Committee on License and Consumer Protection meeting, September 6, 2023
- When: Wed, Sep 6, 2023, 1:00 PM (Chicago time)
- Where: City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
- Status: Scheduled & Published
- Committee: Committee on License and Consumer Protection
- Video: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8928556/video/861712669
- Transcript: full text (1,672 words, official captions)
Meeting notes
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The Committee on License and Consumer Protection approved its Rule 45 reports for July and August 2023 and recommended passage of all six ordinances on its agenda by voice vote, with no public speakers. The committee approved a substitute ordinance lifting the package goods moratorium on part of North Milwaukee Avenue in the 1st Ward for a supermarket, and two 23rd Ward ordinances designating precincts as a restricted cannabis zone and as restricted residential zones barring additional shared housing and vacation rentals, based on resident petitions. It also lifted liquor moratoriums on part of Hill Street in the 27th Ward for a rooftop pool, and on portions of North Damen Avenue and Wilson Avenue in the 47th Ward for a reopening bar and grill and a new cheese business.
Topics: liquor moratoriums, package goods licenses, restricted cannabis zone, vacation rental restrictions, shared housing, Rule 45 reports
Agenda items discussed
- 8:10 Rule 45 reports for July 2023 and August 2023: passed
- 8:42 Substitute ordinance lifting package goods moratorium on a portion of North Milwaukee Avenue (1st Ward): passed
- 11:00 Designating the 1st precinct of the 23rd Ward as a restricted cannabis zone: passed
- 12:46 Designating precincts of the 23rd Ward as restricted residential zones prohibiting additional shared housing and vacation rentals: passed
- 14:06 Lifting liquor moratorium on a portion of Hill Street (27th Ward) (O2023-0002943): passed
- 15:32 Lifting liquor moratorium on a portion of North Damen Avenue (47th Ward) (O2023-0002721): passed
- 16:57 Lifting liquor and package goods moratoriums on a portion of Wilson Avenue (47th Ward) (O2023-0002722): passed
Alderpersons who spoke
- Debra L. Silverstein (chair): Told members that anyone attending virtually must notify both the chair and the clerk in advance. (7:00)
- Daniel La Spata (alderperson): Said the package goods moratorium lift is for a specific supermarket, that residents were notified with no complaints, and that the business agreed to a plan of operation. (9:48)
- Silvana Tabares (alderperson): Said residents of the 23rd Ward's first precinct collected the required signatures to ban cannabis dispensaries there. (11:19); Explained that close to 200 signatures were filed with the clerk based on registered voters after door-to-door canvassing. (11:49); Said the ordinances would proactively bar short-term rentals such as Airbnb and VRBO from single-family precincts based on resident petitions. (13:17)
- Walter R. Burnett (alderperson): Said a community meeting supported lifting the Hill Street moratorium so a building can serve alcohol at its rooftop pool, without affecting other properties. (14:33)
- Matthew J. Martin (alderperson): Said new owners want to reopen the Ravenswood Station Bar and Grill near the Damen Brown Line stop with neighbor and chamber support. (15:59); Said a farmers market cheese business is expanding into its first storefront on Wilson Avenue with neighbor and chamber support. (17:32)