EVA to vote on Augusta Boulevard zoning change
The Oct. 8 East Village Association meeting will be at a new location, Golden Years at 1938 W. Chicago Ave. Members will vote on a recommendation to Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) on a proposed zoning change at 1807-09 W. Augusta Blvd.
The EVA meeting at Golden Years (formerly High Dive) starts at 7pm with a presentation by Nate Hutcheson and Holly Burd on their effort to rewrite the Chicago charter in a citywide vote to change local government processes.
The developer is seeking a rezoning for the two lots from 2-flat RT-4 zoning to RM-4.5 residential multiuse zoning. M15 Land Investments would raze the existing building at 1809 Augusta and build a new 3-story residential buildng with 6 units and 6 on-site parking spaces.
The 100-foot-deep lots on Augusta would allow only 4 dwelling units under the current zoning, and the upzone would permit the 6-flat. The height would stay consistent with current zoning.
EVA's Planning, Preservation & Development Committee favors the 6-unit building, but is concerned about increasing the building's footprint beyond what neighboring property owners would be allowed. The biggest buildings in the area are one-off zoning changes endorsed by former 1st Ald. Joe Moreno, and EVA in general opposes spot-zoning out of character with the block.
The committee proposes that the developer hold to the floor area ratio of the current zoning. This would allow the developer to work with the smaller lots, but would make the units smaller than proposed.
