Record #: O2023-2075   
Type: Ordinance Status: Introduced
Intro date: 5/24/2023 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
Final action:
Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 17-7 by adding modifying Sections 17-7-0571 and 17-7-0572
Sponsors: Lawson, Bennett R.
Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 17 - Chicago Zoning Ordinance - Ch. 7 Overlay Districts
Attachments: 1. O2023-2075.pdf
ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Section 17-7-0572 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting Figure 17-7-0570, deleting the language stricken, and by Inserting the language underscored, as follows:
17-7-0570 Additional Dwelling Unit-Allowed Areas.
17-7-0571 Purpose. Establish initial designated areas that allow for organic, contoxtual growth in the existing housing stock to croato additional, unsubsidizod, affordable housing for moderate and low income tenants, allow multi generational living arrangements, allow owners to retain property ownership while downsizing living space or allow owners to create additional revenue streams to defray property tax costs, homo maintenance costs, or other costs. These Additional Dwelling Unit Allowed Areas represent a cross section of neighborhood typos in terms of market conditions, housing stock, and geography, and will allow for the evaluation of conversion units and coach houses in a variety of contexts in order to reassess best practices for the regulation, expansion, contraction or elimination of Additional Dwelling Unit Allowed Areas.
17-7-0572 Boundaries. Additional Dwelling Units are allowed in all RS2, RS3, RM and RT districts outside the Central Business District as defined in Section 9-4-010 of this Code-
Additional Dwelling Unit Allowed Areas are defined and identified, as follows:
—North Zone is bounded by Devon, the lakefront, Lawrence, Clarendon, Halsted, Diversey, Lincoln, Belmont, the North Branch of the Chicago River, the North Shore Channel, Peterson, California, Granville, and Sooloy.
—Northwest Zone is bounded by the Eisenhower Expressway, Sacramento, Fulton, Damon, Chicago, Western, Hirsch, Rockwell, North, Sacramento, Bloomingdalo, Kodzio, Palmer, Kostnor, Fullorton, Central Park, Belle Plaino, Lawndalo, Montrose, Harding, Lawrence, Kodzio, Elston, California, Fullorton, Western, North, and Ashland.
—West Zone is bounded by the Eisenhower E...

Click here for full text