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City Council Thu Feb 25 2010

Chicago Zoning Committee Decisions

The City's Zoning Committee is meeting today to determine the disposition of a number of properties. These are them. The agenda (with intended new uses) after the jump.

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(Map 3-H) 1344-48 North Leavitt Street
To classify as a RM-4.5 Residential Multi-Unit District, instead of RS-3 Residential Single Unit (Detached House) District

(Map 11-B) 511-537 South Clinton Street; 522-530 West Harrison Street
To classify as a Residential Planned Development, instead of DX-7 Downtown Mixed-Use District

(Map 4-E) 1472 South Michigan Avenue
To classify as a DR-5 Downtown Residential District, instead of DX-7 Downtown Mixed-Use District

(Map 8-E) 3449-53 South Prairie Avenue
To classify as B1-3 Neighborhood Shopping District, instead of RS-3 Residential Single Unit (Detached House) District

(Map 12-J) 3217 West 51st Street
To classify as B3-1 Community Shopping District, instead of RS-3 Residential Single Unit (Detached House) District

(Map 16-G) 6618 South Halsted Street
To classify as a B3-2 Community Shopping District, instead of B1-2 Neighborhood Shopping District

NO. A-7587 (19th WARD) ORDINANCE REFERRED (12-16-09)
DOCUMENT NO. PO-2009-8466

(Map 24-H) 2105-19 West 95th Street
To classify as B3-1 Community Shopping District, instead of B1-1 Neighborhood Shopping District

(Map 4-H) 1714-1720 West 18th Place
To classify as B3-3 Community Shopping District, instead of RT4 Residential Two-Flat, Townhouse Multi-Unit District

(Map 4-F) 2120 South Canal Street; 2130 South Grove Street
To classify as a Waterway Planned Development, instead of Planned Manufacturing District No. 11

(Map 4-F) 600 West Cermak Road
To classify as C3-3 Commercial, Manufacturing, and Employment District, instead of M2-3 Light Industry District

(Map 5-G) 2315 North Southport Avenue
To classify as B1-1 Neighborhood Shopping District, instead of RS-3 Residential Single Unit (Detached House) District

(Map 15-N) 6510-18 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
To classify as B1-1 Neighborhood Shopping District, instead of RS-1 Residential Single Unit (Detached House)

(Map 7-G) 3037 North Seminary Avenue
To classify as RT4 Residential Two-Flat, Townhouse Multi-Unit District, instead of RS-3 Residential Single Unit (Detached House) District

(Map 7-G) 1120 West Wolfram Street
To classify as RM-4.5 Residential Multi-Unit District, instead of RS-3 Residential Single Unit (Detached House) District

(Map 9-G) 3500 North Racine
To classify as RT4 Residential Two-Flat, Townhouse Multi-Unit District, instead of RT3.5 Residential Two-Flat, Townhouse Multi-Unit District

(Map 13-G) 4906 North Clark Street; 1516 West Ainslie Street
To classify as B3-2 Community Shopping District, instead of C1-2 Neighborhood Commercial District

(Map 11-G) 1506-12 West Lawrence Avenue; 4800-12 North Clark Street
To classify as B3-2 Community Shopping District, instead of C1-2 Neighborhood Commercial District and C2-2 Motor-Vehicle Related Commercial District

(Map 11-F and 11-G) 750-810 West Montrose Avenue
To classify as B3-5 Community Shopping District and then to a Business-Residential Planned Development, instead of Institutional Planned Development No. 138 and RM-5 Residential Multi-Unit District

(Map 9-I) 3816 North Western Avenue
To classify as C2-2 Motor-Vehicle Related Commercial District, instead of B3-2 Community Shopping District

(Map 9-H) 3830-32 North Lincoln Avenue
To classify as B2-3 Neighborhood Mixed-Use District, instead of B1-2 Neighborhood Shopping District

(Map 9-I) 2630-2650 West Bradley Place
To classify as Waterfront Manufacturing Planned Development No 439, as amended, instead of Waterfront Manufacturing Planned Development No 439, as amended

(Map 17-H) 7070-78 North Clark Street/ 1761 West Estes Avenue
To classify as B3-2 Community Shopping District, instead of B3-3 Community Shopping District

(Map 17-H) 1721-23 West Greenleaf Avenue
To classify as RS-1 Residential Single Unit (Detached House), instead of RT4 Residential Two-Flat, Townhouse Multi-Unit District

(Map 19-G) 7301 North Sheridan Road
To classify as RT4 Residential Two-Flat, Townhouse Multi-Unit District, instead of B3-1 Community Shopping District

 
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Mike Fourcher / February 25, 2010 5:05 PM

Yep. Center Square Ledger did a story on the 3816 N. Lincoln Ave. rezoning last week. It's the old Grizzly's Lounge that's being replaced by Big Bricks pizza. The rezoning is so Big Bricks can have a wood fired oven.

http://www.centersquareledger.com/news/grizzlys-to-be-replaced-by-big-bricks-little-green-baby-to-close

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