This announcement was sent out today from Alderman Moore's Office. These meetings will shape the foundation of the land/building use for many years to come. It will not determine specific uses, (i.e. Blockbuster Video), but will designate the types of uses (i.e. retail store, high volume) that would be permitted without a zoning change.
Alderman Joe Moore announces a series of community meetings to review recommendations to re-map the zoning in the 49th Ward in connection with Chicago’s new zoning ordinance.
This is the beginning of the conclusion of a process started in August of 2003, “I felt it was important for us, as a community, to determine the re-map of our ward rather than having it determined by bureaucrats downtown. As a result, we engaged in an effort to look at the ward comprehensively, which is the only effort I know of being undertaken on a ward wide basis.” said Alderman Moore. “The recommendations are based on input from the re-map volunteers identified around 300 assets and challenges. The Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) worked with our volunteers, and my Zoning and Land Use Advisory Committee. MPC prepared the surveys, trained our volunteers, analyzed the results, identified assets or challenges which can be addressed by making zoning changes, and made recommendations, which have been reviewed by my Zoning and Land Use Advisory Committee, the Chicago Department of Zoning and the Chicago Department of Planning and Development.”
”These suggestions are now ready to be presented to the community at-large for further consideration and evaluation. At the end of the process we will have a community zoning plan written by the residents of the community. There is still much opportunity for community input. Please join us.”
The recommendations, maps of the ward, and basic zoning information are on the web site www.ward49.com. You can also view them at the 49th Ward Service Office, 7356 N Greenview, and at the Chicago Public Library, 6907 N Clark.
To allow for more input, we are providing four presentations of the proposed map.
Please try to attend the meeting for your home area.
Meeting 1 - Northeast Quadrant
(North of Greenleaf to city Limits, East of Paulina to the Lake)
September 20th at 7:00 p.m., Gale Community Academy, 1631 W. Jonquil Terrace
Meeting 2 - Southeast Quadrant
(South of Greenleaf, East of Paulina to Morse then East of Clark)
Boundaries: Greenleaf, Lake Michigan, Granville, Sheridan, Rosemont, Kenmore, CTA Red Line, Granville, Broadway/Sheridan, CTA Red Line, Lakewood, North Shore, Glenwood, Pratt, Ashland, Wallen, Clark, Morse, Paulina
September 22nd at 7:00 p.m., Loyola Park, 1230 W. Greenleaf Ave.
Meeting 3 - Northwest Quadrant
(North of Touhy to City Limits, West of Paulina to Western)
September 26th at 7:00 p.m., St. Scholastica, 7416 N Ridge Blvd.
Meeting 4 - Southwest Quadrant
East Ridge Quadrant (South of Touhy, West of Paulina to Morse, then West of Clark)
Boundaries: Touhy, Paulina, Morse, Clark, Wallen, Ravenswood, Columbia, Ridge
September 29th at 7:00 p.m., Chicago Public Library Rogers Park Branch, 6907 N. Clark St.
