2004-92 AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE

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' , ti v, ORDINANCE NO. 2004-92 ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE WHEREAS, on the 4th day of November, 2004, upon due notice, the Decatur City Plan Commission held a public hearing on the petition of Dane A. Bragg, Assistant City Manager for Economic and Urban Development, to modify and amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Decatur, the same being Ordinance No. 3512, as amended, at Sections XXI and XXVIII thereof; and, WHEREAS, the Decatur City Plan Commission did report its findings and did recommend that said petition be granted and that the Zoning Ordinance be so modified and amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That the report and recommendation of the Decatur City Plan Commission be, and the same are hereby, received,placed on file and approved. Section 2. That Section XXI.D. of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Decatur be, and the same is hereby, amended and modified, by adding a new Section 4 and renumbering the current Section 4 to Section 5. Said new Section 4 shall provide as follows: SECTION XXI. EXCEPTIONS TO HEIGHT AND AREA REQUIREMENTS D. EXCEPTIONS TO FRONT YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENTS 4. Non-Conforming Porches and Terraces. An e�sting non-confornung porch or terrace may be replaced or rebuilt to its current dimensions, provided that the replacement structure does not project into the required front yard more than eight(8) feet.