Shaping Communities Through Urban Design Zoning Update October 2001 METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL.
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Transcript of Shaping Communities Through Urban Design Zoning Update October 2001 METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL.
Shaping Communities Through Urban Design Zoning UpdateOctober 2001October 2001
METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL
Zoning Reform Chicago’s current ordinance circa
1957 Goals of new code: predictable,
enforceable & understandable MPC strategy to influence new
ordinance:Distribute zoning toolkitParticipate on mayor’s commissionConduct neighborhood focus groupsPublish Issue Brief with detailed
recommendationsPublish four issues of ideas@work
covering zoning topics
Zoning ToolkitGetting the word out about
zoning “Revise Recreate Rezone: A
Neighborhood Guide to Zoning” Accessible tool to promote
public participation in re-write process
Distributed more than 2000 CDs to local stakeholders
Speaking at community groups
Mayor’s Zoning Reform
Commission 21 member commission Sub-committees/public forums
• Residential • Administration• Transportation • Neighborhood retail, • Open space commercial, industrial• Central business district
Monthly meetingsSecond Tuesday of the month, 8 a.m.
City Hall room 1103
Co-chaired by Pat Dowell and Margie Muchin-Goldblatt
Partner community organizations
Urban Development Committee members: architects, developers, bankers, lawyers Aldermen’s offices MPC staff
Zoning Working Group
Community Selection
Selection criteria• Socioeconomic diversity• Geographic diversity• Neighborhood partners• Political support• Financial support
• Back of the Yards– Growing population– Industrial heritage
• Bucktown/Logan Square– Hot growth area– Strong commercial market
• North Lawndale– Vacant land– Opportunities for infill
• South Shore– High population density– First stages of new growth
NeighborhoodsBucktown/Logan
SquareAld. Ted Matlak/32nd Ward
North LawndaleNeighborhood Housing
Services of Chicago
Back of the YardsBack of the Yards
Education & Peace Coalition
South ShoreSouth Shore Planning &Preservation Coalition
Methodology Selected community partners
in four neighborhoods Developed Neighborhood Issue
Matrix, Corresponding Zoning Regulatory Approaches, Participant Preference Sheet
2 focus groups per community (May- July)
8-16 participants per group 48 responses tallied
Neighborhood IssuesNeighborhood Issues
HousingHousingParkingParkingCommercialCommercialCommunicatiCommunicationonIndustrialIndustrialOpen SpaceOpen Space
Issue #1Insufficient supply of
diverse housing options
PolicyProvide a broader range of housing
options
Zoning Solutions Rezone certain major streets from commercial to residential Permit accessory dwelling units
#1 – Housing Options/Zoning Solutions
Develop standards for and permit live/work units
Offer a menu of incentives
#1 – Housing Options/Zoning Solutions Institute inclusionary zoning
Permit townhouses in all multi-family residential districts
Allow a larger percentage of multi-family units to be efficiencies.
Create new residential districts with smaller minimum lot sizes
#1 – Housing Options/Zoning Solutions
Issue #2Inadequate supply and inefficient use of existing parking
Zoning Solutions Revise the parking provisions to allow spaces to be shared by more than one use.
PolicyIncrease neighborhood parking availability.
Establish maximum parking requirements that, when exceeded, must be utilized as shared
#2 – Parking/Zoning Solutions
Adjust the residential district special use requirements to provide opportunities for shared parking.
Issue #3The form & function of commercial districts does not fit or preserve character of neighborhoods.
Zoning Solutions Create new pedestrian-oriented districts Rezone along major streets from commercial to residential
PolicyCreate new commercial districts based on character, density & use.
#3 – Commercial/Zoning Solutions Create new “big-box” district with design standards
Create new transit-oriented districts Develop standards for and permit live/work units in commercial districts
Issue #4Industrial area transitions insufficiently protect industrial and non-industrial uses.
Zoning Solutions Require landscape of industrial setbacks from residential districts
PolicyProtect and promote industrial developments.
#4 – Industrial Transitions/Zoning Solutions Create
transition requirements/standards in manufacturing districts (see existing PMD standards) Extend river edge boundaries (see
Chicago River Corridor Design Guidelines & Standards)
Issue #5Better communication and greater opportunities for neighborhood participation in the development review process are needed.
Zoning Solutions Employ an interested parties notification procedure similar to TIF
PolicyIncrease
neighborhood involvement.
#5 – Communication/Zoning Solutions Require direct
mailed notice of all discretionary review requests Establish a neighborhood contact requirement Improve public notification process by posting announcements in public spaces
Issue #6There are no design standards for open space development.
Zoning Solutions Provide density bonuses for residential, commercial private/public open space development in neighborhoods
PolicyIncrease quality and quantity of open space.
Require public access to any developed river edge open space Limit lot coverage in residential districts
#6 – Open Space/Zoning Solutions
Establish minimum setback and screening requirements for certain active recreational uses
Lay of the Land: A National Survey of Zoning Reform, 1999
In the Zone Issue Brief, 2000 Revise Recreate Rezone, June 2001 Neighborhood Recommendations,
October 2001 Zoning Recommendations Issue
Brief, November 2001 Zoning issue of ideas@work,
February 2002 www.metroplanning.org
MPC on Zoning
Get Involved! Send email comments to the
Mayor’s Zoning Reform Commission online: www.ci.chi.il.us/mayor/zoning
Stay in touch! Regular updates of MPC’s work: www.metroplanning.org
The Shaping Communities through Urban Design project has been made possible through generous grants from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, the State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, the Steans Family Foundation and the Woods Fund of Chicago.
Special Thanks