O-04-31VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 0-04-31
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN
DIRECTIONAL GROUND SIGNS IN CERTAIN C -2 SHOPPING
CENTER PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, LAKE
AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, this
7th day of June , 2004.
Published in pamphlet form
by authority of the President
and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Deerfield, Lake and
Cook Counties, Illinois, this
8th day of June , 2004.
VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 0-04-31
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN
DIRECTIONAL GROUND SIGNS IN CERTAIN C -2 SHOPPING
CENTER PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS
WHEREAS, the Owner (the "Applicant ") of certain property commonly known as the Lake
Cook Plaza Shopping Center and legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Subject
Property ") has the petitioned the Plan Commission of the Village of Deerfield for a text amendment
to Article 9.02 -B of the Zoning Ordinance of the Village .of Deerfield to permit certain tenant
directional ground signs in a Shopping Center Planned Unit Development having more than 200,000
square feet of gross floor area and less than 500,000 square feet of gross floor area in the C -2
Outlying Commercial District; and,
WHEREAS, the Plan Commission of the Village of Deerfield held a public hearing on March
25, 2004 to consider said text amendment, said hearing being held pursuant to public notice and
conforming in all respects, in both manner and form, with the requirements of the statutes of the State
of Illinois and the Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Deerfield; and,
WHEREAS, the Plan Commission of the Village of Deerfield, after considering the evidence
and supporting materials presented at said hearing, submitted its written report and findings of fact
to the Board of Trustees of the Village of Deerfield recommending a text amendment to Article 9.02-
B of the Zoning Ordinance to permit a tenant directional ground sign for certain shopping centers
within a Special Use Shopping Center/Planned Unit Development in the C -2 Outlying Commercial
District; and,
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Deerfield concur in the
recommendation of the Plan Commission and have determined that it is in the best interests of the
Village of Deerfield that the text of the Zoning Ordinance be amended as provided herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT. ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS,
in the exercise of its home rule powers, as follows:
SECTION 1: That Article 9.02 -B, Commercial Districts of Article 9, Signs, of the Zoning
Ordinance of the Village of Deerfield, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended to add
the following as paragraph 12 of Article 9.02 -B:
12. C -2 Outlying Commercial District B Shopping Center /Planned Unit
Development of more than 200, 000 square feet otgross floor area and less than
500.00 square feet of gross floor area
a. Tenant Directional Sign
1. ape
A tenant directional signs shall be a ground sign only.
2. Number and Content
Not more than one (1) ground sign. shall be permitted for each zoning
lot. The sign may only contain the name of the shopping center and
names of not more than eight (8) business establishments. Said sign
may include directional arrows.
3. Area
The maximum surface area permitted shall not exceed 27.5 square
feet. Such sign shall not have more than one (1) exposed face.
4. Location
A free standing directional sign may not be located in any required
yard and shall not cause a safety problem for entering and exiting
vehicles or pedestrians.
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S. Hei ht
Said sign shall not exceed six (6) feet in height as measured from
grade at the bottom of the sign to the top of the sign.
6 Illumination
Said sign may be internally illuminated.
SECTION 2: That this Ordinance, and each of its terms, shall be the effective legislative act
of a home rule municipality without regard to whether such Ordinance should: (a) contain terms
contrary to the provisions of current or subsequent non - preemptive state law; or, (b) legislate in a
manner or regarding a matter not delegated to municipalities by state law. It is the intent of the
corporate authorities of the Village of Deerfield that to the extent that the terms of this Ordinance
should be inconsistent with any non - preemptive state law, this Ordinance shall supersede state law
in that regard within its jurisdiction.
SECTION 3: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
PASSED this 7th day of June , 2004.
AYES: Benton, Kayne, Rosenthal, Seiden., Swanson, Wylie (6)
NAYS: None (0 )
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None (0 )
APPROVED this 7th
Village Clerk
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