Office of the City Clerk - Record #: SO2012-4964

• Record #: SO2012-4964
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 7/25/2012
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
• Final action: 12/12/2012
• Title: Zoning Reclassification Map No. 2-F at 201-217 S Halsted St, 761-779 W Adams St and 758-778 W Quincy St - App No. 17552
• Sponsors: Misc. Transmittal
• Topic: ZONING RECLASSIFICATIONS - Map No. 2-F

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
12/12/2012	44409	City Council	Passed as Substitute	Pass
11/29/2012		Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards	Recommended to Pass	Pass
9/27/2012		Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards	Held in Committee	Pass
7/25/2012	30784	City Council	Referred

REPORT FINAL to the
CHICAGO PLAN COMMISSION from
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUREAU OF PLANNING AND ZONING
NOVEMBER 27, 2012
FOR APPROVAL: RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
APPLICANT: WHITE OAK REALTY PARTNERS, LLC
LOCATION: 201 -211 S. HALSTED STREET, 761 -779 W. ADAMS
STREET, AND 758-778 W. QUINCY STREET

Pursuant to the provisions of the Chicago Zoning Ordinance, Title 17 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, the Department of Housing and Economic Development hereby submit this report and recommendation on a proposed Residential - Business Planned Development for your review and recommendation to the Chicago City Council. The application for the amendment to the Chicago Zoning Ordinance was introduced into the City Council on July 25, 2012. Proper legal notice of the public hearing on the application was published in the Chicago Sun Times on November 9, 2012. The Applicant was separately notified of this hearing.

The applicant is proposing to amend the current zoning of the site from DS-5 Downtown Service District to a DX-7 Downtown Mixed-Use District prior to establishing the Residential Business Planned Development. This application is submitted by the Applicant, as a mandatory planned development pursuant to Section 17-8-0511 Tall Buildings, which states that a planned development review and approval is required when the proposed project meets or exceeds 180 feet in the DX-7 Downtown District. Additionally section 17-8-0513 requires planned development review and approval when a proposed residential development meets or exceeds 200 dwelling units in the DX-7 Downtown District.

SITE AND AREA DESCRIPTION
The project site is a rectangular shaped lot containing 79,658 net square feet and is bounded by South Halsted Street on the west; West Adams Street on the north; West Quincy Street on the south and the Kennedy Expressway (Interstate 90/94) on the east. The site is improved with a public surface parking lot with 100 parking spaces. Th...