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City of Evanston Planning & Development Committee met Aug. 25

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 July 28, 2025.

Staff recommends approval of the Minutes of the Regular Planning & Development Committee meeting of July 28, 2025.

For Action

Planning & Development Committee - July 28, 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. Vacation Rental License for 1132 Hartrey Avenue

City staff requests review and action on a Vacation Rental License application for the property located at 1132 Hartrey Avenue. The application meets the standards listed in Title 5, Chapter 9, of the City code for license approval.

For Action

Vacation Rental License for 1132 Hartrey Avenue

P2. Vacation Rental License for 722 Seward Street

City staff requests review and action on a Vacation Rental License application for the property located at 722 Seward St. The application meets the standards listed in Title 5, Chapter 9, of the City code for license approval.

For Action

Vacation Rental License for 722 Seward Street

P3. Vacation Rental License for 3503 Central Street City staff requests review and action on a Vacation Rental License application for the property located at 3503 Central St. The application meets the standards listed in Title 5, Chapter 9, of the City code for license approval.

For Action

Vacation Rental License for 3503 Central Street

P4. Vacation Rental License for 722 Brown Ave

City staff requests review and action on a Vacation Rental License application for the property located at 722 Brown Ave. The application meets the standards listed in Title 5, Chapter 9, of the City code for license approval.

For Action

Vacation Rental License for 722 Brown Ave

P5. Ordinance 53-O-25, a Text Amendment to the Planned Development Threshold

The Land Use Commission recommends approval of Ordinance 53-O25, a Text Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to clarify that the required inclusionary housing dwelling units and associated bonus dwelling units are not counted towards the twenty-four (24) dwelling unit threshold when determining whether a planned development is required. Councilmember Rodgers requests the suspension of the rules to allow for the introduction and action.

For Introduction and Action

Ordinance 53-O-25, a Text Amendment to the Planned Development Threshold

(VI) ADJOURNMENT

https://cityofevanston.civicweb.net/document/428344/?printPdf=true