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).
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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 the applicable bulk and density standards, a two-flat may be established. Furthermore, only in those instances when no two-flat can be established pursuant to the applicable bulk and density standards, a detached house may be established.
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17-2-303-B Exemptions.
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2. Ground Floor. Type A Units, except those provided in detached houses, are exempt from inclusion in minimum lot area per dwelling unit calculations, in RS3, RS3.5 RT3.5, and RT4 districts.
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17-2-0304 Floor Area Ratio.
17-2-0304-A Standards. All development in R districts is subject to the following maximum floor area ratio standards:
District Maximum Floor Area Ratio*
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17-2-0307 Rear Yard Open Space. All development in RS, RT, RM4.5 and RM5 districts is subject to the following minimum rear yard open space standards, except as expressly allowed under the townhouse development standards of Seer Section 17-2-0500.
District Minimum Rear Yard Open Space (square feet per dwelling unit/% of lot area, whichever is greater) Diameter (in feet) of a Circle That Must Fit Within Rear Yard Open Space
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RT4A 42
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17-2-0309 Side Setbacks.
17-2-0309-A Standards. All development in R districts is subject to the following minimum side setback standards, except as expressly allowed under the townhouse development standards of Seer Section 17-2-0500. Reversed corner lots are subject to Seer Section 17-2-0309-B. (See Seer Section 17-17-0308 for rules governing the measurement of side setbacks.)
Minimum Side Setback
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RT4/RT4A Townhouse: See Se©r Section 17-2-0500 All other principal buildings: Combined total width of side setbacks must equal 20% of lot width with neither required setback less than 2 feet or 8% of lot width, whichever is greater; no side setback is required to exceed 5 feet in width; See also note 1, below
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SECTION 2. Section 17-3-0200 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck through, as follows:
17-3-0200 Allowed uses.
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USE GROUP Zoning Districts Use Standard Parking Standard
Use Category B1 B2 B3 C1 C2 C3
Specific Use Type
P= permitted by-right S = special use approval required PD = planned developmentapproval required - = Not allowed
RESIDENTIAL
A. Household Living
1. Artist Live/Work Space located above the ground floor P P P p P - § 17-10-0207-C
2. Artist Live/Work Space located on the ground floor S P S S S - § 17-10-0207-C
3. Dwelling Units located above the ground floor P P P p P - § 17-10-0207-C
4. Dwelling Units located below the second floor (as follows)
4a. Detached House SPA P-A SPA SPA SPA PA § 17-3-0307.2* § 17-3-0307,4 § 17-10-0207-A
4b. Elderly Housing S P S S S - § 17-3-0307.3 § 17-10-0207-D
4c. Multi-Unit (3+ units) Residential S P S S S - § 17-3-0307.2 § 17-10-0207-C
4d. Single-Room Occupancy S P S S S - § 17-10-0207-B
4e. Townhouse S P S S S - § 17-2-0500 § 17-10-0207-A
4f. Two-Flat SPA P-A SPA SPA SPA PA § 17-3-0307.2, § 17-3-0307,r1 § 17-10-0207-A
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SECTION 3. Section 17-3-0300 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
17-3-0300 General district standards.
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In B and C districts with a dash 1, dash 1.5, dash 2, dash 3, or dash 5 suffix (e.g., B1-3) Newly established detached houses and two flats are prohibited uses in B and C 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. Where whoro a multi-unit residential building cannot be established pursuant to the applicable bulk and density standards, a two-flat may be established. Furthermore, only in those instances when no two-flat can be established pursuant to the applicable bulk and density standards, a detached house may be established. When a residential use is proposed below the second floor pursuant to this Section 17-3 0307.2 it may only be established pursuant to the special ueo review and approval procedures of Section 17-13-GSOOt
In B and C districts, elderly housing cannot be established m in the form of a detached house or two-flat.
Dotached houses and two flats aro prohibited uses in B and C dietricts that aro within community preservation aroas, as that torm is defined in Section 2-AA -085(B), and are also within 2,640 foet of a CTA or METRA rail station ontranoo or oxit or within 1,320 foet of a CTA bus lino corridor roadway sogmont listed in Tablo 17 17 0400 B.
17-3-0308 Specific Criteria for Transit-Served Locations.
In B and C districts, any new construction within 2,640 feet of a CTA or METRA rail station entrance or exit must satisfy all of the following specific criteria:
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2. The project complies with the standards and regulations of Section 17-3-0504, except paragraph H if the project is not located along a pedestrian street and except paragraph C ifthe land use is designated in a non-commercial use group, pertaining to pedestrian streets and pedestrian retail streets, even if the project is not located along a pedestrian street or a pedestrian retail street;
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SECTION 4. Section 17-3-0400 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
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17-3-0402-B MLA Reduction for Transit-Served Locations. All projects in Bz3 and C: 3 districts located within 2,640 feet of a CTA or M ETRA 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 and which are in compliance with Section 17-3-0308 are eligible to use the reduced lot area per unit standards as established in the table below. These minimum lot area reductions are allowed only if the project is reviewed and approved in accordance with the Type I Zoning Map Amendment procedures of Section 17-13-0302, or the planned development procedures of Section 17-13-0600 (if the project qualifies as a mandatory or elective planned development under Sections 17-8-0500 or 17-8-0600):
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17-3-0403-B FAR Increase for Transit- Served Locations. All projects in Bz3 and C:3 districts located 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 and which are in compliance with Section 17-3-0308 may increase the maximum floor area ratio standard as established in the table below. This floor area ratio increase is allowed only if the project is reviewed and approved in accordance with the Type 1 Zoning Map Amendment procedures of Sec. 17-13-0302, or the planned development procedures of Sec. 17-13-0600 (if the project qualifies as a mandatory or elective planned development under Sections 17-8-0500 or 17-8-0600).
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17-3-0408-B Building Height Increase for Transit-Served Locations.
1. All projects in Bz3 and Cz3 districts located 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 and which are in compliance with Section 17-3-0308 are eligible for increases in maximum building height as established in the table below. These building height increases are allowed only if the project is reviewed and approved in accordance with the Type I Zoning Map Amendment procedures of Section 17-13-0302, or the planned development procedures of Section 17-13-0600 (if the project qualifies as a mandatory or elective planned development under Sections 17-8-0500 or 17-8-0600).
Maximum Building Height (feet)
District Lot frontage of 25 feet or less Lot frontage of more than 25 and less than 50 feet Lot frontage of 50 to 99.9 feet Lot frontage of 100 feet or more
Buildings with Ground-Floor Commercial Space that Complies with Section 17-3-0305
Dash 3 50 55 70 75 [1]
Dash 3-with at least 50% Section 2-45-444 2-44-080 Units 55 60 75 80 [1]
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Buildings without Ground-Floor Commercial Space that Complies with Section 17-3-0305
Dash 3 50 50 65 70 [1]
Dash 3 - with at least 50% Section 2-45-445 2-44-080 Units 55 55 70 75 [1]
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17-3-0410-B Exemption.
2. The limits on efficiency units do not apply to transit-served developments within 660 feet of a CTA or METRA rail station entrance or exit or a CTA bus line corridor roadway segment listed in Table 17-17-0400-B.
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SECTION 5. Section 17-4-0300 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
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17-4-0301 Specific Criteria for Transit-Served Locations.
In D districts, any new construction within 2,640 feet of a CTA or METRA rail station entrance or exit must satisfy all of the following specific criteria:
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2. The project complies with the standards and regulations of Section 17-4-0504, except paragraph E if the project is not located along a pedestrian street and except paragraph C ifthe land use is designated in a non-commercial use group, pertaining to pedestrian streets and pedestrian retail streets, even if the project is not located along a pedestrian street or a pedestrian retail street;
SECTION 6. Section 17-4-0400 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
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17-4-0404-C MLA Reduction for Transit-Served Locations. Projects in D=3 districts located 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 and which are in compliance with Section 17-4-0301 are eligible to use the reduced lot area per unit standards as established in the table below. These minimum lot area reductions are allowed only if the project is reviewed
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and approved in accordance with the Type I Zoning Map Amendment procedures of Section 17-13-0302, or the planned development procedures of Section 17-13-0600 (ifthe project qualifies as a mandatory or elective planned development under Sections 17-8-0500 or 17-8-0600).
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17-4-0405 Floor Area Ratio.
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17-4-0405-C FAR Increase for Transit-Served Locations. All projects in D;3 districts located 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 and which are in compliance with Section 17-4-0301 may increase the maximum floor area ratio standard as established in the table below. This floor area ratio increase is allowed only if the project is reviewed and approved in accordance with the Type I Zoning Map Amendment procedures of Section 17-13-0302, or the planned development procedures of Section 17-13-0600 (if the project qualifies as a mandatory or elective planned development under Sections 17-8-0500 or 17-8-0600). Projects that receive a floor area increase under this Section are not eligible for additional bonus floor area under Section 17-4-1000, nor shall a floor area increase under this Section be credited against bonus floor area under Section 17-4-1000.
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17-4-0409 Number of Efficiency Units.
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17-4-0409-B Allowed Exceptions.
2. The limits on efficiency units do not apply to transit-served developments within 660 feet of a CTA or Metra rail station entrance or exit or a CTA bus line corridor roadway segment listed in Table 17-17-0400-B.
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SECTION 7. Section 17-9-0111-G of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby renumbered and moved to its sequentially appropriate spot, by deleting the number struck through and by adding the number underscored as follows:
17-9-0111-G 17-9-0109-G The minimum lot area for a new gas station may be reduced to not less than 10,000 square feet, when approved as a variation (see Section 17-13-1101-G).
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SECTION 8. Section 17-17-0903-F of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby renumbered and moved to its sequentially appropriate spot, by deleting the number struck through and by adding the number underscored as follows:
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17-17-0903-F 17-10-0903-F Relationship to Accessible Routes. Accessible parking spaces and access aisles must be designed so that vehicles, when parked, cannot obstruct the required clear width of adjacent accessible routes.
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SECTION 9. Section 17-10-207-M of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
District Minimum Automobile Parking Ratio (per unit or gross floor area) Minimum Bike Parking
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17-10-0207-M Parking Group M. (Retail, Body Art, Eating and Drinking Establishments, Food and Beverage Sales, Participant Sports and Recreation, Fortune Telling, Personal Service, Auto Supply/Accessory Sales, Artist Work or Sales Space, Copying and Reproduction, or Cannabis Business Establishment)
B, C, M dash 1, 1.5, 2 Health Clubs: as required by Sec. 4-6-020 of the Municipal Code Participant Sports and Recreation: 1 per 10 persons capacity All other: None for first 4,000 square feet then 2.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet 1 per 5 auto spaces
B, C, M dash 3 Health Clubs: as required by Sec. 4-6-020 of the Municipal Code Participant Sports and Recreation: 1 per 10 persons capacity All other: None for first 10,000 square feet then 2.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet
B, C, M dash 5 Health Clubs: as required by Sec. 4-6-020 of the Municipal Code Participant Sports and Recreation: 1 per 10 persons capacity All other: None for first 35,000 square feet or 2 * lot area, whichever is greater, then 1.33 spaces per 1,000 square feet
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(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance) SECTION 10. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and approval.
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