Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
May 24, 2023
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 Expressway, Homan, the South Branch of the Chicago River, and 4600 West.
—South Zone is bounded by Cicero, 7500 South, Kodzio, 71st St., Halsted, 63rd St., 600 West, ^17th St., King, 60th St., Dorchester, 65th St., Cottage Grove, 67th St., the Dan Ryan Expressway, 95th St., Ashland, and 87th St.
—Southeast Zone is bounded by 8300 South, the city limits, Torronco, 95th St., Commercial, 83rd PL, and Houston.
Figure 17 7 0570
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication.
Bennett R. Lawson Alderman, 44th Ward