2021 May 10 - P&D and Council Meetings
As a parting shot from the defeated Don Wilson, the May 10 P&D Committee Meeting again discussed and voted on the U2 zoning amendment extension. The extension date was proposed to be December 31, 2022. It passed out of the P&D committee, and the one-year extension amendment was introduced at the immediately following City Council (Item P1 on the agenda).
P1. Ordinance 53-O-21, Amending Portions of the City Code to Extend the Expiration Date of Permitted Uses Within the U2 Zoning District Staff recommends City Council adoption of Ordinance 53-O-21, amending the City Code to extend the expiration date of permitted uses within the U2 zoning district from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022. For Introduction Ordinance 53-O-21, Amending Portions of the City Code to Extend the Expiration Date of Permitted Uses Within the U2 Zoning District
Subject: Ordinance 53-O-21, Amending Portions of the City Code to Extend the Expiration Date of Permitted Uses Within the U2 Zoning District Date: May 10, 2021
Recommended Action: Staff recommends City Council adoption of Ordinance 53-O-21, amending the City Code to extend the expiration date of permitted uses within the U2 zoning district from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022.
Council Action: For Introduction Summary: Ordinance 53-O-21 amends City Code Section 6-15-7-2 "Permitted Uses" to extend the date of expiration of the listed permitted uses from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022. Previously, City Council approved Ordinance 135-O-19, creating a text amendment for permitted uses in the U2 District that expired December 31, 2021. Northwestern University subsequently requested the permitted uses be extended an additional two years due to the inability to utilize the permitted use because of COVID-19 and restrictions on event gathering. An Ordinance authorizing the extension of Ordinance 135-O-19 failed to pass from the Planning & Development Committee to the full City Council at the April 26, 2021 meeting. Councilmember Don Wilson made a reference during Call of the Wards at the City Council meeting that night requesting that a one year extension be considered by the Planning & Development Committee. Legislative History: Ordinance 135-O-19 was originally adopted by City Council on November 11, 2019.
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