2023 NU Zoning Proposals

 November 2022 - August 2023

Below find NU's  latest Text Amnedment proposal. These pages are found in the 9/27/ LUC packet.

https://www.cityofevanston.org/government/departments/community-development/planned-developments

The above site shows the NU proposals &  pertaining correspondence betweeen the City and NU.

 Below, as listed on the site, in order of appearance (November 2022 to August 14, 2023):

Current Application:

• Zoning Analysis Application -11.14.22

• Staff Review Letter and Zoning Analysis - 12.8.22

• Planned Development Application

• Project Narrative

• Statements of Compliance

• Response to 12.8.22 Staff Review Letter

• Development Plans P1 - Site Plan/Elevations/Materials/Bird Friendly Measures

• Development Plans P2 - Renderings

• Development Plans P3 - Signage Plan and Surrounding Area Photos

• Development Plans P4 - Site Structures

• Development Plans P5 - Area Plan/Loading/Access/Circulation Diagram

• Development Plans P6 - Utilities/Drainage Plan/Topography/Soil Condition

• Development Plans P7 - Landscape Plan

• Traffic Study

• Environmental Assessment Review

• Staff Review Letter 6.12.23

Revised Documents - 6.27.23

• Response to 6.12.23 Staff Review Letter

• Draft LEED Scorecard

• Environmental Assessment Review - WJHW Update

• P1 -Site Plan/Elevations/Materials/Bird Friendly Measures

• P2 - Renderings

• P3 - Signage Plan

• P4 - Site Structures

• P5 - Area Plan/Loading/Access/Circulation Diagram

• P6 - Utilities/Drainage/Topography/Soil Condition

• P7 - Landscape Plan

• P8 - Fences-Walls-Lighting

• P9 - Shadow Diagrams

• P10 - Pedstrian Path

• Staff Review Letter - 8.1.23

Revised and Additional Documents - 8.14.23

• Response to 7.31.23 Staff Review Letter

• Okrent Kisiel Evaluation Report

• Updated Environmental Assessment Review Report

• Updated Traffic Impact Study

• Traffic Management Plan Outline

• Revised Text Amendment Application

• Proposed Text Amendment Language

• Press Summary

• Petition In Support

• LOI - Memorandum of Understanding

The argument that NU is making is that they are willing to compromise by reducing the amount of events requested. NU's usual strategy is to propose something outrageous and then, after the community's opposition reaches a climax, to scale down the proposal, as "evidence of their concerns for the community". 

However, NU is after a zoning change. It makes no difference to them, in the short run, how many events they can host at the stadium and plaza. The University knows full well what a zoning change means in the longer-term: an easy path to increase their demands later. For an example of this procedure, of course, one only needs to read NU's history about their past attempts to strongarm the City into their demands. But another example can be seen in what happened at Wrigley Field re. night-games.

 https://quigley.house.gov/media-center/news-article/dna-info-history-night-games-wrigley-field-and-why-cubs-want-more-them

 https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2021/10/21/22736286/wrigley-field-night-game-ordinance-city-of-chicago-repeal-do-it-now