S-494 - 08/24/1982 - SPECIAL USE - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. S- 494
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SPECIAL USE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING
BUILDING OF HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook
have heretofore adopted Ordinance No. G-328 , which Ordinance creates a
special use in the R-3 Single-Family Detached Residence District for residential
development of existing buildings of historical, architectural or cultural
significance; and
WHEREAS, the Plan Commission of the said Village of Oak Brook has
recommended the approval of said special use for the property hereinafter
described specifically for the residential development of the structure known as
the St. Joseph seminary on July 20, 1981 ; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals of said Village on March 2, 1982
recommended the approval of said special use for the property hereinafter
described, specifically for the residential development of the structure known as
the St. Joseph seminary; and
WHEREAS,the Village President and Board of Trustees have reviewed the
recommendations of the said Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals and
concur with the same subject to the conditions enumerated herein;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK, DU PAGE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS as follows:
Section 1 : That the provisions of the preamble herein above set forth are
hereby adopted as though fully set forth herein.
Section 2: That the Village President and Board of Trustees find as
follows:
(A) That the St. Joseph Seminary building has historical,
architectural and cultural significance and fulfills
all of the criteria of Section VII (E) (2) (b) (2) of
the Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Oak Brook.
(B) That the St. Joseph Seminary building is suitable
for preservation and conversion into residential
dwellings, specifically, 53 single-family attached
townhouses.
. (C) That the proposed preservation plan in fact preserves
the existing building as a historical, architectural
and culturally significant structure.
(D) That the proposed residential development of St.
Joseph Seminary is so designed, located and proposed
to be operated so that the public health, safety
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and welfare will be protected and will not cause
substantial injury to the value of other property
in the neighborhood in which it is located.
Section 3s That the proposed preservation plan for the residential
development of the St. Joseph Seminary, be and is hereby approved. Said
preservation plan includes:
(A) Information addressing the criteria set forth
in Section VII (E) (2) (b) (2) including:
(i) David Gooder letter dated December
18, 1981.
(ii) David Gooder memo dated March 1,
1982.
(iii) Wilbert Hasbrouck memo dated March
2, 1982.
(B) Floor plan of existing and proposed uses in-
cluding:
(i) Existing and proposed plans for
basement and plans for existing first,
second, and third floors dated June 15,
1981 as prepared by Milton N. Zic.
(ii) Proposed plans for first floor dated
January 28, 1982 as prepared by
Milton N. Zic.
(iii) Proposed plans for second and third
floors dated February 18, 1982 as
prepared by Milton N. Zic.
(C) Plat of survey locating existing and proposed
structures as detailed on:
(i) John R. Cook's plat of survey dated
March 13, 1981 (existing) .
(ii) John R. Cook's preliminary plat as
last revised August 24, 1982 (proposed) .
(D) A statement detailing alterations to interior and
exterior and identifying restored and/or preserved
features as detailed in:
(i) Description of preservation restora-
tion, and alterations to Seminary-
Proposed Whitehall Park Townhomes
Development dated November 23, 1981.
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(ii) Plans detailing existing and proposed
exterior elevations, details of doors,
windows, and roof lines dated as
received January 29, 1982, and,
(iii) Photographic renderings dated as
received March 2, 1982.
(iv) List of items to be removed, dated
as received January 29, 1982.
(E) Topographic analysis of site with two foot
intervals as detailed in Site Analysis No.
4-127-201 dated June 15, 1981 as prepared
by John R. Cook and Associates.
(F) Information on existing and proposed water
mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers and
other public improvements as detailed in
the preliminary engineering, No. 4-127-201
prepared by John R. Cook and Associates
and dated as last revised August 24, 1982.
(G) Traffic study as detailed in traffic study
for proposed Whitehall Park Development dated
December 18, 1981 and prepared by James J.
Benes and Associates.
(H) Aerial photograph entitled "Zoning in the '
Vincinity of 35th Street and Midwest Road, Oak
Brook, Illinois" dated June 15, 1981 showing land
uses, physical features, and zoning within 400
yards of subject property.
(I) Proposed fire protection plan as detailed in
letter from Milton N. Zic, entitled, "Proposed
Fire Protection For Whitehall Park" and dated
December 11, 1981.
Section 4: That a special use pursuant to Section VII (E) (2) (b) of the
Zoning Ordinance for the residential development of the St. Joseph Seminary
building into 53 single family attached townhouses be and is hereby approved
specifically and exclusively for the property located on the north side of 35th
street approximately 660 feet East of Midwest Road which property is legally
described as:
Lot 23 in Whitehall Park, a subdivision of part of
Section 34, Township 39 North Range 11, East of the
Principal Meridian in DuPage County, Illinois,
according to the plat thereof recorded
1982, as Document No. R-82 ,
as further described in the attached Exhibit "A".
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Section 5: That the special use herein approved is subject to the following
conditions:
(A) That a final preservation plan detailing all
information included within the proposed
preservation plan, in form and substance
acceptable to the Village, be filed
with the Village within 60 days of
the date of this Ordinance.
(B) That there be filed with the Village
within 60 days of the date of this
Ordinance final plans and specifica-
tions for all public improvements
required for the implementation of
the preservation plan.
(C) That there be filed with the Village
within 60 days of the date of this
Ordinance all covenants, easements,
preservation restrictions, and
condominium declarations in form and
substance acceptable to the Village,
which documentation shall contain
restrictions against subdivision of any
townhouse condominium units.
(D) That no special use as herein approved
be issued until the submission to and
approved by the corporate authorities
of the material described in subsections
(A) through (C) inclusive, of this
Section 5.
(E) That the preservation vista for the property
referred to in Section 4 hereof shall be all
that area exclusive of the principal structure
referred to as the St. Joseph Seminary and
excepting those specific areas where accessory
uses and other approved structures are detailed
on the approved preservation plan; and
further that a variation from the provisions of
Section VII (E) (2) (b) 5 (f) is specifically
granted to allow the preservation vista as
depicted on the proposed preservation plan
approved in Section 3 hereof.
(F) That only the accessory uses depicted on the
approved final preservation plan may be located
provided that no such accessory use maybe located
closer than 40 feet from any lot line of lot 23
and shall be bermed and .landscaped to serve as a
buffer from nearby property. Said berming and
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landscaping shall be constructed in
conjunction with public improvements
and land improvements constructed
pursuant to an approved final plat
of subdivision.
(G) That no building permit for any of the
work encompassed herein be issued until
approval by the corporate authorities
of a final plat of subdivision of
Whitehall Park in form and substance
acceptable to the Village and consistent
with the preliminary plat of subdivision
thereof heretofore approved.
(H) A variation is hereby granted from the
provisions of Section VII (E) (2) (b) (5)
(e)to allow a density of not more than 3.3
'dwelling units per acre on the property
described in Section 4 hereof.
Section 6: That the provisions of this Ordinance are without prejudice to
the Village' s rights to require additional public improvements or land
improvements as defined in the Subdivision Regulations of the Village in
connection with the approval of any subdivision or resubdivision of the property
described in Section 4 hereof.
Section 7: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and approval pursuant to law.
Passed this 24th day of August , 1982•
Ayes: Trustees Congreve, Imrie, Listecki, Philip and Watson.
Nays: Trustee Rush
Absent: None
Approved this 24th day of August , 1982
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Vail age President
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
Approved as to Form:
ill ge Attorney
Published
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