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City of Evanston Planning & Development Committee met June 23

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

(I) CALL TO ORDER - COUNCILMEMBER GERACARIS

(II) APPROVAL OF VIRTUAL COUNCILMEMBER PARTICIPATION

(III) APPROVAL OF MINUTES

M1. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Planning & Development Committee meeting of June 9, 2025.

Staff recommends approval of the Minutes of the Regular Planning & Development Committee meeting of June 9, 2025.

For Action

Planning & Development Committee - June 09, 2025 - Minutes

(IV) PUBLIC COMMENT

Members of the public are welcome to speak at the Planning and Development meetings. As part of the Planning and Development agenda, a period for public comments shall be offered at the commencement of each regularPlanning and Development meeting. Public comments will be noted in the Planning and Development Minutes and become part of the official record. Those wishing to speak should sign their name and the agenda item or non-agenda topic to be addressed on a designated participation sheet. If there are more than five speakers, a period of twenty minutes shall be provided for all comments, and no individual shall speak longer than two minutes. The Chair will allocate time among the speakers to ensure that Public Comment does not exceed twenty minutes. The business of the Planning and Development shall commence twenty minutes after the beginning of Public Comment. Councilmembers do not respond during Public Comment. Public Comment is intended to foster dialogue in a respectful and civil manner. Any person who makes such remarks, or who utters loud, threatening, personal or abusive language, or engages in any other disorderly conduct which disrupts, disturbs or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of a meeting shall, at the discretion of the mayor or presiding officer, be barred from further participation during that meeting.

Public comments are requested to be made with these guidelines in mind.

(V) ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

P1. Ordinance 45-O-25 Approving a Minor Adjustment to the Planned Development at 1621-1631 Chicago Avenue

The Community Development Department recommends the adoption of Ordinance 45-O-25, a Minor Adjustment to the Planned Development approved by Ordinance 95-O-24. Approval will authorize the applicant to modify the approved Planned Development plans to allow a reduction in height from 12-stories to 11-stories, modifications to the exterior building facade and building footprint, a reduction to the size of the commercial component within the development, a reduction in the number of parking spaces from 48 to 44, slight modifications to the unit mix, and changes to certain floorplans within the building.

For Introduction

Ordinance 45-O-25 Approving a Minor Adjustment to the Planned Development at 1621-1631 Chicago Avenue

(VI) ADJOURNMENT

https://cityofevanston.civicweb.net/document/424162/?printPdf=true