tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post2894488466216978234..comments2024-03-29T07:22:16.258-05:00Comments on Uptown Update: Zoning Change Proposal At 4557 SheridanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-91742526749793510212008-02-18T10:56:00.000-06:002008-02-18T10:56:00.000-06:00this may be a chicken shack today but that is hard...this may be a chicken shack today but that is hardly this location's manifest destiny<BR/><BR/>a few blocks north of here on the lake side of Sheridan, high-rise projects of a hundred-plus units are being proposed & approvedHughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15522429207805068382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-11210442160898776182008-02-17T14:42:00.000-06:002008-02-17T14:42:00.000-06:00again, the existing & proposed zonings here are bo...again, the existing & proposed zonings here are both B3, so it's no major change in allowed uses<BR/><BR/>like the recent <A HREF="http://www.uptownupdate.com/2008/02/were-zoned-out.html" REL="nofollow">Broadway, Leland to Wilson</A> rezoning, this is <B>density decrease</B>, from dash 5 to dash 3<BR/><BR/>the number after the dash is the "throttle" if you will on neighborhood development, it is our legal method for encourage/discouraging development, heating/cooling a site<BR/><BR/>dash 5 requires 200 square feet of land area for each residential unit<BR/><BR/>dash 3 requires 400 square feet of land area for each residential unit<BR/><BR/>so Shiller is reducing the number of luxury condos a developer could build by 50%<BR/><BR/>and like those other recent zoning changes, the A- prefix in the application number serves notice to fellow aldermen that this zoning change originates with the aldermen, so her colleagues don't do anything silly like ask questions<BR/><BR/>these alderman-originated down-zonings can be puzzling, but if someone twists my arm I might be coaxed into offering an informed speculation as to the why<BR/><BR/>ouch!<BR/><BR/>ok<BR/><BR/>the density decrease makes the properties less valuable<BR/><BR/>the zoning change may be in response to the alderman hearing some preliminary feelers from developers<BR/><BR/>the alderman is deliberately putting the breaks on what can be done here<BR/><BR/>the down-zoning is the alderman's way of telling developers, if you are interested, stop by my office, and bring your checkbook<BR/><BR/>it is Shiller forcing developers to come to the table<BR/><BR/>if you are a kool-aid drinker, it is to corral developers through Shiller's "community" process, such as it is, or perhaps Shiller acting to prevent the so-called "canyon" effect on Broadway<BR/><BR/>also recall our City's affordable housing set-aside ordinance kicks in when a developer asks the City for a zoning change. If a developer can do what they want by rights then there will be no set-asides. An unintended consequence of our affordable housing policy is that bleeding heart liberal aldermen run around down-zoning and stifling free-market developmentHughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15522429207805068382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-47134278800821769732008-02-17T07:50:00.000-06:002008-02-17T07:50:00.000-06:00I wonder why Pollo Loco would need a zoning change...I wonder why Pollo Loco would need a zoning change for the same location another fast food restaurant previously occupied?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-29426392487446248922008-02-16T17:33:00.000-06:002008-02-16T17:33:00.000-06:00This is the address of new El Pollo Locco...This is the address of new El Pollo Locco...Cub Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325445681676259245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-8935047763044772222008-02-16T13:46:00.000-06:002008-02-16T13:46:00.000-06:00What does this latest zoning change at 4557 Sherid...What does this latest zoning change at 4557 Sheridan pertain to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com