ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OE THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Title 17 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago, the Chicago Zoning Ordinance, is hereby amended by changing all ofthe M2-2 Light Industry District symbols and indications as shown on Map No. 12-H in the area bounded by:
West 48lh Place; South Oakley Avenue; West 49th Street; and the alley next west of and parallel to south Oakley Avenue
to those of a C3-2 Commercial, Manufacturing and Employment District.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and due publication.
4834 S. Oakley Ave, Chicago IL 60609
NARRATIVE AND PLANS 4834 South Oakley Avenue Zoning Map Amendment Type - 1 From M2-2 to C3-2
The Applicant, South Oakley Venture, LLC, requests a zoning change for a single story property located at 4834 South Oakley Avenue from M2-2 Light Industry District to C3-2 Commercial, Manufacturing and Employment District for a 44,000 SF professional art fabrication one story 20'-6" height building. The building will also include a 1,000 square foot business incubator for neighborhood artists, partly funded by the NOF awarded grant. The proposed incubator area will have five (5) workspaces and the potential for a small retail presence for those artists as well as meeting and coworking spaces.
The property located at 4834 S. Oakley Avenue is one block east of Western Avenue. The Average Daily Traffic Counts (per City of Chicago) of South Western Avenue at 49th Street is approximately 35,100 cars per day. The Applicant does not anticipate any significant increase of traffic to the area since their manufacturing business is similar in size to the previous owners (MPC Containment Products). The property is located two blocks from the CTA Orange Line at Western Ave as well as the #49 CTA Bus on Western Ave. The majority of The Applicant's employees and visitors will utilize public transportation.
The subject property located at 4834 S. O...
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