City of Evanston Design & Project Review Committee met Oct. 28.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
As the result of an executive order issued by Governor J.B. Pritzker suspending in- person attendance requirements for public meetings, the DAPR Committee members and City staff will be participating in this meeting remotely. Due to public health concerns, residents will not be able to provide public comments in -person at the meeting.
I. CALL TO ORDER/DECLARATION OF QUORUM, JOHANNA NYDEN, CHAIR
II. SUSPENSION OF THE RULES: Member participation electronically or by telephone.
III. MINUTES: October 7, 2020, meeting minutes.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
1. 1235 Dodge Avenue Recommendation to ZBA
Mohammed Ali, applicant, submits for special use to establish a Convenience Store, Munchies, in the C1 Commercial District.
V. NEW BUSINESS
1. 1555 Ridge Avenue Preliminary/Final Review
Thomas Meador, applicant, submits for a building permit to construct a new 5 -story, 68 dwelling unit multi-family residence with 59 off-street parking spaces in the R6 General Residential District, a planned development approved by ordinance 52 -O-20.
2. 718 Main Street Planned Development
Paul Dincin, Catapult Real Estate Solutions, applies for a Planned Development to demolish the existing one-story Vogue Fabrics building and construct a 5-story mixed-use building with 3,779 sq ft of commercial retail space, enclosed parking, and 120 dwelling units. The applicant requests Site Development Allowances in the B2 Business District and oDM Overlay District for 2.88 FAR where 2.0 is allowed, 57' building height where 45' is allowed, 0' rear yard setback where 15' is required when abutting a residential district, 47 parking spaces where 70 are required, and a 22' one-way parking drive aisle where 24' is required. The applicant requests to exceed the maximum Site Development Allowance for density and proposes 100 dwelling units (12 that are inclusionary units) plus 20 bonus IHO units where a maximum Site Development Allowance of 84 dwelling units plus IHO bonus units are allowed. A supermajority vote by City Council is not required to exceed the maximum Site Development Allowance due to the IHO bonus for 10% on-site affordable units.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
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