Chicago City Wire

The city of Chicago Plan Commission met Thursday to consider the sale of multiple plats of city-owned land under the Adjacent Neighbors Land Acquisition Program.

The 22 members of the Chicago Plan Commission review proposals that involve Planned Developments (PDs), the Lakefront Protection Ordinance, Planned Manufacturing Districts (PMDs), Industrial Corridors and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Districts.

Here's the meeting's agenda, as provided by the commission:

CHICAGO PLAN COMMISSION

121 North LaSalle Street

10:00 A.M.

Room 201A – 2nd Floor, City Hall

Chicago, Illinois 60602

June 16, 2016

REVISED AGENDA

A. ROLL CALL

B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE MAY 19, 2016 CHICAGO PLAN COMMISSION

C. MATTERS TO BE HEARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTER-AGENCY PLANNING

REFERRAL ACT:

Adjacent Neighbors

1. A resolution recommending a proposed ordinance authorizing the sale of City-owned land

under the Adjacent Neighbors Land Acquisition Program for the property located at 848 North

Massasoit Avenue (16-039-21) 29

th Ward

2. A resolution recommending a proposed ordinance authorizing the sale of City-owned land

under the Adjacent Neighbors Land Acquisition Program for the property located at 4725

South Paulina Street (13-039-21) 20th Ward

3. A resolution recommending a proposed ordinance authorizing the sale of City-owned land

under the Adjacent Neighbors Land Acquisition Program for the property located at 4953

South Marshfield Avenue (13-039-21) 20th Ward

4. A resolution recommending a proposed ordinance authorizing the sale of City-owned land

under the Adjacent Neighbors Land Acquisition Program for the property located at 5839

South Shields Avenue (16-039-21) 34th Ward

5. A resolution recommending a proposed ordinance authorizing the sale of City-owned land

under the Adjacent Neighbors Land Acquisition Program for the property located at 5337

South Damen Avenue (16-039-21) 16th Ward

Negotiated Sale

6. A resolution recommending a proposed ordinance authorizing a negotiated sale of City-owned

land for the property located at 4825 West Lexington Street (16-044-21) 24th Ward

7. A resolution recommending a proposed ordinance authorizing a negotiated sale of City-owned

land for the property located at 6024 South Ada Street (16-045-21) 16th Ward

8. A resolution recommending a proposed ordinance authorizing a negotiated sale of City-owned

land for the property located at 1411 & 1413 West 69th Street (16-046-21) 6th Ward

9. A resolution recommending a proposed ordinance authorizing a negotiated sale of City-owned

land for the property located at 2049 West 63rd Street (16-047-21) 16th Ward

10. A resolution recommending a proposed ordinance authorizing a negotiated sale of City-owned

land for the property located at 5422 South Ashland Avenue (16-048-21) 16th Ward

Acquisitions and Dispositions

11. A resolution recommending the acquisition of land from David Fleishman (Terrapin

Investments, LLC) for the development of future residential housing for the property generally

located at 6013 South Calumet Avenue and 6048 South Martin Luther King Drive. (16-040-21)

20th Ward

12. A resolution recommending the disposition of City Owned parcels to David Fleishman

(Terrapin Investments, LLC) for the development of future residential housing for the property

generally located at 6543-6549 South Kimbark Avenue and 6554 South Kimbark Avenue. (16-

040-21) 20

th Ward

13. A resolution recommending the disposition of City-owned land to KMW Communities, LLC. For

the development of market rate housing for the property generally located at 6134-36 South

Greenwood Avenue, 6200-08 South Greenwood Avenue, 6223-25 South Greenwood Avenue,

6212-26 South Woodlawn Avenue, and 6221-23 South Woodlawn Avenue. (167-041-21) 20th

Ward

14. A resolution recommending the disposition of City Owned land to Mr. Art Gurevich and Mr.

Marko Boulding for the development of 10 townhouses for the property generally located at

3903 South Lake Park Avenue. (16-042-21) 4th Ward

15. A resolution recommending the disposition of 4 City Owned parcels to Mr. Benjamin Van

Horne from Greenline Development LLC for nine Single-family homes for the property

generally located at 6104 South Ellis Avenue, 6123 South Ellis Avenue, 507 East 60th Street

and 535 East 60th Street. (16-043-21) 20th Ward

D. MATTERS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAKE MICHIGAN AND CHICAGO

LAKEFRONT PROTECTION ORDINANCE AND/OR THE CHICAGO ZONING ORDINANCE:

1. A proposal to amend Residential Business Planned Development #1276 submitted by Savoy

R.E. Development LLC, for the property generally located at 2328 N. California Avenue. The

Applicant is amending the boundaries to include additional land that has been acquired and is

proposing to construct a six-story mixed-use building which includes approximately 9,000

square feet of commercial space on the ground floor and 134 dwelling units on the floors

above. The proposal will include 44 automobile parking stalls as well as 134 bicycle parking

stalls to serve the residential units. The Applicant is proposing to rezone the property from the

current RBPD #1276 to Residential Business Planned Development #1276, as amended. (1st

Ward)

2. A proposal to establish a waterway planned development submitted by 1511 W. Webster LLC.,

for the property generally located at 1515 W. Webster Avenue. The Applicant is proposing to

construct a four-story office building which includes approximately 207,000 square feet of

space. The proposal will include 197 automobile parking stalls as well as 200 bicycle parking

spaces to serve the office tenants. The Applicant is proposing to rezone the property from the

current PMD #2 (Elston Corridor Planned Manufacturing District) to a Waterway Planned

Development. (2nd Ward)

3. A proposed Amendment to Institutional Planned Development #1 (IPD #1), submitted by the

Applicant, Armour Institute, LLC, for the property generally located between South Michigan

Avenue on the east, 35th Street on the south, Metra Rock Island Railroad right-of-way on the

west and approximately 30th Street on the north. The Applicant proposes to amend IPD #1 by

adding residential uses as an allowed use and adaptively reusing the seven-story building

located at 3300 South Federal Street for up to 104 residential units and other minor site

alterations. (3rd Ward)

4. Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection Ordinance Application No. 685 submitted by

the Chicago Park District for the property generally located at 3100 South Lake Shore Drive.

The applicant proposes to expand the existing surface parking lot which is currently located on

the subject site. (4th Ward)

5. A proposed Residential Business Planned Development submitted by John Kelly, for the

property generally located at 768 North Aberdeen Street. The site is currently zoned M1-3

(Limited Manufacturing/Business Park District) and the applicant proposes to rezone the site to

RT-4 (Residential Two-Flat, Townhouse and Multi-Unit District) prior to establishing the

Residential Business Planned Development. The proposal will allow an 11-story mixed-use

building with ground floor retail and 175 dwelling units, accessory parking and accessory

and related uses. (27th Ward)

6. A proposal to establish a planned development submitted by Vermilion Acquisitions LLC., for

the property generally located at 3901 N. Broadway Avenue. The Applicant is proposing to

construct a 10-story mixed-use building which includes approximately 3,200 square feet of

commercial space on the ground floor and 100 dwelling units on the floors above. The

proposal will include 59 automobile parking stalls to serve the residential units. The Applicant

is proposing to rezone the property from the current B3-2 (Community Shopping District) to B3-

5 (Community Shopping District) and then to a Residential Business Planned Development.

(46th Ward)

7. A proposed Residential Business Planned Development submitted by Wellstel LLC, for the

property generally located at 1520-1532 N. Wells Street and 1513-1523 N. Wieland

Avenue. The applicant proposes to rezone the site from B3-5 (Community Shopping District)

and RM-6 (Residential Multi-Unit District) to B3-5 (Community Shopping District) prior to

establishing the Residential Business Planned Development. The proposal will establish

multiple subareas, to allow the development of a 13-story hotel with ground floor retail, four

single-family homes and accessory parking and accessory and related uses. (27th Ward)

E. MATTERS DEFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 17-13-0108 OF THE CHICAGO

ZONING ORDINANCE:

1. JFJ 300 Huron, LLC, for the property generally located at 701-711 North Orleans Street, 300-

330 West Huron Street and 700-710 North Franklin Street. The Applicant proposes to

construct a 304’ building with 71 dwelling units, commercial space and accessory parking on a

32,503 square foot parcel. The property is currently zoned DX-5 (Downtown Mixed Use

District) and will remain as such prior to establishing the proposed Residential Business

Planned Development. (42nd Ward).

2. A proposed technical amendment to Planned Development No. 499 submitted by Central

Station, L.L.C, for the property generally located at 101-127 E. Roosevelt Road, 1209-1261,

1305-1321, and 1337-1355 South Michigan Avenue; 100-112 E. 13th St., 100-130 E. 14th St.

and 1359-1527 S. Indiana Avenue. The applicant proposes to amend Subarea B to correct a

transposition of numbers within the Bulk and Data Table for the permitted floor area. (3rd

Ward)

Adjournment: