Alderman Moore says......
Carl,
The proposed zoning changes are a result of an extensive two-and-a-half-year process in which our community, with the assistance of the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC), examined the 49th Ward zoning map in light of the city's new zoning code and the development changes, which have occurred in the ward since the map was adopted 50 years ago. Based on a community survey conducted by neighborhood residents, MPC submitted dozens of recommended zoning changes in the ward. In general MPC recommended "downzong" some residential areas to help preserve the low density nature of many of our residential streets and recommended some "upzoning" of some commercial streets. The proposal are contained on my web site, www.ward49.com.
I conducted several community meetings last Fall regarding the proposals, and the downzoning recommendations were almost unanimously supported. Accordingly, I have introduced into the City Council those recommended zoning changes The zoning changes proposed along the commercial streets were more controversial, and I have held those recommendations pending more community discussion.
The proposed zoning changes in North of Howard are a result of the process, and were not driven by any specific development proposal. I will have Michael Land in my office call you regarding the proposed zoning changes in your specific area. Or feel free to call him at 773-338-5796.
I hope this answers your question.
Joe Moore
Carl,
The proposed zoning changes are a result of an extensive two-and-a-half-year process in which our community, with the assistance of the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC), examined the 49th Ward zoning map in light of the city's new zoning code and the development changes, which have occurred in the ward since the map was adopted 50 years ago. Based on a community survey conducted by neighborhood residents, MPC submitted dozens of recommended zoning changes in the ward. In general MPC recommended "downzong" some residential areas to help preserve the low density nature of many of our residential streets and recommended some "upzoning" of some commercial streets. The proposal are contained on my web site, www.ward49.com.
I conducted several community meetings last Fall regarding the proposals, and the downzoning recommendations were almost unanimously supported. Accordingly, I have introduced into the City Council those recommended zoning changes The zoning changes proposed along the commercial streets were more controversial, and I have held those recommendations pending more community discussion.
The proposed zoning changes in North of Howard are a result of the process, and were not driven by any specific development proposal. I will have Michael Land in my office call you regarding the proposed zoning changes in your specific area. Or feel free to call him at 773-338-5796.
I hope this answers your question.
Joe Moore
4 Comments:
> ... in light of the city's new zoning code and the development changes, which have occurred in the ward since the map was adopted 50 years ago.
I'm always amused to hear the "zoning rewrite" spun as the "first in 50 years" as if the zoning laws were cast in stone 50 years ago, wow, it's 50 years old, how can we be working off of 50 year old laws, of COURSE we need to change them!
In fact our zoning code is a living document, just like all our laws. Our zoning laws have been poked and prodded and amended and revised and revamped and changed and modified tens of thousands of times over the last 50 years, dozens of times every month, at every City Council meeting. And Moore has been among the most active tweakers so he knows this well.
The 2004 rewrite of the text and the currently-ongoing rewrite of the map are merely larger batches of changes than usual, changes batched and described as a "rewrite" to circumvent the normal notification processes and to distract the public from the most onerous grabs by developers.
hugh-
"how can we be working off of 50 year old laws, of COURSE we need to change them!"
i guess the lpo is falling into a similar category.
laws wear out after a while, don't you know, like that old bill 'o rights thingy
hugh-
yeah, in the 49th, it's moore like planned obsolesence.
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