Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2019-2682

• Record #: O2019-2682
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed to Pass
• Intro date: 4/10/2019
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
• Final action: 5/24/2023
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 16-8-070 providing for conversion fee-exempted rezoning of land within industrial corridors
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 16 - Land Use - Ch. 8 Planned Manufacturing Districts
• Related files: R2023-766

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/24/2023		City Council	Failed to Pass
4/10/2019	97989	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
April 10,2019










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith an ordinance amending Chapter 16-8 of the Municipal Code regarding an industrial corridor credit.

Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.

Mayor


Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:

SECTION 1. Section 16-8-070 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by inserting the underscored language, as follows:

16-8-070 Applicability.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all rezonings in conversion areas.
If a rezoning, as defined in Section 16-8-020. includes a character building, as defined in the applicable Industrial Corridor Overlay District of Chapter 17-7, and such character building will be maintained, reused or rehabilitated, such rezoning is not subject to the conversion fee, as defined in Section 16-8-020. However, such conversion fee-exempted rezonings are subject to the following:

The rezoning must be reviewed as either a Type 1 application, pursuant to Section 17-13-0302-A, or a planned development, pursuant to Section 17-13-0600.
The building height of any character building which is maintained, or other existing, non-character building which is maintained, may not be increased by more than 10'.
Building height increases pursuant to Section 17-3-0408-B are not permitted.
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The cumulative building coverage of all character buildings which are maintained, or other existing, non-character buildings which are maintained, may not be increased by more than 10%.
The floor area ratio may be'no greater than that which is necessary to maintain, reuse or rehabilitate character buildings, and other existing, non-character buildings, or that which is necessary to provide improvements to character buildings, and other existing, non...