Record #: O2020-3396   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 6/17/2020 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Housing and Real Estate
Final action: 7/22/2020
Title: Amendment of ordinance by extending temporary moratorium date for building or demolition permits and rezoning of residential properties within 606 Residential Area to February 1, 2021
Sponsors: Maldonado, Roberto
Topic: CITY COUNCIL - Miscellaneous
Attachments: 1. O2020-3396.pdf

Committee on Housing and Real Estate

 

 

 

 

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Whereas, the City of Chicago is a home rule unit of local government under Article Vll, Section 6(a) ofthe 1970 Constitution ofthe State of Illinois; and

Whereas, as a home rule unit, the City may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs, including the power to regulate for the protection ofthe public health, safety, and welfare; and

 

Whereas, in order to preserve the public health, safety, and welfare, it is important for the City to have a variety of safe housing available and affordable to its residents of every income group; and

 

Whereas, housing stability promotes stronger neighborhoods and communities, and increases public health, safety, and welfare; and

 

Whereas, the economic effects of COVID-19 have increased housing instability across the country; and

 

Whereas, the City Council adopted a temporary moratorium on demolitions in the 606 Residential Area, an area which has seen large increases in land values as a result of the Bloomingdale Trail; and

 

Whereas, due to the public health crisis caused by COVID-19, the City needs more time to sufficiently assess how to further protect the long-term residents and affordable housing in the 606 Residential Area; and

 

Whereas, as the City begins to reopen, development may occur that diminishes the affordable housing stock in the 606 Residential Area, thus displacing long-term residents; now, therefore,

 

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

SECTION 1. The Call for Temporary Prohibition of Building or Demolition Permits and Rezoning of Residential Properties within the 606 Residential Area, passed January 15, 2020, and published on pages 12990 through 12992 ofthe Journal of Proceedings ofthe City Council for that date, with the pertinent section being found on page 12992, is hereby amended by deleting the language stricken and adding the language underscored as follows:

 

(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)

 

 

 

 

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SECTION 3. The temporary moratorium imposed by this ordinance shall be in effect until August 1, 2020 February 1, 2021.

 

(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)

Roberto Maldonado Alderman, 26th Ward

 

 

SECTION 2.   This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon passage and publication.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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