Resolution 2004-15 THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
RESOLUTION NO: `�'1S
RESOLUTION AMENDING THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
RESOLUTION NO. 99-25
THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE FACADE IMPROVEMENTS AND HISTORIC
PRESERVATION PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City is desirous of continuing to stimulate commercial growth in
order to increase employment opportunities in the City, to prevent decline in economic
conditions in the City and to enhance the tax base and sales tax revenues of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified that all commercial,business and or
residential buildings built before 1940 or exhibiting unique architectural significance,
within city limits, shall be eligible for a grant in order,to encourage property owners to .
restore the building to its original architectural integrity; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned grant shall be awarded on a priority basis,with
the highest priority being the downtown business district; second priority being property
that face arterial roadways as identified in the United City of Yorkville Comprehensive
Plan; and thirdly, the remainder of city properties.
WHEREAS, business owners,merchants and owners of buildings within the
boundaries of the City have exhibited their desire to improve the appearance of their
buildings by repairing,painting, cleaning and doing other sundry renovations as part of
an overall historical renovation, and not simply routine maintenance or remodeling,
including restoring windows to their original size, removing false fronts and adding
awnings when appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the City has established a Review Committee, to provide guidance
for such improvements and to ascertain which improvements best implement the City's
efforts to improve economic condition within the defined area; and
WHEREAS, the City agrees to set aside a certain amount of money annually to be
used as a grant or grants, to be administered and awarded by the Review Committee, to
business owners, merchants and owners of other buildings within the City who are
engaged in improving their building's exterior appearance and fagades, which are defined
as the exterior of the building including both front and back, and have spent, or guarantee
that they wiil spend, at 1Easl b1,000 on saiu miproveineiiLs wiiliiii oue iisuai yrai; a«u
NOW THEREFORE,be it and it is hereby resolved as follows:
1. That the above recitals shall be incorporated ia-te the c4u*an+Fagade Improvement and
Historic Preservation Program and in all other respects said Resolution number 99-25
shall be republished and ratified except to the extent amended herein.
2. That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
WANDA OHARE JOSEPH BESCO A
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VALERIE BURD PAUL JAMES A—
LARRY KOT MARTY MUNNS
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ROSE-SPEARS RICHARD STICKA _
APPROVED by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville,Kendall County,
Illinois, this -,;&day of , A.D. 2004.
MAYOR
PASSED by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville,Kendall County,
Illinois this , 54�-day of � ,A.D. 2004.
Attest:
CI Y CLERK
Prepared by:
T,nw Offices of Daniel J. Kramer
110%A S. Bridge St.
Yorkville, IL 60560
630.553.9500