ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION L Title 17, ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago, the Chicago Zoning Ordinance be amended by changing all the RS3 Residential Single-Unit (Detached House) District symbols and indications as shown on Map No. 3-G in the area bounded by
a line 92.70 feet north of and parallel to West Blackhawk Street; a line 31.25 feet west of and parallel to North Cleaver Street; West Blackhawk Street; and a line 62.50 feet west of and parallel to North Cleaver Street,
to those of a B2-3 Neighborhood Mixed-Use District.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and due publication.
Common Address of Property: 1436 West Blackhawk Street
17-13-0303-C (1) Narrative Zoning Analysis
1436 West Blackhawk Street, Chicago, Illinois
Proposed Zoning: B2-3 Neighborhood Mixed-Use District T.ot Area: 2,896.0 square feet
Proposed Land Use: The Applicant is seeking a Zoning Map Amendment in order to permit the reestablishment of a commercial use (restaurant-cafe), within the 1st Floor of the existing mixed-use building, and to bring any non-conforming conditions into compliance under the current Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is presently improved with a four-story mixed-use building, with a single commercial unit - at grade level, and eight (8) dwelling units - above (2nd thru 4th Floors). The commercial unit has been vacant for over a year. Aside from the interior buildout of the existing grade-level unit, to allow for the proposed new commercial operations (i.e. cafe), as well as certain interior renovations to the eight (8) existing dwelling units, the Applicant will not be expanding the footprint or envelope of the building. Because the existing building spans the entirety of the site, there is no off-street accessory parking. *[The subject property qualifies as a Transit Served Location, under the current Zoning Ordinance, since it is located within 1,3...
Click here for full text