HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1692ORDINANCE NO. 1692
AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING AND RE-ZONING CERTAIN TERRITORY TO THE CITY
OF CANTON, FULTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
WHEREAS, a Petition for Annexation and Re-Zoning, signed by the
owners of record of the territory hereinafter described, was filed
before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Canton,
Illinois, requesting that said territory be annexed to the City of
Canton and re-zoned to an R-2 (Single Family Residential District)
zoning classification; and
WHEREAS, the territory which is the subject of this Petition is
legally described on Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and made a
part of this Ordinance by reference, and is located at 1271 West
Locust Street, in the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Jonathon W. Snider and Kathleen J. Snider are the
owners of record of the territory to be annexed and re-zoned and
there are no other owners of record and there are no electors
residing within the said territory to be annexed and re-zoned other
than Jonathon W. Snider and Kathleen J. Snider; and
WHEREAS, the territory to be annexed and re-zoned is not within
the corporate limits of any municipality, but is contiguous to the
City of Canton, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the territory to be annexed and re-zoned is part of
the Copperas Creek Fire Protection District; and
WHEREAS, proper notice of the Petition for Annexation and Re-
zoning has been given to the trustees of the Copperas Creek
Community Fire Protection District as provided by law and an
affidavit that service of notice has been made as provided by law
has been filed with the Fulton County Recorder of Deeds; and
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WHEREAS, all petitions, documents and other necessary legal
requirements are in full compliance with the statutes of the State
of Illinois and the ordinances of the City of Canton, Illinois, and
proper notice of the filing of the Petition for Annexation and Re-
Zoning was given as provided by law; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held before the Planning and
Zoning Commission of the City of Canton, Illinois on March 12,
2001, pursuant to proper notice published in the Canton Daily
Ledger, a secular newspaper having a general circulation in the
City of Canton, County of Fulton and State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2001, the Planning and Zoning Commission
of the City of Canton, Illinois recommended to the City Council of
the City of Canton, Illinois that the territory described on
Exhibit A be annexed to the City of Canton, Illinois in a zoning
classification of R-2 (Single Family Residential District),
pursuant to the provisions of 65 ILLS 5/7-1-8 of the Illinois
Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the territory to be annexed and re-zoned has been used
for many years as a single family residence, is well suited for
continued use as a single family residence and should be annexed to
the City of Canton, Illinois in an R-2 (Single Family Residential
District) zoning classification; and
WHEREAS, the highest and best use of the territory to be
annexed and re-zoned is its present use, i.e., single family
residential purposes; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Canton,
Illinois that said territory be annexed to the City of Canton,
Illinois in an R-2 (Single Family Residential District) zoning
classification.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City
of Canton, Illinois, as follows:
1. That the City Council finds as facts the recitals
hereinabove set forth.
2. That the territory described on Exhibit A, which is
attached hereto and made a part of this Ordinance by reference, be
and the same is annexed to the City of Canton, Illinois.
3. That the territory described on Exhibit A shall be annexed
to the City of Canton, Illinois in an R-2 (Single Family
Residential District) zoning classification.
4. That the Zoning Administrator of the City of Canton,
Illinois is hereby directed to make the appropriate changes to the
zoning maps of the City of Canton to reflect this annexation and
re-zoning.
5. That Jonathon W. Snider and Kathleen J. Snider are hereby
directed to record with the Recorder of Deeds of Fulton County,
Illinois and to file with the County Clerk of Fulton County,
Illinois a certified copy of this Ordinance together with an
accurate map of the territory annexed.
4. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon
its passage by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois,
and approval by the Mayor thereof.
PASSED by a majority vote of the City Council of the City of
Canton, Illinois, and APPROVED by the Mayor thereof this 4th day
of April 2001, upon a roll call vote as follows:
Ayes: Al,der~eri May, Shores, Meade, Nidiffer, Phillips, Sarff, Hartford, Nblleck,
Nays: Nape.
Absent: None,
Approved: ~~
Donald Edwards, Mayor
Attest: -"~~~~
Nancy S. W ites, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
A part of the Northwest Quarter and a part of the Northeast
Quarter of Section 29, Township 7 North, Range 4 East of the
Fourth Principal Meridian, Fulton County, Illinois,
described as follows and bearings refer to the Illinois
State Plane Coordinate System, West Zone: Commencing at the
Southwest corner of said Northwest Quarter; thence along the
South line of said Northwest Quarter bearing North 89
degrees 43 minutes 41 seconds East, a distance of 1921.02
feet; thence bearing North 00 degrees 56 minutes 55 seconds
East, a distance of 66.43 feet to a concrete right of way
marker on the North Right of Way line of Illinois Route 9
and the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence bearing North 00 degrees
56 minutes 55 seconds East, a distance of 963.69 feet to the
center line of a creek; thence along said center line for
the next 13 courses bearing South 59 degrees 41 minutes 31
seconds East, a distance of 82.66 feet; thence bearing South
15 degrees 07 minutes 15 seconds West, a distance of 102.25
feet; thence bearing South 21 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds
East, a distance of 100.29 feet; thence bearing South 13
degrees 55 minutes 37 seconds East, a distance of 80.00
feet; thence bearing North 69 degrees 23 minutes 32 seconds
East, a distance of 90.00 feet; thence bearing South 52
degrees 23 minutes 19 seconds East, a distance of 53.23
feet; thence bearing South 48 degrees 48 minutes 44 seconds
East, a distance of 116.84 feet; thence bearing South 30
degrees 21 minutes 07 seconds East, a distance of 55.47
feet; thence bearing South 26 degrees 02 minutes 11 seconds
East, a distance of 317.49 feet; thence bearing South 79
degrees 15 minutes 10 seconds East, a distance of 53.06
feet; thence bearing South 43 degrees 58 minutes 58 seconds
East, a distance of 138.82 feet; thence bearing South 37
degrees 28 minutes 49 seconds East, a distance of 131.74
feet; thence bearing South 29 degrees 25 minutes 37 seconds
East, a distance of 13.95 feet to said North Right of Way
line; thence leaving said center line and along said North
Right of Way line for the next 4 courses bearing North 86
degrees 02 minutes 42 seconds West, a distance of 44.50
feet; thence bearing South 80 degrees 49 minutes 45 seconds
West, a distance of 193.20 feet; thence bearing South 89
degrees 45 minutes 44 seconds West, a distance of 300.00
feet; thence bearing North 85 degrees 55 minutes 37 seconds
West, a distance of 199.30 feet to the Point of Beginning,
containing 7.836 acres, more or less.
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