HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #4001 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE RE-ZONING CERTAIN PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF CANTON,
FULTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
WHEREAS, a Petition for Re-Zoning, signed by the owners of record of the real estate
hereinafter described, was filed before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of
Canton, Illinois, requesting that said real estate be re-zoned from R-3 (Two Family Residential
District)to a B-2 (General Commercial District)zoning classification; and
WHEREAS,the real estate which is the subject of this Petition is located at 572 South 6ch
Avenue, in the City of Canton,Fulton County, Illinois and is legally described as follows:
Lots Twenty-five, Twenty-six and Twenty-seven in Marshall & Fisher's First
Addition to the City of Canton, County of Fulton and State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Jon M. Newburn and Kimberley A. Newburn are the owners of record of
the real estate to be re-zoned and there are no other owners of record; and
WHEREAS, the real estate to be re-zoned is within the corporate limits of the City of
Canton, Illinois; and
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 Re-Zoning was given as provided by
law; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held before the Joint Planning and Zoning Commission
of the City of Canton,Illinois on May 11, 2015,pursuant to proper notice published in The Daily
Ledger, a secular newspaper having a general circulation in the City of Canton, County of Fulton
and State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, on May 11, 2015, the Joint Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of
Canton, Illinois recommended to the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois that the real
estate described above be re-zoned from R-3 (Two Family Residential District)to a B-2 (General
Commercial District)zoning classification; and
WHEREAS, the surrounding neighborhood consists of business and residential uses, and
the re-zoning of the real estate described above to a B-2 (General Commercial District)would be
consistent with the current uses in the area; and
WHEREAS, the highest and best use of the real estate described above is for general
business purposes; and
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WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Canton, Illinois that said real estate be
re-zoned from R-3 (Two Family Residential District) to a B-2 (General Commercial District)
zoning classification.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Canton,
Fulton County,Illinois, as follows:
1. That the City Council finds as facts the recitals hereinabove set forth.
2. That the real estate described above be re-zoned from R-3 (Two Family Residential
District)to a B-2 (General Commercial District)zoning classification.
3. 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 re-zoning.
4. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately 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 2nd day of June,2015, upon a roll call vote as follows:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Approved:
Jeffrey A. itz; or
Attest:
a Pavley-Roc i Clerk
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