 272.92 feet to the West Quarter comer of said Section 13;
thence leaving said boundary line North 89 degrees 03 minutes 25 seconds East, a
distance of 2621.39 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 213.366 acres more or less.
Subject to the rights, if any, of the public for roadway purposes along existing public
roadways through or adjacent to the above described parcels.
E~IiIBIT B
METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION -ENTERPRISE ZONE
Beginning at the intersection of the North R.O.W. line of the TP&W Railroad and the
West RO.W. line of the alley South of Van Buren Court; thence northerly along said
alley R.O.W. to a point west of Gavenda Salvage Company's north lot line; thence
easterly across the alley and along the north lot line of Gavenda Salvage to the west
R.O.W. line of South Second Avenue; thence northerly along the west R.O.W. line of
South Second Avenue to the South R.O.W, line of East Maple Street to the west R.O.W.
line of the alley south of Van Buren Court; thence northerly along the west R.O.W, line
of said alley and Van Buren Court to a point west of the south lot line of the Van Buren
Court Apartments to the west RO.W. line of South Second Avenue; thence northerly
along the west R.O.W. line of South Second Avenue to the south R.O.W. line of East
Pine Street; thence westerly along said south R.O.W. line of East Pine Street to a point
just south of the west lot line of the City Water Tower lot; thence northerly across East
Pine Street along the west lot line of the City Water Tower lot to the northwest corner of
said lot; thence easterly along the north lot line of the City Water Tower lot and across
Van Buren Court to the east R.O.W. line of Van Buren Court; thence northerly along the
east R.O.W. line of Van Buren Court to the north lot line of the City gazage; thence
easterly along the north R.O.W. line of the City gazage to the west R.O.W. line of South
Second Avenue; thence northerly along the west R.O.W. line of South Second Avenue to
the south R.O.W. line of East Chestnut Street; thence easterly along the south RO. W.
line of East Chestnut Street to the east lot line of the City Hall property; thence southerly
along the east lot line of they City Hall property to the north lot line of the Red Cross
property; thence easterly along the north lot line of the Red Cross property to the east lot
line of the Red Cross property; thence southerly along the east lot line of the Red Cross
property to the north lot line of the International Harvester property; thence easterly along
the north lot line of the International Harvester property to the east R.O.W. line of the
North Third Avenue; thence southerly along the east R.O.W. line of North Third Avenue
to the north R.O.W. line of East Elm Street to the west lot line of the International
Hazvester pazking lot; thence northerly along the west lot line of the International
Hazvester parking lot to the north R.O.W. line of East Chestnut Street; thence easterly
along the north R.O.W. line of East Chestnut Street to the east R.O.W. line of North Fifth
Avenue; thence southerly along the east R.O.W. line of North Fifth Avenue to the south
RO.W. line of East Pine Street; thence westerly along the south R.O.W. line of East Pine
Street to the east lot line of the International Harvester storage lot; thence southerly,
easterly and then again southerly along the east lot line of the International Harvester
storage lot to the south lot line of the International Harvester storage lot; thence westerly
along the south lot line of the International Harvester storage lot to the East RO. W. line
of the Burlington Northern Railroad; thence southerly along the East R.O. W, line of the
Burlington Northern Railroad; thence southerly along the east R.O.W. line of the
Burlington Northern Railroad to the north RO. W. line of East Oak Street; thence
westerly along the north R.O.W. line of East Oak Street to the west R.O.W. line of South
Third Avenue; thence northerly along the west R.O.W. line of South Third Avenue to the
south lot line of the Grain Elevator property; thence westerly along the south lot line of
the Grain Elevator property, across South Second Avenue and along the south lot line of
the Dairy property, across South First Avenue and along the south lot line of the Wazeco
Gas Station property, to the west RO.W. line of South Main Street; thence northerly
along the west RO.W. line of South Main Street to the South RO.W. line of West
Railroad Street to the East RO.W. line of South Avenue B; thence westerly across South
Avenue B and along the south RO. W. line of the TP&W Railroad to a point directly
south of the intersection of the north R.O.W. line of the TP&W Railroad and the south
RO.W. line of West Maple Street; thence northerly across the RO.W. of the TP&W
Railroad to the intersection of the north RO. W. line of the TP&W Railroad and the south
R.O.W. line of County West Maple Street, (which at this point is actually a county road
and will be referred to as County West Maple Street), to the west RO.W. line of the
Spoon River College Road; thence northerly, westerly and again northerly along the west
R.O.W. line of the Spoon River College Road to the north RO.W. line of Illinois State
Route 9; thence easterly along the north R.O.W. line of Illinois State Route 9 to a point
north of the west lot line of Sherwood Forrest Mobile Home Pazk; thence southerly
across the R.O.W. of Illinois State Route 9 and along the west lot line of the Sherwood
Forrest Mobile Home Pazk to the southwest corner of the Sherwood Forrest Mobile
Home Pazk; thence easterly, southerly, easterly and again southerly along the easterly
property line of the Metropolitan Sanitary District land to the northern R.O.W. line of the
County West Maple Street; thence easterly along the north R.O.W. line of County West
Maple Street to the City Limits line of West Maple Street; thence southerly across the
R.O.W. line of West Maple Street to the north R.O.W. line of the TP&W Railroad;
thence easterly along the north R.O.W. line of the TP&W Railroad to the point
beginning, said tract of ground all being in Fulton County in Illinois and containing 1.031
squaze miles, more or less. ~
METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION ENTERPRISE ZONE
AS DESIGNATED BY ORDINANCE NO. 1209, AMENDING ORDINANCE
NUMBER 959 ENTITLES, "AN ORDINANCE INITIATING AND
COOPERATIVELY DESIGNATING AN ENTERPRISE ZONE".
Commencing at the intersection of south R.O. W, line of East Elm Street and the East
R.O.W. line of South Fifth Avenue; thence, south along the east RO. W. line of South
Fifth Avenue to the south R.O.W. line of East Pine Street; thence, west along the south
RO.W. line of East Pine street to the east R.O.W. line of South Fourth Avenue, being
also part of the boundary of the present Enterprise Zone; thence, north along the east
RO.W. line of South Fourth Avenue and along the existing boundary of the present
Enterprise Zone to a point approximately 132.00 feet south of the south RO.W. line of
East Elm Street; thence, east along the existing Enterprise Zone boundary approximately
78.50 feet; thence, north along the existing Enterprise Zone boundary approximately
132.00 feet to the south R.O.W. line of East Elm Street; thence, east along the south
R.O.W. line of East Elm Street to its intersection with the east R.O.W. line of South Fifth
Avenue, being also the point of beginning.
METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION ENTERPRISE ZONE
AS DESIGNATED BY ORDINANCE NO. 1156, AMENDING ORDINANCE
NUMBER 959 ENTITLES, "AN ORDINANCE INITIATING AND
COOPERATIVELY DESIGNATING AN ENTERPRISE ZONE".
East R.O.W. line of North Fifth Avenue; thence southerly along the east R.O.W. line of
North Fifth Avenue to the South R.O.W. line of East Elm Street; thence westerly along
the south R.O.W. line of East Elm Street.