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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK, AS AMENDED (SECTION 6-207, CONGREGATE ELDERLY HOUSING AS A SPECIAL USE IN THE BIZ DISTRICT)
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WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Orland Park, an Illinois home rule municipality, have on February 8, 1991, adopted a Land Development Code (“the Code”) and zoning map; and
WHEREAS, amendments to the Code are adopted from time to time to insure that the Code is up to date and responsive to community needs; and
WHEREAS, an amendment has been proposed regarding designation of congregate elderly housing as a special use in the BIZ General Business District in the Code; and
WHEREAS, allowing congregate elderly housing in the BIZ General Business District is found to be desirable because residents of such housing often prefer to be in close proximity to commercial services such as restaurants and retail stores that are easily accessible by car or by foot, however, the special use designation is desirable because the variety and density of other uses permitted in the BIZ District makes it appropriate to scrutinize the placement and conditions of congregate elderly housing in the BIZ District by the special use procedure; and
WHEREAS, the Plan Commission of the Village held a public hearing on March 10, 2009 on whether the proposed amendment should be approved, at which time all persons present were afforded an opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, a public notice in the form required by law was given of said March 10, 2009 public hearing date by publication not more than thirty (30) days nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to said date in the Orland Park Prairie, a newspaper of general circulation published in this Village; and
WHEREAS, the Plan Commission of this Village has filed its report of findings and recommendation that the attached proposed amendment to Section 6-207 of the Land Development Code of the Village be made, and this Board of Trustees has duly considered said report and findings and recommendations.
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
This Board finds and determines that the adoption of the attached amendment to the Land Development Code of the Village of Orland Park is in the best interests of the Village and its residents, is in the public interest, constitutes an improvement to the Land Development Code of the Village of Orland Park, and is in keeping with the spirit and in furtherance of the purpose of the Land Development Code of the Village of Orland Park, as set forth in Section 1-102 thereof.
SECTION 2
The Land Development Code of the Village of Orland Park, as amended, is hereby further amended to add congregate elderly housing as a Special Use in Section 6-207, the BIZ General Business District, as shown in the attached Exhibit A dated 3-23-09, subject to the instruction that the red text in Exhibit A be incorporated into the Code as black text.
SECTION 3
All sections of the Land Development Code not addressed in this Ordinance or another amending ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed insofar as they conflict herewith.
SECTION 5
This Ordinance shall become and be effective immediately upon its passage, approval and publication in the manner provided by law. It is ordered that publication of this Ordinance be made by the duplication thereof in pamphlet form, said pamphlets to be deposited in the office of the Village Clerk of the Village of Orland Park, for general distribution.