West Chicago — Ch. 7 Housing § 7-51

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West Chicago — Ch. 7 Housing § 7-51
(a) The boundaries of the East Washington Street Historic District are as illustrated on the original map of the East Washington Street Historic District and which are described as follows:
That part of the southwest quarter of Section 3, the east half of the northeast quarter of Section 9 , and the northwest quarter of Section 10 , all in Township 39 north, Range 9 east of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the south line of Washington Street and the northwest line of Galena Street; thence west along said south line of Washington Street a distance of 438.5 feet (more or less) to the southerly extension of the west line of Lot 2 of Madden's Re-Subdivision; thence northerly along the west line, and said southerly extension thereof of said Lot 2, a distance of 203 feet (more or less) to the northwest corner of said Lot 2; thence easterly along the north line of said Lot 2, and along the north line of Lots 10, 11, and 12 in Block 15, in McConnell's Town of Turner, a distance of 264 feet (more or less) to the northeast corner of said Lot 12; thence easterly a distance of 66 feet (more or less) to the northwest corner of Lot 10 in Block 14 in McConnell's Town of Turner; thence easterly along the north line of Lots 10 and 11 in Block 14 in McConnell's Town of Turner a distance of 138.3 feet (record) to the northeast corner of said Lot 11; thence north along the west line of Lot 6 in Block 14 in McConnell's Town of Turner a distance of 198 feet (record) to the northwest corner of said Lot 6; thence east along the north line of said Lot 6 and the north line of Lots 4 and 5 in Block 14 in McConnell's Town of Turner a distance of 264 feet (record) to the northeast corner of said Lot 4; thence south along the east line of said Lot 4 a distance of 198 feet (record) to the northwest corner of Lot 14 in Block 14 in McConnell's Town of Turner; thence east along the north line of said Lot 14 and the north line of Lots 15 and 16 in Block 14 of McConnell's Town of Turner a distance of 198 feet (record) to the northeast corner of said Lot 16; thence east a distance of 66 feet (more or less) to the northwest corner of Lot 4 in Block 13 in the McConnell's Town of Turner; thence east along the north line of Lot 4 in Block 13 in McConnell's Town of Turner, being also the south line of Lots 1 and 2 in Weiss-Dennis Assessment Plat, a distance of 198 feet (record) to the northeast corner of said Lot 4; thence east along the easterly extension of said north line of Lot 4 a distance of 66 feet (more or less) to the east line of Oakwood Avenue; thence south along said east line of Oakwood Avenue a distance of 65.2 feet (more or less) to the northwest corner of Lot 3 in Commissioner's Plat; thence east along the north line of said Lot 3 a distance of 91.14 feet (more or less) to the west line of Lot 1 in said Commissioner's Plat; thence north along said west line of Lot 1 a distance of 51 feet (more or less) to the northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence east along the north line of said Lot 1, a distance 60 feet (more or less) to the northeast corner of said Lot 1; thence north along the west line of the property described in Document Number R88-093305 a distance of 71 feet (more or less) to the north line of the northwest quarter of said Section 10 ; thence east along said north line of the northwest quarter of Section 10 a distance of 76.68 feet (more or less) to the west line of the property described in Document Number R86-011350; thence north along said west line of the property described in Document Number R86-011350 a distance of 51 feet (more or less) to the northwest corner of said property described in Document Number R86-011350; thence east along the north line of said property described in Document Number R86-011350 a distance of 60 feet (record) to the northeast corner of said property described in Document Number R86-011350; thence south along the east line of said property described in Document Number R86-11350 a distance of 72.5 feet (record) to the northwest corner of the property described in Document Number R98-200096; thence east along the north line of the property described in Document Number R98-200096 and along the north line of the property described in Document Number R96-127307, a distance of 191.34 feet (record) to the northeast corner of said property described in Document Number R96-127307; thence east along the easterly extension of the north line of said property described in Document Number R96-127307, a distance of 66 feet (more or less), to the east line of Ingalton Avenue; thence south along the east line of Ingalton Avenue a distance of 125 feet (more or less) to the northwest corner of the south 5 feet of Lot 43 in Block 2 in Rolling Mills Addition to McConnell's Town of Turner; thence east along the north line of said south 5 feet of Lot 43, and the easterly extension thereof, a distance of 182.5 feet (more or less) to the east line of the 20 foot wide north/south alley in said Block 2; thence south along the east line of said alley a distance of 5 feet (record) to the northwest corner of Lot 1 in Block 2 in said Rolling Mills Addition to McConnell's Town of Turner; thence east along the north line of said Lot 1, a distance of 162.5 feet (more or less) to the northeast corner of said Lot 1; thence east along the easterly extension of the north line of said Lot 1, a distance of 66 feet (more or less) to the east line of Oak Avenue; thence south along the east line of Oak Avenue, and the southerly extension thereof a distance of 116 feet (more or less) to the south line of Washington Street; thence west along said south line of Washington Street a distance of 33 feet (more or less) to the northwest corner of Lot 2 in Prudential Realty Companies Re-Subdivision of the Anthony Property; thence south along the west line of said Lot 2 and Lot 4 in Prudential Realty Companies Re-Subdivision of the Anthony Property a distance of 309 feet(more or less) to the southeast corner of Lot in the Fox Subdivision; thence west along the south line of said Lot 2 a distance of 215.21 feet (record) to the southwest corner of said Lot 2; thence north along the west line of said Lot 2 a distance of 150 feet (more or less) to the southeast corner of Earl R. Nuemann's Survey; thence west along the south line of Earl R. Nuemann's Survey, the south line of Lots 1, 2 and 3 in Washington Summit, and the south line of Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 in Robertson's Addition to McConnell's Town of Turner, a distance of 599.5 feet (more or less) to the southwest corner of said Lot 4; thence north along the west line of said Lot 4, being also the west line of the property described in Document Number R99-235439, a distance of 31.14 feet (more or less) to a point 120 feet south of the south line of Washington Street; thence west along a line 120 feet south of the south line of Washington Street a distance of 149.5 feet (more or less) to the west line of Oakwood Avenue; thence north along said west line of Oakwood Avenue a distance of 102 feet (more or less) to the southeasterly line of Center Street; thence southwesterly along said southeasterly line of Center Street a distance of 239 feet (more or less) to a line that is perpendicular to the southeasterly line of Center Street which passes through the southerly most corner of Lot 4 in Block 5 in the Town of Junction; thence northwesterly along said perpendicular line a distance of 66 feet (record) to said southerly most corner of Lot 4; thence southwesterly along the northwesterly line of center street a distance of 20 feet (record) to the easterly most corner of Lot 3 in Block 5 in the Town of Junction; thence northwesterly, along the northeasterly line of Lots 3 and 2 in the Town of Junction a distance of 122 feet (more or less) to the northwesterly line of the southeasterly 56 feet of said Lot 2; thence southwesterly along said northwesterly line of the southeasterly 56 feet of Lot 2 a distance of 155 feet (record) to a point on the northeasterly line of Fulton Street; thence southwesterly along the southwesterly extension of said northwesterly line a distance of 66 feet (more or less) to a point on the southwesterly line of Fulton Street; thence northwesterly along said southwesterly line of Fulton Street a distance of 142 feet (more or less) to the easterly most corner of Lot 10 in Block 4 in said Town of Junction; thence southwesterly along the southeasterly line of said lot 10, a distance of 155 feet (record) to a point on the northeast line of a 20 feet wide northwest/southeast alley in Block 4 in said Town of Junction; thence northwesterly along the northeasterly line of said alley, a distance of 66 feet (more or less) to the southeasterly line of Galena Street; thence northwesterly along the northwesterly extension of said northeasterly line of the alley a distance of 66 feet (record) to the northwesterly line of Galena Street; thence northeasterly along said northwesterly line of Galena Street, a distance of 48 feet (more or less) to said point of beginning;
All in DuPage County Illinois.
The above description is intended to include the properties identified as parcel identification numbers (PIN); 04-03-316-033, 04-03-316-037, 04-10-100-005, 04-10-100-006, 04-10-100-007, 04-10-100-010, 04-10-101-002, 04-10-101-003, 04-10-101-004, 04-10-101-005, 04-10-101-006, 04-10-102-003, 04-10-102-004, 04-10-102-005, 04-10-103-003, 04-10-103-004, 04-10-103-005, 04-10-103-006, 04-10-103-007, 04-10-103-008, 04-10-104-004, 04-10-104-008, 04-10-110-007, 04-10-111-001, 04-10-111-002, 04-10-111-005, 04-10-116-002, 04-10-116-003, 04-10-116-004, 04-10-116-005, 04-10-116-006, 04-10-116-007, 04-10-116-008, 04-10-116-009, 04-10-116-010, 04-10-116-011, 04-10-116-012, 04-10-116-013, 04-10-117-002, and 04-10-117-012.
The above parcel identification numbers where obtained from Dupage County 2001 tax assessment map sheet numbers 4-10A-E and 4-10A-W.
(b) The East Washington Street Historic District is hereby established and designated as a local historic district pursuant to the terms and provisions adopted by the city council outlined in the Ordinance No. 2365, November 5, 1990.
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Plain English

West Chicago Ch. 7 Housing § 7-51 formally establishes the East Washington Street Historic District as a local historic district within the city. The provision defines the district's geographic boundaries through a detailed metes-and-bounds legal description, and also identifies the specific parcels included by their DuPage County parcel identification numbers. The designation was made pursuant to Ordinance No. 2365, adopted by the city council on November 5, 1990.

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For Property Managers

Property owners and managers whose parcels fall within the East Washington Street Historic District as defined in § 7-51 should be aware that their properties carry a formal local historic district designation. Compliant operators typically verify whether their parcel identification number appears on the list enumerated in § 7-51 and familiarize themselves with any associated requirements that flow from the district's establishment under Ordinance No. 2365. Understanding the district's boundaries is a foundational step before undertaking any renovation, alteration, or development activity on affected properties.

General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.

For Tenants

Tenants residing in properties within the East Washington Street Historic District, as established by § 7-51, may find that the historic designation affects what alterations or modifications a landlord can make to the building or its exterior. The district was formally created under Ordinance No. 2365, and tenants who have questions about how the designation affects their building can consult the City of West Chicago or a local tenant-rights organization for general information. Reviewing the parcel identification numbers listed in § 7-51 can help tenants determine whether their residence falls within the designated district.

General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.

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