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Good morning.
it is 10:35 a.m. on January 9th, 2025 and this meeting of
the Chicago city council committee on zoning landmarks and
building standards is now called to order.
We will now start off with the Roll Call.
Alderman laspada.
Present.
Alderman Hopkins.
Alderman. Dow.
Alderman Hall.
Alderman. Harris, Alderman, bill.
Alderman Ramirez.
Alderman Moore.
Alderman Mosley.
Alderman, sitio Lopez.
Almond Fuentes.
Alderman Cruise.
Alderman Conway.
Alderman Ramirez. Rosa.
Ottoman. Viegas
Alderman, rally.
Alderman canson.
Alderman clay.
Vice chair, Larson.
Chairman Bernette present, we have a corn.
Uh, thank you committee members. We have a Quan
Uh, Alderman laspada, almond Dow and Alderman Mosley.
Have requested to attend. This meeting by remote means
under the provisions of rule 59 due to unrelated
circumstances, Vice chair. Larson makes a motion to approve
the Alders request. All in favor, signify by saying, I
Oppose and opinion of the chair. The eyes have it.
Welcome orders. Uh, we will now move on to the approval of
the rule. 45 report containing the minutes of the December
hearing of the committee on zoning, landmarks, and building
standards. All members of this committee should have a copy
in their packet. And if hearing no objections, do I have a
motion to approve the minutes?
Alderman, seat, your Lopez. Make a motion any objections
hearing. No objections. The report has been approved.
We've been joined by Alderman Fuentes and Alderman Hall.
Moving on. I will now read the items to be deferred. What
about?
Okay, moving forward.
I will now read the items to be deferred. I will read the
page number and the description and then take a motion for
all at the end.
top of page 2 file number, a dash 8914 for the address,
commonly known as 35.837 28 and 3613707 South Holston.
moving on to page 6 file, number 22620 dt1 for the address
commonly known as 12.
36 West hover.
Moving to page 14 all of page, 14, including text
Amendment, 02024 D, 0001496 text Amendment 0202400
File number, 22602 for the address commonly known as 9329
Dash 9429, South Stony Island, file number 22632 for the
address comedy known as 4172 Dash 4192 South Archer Avenue
All of page 15 including file, number 22600 for the address.
Commonly known as 350 North Morgan file number 2261, I'm
2261, I'm sorry. File number 22601 for the address,
commonly known as 30 37363. West Graham.
810 d8, 32 North Sacramento and 3044 Dash 3050 West,
Chicago Avenue,
File number 22627 for the address commonly known as
14651483, North Kingsbury.
835919 West, Blackhawk Street. 1450, D 1472 North Dayton
Street.
All of page. 16, including file number 22222274, for the
address, commonly known as 2120 West Webster 2219 North
Hamilton
file number 22626 for the address comedy known as 39183925,
North Sheridan and 943957 West. What's that? That that can.
Lastly file number 22630 for the address commonly known as
71009, North Western Avenue.
If no questions by committee members.
Uh, alderman.
Alderman, Puentes move making motion to defer the previous
listed items, all in favor, signify by saying, I all
opposing opinion of the charity eyes, have it and the items
are deferred? At this time, we will begin the public
comment period. The public comment period, will be limited
to 30 minutes out of respect for everyone's Time. Each
speaker is limited to 3 minutes. We have
78, we have 8 public speaker signed up for today's hearing
and we'll hear from them. Now, in order, um, the first 1,
he was the first 1 here before. All you Alderman was here,
uh, George Blakemore
That's right.
he said before,
Go ahead, I use the term. Go ahead. Miss Blakemore. Good
morning.
S, I use the term citizen.
And good morning to you, ultimately.
Time is money and money is tied.
Why, why are you so late 30 minutes late?
It's something wrong. You don't say, you your time and all
time you are public serve.
You are supposed to serve us.
This is the notorious zoning committee.
The lease was over that zoning and you know what happened,
the indictment feel like I need the notorious zoning
committee.
Perhaps we should.
Change our whole structure here.
I'm talking now and Mr. Hall is talking.
and over here that young man is talking,
they have no respect for the public.
They think they are above us.
They father serve us.
Hi, Eric. And when they call someone from the public
young man said, Al and Linkin Park over here, talking to
that all talking to that lawyer and all you not listen and
listen and still being disrespectful. Once the public get
to this mic, you spoke
Are you done Mr? Blade call. Can you get back to the
microphone please?
What's up? Have some respect here?
You are public servant. We don't care if you
Please. And then in a few minutes, you're going to say, if
my time is up, then you're gonna tell the charges of his
time is up your time. All y'all time should be up.
All of your time to be up, you still talking still
arrogant.
That's respect. Feel like you want to hear me.
Like you do.
There's no order here. You know what we have to do is
change this system. Change it?
It's a broken system.
We got to get them all out the black ones, the white ones
that hit all of them.
All of them and it's not anything funny about it. Sure.
You're disrespectful. You're out of control.
Because it's a 1 party system.
1 party.
We need a multi-party system.
A check and balance here.
The system is broken here.
The disrespect ma'am.
Thank you, Mr. Blake Moore.
Next, uh, Miss Jessica Jackson.
You know, like they say birds of a feather flock together,
right?
So, yesterday we were here.
and,
There weren't as many that matter of fact, there weren't
any developers here. It was just the public that was here
and of course, you couldn't get a quorum, so they didn't
have a meeting. And of course, we end up wasting our money
and our time to come down here today. You get here and you
have a room full of developers mostly white. So of course
you hung around until a quorum came because they going to
do business, they're going to do business with crooked
ultimate, and crooked City officials. But
Because they're crooked so they don't mind waiting for 30
minutes for you all to be late.
They don't mind making a, mockery of us by standing there,
laughing and talking when we're here to uh express our
public comments. Why? Because he's racist
He's disrespectful.
And so he's going to go ahead and do business because he
understands the dynamic of the Democratic Party.
And the Dynamics of the Democratic Party.
Is to make sure that you keep a group oppressed which is us
to keep us disrespecting. If you can get the preachers to
go along with you like Hall. You really in there.
You really in there, when you can get the black Alderman,
not to stand up and talk and not to uh, stand for us. Not
to demand our money, y'all in there, and it gives them the
straight, go ahead and the mind space and the Heart space,
and the, and the Soul Space to come in here.
And talk all around us about our community. It gives them
the mindset to tolerate a Rosa to still be a part of City
Hall. The fact that anybody would still do business with
him. The fact that anybody was still observed him, as a
older person is downright hideous.
And it proves how less respect that these developers. These
ultimate these public officials have for the citizens.
Look at them. Look at them. David Moore.
All of them, but I tell you, 1 Thing, January 20th is
coming. Oh, it's coming and all the artists that's going to
to take place all the public uh corruption investigations.
That's going to take place and we're going to see how
confident everybody is then. Oh, because it's coming the
change of federal Administration is coming. And everybody
in here that thinks that it's a joke and think that it's
going to be business as usual. I'm going to tell you like,
Mark Carter from the west side I told you. Stay tuned.
Thank you very much, Miss Miss Jackson. Uh, we have uh,
Edith Moore.
Miss Edith, Moore.
You may proceed.
Well, um, this morning, I'm going to say good morning.
Um,
I'm not going to let uh that time. 3 minutes intimidate me.
Because I'm going to speak on what I need to speak on
regardless, if it takes me another day. Another
Uh, week or another month because where I fall off at when
the time is up, I'm going to pick it up again.
So, but I want everybody to know.
That I'm not here for Edith.
Per se.
I am here for my people, the black people, because I see.
With my own eyes is 1 thing to hear about it, but when you
come and you see it, you know, that's a whole different
ball game.
You know.
so,
I I I come with the political science.
Of the spirit Within Me.
That's how I come.
And um, I see all this, you know, unfairness
I I see what king saw uh, way back in the day and I I can't
can't believe this, I'm I'm a newcomer. I've been here
like, 3 years. I, I can't believe it's still the same. It's
still the same.
And then, you know, this is the city is is desolate.
Desolate.
For the black people, I can't even get an ice cream cone.
And you know, this, this this is uh, this is ridiculous.
It's bogus it's very bogus
You know, it's Foolery Foolery foolishness.
Pretty foolishness.
you know, and I see all these gentiles
All these Gentiles.
You know.
so like my time is about up but understand I have 3 more
minutes later and I'm going to pick up
Where I left off. I'm not gonna let time terminate me for
what I got to say.
um,
now we have, uh, Edward
R, Barnell Barnell.
Uh hi. Um, speaking to you about uh 1239 North Wood, I'm in
opposition to the uh
Map Amendment. It's
huge. It's actually the largest upzoning of any of your
spot zonings and today's agenda and it has 1 purpose and 1
purpose only, which is to bail out and overhead property oh
over or underwater property owner uh and to ensure that his
developer buyer, uh, has a profitable project regardless of
regardless of the impact on the surrounding, almost
uh, RS3, uh, residential area and um, I'll let the uh,
I'll let the, uh, other members of the community, uh, fill
it in beyond that, but there's no purpose for this other
than to,
Bail out uh 1 connected uh property owner, thank you.
Uh, me Miss. Zoe
Uh, Happy New Year. Uh, couple of things, I see this, uh,
17th Ward. Ugh,
774 1174, 47, South Hollister, which is a couple of blocks
down from the building. That was uh, not unlawfully
demolished in my uh, in the ward and this uh
uh, I've been trying not to curse this year but uh,
This piece of crap, uh, uh, Ward who uh, is terrible. But I
I I take it. This is you
um, just want to let you know that, um,
I I know what y'all are doing that whole hosted. Uh that's
the main reason why my uh, building was unlawfully
demolished and still have not been paid because it was a
whole 10 year plan to fix that hole. Um, that whole uh, uh
Avenue uh, because y'all want to do the affordable housing
and mixed income and all that thing, because y'all trying
to push, uh, all blacks out to the suburbs and stuff like
that, you know? But, um, as you see in California, it's
burning right now, La is burning.
Because God is mad.
And God is mad because y'all continue.
To do what y'all are doing to people. And y'all think that
y'all are going to continue to get away with this. Now, I'm
going to the inauguration next week, okay?
I've always been on the federal always fought for the
federal. That's why I start coming down here because I try
to get help from the federal. Then I went down to the
state, then I went down to the local and then once I seen
that, you guys were not going to do anything then I decided
that we have to change Administration so that's why I went
red and um with doing that I'm working with the Republican
party and I'm working with the Republican party because I'm
determined to get the feds involved yesterday, we went to
Madigan's trial, I went to Madigan's trial, listen to it,
you know, understand
Whole land, transfer thing. Um, as my man who, um, has
opposition and what's going on in your ward. If I were you,
I would do what Chinatown did. And what they did was go get
what 3,500 signatures and stuff like that and that's why
they couldn't do that land transfer situation and then all
of a sudden all a can of worms opened up. So that's what I
would do because Chinatown don't take none of this because
at the end of the day there are business and they know that
and they know how much money they come and bring in Chicago
and all over and every Chinatown all over the United States
of America. That's their generational wealth. That's how
they can help their family come over here. That's how they
can come bring. But money back over there. That's why we do
so much business with them, but when it comes to us, it's a
problem. Just like what you knock down my building. So, I'm
determined to figure this out and I promise you this. I'm
fulfilling a term. I'm I'm, this is my second year, coming
down here, right? It's my second New Year.
I am not playing with y'all. I am not playing with y'all at
all.
Thank you. Uh, Grant.
uh,
I'm sorry, I apologize. If I say your name. Wrong Duchess,
thank you.
I'm here to speak in opposition to the 1239. Northwood
proposed ma ma map Amendment. I'm president of the Wicker
Park committee, vice president of the Wicker, Park advisory
Council, uh, former chair of the cell 2 LSC. And at PTO, I
president of the PTO I've been involved in the community
for a very long time, and I'm here to voice concerns that
the community members as a whole have to this significant
upzoning and expansion. Uh, I've submitted in connection
with the written submissions, a zoning map that shows that
the 1239 Northwood current RS3, zoning is
Consistent with 80 plus percent of the residences in that
area, it's a small community, beautiful little worker
Cottages that are all. If this map Amendment goes down, and
the zoning is allowed will uh, that will be. We this will
be used as precedent to get similar. Zoning exceptions for
the rest of the properties there, and we'll see this
historic neighborhood, trashed, as a result of this
project.
Um shortage of parking spaces on the property is is a big
concern. There's no permit parking in the area. So
therefore the the individuals who have cars who live in
this space and don't have parking spaces are going to be
further congested and already congested area. The
unattractive materials that are being used for this project
are just kind of ridiculous, frankly, and probably, most
importantly, the, you know, the developers repeatedly
attempted to portray this to the public as a completion of
a fourth floor and expansion. In fact, this is a 3 floor
building where the previous owner put on a roof deck and a
greenhouse on the roof deck and they're now trying to argue
that that's a fourth floor and they should be allowed to
build residences on the fourth floor. There are no current
residences on the fourth floor, fourth floor, or wherever
anticipated for the fourth floor, based on the the
previous, uh, amendment that was allowed nearly 10 years
ago. So, this RS3 Zone
Zoning, uh, map change to. I think it's our of 6 Plus is
going to cause all sorts of issues for this particular
neighborhood and we're going to see a destruction of the
look, the feel of this neighborhood, which is part of what
makes Wicker Park, really tremendously unique, and what
causes people to want to stay in this city and and and
maintain the tax base. There's certain a lot of development
going on around the perimeter Division. Street Milwaukee
Avenue. The
Arteries have got high rises mid-rises, that have been
growing going up there. There's, uh, there, there's
subsidized housing going in there. There's all sorts of
opportunities for, for building in the area without
destroying the fabric of this particular. RS3 neighborhood.
Thank you.
So, we have Ryan.
F uh good morning everyone. Uh, my name is Ryan Fant uh I'm
a resident at 173, West Crystal Street. Um I've lived there
since 2016 with my wife, um and we've lived within 500
yards of that property since 2006 with a small layover in
in in Manhattan. So we're very familiar with the area. We
love the area, we continue to plan to live in the area. Uh,
I'm uh, opposed to the perso proposed um, upzoning at 1239.
North Wood for a number of reasons. Granted, uh,
highlighted a few of them, but um, this pocket from Walcott
Walcott to Milwaukee to division is a, is a, a very kind of
Unique Piece of worker Park in the greater Wicker Park
about 10 area. Uh, that is zoned, RS3. If you look at
Ukrainian Village, if you look at other areas of Wicker
Park, it's all rt4. And I, I don't, I don't have a history
lesson, know why that is, but when I look at this little
triangle area, it's a lot of
Smaller, Lots Cottages as as was. Um, mentioned lots of
1-way streets. Properties. With, no, alleys, I could point
to 6 or 7 are
There aren't even enough room in the street for 2 cars to
pass by each other. So, we're talking about, adding all
this density to this space, which just doesn't make a, a
lot of sense to me. Um,
The we've repeat and, and I'm the same page as Grant. The
developer continues to portray this. As a completion of the
fourth floor. I'm very familiar with this property. I've
been through it many times. I know the previous owner the
80 plus percent of the top floor is outdoor space. So it's
for the developer to continue to say, we're just going to
complete the fourth floor. And then add this new structure
I think is, is misleading and disingenuous to the, uh, to
the community. Um, I I do want to make it clear. I'm not
opposed to Redevelopment of this property. I'm not included
a post to increase in the density, I just think the current
proposed, uh, is zoning increase to rm6, is, is a, is a
significant overreach and would and once again oppose the
uh the change. Thank you.
Thank you and just on a note, uh, we we have your letter,
your email also.
Okay, and everyone, uh, Bill uh Britain.
Where where?
Good morning to the committee and thank you for the
opportunity to speak. Um, my name is Bill Benton, I'm a
resident in the First Ward. I've lived there since 1995
rented, their, um, lived in multi family housing and also
live, uh, and, and I'm a neighbor of Ryan, uh, 100 feet
from the proposed up zone of 1239 Northwood.
Uh, this is a historic building. It was originally a Jewish
orphanage uh to which a lot of children after World War II
came to Chicago. Um, it's a beautiful piece of
architecture. It has a large open courtyard. Um, like Ryan,
I am not opposed to increased density or multi family
housing. I've lived in it, I appreciate it. I live in the
city because of density and appreciate that. This upzoning
is a massive overreach of what's needed. They're looking to
install 26 units, um, in a space. That, uh, typically
Would house 4 homes. Um so if it was 43 Flats it might be 12
12 units. So I think the, as Grant mentioned, the need for
this uh, hyper upzoning is because the original owner
intended to make a 14,000 square foot single family
residence there 14,000 square feet.
Put in a lot of money, got impatient and moved to
California and gave up.
And so you have this building, that's in the midst of an
upgrade. And unfortunately, to try to minimize losses, they
have to over stuff that property with enough rental units
to make the return on investments sufficient for what's
probably a private Equity Group. I don't know. Who exactly
is developing it. We have been unable to work
collaboratively collaboratively with them as we've been
able to do with other Wicker Park. Developments
Um, I've raised my kids here in the First Ward. I went to
public school at South 2.
Additionally, this is a tight block. You can't even have 2,
cars, pass each other. So to have 26 units and 11 parking
spaces. Also doesn't make sense.
And if it is a mass transit location, um I don't understand
why we can't have permit parking and disallow permits for
this upzoning. So the entire premise of affordable housing,
I think also will be controverted by the fact that a lot of
these are airbnbs these days, which are crowding, out
long-term residents, we have 1 at 12:30, I'm sorry. 1731
West, uh, ptoc next door to us,
There's often parties there. We've had to call the police
several times over the last year. This is not increasing
affordable housing. That's a ruse.
Um, out of time, thank you very much.
Thank you. We got that. We will now move on to the agenda.
I like to call the vice chair Larson. Um, he would share
this item. Thank you.
Great. Uh, good morning. We're going to start with text
amendments top of page. 1 document number. Oh,
202400000011209. A text Amendment amending Municipal Code
section. 1766 0400. Prohibiting eating and drinking
District 2 from being larger than 8,000 square feet. This
item has
The Substitute ordinance all committee members should have
received a copy of the substitute electronically and we'll
find a copy in the packet before them. All their Fuentes
makes a motion to accept the substitute ordinance all in
favor, say I and they oppose nay meeting the chair of the
eyes, have it. And the substitute is before us, we have
chairman Bernett to speak on this matter or
Or administrator Murphy.
Yes. Hi, uh, thank you, Vice chair, Patrick Murphy
Department of planning and development.
Uh, this text Amendment. Well, first of all, this The
Substitute addresses, the more appropriate section of this
uh, of the use standards that a company of plan,
manufacturing District, The Substitute addresses, the floor
area and entertainment. Passage that restricts certain pmds
or areas of pmds and allows for exceptions within those.
And this grants this exception to uh pmd2 which is wholly
located, within the 27th. Ward for allowing entertainment
uses, uh, within that PMD
Great. Thank you. Uh, chairman Bernard anything to add. I'm
going to support of it. Uh, we we, uh, met with the North
Branch Works, uh, the organization. They sent us a letter
of support, uh, so the communities in support of it. We
asked for the body support. Great, thank you. Any questions
by committee members?
Seeing none almond moves to pass on favor. Say I any
opposed say, nay being the chair, the eyes have it. The
item is passed as substituted.
Thank you, Vice chair. Now, we're moving on to the
remaining text Amendment document uh, 02 0240001.
sponsored by Alderman Wagers back. The amendment of
Municipal Code section. 17-13 d10 03, M, allowing shared
housing units and non-conforming owner occupied dwelling
units in.
M, manufacturing districts.
we have, uh,
Almond Wags back is here.
And we have all the wagons back here to present on this
matter.
Almond, Waggles back.
Happy New Year. Um thank you for allowing me just a couple
minutes to speak on this. Um a lot of us have been working
on the shared housing, license ordinance uh with different
amendments. Over the years um as the current shared
housing, license ordinance allows licenses to be issued for
all zoning districts that permit residential use.
Um, I have been looking at it and saw that there was no
practical reason for forcing legal non-conforming
residential units. Zoned M to be resand in order to obtain
a license. Um, if we were that if it were the case that
certain residential zoning districts allowed, shared
housing and others did not, there could be a rationale to
support the need to rezone.
Legal non-conforming residential uses. Um, so for example,
shared housing licenses were only allowed in rt4 districts.
And above a legal non-conforming, housing unit on a block,
that was predominantly. RS3, should not be issued to
licenced, unless the alderman was willing to rezone to rt4
Um and explain what? Why? That use was applicable to 1 lot
and not others. Um but we saw no search circumstances exist
under the current ordinance that there couldn't be a
rationale for forcing.
Rezoning of a legal non-conforming residential unit. Um,
I've had multiple instances where Property Owners came in
with a legal non-conforming residential unit zoned. M. Um
trying to obtain a shared housing license and I think uh,
along the river and a lot of our old manufacturing areas, I
think that chairman you, uh, used to share with me or you
know, that we know kind of exist in those areas.
Um,
it doesn't allow for, uh,
The shared housing unless we do a zoning. Change for a
broader portion of that area for individual. Uh M zoning,
Lots. So um what we're looking at with this would allow for
um people to apply for shared housing units in those M
those M districts, where, you know, going back decades. Um,
someone might have a residential home in an M zoning or an
apartment house or something like that. And this would
allow them to, uh, essentially create that shared housing
unit.
So, so this is to deal with the non-conforming properties
in the M districts. Uh, it would be yeah. Essentially, we
have legal non-conforming residential units that already
exists, and this would just allow them to apply for that
shared housing. And I think, um,
I don't know if the zoning administrator was going to weigh
in but I know we had conversations through my staff. Sure,
that's true.
planning the
Caveat to the current text that exists is that such units
have to have been registered prior to June of 2016. And
that would be
Uh, probably highly unlikely for a unit that is zoned M. So
this allows for
Uh easier registration. Going forward of these units that
couldn't have most likely gotten the registration, because
they were a residential unit in M District to begin with
which most likely either was not established legally or has
some other non-conforming issue to it, in addition, to the
residential Factor. So, this makes it easier for those
units to be, uh, designated for shared housing.
Okay.
Uh, any questions about the body?
Okay.
if there are no further questions back committee members,
um augment Fuentes, make some motion, do to to move to pass
all those in favor signify by saying I those opposed and
opinion of the chair, the eyes have it. Um the item is
passed next. We will have large signs over 100 square feet
in area in in area 224 feet above grade.
We will hear them all together. I will read the word
followed by the address and take a motion at the end.
In the 20th, 28th, Ward 9, signs located at 1300 South
Clinton.
1 sign in the 30th Ward located at 3321 North Milwaukee.
Lastly 1 sign in the 42nd Ward located at 800 North
Michigan.
if there are no further questions by committee members, um,
Alderman, Wagers back, as you know, member know, okay,
Alderman. Alderman sio Lopez
makes a motion do pass on the orders, all in favor. Signify
by saying, I
Oppose pinion. The chair is the eyes. Have it?
Uh, we will now move on to the map amendment in an effort,
to ensure the committee meeting runs as smoothly as
possible items will be grouped together according to
witness and will be heard in that order rather than Ward
order.
His ultimate Mosley on Zoom.
Present.
okay, so we have uh 3 items that well 1 item will all 3 are
Oh, we have 3 items that we're going to hear together in
the 21st. Ward is that fine? That's fine. Okay. Just be 3
votes because they're not contiguous that's fine.
3, okay, so common common address, uh, number a dash, 8922
24 21st, Ward ordinance, referred 10924. Document number
020024, D 00012, 925 common address. 649, I'm sorry 646
West 95th Street.
uh, applicant is the alderman, uh, change request, uh, b31
B3 D1, common shopping, district 2, B2 D3 neighborhood.
Mixed use District. Uh also in the 21st Ward uh document
number a dash 8923 Gordon is referred to 9924 document
number.
Well, I don't have to okay document number 00.
24- 0001292 coming address.
440 West, 87th Street applicant is Alderman Mosley. Now,
change request is a M12 limited manufacturing District. Uh
Business Park District 2, a rs-2 residential single unit,
detached house district. Uh we move on to number.
A dash 8924 21st Ward or is referred 10924. Common address
address 522 West, 87th Street applicant, uh, Alderman
Mosley, change request M12, limited manufacturing, slash
Business, Park, District 2 RS, D2, residential, single unit
detached, housing District,
uh, Alderman Mosley.
Thank you so much chair. Uh uh call. I've been working with
the zoning department to identify zonings that may be out
of use or could have a better use for our community. Uh, so
this is the first series that we are bringing in front of
the committee, uh, to promote a better quality of life
throughout the 21st floor and asking for your favorable
consideration.
Okay. Uh, any comments from uh, zoning chair.
No comments. No, that's fine. We we worked with them. Yeah,
we worked. We've been working with his office on these.
We've been working with him on this. Okay. So, uh,
so uh, do I have a motion on the files, uh, a-8 22?
A dash 8923 and a -8924.
So move back. Almond. When is if there's no further
questions all in favor signify by saying, I
All those opposed any opinion of the chair, the ice have
it.
So why don't we just go to Alderman, Mosley has another
item on page 13? Um,
Bottom of page 13.
Item. Number 22597. 21st, Ward point is referred 103024
Document number, 02024, 0 01354. Coming that address ah, 1.
12 West 87th Street, um,
Change request plan development for 25 to plan development
425 as amended.
This item was shared and passed by the plan commission. Uh,
Alderman cusan makes a motion to incorporate all records
and findings from the from that hearing all in favor.
Signify by saying, I I those opposed opinion the chairs,
the eyes have it um,
now, uh,
councilor.
Is from the office of Sam Banks. I'm here on behalf of both
the applicant and property owner. Uh, the applicant in this
case is Raising Cane's restaurant, um, the uh subject
property, uh, contains about 594,000 square feet of total
lot area. And is already a commercial shopping center, um,
today it functions with a multi-tenant anchor building and
then 5 retail outlets. Uh, Raising Canes is proposing to
take down a currently, vacant Bank building, uh, located at
the southeast corner of the site and develop it with a new
1-story restaurant. The restaurant will be served by a dual
Lane, uh, drive-through facility. Um, our plan, as you
mentioned, did go through plan commission review, uh, 25,
uh, customer parking spaces. Um, curb Cuts specific to our
site, um, and the remainder of the site outside of our
call, it, uh, 50,000 square foot. Uh, out lot is going to
remain exactly as it is. Today, we did work with Alderman
Mosley.
And I believe, we have his full support to proceed today.
Uh, any questions about the body? Automate Mosley that you
want to say anything.
Ottoman Mosley.
Okay, all right.
um, so if there's no
Did you want to say anything on this item Alderman? Sure,
sure. So, uh, just wanted to speak to this item. Uh, this
happens to be the first Raising Canes on the south side of
Chicago. Um nearest locations would be the South Loop uh
and then also Evergreen Park. Um, this is the former Seaway
bank that uh moved a little more East still on 87th and uh
excited to have more destinations in the 21st Ward.
All right. Fantastic. Well, um, if there's no further
questions back committee members, do I hear a motion do
pass by alderman?
Almond moved to pass all in favor. Signify by saying, I
Post and the opinion of the chair. The eyes have it. Thank
you Alderman. Thank you counselor. Thank you. Uh so we're
moving on to page 3 number 89, 33, top of the page 26. Ward
ordinance, referred 109.
Uh, 24 document number 02024 013987, uh, commonly address.
2537 West Division, Street, uh, Alderman, Jesse fours, uh,
alderman.
Uh uh change request is from a B1 D1 neighborhood, shopping
district.
To a B1 D2 neighborhood shopping district. Thank you
chairman. This is uh a correction to a zoning change. We
made a couple months back. These are 2 City. Adjacent Lots
uh that are going to now be the national museum of Puerto
Rican, Arts and Cultural, uh, archive Center. Uh, there's a
zoning change made to 1 parcel, but the second parcel is
left out, this serves as a correction to the project can
move forward.
Fantastic.
Okay. Uh, any questions about the body? If there's no
further questions by committee members, do I hear a motion
do pass?
To move by Vice chair. Uh,
Larson.
Um, move move to pass all in favor. Signify by saying I
All those opposed any opinion of the chairs, the eyes have
it. Uh, the item passed. I was thinking about Bender
Howard. Remember Bennett Bennett Aller. He could be. We're
planning.
Um, number 88915 36, Ward ordinance referred 91824 document
Document number 02024, D 00012 461 common address, 3801
West, West Grand Avenue.
Um, applicant Alderman, Gil viegas. Um, change request from
a b31 common shopping, district to a rt4 residential 2,
flat townhouse in multi-unit, District alderman, viegas,
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, this is simply a zoning change to
allow for some density. Along Grand Avenue.
And and allow for Community input.
Fantastic. Any questions by the body? Uh, if there's no
further questions by the body me, do I hear a motion do
pass?
All in favor. Signify by saying, I all oppose and the
opinion of the charity ice, have it. Now we move on to the
middle of the page. Number a-8, 91647 Ward ordinance
referred 91824 common address, 4709 D, 4713 North Lincoln
Avenue.
Um,
okay, change requests, a C1 D1, neighborhood, commercial
District, 2, a b.
1-1 neighborhood shopping district. Uh, this ordinance was
introduced by Alderman Matt Martin. Uh, we have Lucy Nye
here from alderman.
Martin's office. She's on Zoom. Uh, Lucy, can you hear me?
Yes, I can. Okay you you want to explain this?
Yes. Thank you chair. I'm Lucy. And I staff to Alderman
Martin. Um, Alderman, Martin Martin introduced, this
ordinance to rezone 4709 through 13, North Lincoln um to be
be 1-1-1. The property was originally zoned from the 1-1 to
C1 D1 in 2022. Um, following our community process to allow
for a massage establishment. And as part of that original
zoning change the applicant had agreed to Res on the
property. Once they obtained their licenses at the
business, now has their licenses and they asked that we
initiate the zoning change on their behalf. Thank you.
Right. Thank you, Lucy. Don't go anywhere. Um, if there's
no further questions by committee members, do I hear motion
due pass?
So moved by uh, Vice chair. All in favor. Signify by saying
I opposing opinion of Charity eyes, have it uh, stand on
page 3, uh, stand in the 47 Ward. Ugh, number 22647, Ward
ordinance. Referred 12-24 document. Number 02024, 014032,
common address.
201622020 West Irving Park.
Change request from a B1 D1, neighborhood shopping district
to a C1 D1, neighborhood, commercial District. Um,
We have a counselor, you will list. Yes. Okay. Good
morning, please introduce yourself for the record. Thank
you, Mr. Chairman, and members of the committee. My name is
Brayden Lord. I'm an attorney with the law, firm of tasks
at 10:00 and Hollister LLP at located at 1 111 East Wacker
Drive in Chicago. And I along with my colleague Liz Butler,
represent the property owner and applicant in this matter.
Latch key LLC. I am joined today by the manager of the
applicant and property, owner of Brian Reynolds. I have no
relation. The applicant is requesting a resoning.
Of the subject property located at 2016 to 2020. West Irving
Park Road from the b11 neighborhood shopping district to
the C11 neighborhood commercial District to establish a
Tavern, use in the existing commercial building at the
property.
The subject property is bound by a 5-story mixed use
building on the North. A single-story commercial building
on the East, West Irving Park, Road on the south and a 16ft
16ft, public alley on the west. The property consists of
approximately 1,335.6 Square ft of sight area and is
improved with a vacant single-story commercial building
that contains approximately 1,228.8 square feet of
commercial space.
The applicant understands the existing building to have
been vacant for approximately 8 years.
The applicant proposes, to renovate the interior and
limited exterior elements of the building to upgrade its
outdated and substandard conditions and facilitate the
proposed Tavern.
The applicant intends to operate the tavern as an inviting
Community. Focused Gathering space with a cocktail program
that emphasizes non-alcoholic beverages no new buildings or
additions are proposed.
The property contains no on-site automobile or bicycle
parking and none are required or proposed.
The zoning change will facilitate the reactivation of a long
vacant building along an otherwise. Active commercial
Corridor with a thoughtful Community focused amenity, that
will be compatible with and support the commercial vibrancy
of the surrounding area. The applicant is discussed, its
Proposal with Alderaan Martin and participated in the 47th.
Ward zoning advisory Council process Alderman, Martin
provided a letter of support that was forwarded to this
Committee. In advance of this hearing, we understand that
someone from Alderman, Martin staff is in attendance, I
believe, on on zoom and and we defer to them if they wish
to make any remarks.
The applicant also met with the North Center Chamber of
Commerce and the North Center neighbors Association, both
of which provided letters of support that were submitted to
this committee. We thank the committee for its
consideration and respectfully request. Its favorable
recommendation. Thank you. Thank you, uh, photo record.
Those letters are in the packet. Uh, so, uh,
From Autumn and Martin's office. This is Lucy. Would you
like to say anything?
No additional comments from, uh, the letter of support we
submitted.
Okay, so the Autumn is in support of this, um, if there's
no further questions by the committee members, do I hear a
motion to pass?
So move Bowman Larson. Um,
Moved to pass all in favor. Signify by saying, I all oppose
and opinion of the chair of your eyes have it. Now we are
on the top of page 4 still in the 47 Ward. Um,
Number 22605, dt1, 47, Ward ordinance, referred 122 d24,
document number 020.
24000014033.
Common address 225056 West Irving Park Road.
40009 North Oakley Avenue.
Uh, change request from a b, 3-3 Community shopping,
district to a B3 D3 Community shopping district that says
the same thing. That's, that's correct. It's being changed
from a B3 D3 to a B3 D3.
He's a
Attorney speak to it. Sorry I didn't realize you're
speaking to me chairman. Okay. Councilor can you explain?
Thank you. Good morning Mr. Chairman happy New Year members
of the committee. Um Katrina McGuire on behalf of the owner
in the applicant. Yes that is in fact correct that we are
seeking to rezone the property from B. 3-3 to be 3-3 under
a type 1 zoning Amendment. Um, this uh project was
previously resand under a type 1, um, that had expired. Um,
we had also sought some variations, um, for reduced rear
yard setback.
Under the new um, zoning code. Uh Provisions that allow the
the administrative Andor variation relief to be folded into
the type 1 application. Um, in concurrence with the zoning
administrator's office. We determine that the best way to
reinstate all of the approvals and have all of the
approvals, um, sort of subject to the same expiration times
was to file another type 1 application. Um, this is the
same project that the committee has seen in the past same
project that the community viewed. Um and we do enjoy the
Alderman's um support for this. It's a 38 dwelling unit,
building with 19 parking spaces, it's going to include 8
on-site Aro units. Um and as I mentioned, um also has a 50%
rear yard reduction being sought as part of the type 1
application.
Okay. Um, Lucy from Alderman, Martin's office.
Other Martin is supportive. Okay, thanks. Okay. Any
questions about a member? If there's no further questions
back committee members, do I hear a motion to move to pass
the move Alderman Fuentes all in favor signify by saying I
I those opposed paying, you know, the chair, the eyes have
it. Now we will move on to, you're welcome. We move to uh
number the bottom of the page. Number 22608147. Ward
ordinance referred 122 d24. Uh document number 020024. D
0001404.
2, a common address 1821. How you say that? West, uh, brutta
Bail bail, bateau Avenue. Uh change request is a RS3
residential, single unit district to a B2 that's 3
neighborhood. Mixed use District
Uh, counselor.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and members of the committee. My
name is Tyler manak. I'm an attorney with Shane Banks,
Kenny and Schwarz. I'm the attorney for the property owner,
owner 1821 ortel, LLC,
1821 West berteau is currently improved with a 3 story. Lot
line to lot line office building.
For nearly 30 years. This building was occupied by as an
office use for the pritzker military museum.
Uh, and before that various other commercial uses.
uh a after the office user vacated the space, a little over
over a year ago, a new user uh, attempted to occupy this
building. But discovered that the legal non-conforming, uh,
use status. That was allowed under the current RS3 zoning,
uh, had expired due to a lack of business, license
licensing history over, at least the past 18 months, and
more than that.
As a result, the applicant seeks a zoning map amendment to
rezone this building from the RS3 to a b23 zoning District,
in order to bring this building to a conforming, zoning
district and re-tenant the space.
Um, as part of this application, the applicant does seek uh
relief under 1713. 10003 e to address the existing legal
non-conformities, and bring them up to current code. This
includes the reduced, the parking requirement to zero as a
property is a Transit service location. 1500 ft from the
Irving Park Brown Line station and relief under 17131101 B
to reduce the front sides and rear setback to the extent
necessary to preserve this existing lot line. The lot line
building to zero, The Substitute of narrative and plans
have been submitted to this committee.
And I would like to incorporate them into the record. Thank
you. Um, almond plant has moved to pass except the
substitute narrative and plans for the type 1 application,
all in favor, signify by saying, I those opposed opinion
and chairs the eyes, have it? Go ahead. Thank you. Uh, the
applicants work closely with Alderman Martin's office and
has the support of his zoning. Advisory Council, the near
North neighbors Association the greater Ravenswood Chamber
of Commerce. The Alderman's letter support is also on file
with this committee accordingly, I respectfully request
this committee's favorable recommendation of the zoning map
Amendment application and I'd be
Happy to answer any questions.
Thank you. Uh, any questions about the body? Uh uh Lucy,
would you like to say something on this 1 too?
We're supportive. Thank you, chair. All right. Um,
If if no further questions about the committee members, do
I hear a motion to pass ordinary fluentes? Moved to pass
all in favor. Signify by saying, I those opposing the
cleaning of the charity ice. Have it. Now we moved to the
top of page 5. Is that where we going?
Yes. Yeah. Top of page 5 uh in the 25th Board number uh
22617 dt1 25th. Ward button is referred 122224 common
address 2134 West 18th Place change, request rt4
residential 2, flat town, home and multi-unit, to be 23,
neighborhood, mixed use District. Um,
Counselor.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee again,
my name is Tyler manic attorney with Shane Banks, Kenny,
and Schwarz and attorney for the property owners, Lucy and
the Cedro Mora who reside in each of the units at the 2,
which exists now at 2134 West 18th Place.
this property is currently zoned, rt4 over the past year,
losing a Cedro explored options to improve their living
space uh at 2134 West, 18th Place and were advised by the
structural engineer that the current 2 flat is.
Structurally, unstable and could not be improved without
major and financially impractical improvements.
Because there are long-term residents at this location and
Lucy is a teacher at a local CPS school. They, they
explored alternative options to continue residing at this
property, and landed on the proposed 6 flat that you see
here. Uh, today that would not only provide them with
long-term housing Arrangements but also would expand the
housing options in the area for other residents to
accomplish their project. The applicant requires a zoning
map amendment to a b23 zoning District which is the same,
uh, zoning District. Next door to the east. In addition,
with the zoning map Amendment application, the applicant
also seeks relief under 1713, 10003 e to reduce the parking
requirement from 3 to 2 and relief under 17131101 B. To
reduce the front and West Side setback to zero.
the applicant has worked on this project in tandem with the
Alderman's office and is zoning Advisory Board which is in
support of this application and I believe uh the Alderman's
Alderman's office confirmed. Uh, the Alderman's full
support uh yesterday which is on file with the committee
and I believe the Alderman's also here as well today.
Um, based on the foregoing, I respectfully request is
committee's recommendation to pass the zoning map Amendment
for 2134 West 18th, Place to a b23 neighborhood mixed use
district. And I'd be happy to answer any questions. So is
there a substitute with this? There is a substitute, I'm
sorry. Okay, so, uh,
So, Alderman proves moved to accept the substitute
narrative and plans for the type 1 application. All in
favor, signify by saying, I
owe all oppose and opinion of the charity. I have it, uh,
substitute narrative and plans are accepted,
Okay. Uh, so uh,
Alderman. Sigil Lopez.
Yeah no um nothing else to add just want to uh thank the
applicant for going through the um sorry the advisor
process. And uh, we asked my colleagues for a favorable
support of design.
Okay. Uh, thank you. Um, if there's no further questions,
um, by committee members, do I have a motion to pass?
so moved by Al Larson, all in favor 65 best saying I
Oppose any opinion of the charity eyes have it. The item is
passed, and now we move to the middle of the page. Number
22628, dt1 First. Ward, um,
Ordinance referred to 1324. Common address 1638 West, Ohio
change. Request is a RS3 residential, single unit district
to a RM, 4.5 residential multi-unit District counselor,
Thank you so much. Chairman Jordan mattress from the law
firm of 1818. This is a change just to allow for the
addition of a third floor. Addition to the existing 2-story
in the audience is the owner who will use this as his
primary resident.
Uh, we worked with the Alderman's office and we also
presented to the Chicago Grand neighborhood association
that has issued a letter of support and we would ask for
your favorable recommendation.
Thank you, Alderman, Wagers back. Are you here?
I mean, Alder, I'm sorry.
Thank you, chairman. I mean, it it's a zoning case on which
my
Office has not issued a positive or negative position. It
is a zoning change. Uh unfortunately that has come about
due to a legal work done by the current developer. So the
zoning change is for the sole purpose of
Correcting the illegal work. My office has permitted zoning
cases to correct illegal work in the past and currently to
be heard. It's something that we would like to avoid in the
future and we'll take steps with zoning attorneys to avoid.
But this case is before the zoning committee and Alders may
move on it, how they wish, but this is not backed by any
kind of prerogative for my office.
All right, fantastic. Okay. Um,
so there's no amendments there substitute if there's no
further questions back committee members, do I have a
motion uh, do pass?
oh,
No, this is Ohio.
Okay. Uh, any questions about members of the body? If, if
not, uh, Alderman Rosa, moved to pass all in favor. Signify
by saying, I
All oppose any opinion of the charity ice. Have it, we
gonna stay in the First Ward for a minute and so we're
gonna go out of order and go to page, uh, 6 top of Page 6.
Uh,
Comment address.
Um, well, common address 1239 Northwood. Street. Number
22619 dt1. Orton is referred 1224. Um,
Change requests from my RS3 residential, single unit to a
rm5 residential multi-unit District. Um,
Counselor.
Good morning Mr. Chairman members of the committee Rolando,
ocosta here on behalf of the applicant the subject property
is located at the southeast corner of wood and ptoc. It is
a 14,000 square foot parcel, that's currently improved with
a
Uh, 26,000 approximately 26,000 square foot building. Uh,
the building originally has had 3 stories.
Uh you can see the property here it is, approximately 452
feet from Division Street. It is also about 500 feet from
Milwaukee Avenue. Both of these are designated TSL. Bus
lines, it is about 1,000 feet from the CTA Blue Line
Station at Milwaukee and Ashland. It's also about 800 feet
or so from the Ashland bus line. So there's 4 qualifying,
teal, TSL, um, locations within the appropriate range of
this property.
The property prior to the exist. The current owner started
to do. You can see the existing building on the right of
the images. There's a new addition that's being proposed.
That looks totally different from the existing building and
that was on purpose. The uh the current owner bought the
property started to build a fourth floor. Addition on the
property, intention at that point was to do a 2 units. Plus
a very large single family unit for him. That was about 10
years ago. He he was uh relocated to California
construction stopped and it's been in that state for about
10 years. At that point it was zoned. Our m5.5 because of
an agreement with the community. It was down Zone back to
RS3 since that time. I think the alderman has has talked to
many people about the Redevelopment of this property, uh,
but specifically with an intention
That the existing building get retained. It had get kept,
uh, it's a larger building uh fits about at least 20 units.
These are mostly 2-bedroom units so they're not small by
any means. Originally, The Proposal that we took to the
community was to make complete the fourth floor. That's
partially built and add a fifth floor. Addition, the
community had an objection to the fifth floor. Addition, we
took the fifth floor Edition off the building, and then
proposed an a 4 story addition to the side or east of the
building that you see here. Um, we had 2 Community meetings
on this property.
1 about last April and 1 earlier this week, uh, both hosted
by the alderman, there were some people in opposition,
you've heard from some of those today. There were some
people in support, I let the alderman make the judgment on
that. The proposal is to rezone the property to an rm6
District. We have rm5 across the street. We have rm4.5
kitty corner across the street. We have rm6 about a block
and a half Northwest of this property. Basically, the RS3
doesn't fit the the building that's on the property and we
can't have the development that would really occupy the
space within that building within RS3. We have to rezone it
to what higher District. The rm5 is, merely because once we
put the addition on the side, the fur slightly exceeded
that that would be achieved under the RM 5.5. Um, as I
said, we've had 2
Meetings, we have made, modifications to the facade, to the
size of the project. Uh, the 1 change that has occurred
recently that I should note for the record. Is that we
first of all we have uh, a few administrative adjustments
variations that are part of this resoning. The first is to
reduce the front yard from 15 feet to 11.8 feet, sorry,
11.18 feet. That's to accommodate essentially the setback
of the existing building um and the rear yard
Sorry the East set back to zero again. Accommodating the
existing building, not the addition uh, which is set back
from the East property line.
Um reduce the parking from 26 basis to 10 as originally
filed. That was 11 spaces in our community meeting on
Monday.
Community members asked for additional bike parking,
particularly cargo bike parking spaces which are larger
spaces because of that, we had to locate them in the garage
and we lost a parking space. So now we're down from 11
parking spaces to 10.
And then uh, variation to reduce the uh, the ESV, the
electric vehicle charging stations to 20% and we moved the
1 existing loading birth. I will note that of the 26 units
5 will be affordable provided on site probably a 1-bedroom,
a 3-bedroom and 3 2-bedroom units on site with that I am
happy to answer any questions the committee may have
Okay, first of all, uh, there's a substitute, I don't know.
There is a substitute narrative. All right. So before we
go, go to questions. Uh, so um, Alderman, Crews, moved to
accept the substitute narrative and plans for the type 1
application, all in favor, signify by state. And I
All oppose any opinion of the chair of the ice. Have it?
Substitute narrative and plans are accepted. So uh any
questions by the body?
Okay, is the alderman here?
The alderman Is Here. Yeah, alderman.
Yes, thank you. Thank you. Chairman, Bernett. Um, I
appreciate the the work and the iterative changes that have
gone into this development. I do understand.
the concerns that had been raised by neighbors, both
through
uh, emails today through our multiple committee meetings,
I'm grateful for the prob of the feedback that did support
more dense multi-family housing on this site. I'm really
grateful that after a long-term Trend in development, we
see new developers in Wicker Park, who are leaning back
towards doing family, science units, 2 and 3 bedroom units,
which we were not seeing a lot of developed as rental
housing for a long time in the worker Park.
Community. I appreciate that. This development actually, I
would say if you were to go to this corner mirrors, the
height and density of the property exactly across the
street, as well, as a lot of the multifamily housing in
Wicker Park. And for the developer actually listening to
you and responding to the feedback from our community on
bike parking on car parking on ensuring reasonable feet
like setbacks on the various frontages of the building and
also for working with us on a facade that does not
Try to.
be a pale imitation of its next door, historic property,
but actually sets it apart itself apart in a very
interesting way. For all of these reasons I do support this
project and asked favorable consideration for my
colleagues. Thank you.
Okay. Uh, so uh,
Are there any questions about our body?
If if there's no further questions by Committee Member, I
do, uh,
Do I hear a motion do pass?
So moved by Marcin, moved to pass. All in favor. Signify by
saying, I
All oppose any opinion of the chair. The eyes have it. Now,
we will stay in the First Ward Last Time.
So we're going to move out of the order to page number 9.
Uh, top of the page of number 9, number 22588 T1. First war
ordinance, referred to 10924.
A common address. 242931 West Fullerton, Avenue.
A change request b31.
Dash B3, D1 Community shopping district to a B2 D3
neighborhood. Mixed use District.
Counselor, thank you, Mr. Chairman and members the
committee, my name for the record is Tom Moore. And uh this
is a project that has gone through an extensive Community,
uh process. Uh, there were several Community meetings.
There were many adjustments and changes. Uh, it will have
uh 38 units with 19 parking spaces, 8 on-site uh, Aro
units. Um, and we have the support of aldermen lpat and
we'd ask for your support as well.
Ottoman ESP.
Al.
Yes, thank you chair. Can you hear me?
Yeah.
Thank you. Yes. Um, on this property. I I certainly better
have put careful consideration into it because I will
walk past it probably every day of my life for the rest of
the time that I live in Logan Square. And I I do
wholeheartedly and enthusiastically supported. It is a lot
that has been
Vacant for as long as I have lived in Logan Square and
there's a great amount of thoughtfulness and consideration
and iterative feedback that has gone into this development.
I appreciate very much
Our neighbors who turned out for multiple Community
meetings on this process. I very much, appreciate the
substantial feedback that went into this project from the
greater gate, the neighborhood association. We're proud to
bring it before the body today and I do ask favorable
consideration from my colleagues. Thank you sir.
Okay, if there's no further questions back committee
members, do I hear a motion to move to pass?
so moved out of my Fuentes all in favor signify by saying, I
I all those opposing the member in the opinion of the
charity eyes, have it now we will move to back to the
regular, uh,
List of business. So, uh,
we moved to the bottom of page 5 number 22623, Third Ward
ordinance, referred 12224 common address, 2222, South,
Michigan Avenue. Change request, residential business, plan
development, number 1582, ds5 downtown Service District.
Um,
Counselor.
Good morning for the record. My name is Kitty. Jeny Dale
from the law. Firm of De Piper, we represent the applicant
in this matter, Hudson, Michigan, Avenue owner, LLC.
This matter. Um, it's just a sunset of a PD that we
established in 2022. Um, the site is shown on the screen is
in the motor road district. We were previously proposing, a
mixed use project, that included both Hotel residential and
a number of event space, a number of other uses. Um, and
for that reason, we did a an elective PD. Now, the plan has
reverted back to a solely hotel and FNB project with 154
Keys. Um, so we've worked with Alderman, Dowell, and dpd,
um, and landed on. Reverting the PD, back to the
pre-existing ds5,
Downtown service district and the hotel of Works within that
District. Um, like I mentioned we worked with Alderman Del.
I know she's out, but was going to send someone from staff.
Perfect. Okay, I see I'm back there and I know she also
reached out to committee but I'm available for any
questions. Thank you.
Any questions by committee members, okay? Uh, Brian Freeman
from almond pad Dow's office,
Thank you chairman and happy New Year again. Uh Brian
Friedman, third world Alderman, Pat dolls office, we
wholeheartedly support this. Uh the zoning change and this
Project's been heard multiple times in front of the
committee on finance as well. So hopefully all the members
are familiar with it and we ask for your support. Thank
you. Thank you. Brian, any questions about the committee?
If there's no further questions by committee members, do I
hear a motion due pass by Marcin all in favor? Signify, by
saying I I opposed and the opinion of the chair, the eyes
have it. Now, we will move to the
Top of Page 6 know we did this 1. I mean well to the middle
of Page 6. Uh, and the 36 what?
Uh,
number 22618 dt1. Uh, 36 Ward. What is referred 12224? A
common address, 1858 West Grand Avenue. Uh change request
M12, limited manufacturing District Business Park, District
2, B3 D2.
Community shopping district uh counselor good morning again.
Rolando acasta here on behalf of the applicant property is
located at northeast corner of grand and Walcott. It is
improved with a 2-story building. The uh, applicant owner
of the property. I actually has his architectural offices
on the second floor of this property. The first floor along
Grand Avenue, has a vacant retail space that has been
vacant for a long time. It's approximately a thousand
square feet. He would like to have it to use it for private
events. Um, he's had them there before, uh, but then they
stopped operating. Uh, and for that purpose, we are seeking
to rezone the property. We have met with cgna the local
community group, they are supportive of this matter. Uh, it
does involve a TSL location where parking will be waived
location where parking will be waived due to the new, uh,
Green Line Station at Damen Avenue and Lake. Uh, we have
discussed this with the Alder with Alderman vas. Oh, he is
back, so I'll let him
Speak on his own behalf.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, uh, this is a an opportunity to um
Utilize a empty storefront uh for the purposes of uh,
as you can see from the some of the details within the
narrative, no, liquor sales, no live music or DJs. So this
is more of an area that would allow for families that want
to have Gatherings the ability to do so.
And I'm in support of this.
Okay, fantastic. Any any questions about members of the
committee? If there are no further questions by committee
members, do I hear a motion do pass?
arson, move do pass all in favor signify by saying I
All opposing opinion of the chair. The eyes have it? Thank
you.
so now, uh, we're going to allow for
Might as well give both of them out the way. Okay, we're
gonna allow for the vice chairman to come up.
Yes, yes. Yes.
All right, uh top of page 7 is document number 22611 in the
27th reward ordinance. Referred to I'm sorry, 12 to 24.
24. Common address is 3315 South California, Avenue change
requests, b32 Community shopping district to C12 motor
vehicle related. District we have attorney, Tom w.
Government and members of the committee. My name for the
record is Tom Moore and the um, this is a Doggy Daycare
Center. Uh, the uh, applicant has an existing business, but
is moving to this location and building a new building to
better serve her customers. Uh, it was realized after she
got started. And after Consulting with the zoning, uh,
director that, um,
Under the current zoning. She could not have, uh, her dogs
outside and, um, her customers wanted that, and she checked
with the, uh, neighbors and, and they had no objection to
it. And so she approached, uh, Alderman Bernett and uh, uh,
obtained her support, and we'd request his support and I'd
request your support as well.
Alright, thank you. Uh, chairman Bernett.
Miss chairman, um,
You know, when when when doggy day care has come to the
community that goes to community, right? So this is on the
west side of, uh, west side of the city on California. And,
um, Jackson, um, and, um,
The uh local community organization in that area is the
Garfield Park Community Council, and a couple of other
block clubs. They all liked it. They supported it. They
asked me to support it actually for the lady. So I asked
for the committee to support it. Thank you. Alright, any
questions by committee members
Seeing none all the Ramirez Rosa moves to pass on fever.
Say I
I need post, say the eyes have it and the item is passed.
Thank you.
Is it it for 27? Okay, great, thanks.
uh,
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So uh alderman,
So we want to acknowledge Alderman, Brian Hopkins, who is
here? Um, Alderman Brian Hopkins has a item
um middle of page 13 in the middle of page 13. We going to
go out of the order of of uh
the list.
To accommodate the alderman.
Uh, and
is the attorney here.
All Copic or someone from his office.
Oh, we got some of the photos office. Where is it?
Here. Okay, so from Paul copass Offices here, okay, uh, so
the number is 22569 dt1, second, ward ordinance, referred
91824, uh, common address 2144444651 Avenue, change request
request, is a M12 limited manufacturing District Dash,
Business Park, District 2, C1 neighborhood commercial
District, uh counselor.
Hey, good. Uh, good morning. Uh, Mr. Chairman, this is
Colleen, dhy of coolpack Law Group.
Um, we are here um on behalf of the applicant for 2144 3, 5
who asked that? Be um, incorporated into the record as
well. Sure, this item has been heard and passed by the
Chicago plan commission. Ottoman Fuentes make a motion to
incorporate all records and findings from that hearing all
in favor. Signify by saying, I all opposing opinion of the
chair of the eyes have it? Thank you continue counselor.
Thank you. Um, the current use is commercial on the ground
floor and office space on the second floor. The Proposal is
a type 1. Zoning change to accommodate the building of 9
condo units. On the second floor of the existing building
with the existing commercial space on the first floor to
remain, there will be zero parking spaces based on the
properties, designation as a Transit served location. Um,
have worked with Alderman Hopkins, um, and his office we
have submitted a letter of support from um, Alderman,
Hopkins and happy to answer any questions.
You may have.
Any questions Alderman, Hopkins.
Yeah, thank you, Mr. Chairman, um, the neighborhood is in
full support of this project. I happen to be a neighbor. I
live very close by, uh, there's strong community support
from the neighborhood association of record. Uh, is, was
pointed out the grade level storefronts are currently
existing commercial, tenants. Um, they are, uh, a good, uh,
use in the neighborhood people shop. There people go there.
Uh, the commercial uh space has been active for quite some
time, um, but the second floor space has been inactive, uh,
and frankly, there's very little possibility. It could be
used for anything other than residential at this point. Um,
so these will be 9 additional housing units, which will be
most welcome in the neighborhood. Uh, and we're pleased to
support this and I would urge and I vote.
Any questions about a body? There's no further questions
back committee members. Do I hear a motion to pass?
By automatic Fuentes all in favor. Signify by saying, I all
oppose any opinion of the chair, the eyes have it, we will
now return back to the regular order. Uh, thank you.
The agenda. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, now we go to page 7 in
the middle. Number 22609 5 for
Uh, ordinance is referred.
1224.
Common address. 1417 East. 65th Place.
Uh change requests rm-3 residential single unit district a
counselor. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, my name for the record
Tom Moore and uh this is a situation where uh Peter Huawei
Huawei and his wife Kelly, uh, have lived in the
neighborhood for many years. He's associated with the
University of Chicago and St, Thomas there. And she's a
Chicago public school teacher. Uh, they bought this lot to
uh have and raise their build a single family home and
raise their family there. And only then found out that uh
under an ordinance passed a year or so ago, by the city
council that uh you can't build a single family in an rm5.
So, we're asking to, uh, move it to rezone it down to an
RS3, which would allow their single family as of, right?
And, uh,
Um, we had, uh, a meeting with almond yansi and, uh, he uh,
supported, he supports, uh, their request to do so and we'd
ask for your support as well.
Okay. So, uh
Is the alderman here or anyone from his office. We have a
letter of support. Have a letter of support from. Okay. If
there's no further questions about committee members, do I
hear a motion, uh, do pass by Alderman Fuentes all in favor
signify by saying, I all opposed say, nay in the opinion of
the chair, the eyes have it, the item has passed. Thank
you. Now we go to
um,
the bottom of page 7.
Uh, number 22603.
T1 11, Ward ordinance, referred 122224, uh, change
RS3 residential, single unit, district to a rt4 residential
2. Flat town home in multi-family unit District counselor.
Thank you uh Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. My
name for the record is Tom Moore. Uh this is uh 3 sisters
who live in the Bridgeport area and have been renters and
they want to build and own their own 3. Flat, each of the
sisters would have 1 floor. Uh however the lot is only 115
feet deep so it ends up
Being a few uh square feet, short of allowing 3 units. So in
in addition to, uh, zoning change that would from an R3 to
an rt4, that would allow the 3 flat. Uh, this ordinance
would include a variance that would allow the 3 units even
though we have 95.8% of 100% of the ground square feet,
allow the 3 units. Um and we had a community meeting uh
with almond Lee and uh the community supported it and
ultimately supports it and we request your support as well.
Okay. Uh, are there any questions by committee members? We
have a letter of support from the aldermen on this. If
there's no further questions by committee members, uh,
Autumn make a nuisance move, do pass all in favor. Signify
by saying I
All oppose any opinion of the chair. The eyes have it. The
item is passed.
Now we move to the top of page 8, which is uh number
Ward ordinance. Referred to 12224 Common address, 7610,
7610, 7628 South Ashland change. Request B1 d11
neighborhood shopping district, rs-3 resident, single unit
district.
Um counselor, thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the
committee again for my for the record. My name is Tom
Moore. Uh, this is a situation which which, uh, a church,
uh, several Lots, they have a, uh, um, meeting house where
they run their, uh, missionary work. And, uh, they have a
church and, and several Lots in between and the, uh,
missionary building, uh, the, the roof caved in and, uh,
they have an insurance claim but, and, uh, they can't could
could fix it, get a permit to fix it. But it, turns out for
many years, the for the entire time, apparently the, uh,
Um, zoning has been 9, con B zoning. And and since uh,
churches are not permitted in a b Zone as of, right? Uh,
the thinking was to, uh, change the entire their entire
property to RS3 so that, uh, both now, so they can fix the
building and in the future. If they have any permit
problems, they would be able as of right to get a permit.
So, uh, uh, the Reverend, um,
uh Samuel Douglas and his wife, Mary and I met with uh
Alderman, David Moore, and we explained this problem to him
and uh, he agreed to support, uh, their request to make the
the zoning conforming so that they can bring their property
into compliance and make this repair and, uh,
we believe we have his support. I believe he's here today
and we'd ask your support as well. Thank you. Um, so we
have a letter of support from uh,
Alderman, David Moore. I know he was here earlier. Uh, are
there any questions back committee members?
If there's no questions by committee members, uh, Alderman
Larson will do pass all in favor. Signify by saying, I
All oppose and opinion of the chair. The eyes have it. Now
we will move to the middle of page. Uh, 8 number 22612,
dash t128 ward. Orton is referred 12224, common address,
4531, Dash, 51, West Washington Boulevard. Uh change
requests from our RM, 4.5 residential multi-unit, District
to a RM Dash 5 residential multi-unit District counselor.
Thank you Mr. Chairman and members of the committee for the
record. My name is
Name is Tom Moore. This is a, uh, project that's been in the
works for many years. Uh, it it, uh, been before this body
before and it's been, uh, before the zoning board before,
uh, and the city council. Uh, it's a fully affordable
project, that's uh, funded by the city. And uh, as it
reached kind of reach. Culmination and uh, was ready to go
to go forward, um, the parking just in at work and the um,
Uh, it is eligible for Transit served. If it's in our M5,
it's not if it's an rm4.5. So uh to uh, finalize that 1
details
Move from an RM, 4.52 A5. And, um, there are a number of,
um,
Variances that are included. Uh, the front setback, the rear
setback, the sides setbacks and um uh reducing the end
walls and uh waving a loading space. All of this has been
um, the subject of many, many meetings and we have
Alderman's Urban support and we'd request your support as
well.
Okay. All right. So we have a letter from the aldermen on
file and support of this. Uh, are there any questions about
the committee members? If not uh, ottoman, uh, canoes and
moodup pass all those in favor? Signify by saying, I all
those opposed and the opinion of the charity eyes, have it
now we move to the bottom of page 8 uh which is the 44th
Ward. Ugh, ordinance. Referred 122224 common address 1051
West Cornella Avenue. Change request is RM. D-5 residential
multi-unit District to our RM Dash, 55 residential
multi-unit District. Uh, counselor. Thank you, Mr. Chairman
and members of the committee for the record. My name is Tom
Moore. Uh, this is a a an existing uh, 4 unit condominium
uh, where uh, through the um, coid the uh, top unit
realized that
the both the husband and the wife were working, uh,
from home and were kind of bumping into each other so they
decided to expand and it, uh, uh, above into the roof and,
um, the, uh, this was passed we were before the, the, this
committee to, uh, do an rm5, uh, just before, uh, the uh
ordinance, that allowed variances as a part of the, uh,
zoning change. And, uh, subsequently it became obvious that
there was a height problem. Uh, and so, uh, this rm5, uh,
with a variance to adjust the height, um, is now before the
committee and, uh, we have Alderman, uh, Lawson support and
we request your support as well.
Thank you. Uh, almond Larson.
Thank you, chair. This is pretty simple change um to allow
for uh an additional enclosure on the roof of an existing
existing building. It's about 100 feet from Clark streets
and 2 blocks from Wrigley Field. Um, and so we do a little
higher zoning closer to the alley and Clark Street as and
then it steps back as you get further west. So we have the
full support of the neighborhood here, and I asked for my
colleague support. Thank you, thank you. Uh, any any, uh,
comments back back questions, back committee members, uh,
hearing none almond can all in favor. Signify by saying, I
all oppose any opinion of the chair, the eyes, have it? Um,
so
we going to the top of page 12, we're going to go a little
out of order to accommodate 1 of the uh,
Alderman said at the top of page, 12, uh, number 22621 dt1
31st. Ward Orton is referred 12224 common address. 550 zero
Dash 55514 West, diversity Avenue.
and, and also, uh,
Change your question from RS3. Rs-3 residential, single
unit district to a B3 D2 Community shopping district. Also
number 22622 T1, 31st, Ward ordinance, referred 12224
common address.
5434 D, 5458, West, diversity Avenue, change request is
RS3, single unit district to a b. 3-2 Community shopping.
District, uh, counselor.
Good afternoon, uh, chairman and members of the committee.
This, these are companion cases.
Uh, for the record, my name is Hector Morales. I'm the
attorney on behalf of the applicant the Miracle Center was
also the owner of the properties located at 5434 through
58, West, diversity Avenue and 5,500 through 14, West,
diversity Avenue,
The applicant is Seeking a zoning change for the subject
property from an RS3 residential, single unit to attach
house district.
To a B3. T-2 Community shopping district to bring the
properties into compliance with the zoning code. Current
zoning does not allow the property at 5434 to 58 to be used
as a community center in our in an RS3 zoning District. Nor
does it allow the property at 5,500 to 14 to be allowed as
an off-site. Um, non accessory parking lot.
5434. Uh, West diversity is currently improved at a 3-story
brick and frame building of approximately 36,000 square
feet and was formerly used as a church. Uh,
Uh the the 5500 to 14 West diversity is currently improved
with a parking lot, consisting of 60 parking spots.
The applicant is seeking administrative adjustment relief
to use the 6D parking lot spots located at 5500 through 14,
West diversity, as offsite parking, lots of supplement to
6, parking spaces at 5434 to 58 West diversity.
and at 5434 through 58, West, diversity, tool out front,
setback from 20 feet to 0 feet and West that back from 5
feet to 0 feet, to accommodate the current setback
subsequent to any zoning approval of the applicant will go
before the zba on the special use request for the community
center at 5434 through 58, West diversity, the alderman
met, sorry, the applicant met with Alderman, cordona, and
held the public community meeting and had overwhelming
support for the proposed. Zoning changes from the members
present, Alderman. Cardona has provided a letter of
support.
I respectfully request this committee's favorable,
recommendation to resolve the subject properties at 5434
through 58, West diversity, and 5,500 through 14, West
diversity, uh, from an RS3 residential, single unit detach
house district to a B3 D2 Community shopping district. A
special thanks to Arman C,
Doing a staff for working with us on this project.
Especially Angel Vega is no longer in the office and the
zoning administrator's office, who were so professional in
patients, specially Miss Christina, Mason Johnson, and
Sarah Hartman. Uh, I would be happy to answer any questions
from committee members.
Okay, so we got a letter on file uh by the alderman. He's
not here, right? Oh hey it's okay. Um, you want to say
something?
Thank you chairman. Um, just want to let my colleagues know
know, we had a community meeting last year regarding this,
uh, getting proper zoning. So it could be a community
center for Belmont Craig, and especially in my ward in 31st
31st Ward. Um, this is something that's very needed.
now how we're trying to reach reach out to youth through
through arts and through, um, supports and I fully support
this, my community that surrounds the community center uh,
supports this. And I'm asking my colleagues for the
favorable consideration to pass the zoning in our, in my
word.
Right. Uh, are there any questions about a body, seeing no
questions about a committee members? Uh, can I have a
motion uh due pass for files, 22612 dt1 and 226.
Alderman Larson will do pass all in favor. Signify by
saying, I all oppose and opinion of chair the eyes, have
it? Thank you sir. Thank you very much. Okay? Alderman,
Peach Knight back to the middle of page 9. Uh, we're moving
to the 6 Ward number 22629, uh, 6, Ward ordinance, referred
121324 common address.
83335, 39. South
Martin Luther King Drive, change request. B32 Community
shopping, district 2, b23 neighborhood mixed use District.
Um, counselor.
Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman members of the committee, I'm
Tom, perski of the law firm Gordon in pichkari on behalf of
the applicant, Stephen Russo before you seeking an
amendment of the city of Chicago zoning, uh, map from the
current b32 to that of a b23 for the property, commonly
known as 8335 through 39, South, Martin Luther King Junior
Drive,
The subject is currently improved with the building
containing 10 residential units, including ground floor
storage and Commercial.
The applicant seeks to convert the ground floor, space into
2 additional residential units. Increasing the total
density to 12 units.
The floor area of the existing building is not proposed to
be expanded. We have reviewed our plans with Alderman Hall,
who has issued his support of the project in the form of a
letter, previously submitted to the chairman. And we are
aware of no objections to The Proposal.
Uh, therefore we asked the community to vote its
recommendation of passage of the application to the full
City Council.
Right. Uh, any comments by the committee? We do have a
letter on file botman Hall, uh, an approval. If there's no
further questions about a committee members, do I hear a
motion for due pass? Almond can nuisance move to do, pass
all in favor. Say, I, I all oppose.
And opinion of the chair. The eyes have it? Thank you. Uh,
now we're down at the bottom. Uh, number 22499484 orders
referred 7-7. That's 24. Uh, change common address. 6240 D,
50 North Broadway, Avenue change requests. B12 neighborhood
shopping district 2 c23 motor vehicle related. Commercial
District.
Counselor. Thank you again Mr. Chairman for the record. I am
Tom. Paresky of the law firm of Gordon and paresky on
behalf of the applicant Steve neumeyer.
Where before you seeking an amendment of the city of
Chicago, zoning map from the current B12, to that, of a c23
for the property, commonly known as 6240 through 50, North
Broadway.
The subject is currently improved with uh, Bill a building.
Excuse me. The um, amendment is sought in order to expand
Mr. New Meyer's Auto Repair business that has been in
been in existence for, uh, at 6240 for over 65 years into
adjoining, vacant building at 6250, um, was fortuitous
situation that, uh, an adjoining building became available
and allows for a very successful business, to be able to,
um, to expand its services to the community.
Um, we uh, the the building will not be expanded by um,
this by this application.
And we have reviewed our plans with Alder person. Um mana
hoppenworth and uh presented our proposal through an
extensive Community, um, process. Uh, we are are aware of
objections to the proposal and therefore we would ask the
committee to vote its recommendation of Passage to the full
City Council.
Right. Um, so from what I understand, we got support from
Alderman, hop hopping works. Is there any, um, questions
about the committee?
Uh, there's no questions about a committee, uh, Alderman,
Larson will do pass all in favor. Signify by saying I
All oppose any opinion and chair. I have it. Thank you.
Now, we're moving on to the bottom.
top top of page, uh,
10, uh, number 22615, dt1 temp. Ward, what is referred?
12224 cuming, address, uh, 1, 1 0, 08, South State, Lane,
Road uh change request is the rs2 residential single unit
detached house district. 2 rs2 residential, single unit
detach house district, uh, counselor, uh, good afternoon,
chairman members of the committee. My name is Dan Egan. I'm
attorney at aosta, Edgar. I'm here on behalf of the
applicant for this matter. Um, this is the 4322, uh, and a
half foot square, a lot. In the east side of South State
Line Road, it's near the southeast corner of the
intersection of East, 1 110th Street and State Line Road
right on the board of Indiana. Uh, the block is comprised
of 1 to 2, story homes,
Uh, the subject property is improved with 1 and a half, a 1
and a half story, single family, residence with a basement
and a any detached rear garage. Um, that's for 2 cars. The
applicant seeks a change in the zoning classification for
the subject property from an rs2 to an rs2. Um, seeks to
administrative adjustments, 1 to reduce the required front
yard setback, from 33.82 feet to 23.82 feet, and the other
to allow for the construction of elevated rear, yard deck,
over 4, feet above the average adjoining ground. The
applicant seeks zoning changes of adjustments to construct
the second. A second floor frame Edition, a new front porch
and an elevated rear deck. Um the project was reviewed by
the Alderman's office and has Alderman. Chico sport letter
has been provided to the committee uh we asked for your
favorable consideration.
Fantastic. So forward to understanding the ottoman is okay
with it, he was here earlier, uh, if there's no further
questions back in many members, almond will do pass all in
favor signify by saying, I all oppose and opinion of the
Cherry eyes, have it? Thank you. Now, we move to
Okay, so uh number 22624, 15th W ordinance referred 1222.
1222244. Makes a motion to defer this previously, read item
all in favor. Say I I all oppose independent of the chair.
Is the eyes have it now we move to the
Bottom of page 10, which is number 22616 25th. Ward
ordinance referred 122.
24, common address, 2480 South Blue Island Avenue.
Change request from a C1 D2, neighborhood commercial
District to a B2 D3 neighborhood. Mixed use District
counselor. Uh, Mr. Chairman members of the committee, my
name is Mark cyc. I'm the attorney for the applicant for
the property 2480 South Blue Island. And the proposal is to
erect a new 3 Story, 3 unit Residential Building on this
vacant lot.
This is I'm Blue Island. This stretch of Blue Island is
residential. And this part of the black does, in fact have
multi-unit residential
As part of the project, we contacted the aldermen and staff
work with staff did appear before the Alderman's advisory
committee. I did a presentation with plans and explained
the project and answered the questions and followed up
afterwards with staff to ask for the Alderman's support and
I believe he's communicated that
Thank you counselor. Uh, so uh, ottoman was here.
Earlier, uh, from what I understand, he's he's good with
this in his community. Uh, if there's no further question,
um,
Ottoman. Can move due pass all in favor? Signify by saying
I I all opposing opinion chair the ice. Have it now we move
to
We gonna move to the top of, uh, page.
uh,
11 number 226 067, Ward ordinance, referred 12224. Uh,
Alderman cusan. Make a motion to defer the previous, red
item, all in favor. Signify by saying, I, I all oppose and
the opinion of the chair, the eyes have it,
Now, we're down to the middle.
The page 11. Number 222614, dt125 Ward ordinance, referred
122224, um, common address 1355, West, 16th Street change,
request, rt4 residential 2, flat townhouse and multi-unit
to a RM. That is 4.5 residential, Mark, Thai unit district,
Counselor.
Good morning. Uh Mr. Chairman and members of the committee.
committee. My name is Kima Castro. I am a partner at a
Costa esar uh here today on behalf of the applicant for
1355 West 16th Street. At this time, I'd like to ask that a
substitute narrative. Be accepted into the record, please.
Hold man. Uh Larson. Moved to accept the substitute
narrative and plans for the type 1 application. All in
favor. Say I I all oppose pay. The highest have it. Thank
you very much. Narrative, plans are accepted. Thank you
very much.
Uh the property is a substandard. Lot of 25 by 110 feet
just under 3,000 square feet. It is zoned, rt4. It is a
vacant lot that was previously approved with the 3-unit
residential building with 2, a 2, uh, garage parking, uh,
2-car garage, that was attached, the building burned down,
uh, along with the garage in 2023, as you can see up on the
board, uh, on the right side, on the left, side of the
screen, you see what the building, uh, the previous
building
and then on the on the right side, uh you see the proposed
uh, rendering
This particular property, uh my client planned to live in
the building when it burned down. It was undergoing
Renovations and he still plans to live in the community. He
still plans to live in the building and is proposing to
rebuild it almost identical which uh the Alderman's office
and his zoning review was very happy to hear. Uh, that the
character of the block will be retained with an almost
identical structure. We are proposing. Another 3 unit
building as was uh there before with a uh 2-car detached
garage as previously existed.
Uh, as mentioned, we met with the alderman, uh, who has no
objection to the proposed, uh, case and also, his zoning
Advisory Board who is in support of this case and we ask
for your favorable consideration to resolve this to an
rm4.5.
Okay, fantastic. Uh, so what, I understand Autumn said your
Lopez is okay with this in his community. Um, are there any
questions by members of the committee? If no further
questions by committee members, I do hear a motion due pass
by ald MCN. The mood do pass all in favor. Say I I all
oppose and opinion chairs. The I have it. I have it. We're
going to move to the top of page 12.
oh, I'm sorry. We're gonna move to the bottom of page 11.
Uh, number 22625, that's T1 25th. Ward ordinance, referred
12224, common address, 1900 West, 17th Street. Uh, change
request B2 D3 neighborhood. Mixed use District.
To B2 D5 neighborhood, mixed use District.
Thank you very much. Uh, Mr. Chairman and members of the
committee for the record. Uh, my name is ha Castro. I am a
partner at a Costa Edgar here on behalf of the applicant at
1900 West 17th Street. Uh seeking to resume this property
from a b23 to a B25. The property is currently improved
with a 3-story building. That is virtually a lot line to
lot line.
The property is also Ito D to the Daemon pink line.
And is currently improved with a 3-story residential,
building with 11, dwelling units, and zero, parking spaces,
due to the nature and side, uh, nature of the building
being on the lot line to lot line. No parking has existed.
Uh we're seeking as I mentioned to resume this property to a
B25 to add 3 dwelling units uh in the former before its
story.
uh for a total of 14 units on the property, zero parking
will be uh no parking will be provided 3. Bicycle spaces
will be uh given and uh also seeking through this
application to seek variation relief.
to reduce the rear yard setback, for the fourth floor, from
30 feet to 16 uh, feet and 4 inches to match the setback of
of the third floor. And also an administrative adjustment
to reduce the 2 parking spaces to zero, giving the ETO d,
uh, nature of the subject site,
We have met with, uh, the alderman who has no objection to
this matter. And also his zoning Advisory Board uh, who has
uh, issued their support in this case. And I'd like to ask
for the committee's favorable consideration for this
matter, please fantastic from my understanding the Alderman
and his community. Okay. Uh,
uh,
So, are there any questions about the body? Uh,
If no further questions by committee members, uh, Alderman
Villegas moved to pass all in favor. Signify by saying, I
all oppose any opinion to chair the eyes have it? Thank you
now. Thank you very much. Now we move to the
Bottom.
Bottom of page. 12 number, 2261, dt1 33rd, Ward ordinance,
referred 12224 cuming address, 2907 D, 2917 West, Irving
Park, Road,
Change request. B3 D3, common shopping, district, 2, B3 D3,
Community shopping District. Counselor.
Uh, afternoon, Mr. Chairman my name is Steve Freeland with
the law firm of applicant for Thompson here, with our team.
This is a development that's being developed by 2. Not
for-profit developers, full circle communities to my right
is Mary Donahue from Full Circle and Visionary Ventures and
not for profit and Shelley is here as well. We also have
Representatives, um, uh, from our architect uh, canopy, uh,
Architects with us today.
This project has actually been before the committee before
it is located at, uh, 2907 to 2917 West Irving Park. If you
go back to the, um, first slide that, that might be easier.
Thank you. Um, the
um, project was previously, zoned, RS3, along with some
other lots that my client didn't control and Alderman
Rodriguez. Sanchez, re-zoned everything to a B3. An
ordinance that passed in December of 2020 3. Um, what we're
coming back to you for is to um, do a type, 1 rezoning
under the b33, to allow for certain benefits under the um
Transit served and affordable, um uh, provisions of the
ordinance, and to request to adjustments uh, on which I'll
explain in a moment. Um, the project,
is um, to
build a new 7, story, mixed-use, building with 45
affordable units on the site,
And as I noted, the property is Transit. Served, it's
located on Irving Park which is uh, a transit or bus line.
um, in addition to our requests, we have 2 variations or
adjustments that were requesting 1 is to reduce the ground
floor. Commercial space from the required 3,375 square feet
to approximately 2,729 square feet.
And also um because this property is Transit served. It
would qualify under the building location standards of the
ordinance. So we are requesting uh variation from those
requirements to allow for an approximately 13 foot 3 and 38
inch setback. From the front yard. Um, we also will be um,
requesting certain bonuses that are available for a Transit
served and affordable. Uh, project, those will be the
reduction in the minimum lot area per dwelling unit. The
increase in the floor area ratio and the increase in the
maximum height of the building. This is a project that has
been around for a long time. Um I do want to note, it's
kind of interesting.
This is going to be the first project in Chicago targeting,
uh, Native American residents as a population. Um,
Visionary Ventures as a, not for-profit, develops housing.
That is, um, intended to be affordable for Native American
residents. And um, you know, this has been a project that
has been discussed in the community for a while. We
certainly want to thank Alder Rodriguez uh, Sanchez for her
assistance in the prior reasoning. And in posting a number
of community meetings on this project and being a support,
or I believe you have a letter from uh her office to that
effect with that. We would certainly take any questions you
might have.
Thank you. Um, so what I understand, the ottoman is okay,
with this and, uh, went through her community process and
they're okay with it. Uh, are there any questions by uh,
committee members, seeing none? Uh, there's a motion by
Alderman Lawson for a dup pass all in favor. Signify by
saying, I all oppose any opinion of the Cherry ice, have
it?
Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much. You're welcome.
Yep.
Peace 13.
Okay, now we at the top of page 13 in the 44 Ford, uh,
22613, Ordnance referred 12224 common address, 3356 3358
Northshore sherfield.
Uh, change request, b32 B3. Dash2 Community shopping
district, 2 B2 D3 neighborhood, mixed use District.
Uh counselor. Thank you.
Good morning and happy New Year, Mr. Chairman and seemed
members of the committee for the record. My name is Sarah
Barnes and I'm a partner with the law office of gaze
America and Bato LLP. I'm here today, on behalf of the
applicant Southport Properties, LLC. Um, we are here today
seeking a zoning map Amendment from a b32 to a b23, which
will allow for
Some renovations to, and the Adaptive reuse of a portion of
an existing non-conforming, 3-story mixed-use building. Um,
the zoning change will allow for an increase in
residential, density for the building. From a total of 4
units, to a total of 5 units with 1, new unit being
established in a portion of the ground floor. Um, this
property is formerly home to Redmond's Pub, which has been
vacant and shuttered. Since unfortunately, the coid
pandemic and has not been leased by any other commercial
Ventures. So a small commercial unit will be established on
the corner of the ground floor with an additional. Like I
said, dwelling unit on the first floor. Um this project has
been vetted and gone through review with Alderman and vice
chair Lawson as well as with the heart of the
Lake View, neighbors Association and the lake view, East
chamber, um, all of which such Community organizations have
offered their support for the proposal. Um, and I will
Yield the floor to Vice chair, Lawson for any additional
comments.
Okay.
Uh, almond Larson, thank thank you chairman. Um, as
councilor mentioned, this was the the site of Redmond's at
Sheffield and Roscoe which has been vacant for some time.
They had originally asked to turn the entire first floor
into residential unit. Um, and I asked them to split the
baby keeping commercial on the corner and then going
residential on the, uh, the southern storefront there. Um,
so, uh, like the Miss Barnes mentioned, we have support of
our local community group, at our chamber chamber, took
some talking to anytime we take a commercial unit out. Um,
but I asked my colleague support as well. Thank you,
fantastic. Um, are there any other questions about the
committee seeing none Alderman, Fuentes mood, do pass all
in favor signify by saying, I
All oppose and opinion of the charity. I have it.
Thank you.
Autumn fantasy? Yes.
Chairman I move to reconsider 02023. 0002763 is zoning map
Amendment at 1840 -866 North marcey Street and defer final
action on this item until our next committee meeting.
Okay, ottoman fiancees have moved for the reconsideration
of an item that was considered at the December 9th. 2024
zoning committee meeting, this is the mercy Street Sterling
Bay development. This item was voted down at the time.
However, after further discussion with Alderman Waggers
back, it was decided that there may be a path forward for
this project. If the developer agreed to work with the
community in the 302nd ward and if the developer could get
a letter from the commissioner of housing declaring that
the project meets the definition of an inclusionary
application, which means that the project is within a mile
of a CTA or a metro rail station and all affordable
dwelling units required under the Aro will be located on
site or 20% or more of the on-site dwelling units are
subject to a recorded. Covenant liens regulatory agreements
deed restrictions or similar instruments approved by the
Department of Housing on December 18th.
2024, the developer received a letter from the commissioner
of housing. The developer is also working with the 32nd
ward in the community, surrounding the project including
having a community meeting scheduled for next week. January
15th, 2025, a vote to reconsider in the items voted on in a
committee can only occur at the same time. Same meeting or
the next regular meeting therefore in order to allow the
developer to continue to have these discussions with the
community and the 302 war and give them time to bring the
zoning map, Amendment back to the committee. We need to
vote to reconsider this item. Today, we are not voting on
the substance of this item. Today, we are only voting to
allow it to be reconsidered voting. Yes. On this motion
means that you would like to allow reconsideration of this
item but defer final action to a ladder meeting all in
favor. Signify by saying I I all oppose any opinion
Of the chair, the eyes have it?
Okay. So with that, um,
Seeing that there's nothing else on the agenda unless you
all just want to sit here and kick it. Um,
Uh, oddman Larson, make a motion that we adjourn.
All in favor. Signify by saying, I
All oppose and opinion of the charity ice. Have it
gentlemen.
Everyone. Thank you all very much for hanging around. I
really appreciate it. I tried to go as fast as I could.
Um,
No, you know, I don't even talk that fast and look, I'm
talking fast now. Thank you.
Yeah, let's go do this together now. For Black Caucus was
needed.
I thought they were on the fifth floor. Yeah.