Metropolitan Planning Council Zoning Change Strategy Workshops

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Metropolitan Planning CouncilZoning Change
Strategy Workshops

• A Training Session For Chicagos Community
  Organizations

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Background

• June 2000 Mayors Zoning Reform Commission
  established
• Revise Recreate Rezone
• Neighborhood Research
• Big Ideas Book
• Todays workshop about next steps

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Zoning Workshop Goals

• Part One Identify what zoning regulates
• Part Two Present latest thoughts of zoning
  rewrite effort
• Part Three Outline a methodology for
  neighborhood leaders to provide input into the
  Citys zoning remapping process and create a
  zoning change strategy.

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Introductions

• Thanks to our workshop volunteers
• Beth Hibner, Camiros, Ltd.
• Dave Walker, Skidmore, Owings Merrill LLP
• Patricia Dowell, Near West Side CDC
• Mary Ludgin, Heitman
• Jack Hartray, Nagle Hartray Danker Kagan McKay
  Architects Planners Ltd.

• Table Introductions
• Agenda
• Folder Contents

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Zoning What you need to know

• Part one

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What is the Chicago Zoning Ordinance?

• The Zoning Ordinance has two components the
  ordinance text and zoning map.

• The Zoning Ordinance has two components the
  ordinance text and zoning map.

• The Chicago Zoning Ordinance divides the City
  into a series of zoning districts, each with a
  set of rules that dictate the manner in which
  property can be used and developed in the City.
• These ordinance rules are adopted to promote
  the public health, safety, and welfare.
• The last comprehensive update of the Citys
  zoning ordinance was in 1957, although it has
  been amended many, many times since then.

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What does the zoning ordinance currently regulate?

• The use of property
• The bulk, size, number of units, and location of
  buildings and structures on a site
• The other site improvements that must be provided
  on a property
• The administrative processes for development
  review

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What does the zoning ordinancecurrently regulate?

• The use of property

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What does the zoning ordinancecurrently regulate?

• The bulk, size, number of dwelling units and
  location of buildings and structures on a site

• Minimum lot area and width
• Minimum setbacks from adjacent property lines

• Maximum floor area

• Maximum density
• Maximum height

Bulk controls define the envelope within which a
building may be constructed.
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What does the zoning ordinance currently regulate?

• The site improvements that must be provided
• For different uses the ordinance includes
• requirements for a variety of site improvements,
• including

• Off-street parking/ loading

• Landscaping

• Screening from adjacent properties

• Signage

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What is NOT regulated bythe zoning ordinance?

• Building code compliance
• The maintenance of private property
• The market conditions within neighborhoods (e.g.
  Restoration Hardware vs. Target, pricey condos
  vs. affordable housing)
• The provision of public services (e.g. garbage
  pick-up, police and fire service, park district
  programs)
• Architectural style of buildings
• Quality of schools, crime, or transportation
  investments.

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How does zoning affect my neighborhood?

• All property is located in a zoning district.

• Currently there are 99 residential, business,
  commercial, industrial, and special districts.

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What are the overall goals of the zoning reform
effort?

• Reduce the number of zoning districts
• Tailor zoning classifications to development
  policies
• Adjust bulk controls to require compatible infill
  development
• Create site and building design standards that
  reflect the existing (or desired) character of
  neighborhoods
• Implement these objectives by modifying the
  zoning map where necessary