SUBSTITUTE ZONING C O D~E CORRECTION ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, The City of Chicago is a home rule unit of government as defined in Article Vll, Section 6(a) of the Illinois Constitution; and
WHEREAS, As a home rule unit of government, the City of Chicago may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, From time to time, provisions of the Municipal Code are identified as being obsolete, erroneous, unworkable, or otherwise in need of correction; and
WHEREAS, Maintaining an up-to-date and accurate Municipal Code is a matter pertaining to the government and affairs of the City of Chicago; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Section 17-2-0303 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
17-2-0303 Lot Area per Unit (Density).
(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance) 17-2-0303-B Exemptions.
(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)
Newly established Ddetached houses are a prohibited use in RT and RM districts that are within community preservation areas, as that term is defined in Section 2-44-085(B), and are also within 2,640 feet of a CTA or METRA rail station entrance or exit or within 1,320 feet of a CTA bus line corridor roadway segment listed in Table 17-17-0400-B, except in RT districts where a two-flat is permitted but cannot be established pursuant to the applicable bulk and density standards, a detached house may be established.
Newly established Ttwo-flats are a prohibited use in RM districts that are within community preservation areas, as that term is defined in Section 2-44-085(B), and are also within 2,640 feet of a CTA or METRA rail station entrance or exit or within 1,320 feet of a CTA bus line corridor roadway segment listed in Table 17-17-0400-B, except in RM districts where a multi-unit residential building cannot be established pursuant to th...
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